'Daily Voting News' For October 21, 2008

 

14 days until Election Day.

 

New York state officials have either purged or made inactive over 1.6 million voters. That is a huge number and with that large a number there will certainly be problems.

 

Georgia’s Secretary of State is doing all she can to suppress the vote. She is requiring a waiting period between voters registering and voting. She has also instituted checks on citizenship and ID at registration even though the Justice Department has warned her that she can’t do that without pre-clearance. The state is also woefully behind in processing new voter registrations.

 

We’ve also got more reports of vote swapping in West Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas and long lines across the nation.

Straight-party voting in Texas continues to cause problems for voters. Voters need to be told to not vote straight-party. Vote for each race but vote the whole ballot.

 

Featured - NY: Over 1,500,000 NYS Voters Purged

http://www.nyvv.org/boblog/2008/10/21/over-1500000-nys-voters-purged/

 

Featured - GA: Don’t do it, Karen!

http://www.covnews.com/news/article/4037/

 

National: Attention Voters: Here's What You Have to Do to Make Sure You Get to Vote

http://www.alternet.org/election08/103862/attention_voters:_here%27s_what_you_have_to_do_to_make_sure_you_get_to_vote/

 

National: Election Day Will Likely Test Voting System, Voter Patience

http://www.politicsincolor.com/articles/news/10/21/2008/election-day-will-likely-test-voting-system-voter-patience.html

 

National: Experts encourage early voting, fear voting system meltdown

http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/5551

 

National: States Warned to Prep for Election Glitches

http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/31365/

 

National: Stumper's Handy Voting Problem Primer

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/21/stumper-s-handy-voting-problem-primer.aspx

 

National: Report: Voting glitches could disrupt election

http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=349795

 

National: Voting concerns surfacing in key states

http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/hp/content/shared/news/stories/2008/10/VOTING_PROBLEMS21_COX.html

 

National: Voting Rights Watch: Report reveals a new generation of online voter suppression

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/10/voting-rights-watch-report-reveals-new.asp

 

National: Early voting starts in 31 states; e-voting snag in W.Va. fixed

Voters using e-voting machines urged to check printouts to verify their choices

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9117645&intsrc=news_ts_head

 

National: Pew warns 'perfect storm' on election day could complicate vote count

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/21/uions2008-barackobama4

 

National: Early voting suggests 2008 may see record turnout, expert says

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/early.voting/

 

CA: L.A. County probes possible errors in absentee ballot mailing

A Baldwin Hills man told officials he had been issued an incorrect ballot and used it to vote.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ballot21-2008oct21,0,3817105.story

 

CA: Orange County - SoCal voters cast ballots in drive-through style

http://www.bakersfield.com/894/story/585682.html

 

CO: Interest in voting-by-mail skyrockets in Colorado

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/21/interest-in-voting-by-mail-skyrockets-in/

 

CO: Denver - Early Voting Underway In Colorado

Some Voters Complain About Ballot Shortages

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/17767451/detail.html

 

FL: Editorial - In swing states like Florida, voters need to know rights

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/10/21/a12a_leadedit_elexfraud_1021.html

 

FL: Florida hopes optical scan machines avoid recount repeat

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/florida.vote.count/

 

FL: Broward County - Early voting opens in Broward County with lines, three-hour waits

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbearly1021sboct21,0,3369048.story

 

FL: Broward County - CNN reporter waits 3 hours on voting line in Florida

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CNN_reporter_waits_3_hours_to_1021.html

 

FL: Duval County - Officials Discuss Early Voting Problems

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=121632

 

FL: Duval County - Lines, Voting Problems Continue For 2nd Day

Despite Delays, 11,970 In Duval Voted Monday

http://www.news4jax.com/politics/17770664/detail.html

 

FL: Leon County overcomes voting snag

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20081021/NEWS01/810210359

 

FL: Miami-Dade County - Congressman Meek seethes over long early-voting lines

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/734292.html

 

FL: Miami-Dade County - More machines added to handle early-voting crowds

Voters came out in big numbers across South Florida the first day of early voting so much so that more machines are being added to handle crowds.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/florida/story/734584.html

 

GA: Three-judge panel to hear arguments in Georgia voter ID lawsuit

http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Three-judge-panel-to-hear-arguments-in-Georgia-voter-ID-screening-lawsuit57173

 

IA: Some good, some bad in Iowa's use of ballots

http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2008/10/21/Metro/Some-Good.Some.Bad.In.Iowas.Use.Of.Ballots-3497242.shtml

 

IL: DuPage County - Early voting in DuPage exceeds expectations

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=244292&src=2

 

IN: Lake County - Judge tours early voting sites, anticipates ruling today

http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1232730,lcvote.article

 

IN: Tippecanoe County - More machines coming for Purdue's early voting

http://www.jconline.com/article/20081020/NEWS09/81020023

 

MI: MI Dems, GOP Settle Suit Over Use of Foreclosure to Challenge Voters — But Fight Goes On

http://washingtonindependent.com/13914/democrats-and-republicans-settle-lawsuit-over-use-of-foreclosure-lists-in-michigan-to-challenge-voters-but-the-fight-may-not-be-over

 

MI: Voter suit settlement reached

Both Dems, GOP agree foreclosure lists won't be used in poll challenges, but plan's existence still disputed.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081021/POLITICS01/810210367/1409/METRO

 

MO: Greene County - Getting your vote costs taxing districts plenty

http://www.ky3.com/news/political/localissues/31613424.html

 

NJ: Report finds New Jersey voting machines flawed

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/10/21/21867/

 

NJ: Reports warn of tampering risks in New Jersey's electronic voting

http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/10/21/the_princeton_packet/news/doc48fd0591550a3866494428.txt

 

NJ: Union County Clerk says voting machines are unreliable; encourages voting by mail

http://www.politickernj.com/matt-friedman/24666/union-county-clerk-says-voting-machines-are-unreliable-encourages-voting-mail

 

NV: Republican Party challenging some voters

http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/31770009.html

 

NY: Voter rolls 1.6 million names

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=731410&category=REGION

 

OH: Voter-registration lawsuit against Brunner is ped

http://columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/21/dismissed.html?sid=101

 

OH: Death Threats, Hack Attempts Beseige OH Sec. of State's Office

Website Set to 'Static Mode' After 'Security Breaches', Threatening Packages, Messages Received Following Brunner's Legal Tussles With State Republicans

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6539

 

OH: Ohio Secretary of State Site Hacked

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/ohio-secretary.html

 

OH: Breach cripples Ohio Secretary of State's site

It's the latest incident targeting Jennifer Brunner, who has criticized e-voting

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=it_in_government&articleId=9117644&taxonomyId=69&intsrc=kc_top

 

OH: Ohio searches for state-site attacker

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/842

 

OH: Republicans press voter registration challenges; Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland calls for stop

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1224577883160430.xml&coll=2

 

PA: Allegheny Co. First In Nation To Test Voting Machine Software

http://www.wpxi.com/news/17770056/detail.html#-

 

PA: VoteAllegheny accepts audit of Allegheny County voting machines

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08295/921571-100.stm

 

PA: VotePA Statement On Allegheny County Software Verification Testing

http://votepa.us/newsarchive/2008/VotePAAllegCo10-21-08.pdf

 

PA: Centre County - Optical scan voting machines to expedite voting

New optical scan machines purchased by Centre County should help the upcoming presidential voting process run more smoothly.

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2008/10/21/optical_scan_voting_machines_t.aspx

 

SC: South Carolina among 10 least ready for voting glitches

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/102108/met_480256.shtml

 

TN: Davidson County - Vote Flipping in Davidson County, Tennessee

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00304.htm

 

TN: Davidson County - Election Integrity Filmmaker Sees Own Vote Flipped on ESS Touch-Screens in TN

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6540

 

TX: Dallas County - Early Voting Can Be Fun! And Crowded! And Confusing! Also, Troubling!

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2008/10/voting_is_fun_and_confusing_al.php

 

TX: First day of voting sees thousands flock to Travis County polling sites

http://www.keyetv.com/content/news/topnews/story.aspx?content_id=3ae2f09c-c835-43f1-84a2-b66198b98d91

 

TX: Travis County - Dispelling electronic voting myths

http://www.keyetv.com/content/news/topnews/story.aspx?content_id=62be28e0-d9fb-4318-87f1-2daba8cb5345

 

TX: Webb County - Voting machines absent on first day of early voting

http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/31328619.html

 

TX: Webb County - Officials subpoenaed for hearing

http://www.lmtonline.com/articles/2008/10/21/news/doc48fd76eac1f73364689884.txt

 

TX: Williamson County - Problems at polls

http://www.taylordailypress.net/articles/2008/10/21/news/news03.txt

 

UT: Early voting begins today in Utah

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705256829,00.html

 

UT: Washington County - Card glitch snarls early voting

http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20081021/NEWS01/81021005

 

WV: West Virginia sets state voter registration record

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-21-west-virginia_N.htm

 

WV: Voters in W.Va. Say Electronic Voting Machines Switched their Obama Votes to McCain

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-mckay/voters-in-wva-say-electro_b_136332.html

 

WV: Voting Machines Switch Votes; Officials Blame Voters

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/voting-machine.html

 

WV: Ohio County - Voting Is a Touchy Business

Some machines showing wrong choices in W.Va.

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/515728.html

 

WV: Putnam County - Early-voting problems in Putnam

Touch-screen votes switched, then corrected

http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200810200711

 

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