'Daily Voting News' For November 06, 2008 – Morning Edition

 

Tabulating is still going on around the country and there are a lot of reports of problems with memory cards, software that is slow, over use of provisional ballots, voting system failures that have resulted in voting machines being locked-up, e-poll book errors and other issues. When appropriate I have included the voting system vendor.

 

National: E-voting machines, registration databases have a mixed Tuesday

http://www.betanews.com/article/Evoting_machines_registration_databases_have_a_mixed_Tuesday/1225926460

 

AZ: Pima County - 80,000 Pima ballots may still be uncounted

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/265944

 

CA: Opinion - Secretary of state's Web site let us down

http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_10908011

 

CA: Santa Clara County - More touch-screen machines malfunction [Sequoia Edge DREs]

http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_10911038

 

CA: Ventura County - Provisional ballots confuse voters

http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/provisional_ballots_confuse_voters/6418/

 

CA: Ventura County - At least 86,000 ballots still not counted; some races left hanging

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/nov/06/at-least-86000-ballots-still-not-counted-some/

 

CO: Boulder County’s counting crawls on

Explanation for ‘paper dust’ still elusive   [Hart eScan]

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/nov/05/boulder-countys-counting-crawls/

 

FL: Vote software is under fire [Premier/Diebold]

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081106/ARTICLE/811060374?Title=Vote_software_is_under_fire

 

FL: Hillsborough County – Editorial - Call in federal help

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article891756.ece

 

FL: Hillsborough To Resume Tabulating Votes Today

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/nov/05/050502/judge-shuts-down-hillsborough-elections-office-bec/

 

GA: Chambliss, Martin gear up for expected runoff

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/110608/met_482381.shtml

 

IA: Computer glitch slows Scott County vote reporting

[Diebold memory card failures]

http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/11/06/news/local/doc49123f892f98e671559233.txt?sPos=1

 

IN: Early voting might have eased polling place jam at Northside Middle School

http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20081106/NEWS01/811060390/1002

 

IN: Wayne County - County's count last in state

Glitch delays Wayne election results until after midnight [ES&S]

http://www.pal-item.com/article/20081106/NEWS01/811060306/1008

 

KY: Hand Counting Ballots In Kenton Co. Complete

[Hart eSlate]

http://www.kypost.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=380096e9-d911-4e3f-8c5f-0e854c958bb3

 

ME: Officials to push for early voting in Maine

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081106/NEWS81/811059833

 

MN: Undecided Minnesota Senate Race Used Machines that Flunked Accuracy Tests

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/ess-machines-th.html

 

MN: E-Voting Machines Used in Disputed Franken, Coleman Race Failed Tests

http://www.pubrecord.org/politics/474-e-voting-machines-used-in-disputed-franken-coleman-race-failed-tests.html

 

MS: Editorial - Mississippi Needs ‘Early Voting’

http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/mississippi_needs_early_voting_110508/

 

MS: Voting problems still unresolved

Machines switching votes are among issues cited

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20081106/NEWS04/811060374/1001/news

 

NV: Registrar: No Washoe County votes lost due to malfunction

http://www.rgj.com/article/20081105/NEWS19/81105075/1232

 

OH: Brunner scolds Franklin County for glitch [voter data base problems caused voters to vote on provisional ballots]

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/06/copy/look_ahead.ART_ART_11-06-08_B1_FABQEVB.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

OH: Lucas County - Paper ballots hold up Lucas County results

Staff spends an all-nighter feeding votes into scanners

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081106/NEWS09/811060408

 

PA: Northumberland County - Voting machines under lock, key

Hardware glitch causes problem  [Diebold/Premier TSx]

http://www.dailyitem.com/0100_news/local_story_310234544.html?keyword=topstory

 

SC: Election numbers point to problems

Spartanburg County: Poll workers’ tallies, machines in question

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20081106/NEWS/811060297/1083/NEWS01?Title=Election_numbers_point_to_problems

 

TX: Williamson County - Ballot glitch didn't affect outcome, Williamson spokeswoman says

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/11/06/1106problems.html

 

VA: Chesapeake's electronic poll books were voting-delay villains

[Diebold/Premier E-Poll Book]

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/chesapeakes-electronic-poll-books-were-votingdelay-villains

 

WA: Pierce County - Slow going for local counting

County blames ranked-choice voting for lines at polls, delayed results

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/529926.html

 

WV: Marion County - Software problem election issue

Officials unhappy about time needed to resolve matter [ES&S]

http://www.timeswv.com/todaystopnews/local_story_311004541.html

 

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