'Daily Voting News' For November 14, 2008

 

Need more proof that the vendors have made elections expensive? The folks in Vigo Co Indiana find themselves having to hold a special election for mayor of Terre Haute, a city of over 44,000 voters. The county would probably pay for the election and then be reimbursed by the city. The last municipal election the county paid for cost $580,000. The cost for one race in the city would probably be something less than that. Why so much? The county pays ES&S to manage the voting machines. What would happen if the county or city just decided to print the ballots and hand-count them? Well, the ballots would cost around $0.05 per ballot or around $3500. The cost to hand-count those ballots, based on the cost to hand-count ballots in WA in the 2004 gubernatorial hand-recount would probably be less than $10,000. Why is it that we have these vendors involved making our elections much more expensive than they should be?

 

Featured - IN: Vigo County - Election officials face possible special election after ruling

http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_story_318230207.html

 

National: Machine Problems Worsened 2008 Voting Woes

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/107034/machine_problems_worsened_2008_voting_woes/

 

National: Voter-rights advocates hope that this year they've won

http://www.centredaily.com/505/story/962551.html

 

FL: Alachua County - Time to double-check those voting machines

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20081114/NEWS/811140266/1002/NEWS01?Title=Time_to_double_check_those_voting_machines

 

FL: Broward County - Defeated challenger to Broward County elections chief is arrested

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbbrodsky1114sbnov14,0,3933640.story

 

FL: Duval County - Election: Positive records

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/111408/opi_355652669.shtml

 

GA: Early voting starts Nov. 19 in Floyd County for runoff; Gordon starts early voting today

http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news935114.html

 

GA: Laurens County - Early Voting Could Begin On Tuesday

http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=909&NewsID=935813&CategoryID=19667&on=0

 

KY: Calloway County - Election's main complaint was with machines

http://www.murrayledger.com/articles/2008/11/13/top_story/news02.txt

 

KY: Hardin County - Some results called ‘tainted’

Recanvass verifies original election winners

http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?053+article+News.Local+20081113204353053016

 

MN: Franken seeks names of rejected voters

SENATE RECOUNT: Franken sues for lists of voters whose absentee ballots were disqualified.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/34409514.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

 

MN: Opinion - Recount: What to expect, not expect

http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/2008/nov/14/recount-what-expect-not-expect/

 

MN: Outsiders to observe recount, but GOP objects to one of the watchdogs

http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2008/11/14/4633/outsiders_to_observe_recount_but_gop_objects_to_one_of_the_watchdogs

 

NC: Craven County - Revised numbers add to turnout in Craven election  [ES&S failures]

http://www.enctoday.com/news/votes_42894_nbsj__article.html/election_county.html

 

NJ: Move to delay voting paper trail advances

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/B3/20081114/NEWS0301/811140335/1123/NEWS02

 

NJ: NJ bill would nix voting machine retrofit deadline

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/11/14/ap5695390.html

 

NJ: New Jersey Secretary of State Supports Voter Verified Paper Record Legislation

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/560525

 

NJ: Provisional-ballot results are expected in Middlesex County

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/provisionalballot_results_are.html

 

OH: Franklin County - Ballot-count suit could tip results

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/14/copy/brunner_sued.ART_ART_11-14-08_A1_VHBSP6Q.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

TX: Dallas County Republicans protest provisional ballot rulings in Texas House race

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/111408dnmetballotboard.3ad4fd9.html

 

VA: Goode, Perriello race still remains unended

http://www.greene-news.com/gcn/news/local/article/goode_perriello_race_still_remains_unended/31295/

 

WA: As votes dribble in, Pierce County still counting

Pierce County vote counting continues. But it may take another week to learn who wins some races.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/331/story/537262.html

 

Washington DC: Cheh Digs In Heels On Voting Software

Smooth Elections Don't Erase Concerns

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/11/14/ST2008111400917.html

 

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