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Coalition of Latino groups sounds alarm over intimidation of voters    Story Here  Archive
Tyche Hendricks, San Francisco Chronicle 27 October 2004
A coalition of national Latino civic organizations raised concerns Tuesday about intimidation of Latino voters and potential obstacles to their participation in the Nov. 2 election.

Latino Organizations Call on President Bush to Halt Alleged Voter Intimidation Tactics    Story Here  Archive
Press Release 27 October 2004
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ The following letter was sent last night (October 26, 2004) to President George W. Bush, via facsimile, e-mail and mail by the Presidents of Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP), Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), Hispanic Federation, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The original letter sent to President Bush was signed by each of the organization's representatives.

New Florida vote scandal feared    Story Here  Archive
Greg Pallast BBC 27 October 2004
A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in Florida suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt voting in the state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight investigation reveals.

Be Very Afraid    Story Here  Archive
BY BOB NORMAN NewTimes 27 October 2004
The touch-screen voting machines aren't accountable. The chief vote counter in Broward County was handpicked by Gov. Jeb Bush, who proved his brother-borne bias in 2000. Glenda Hood the new, improved, and possibly even more vote-absorbent Katherine Harris lurks in Tallahassee.

Florida county to resend 76,000 absentee ballots    Story Here  Archive
ERIKA BOLSTAD, GARY FINEOUT AND AMY SHERMAN Knight Ridder News 27 October 2004
MIAMI - (KRT) - Broward County's election office is resending about 76,000 absentee ballots to voters who say they asked but still haven't received them, an ominous sign of looming voting problems just days before the nation again sets its eyes on Florida.

Coalition of Latino groups sounds alarm over intimidation of voters    Story Here  Archive
By Tyche Hendricks, San Francisco Chronicle 27 October 2004
A coalition of national Latino civic organizations raised concerns Tuesday about intimidation of Latino voters and potential obstacles to their participation in the Nov. 2 election.

Judge orders area ballots to be changed    Story Here  Archive
Gary Craig Democrat and Chronicle 26 October 2004
(October 26, 2004) — With a week before the election, elections officials in Monroe County and seven outlying counties have been ordered to change the ballots.
An Albany judge ruled Monday that the Independence Party's nomination of two state Supreme Court candidates should be disallowed because of problems at the nominating convention.


Suit says Cuyahoga County board 'botched' voter registrations    Story Here  Archive
John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer 26 October 2004
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has botched the registrations of more than 10,000 voters, preventing them from heading to the ballot box next week, according to a lawsuit filed late Monday.

Ruling allows Florida to reject incomplete voter registrations    Story Here  Archive
Associated Press
MIAMI - Florida election officials will not be required to process incomplete voter registration forms for the presidential election, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Local 10 Uncovers Big Ballot Mystery    Story Here  Archive
WPLG Local10News 26 October 2004
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. Local 10 has received many phone calls from viewers in Broward County who say they have not received the absentee ballots –- and the news from the elections office doesn't sound good.

Broward officials blame U.S. Postal Service over missing ballots    Story Here  Archive
Associated Press 26 October 2004
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Broward County officials blamed the U.S. Postal Service Tuesday for misplacing nearly half of the absentee ballots requested in the county, as frustrated voters trying to find out what happened overwhelmed phone lines at the elections office.

GOP may seek court action if challenges of new voters continue to be rejected    Story Here  Archive
Mark Niquette Columbus Dispatch 26 October 2004
The Ohio Republican Party is threatening to sue county elections boards that reject GOP voter challenges because they were not properly filed, even as Democrats are saying all the challenges should be dismissed.

Fewer machines may mean longer lines at polls    Story Here  Archive
MICHAEL SANDLER and DONG-PHUONG NGUYEN St. Petersburgh Times 26 October 2004
The record number of Tampa Bay voters expected to flood the polls on Election Day will find two significant changes:
Fewer machines, more poll workers.


Contested ballots    Story Here  Archive
Ryan Morgan, Boulder Daily Camera 26 October 2004
An attorney representing several Boulder County voters said during a court hearing Monday that if the county doesn't change its ballots before next Tuesday's election, voters won't be sure their choices are really secret.

Experts Fear Messy, Disorderly Election    Story Here  Archive
By Alan Elsner Reuters 26 October 2004
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long lines, malfunctioning machines and dueling lawyers could turn next week's U.S. presidential election and its aftermath into a disorderly and even chaotic experience, political analysts said on Tuesday.

Poll: U.S. voters skeptical of elections    Story Here  Archive
WILL LESTER Associated Press 26 October 2004
WASHINGTON Memories of Florida's contested 2000 presidential election and a growing number of pre-election lawsuits are making Americans skeptical about a voting process they once took for granted.

Five in Iowa sue over ballots    Story Here  Archive
By LYNN CAMPBELL Des Moines Register 26 October 2004
Iowa's election laws were thrown into the court system Monday when five Des Moines-area Republicans sued election officials in an effort to prevent ballots from being accepted from voters who go to the wrong precinct.

Changes May Lead Voters to Wrong Polls    Story Here  Archive
CONNIE MABIN Associated Press 26 October 2004
CLEVELAND - For years, Joycelyn Henry voted at the same neighborhood church. So she was surprised last year when she was told she was in the wrong precinct.

Party tags on absentee ballots worry election watchdogs    Story Here  Archive
JOSEPH BACCHUS Capital News Service 26 October 2004
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - (KRT) - Robert Lanza thought voters' ballots were supposed to be secret, which is why he was surprised to see a little "G" next to his name on his absentee ballot return address - for Green Party.

Voters still without ballots in a jam    Story Here  Archive
By Jane Musgrave Palm Beach Post 26 October 2004
With some people waiting in line for as long as four hours to vote early and hundreds of others clamoring for absentee ballots, Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood toured Palm Beach County on Tuesday and declared its handling of alternative voting methods a success.

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