"The question most frequently asked after the election is whether it was a success," said Doug Chapin, electionline.org's director. "Success can be measured in a two ways. If success is measured through picking winners, then yes, there were few races in which polling-place problems could have affected the outcome. But, on the other hand, if it is measured through whether every voter who showed up at a polling place had an opportunity to cast their vote without problems or obstacles, then the answer is no." We agree with this assessment and we encourage everyone to read electionline.org's newly released report. / Apparently the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) appears to have decided that the new (2007) voting systems standards decertify all Direct Recording Electronic voting machines.
NAtional: Analysis of 2006 Election Finds Problems Nationwide; Lack of Post-vote Controversy Masks Widespread Voting Difficulties
http://electionline.org/Portals/1/Publications/EB15.briefing.pdf
NAtional: Midterm elections get report card
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/16124265.htm
NAtional: Feds to Toughen E-Voting Standards?
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3646231
NAtional: Cox No Fan of Paper Balloting
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/washington/entries/2006/11/29/post_6.html
NAtional: Cathy Cox goes to Washington, and still doesn’t like paper ballots
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2006/11/29/cathy_cox_goes_to_washington_a.html
NAtional: Protect the Vote Locally
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061211/loeb
NAtional: Opinion - Congress should revamp our broken voting system
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003451877_floyd29.html
NAtional: Editorial - Congress should patch election holes by 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/16120853.htm
NAtional: E-voting measures sought to avoid disputes
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/politics/16121966.htm
NAtional: Electionline.org gives midterms mixed grades; e-voting failures 'plentiful'
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/9388
AL: Canvass forces statewide recount of Prichard trade measure
http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/APN/611292476&cachetime=5
CA: In The Voting Booth, Name Order Can Sway An Election
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/editorial/16101856.htm
CA: Split Decision On Voting Machines
http://www.kqed.org/weblog/capitalnotes/2006/11/split-decision-on-voting-machines.jsp
CA: Riverside County - Mail-in ballot count trying patience
Long lines, machines that didn't go online among unresolved issues
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/NEWS0301/611290322/1006
FL: Sarasota County - Vote Disparity Still a Mystery In Fla. Election For Congress
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/28/AR2006112801382.html
FL: Sarasota County - Tests show some discrepancies Congressional race
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=44581
FL: Sarasota County - NYTimes Editorial Gets it Right on FL-13…Except for the Paper 'Trail' Part
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3857
FL: Sarasota County - High undervote has precedent
http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/112906/np6.htm?date=112906&story=np6.htm
FL: Sarasota County - Vote-machine tests find nothing
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/elections/16118979.htm
FL: Sarasota County - D-13 audit results argued
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16118899.htm
FL: Sarasota County - Testers re-enact Election Day results differ
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-vote29_106nov29,0,510060.story?coll=orl-home-headlines
FL: Sarasota County - On day 1 of vote test, numbers don't add up
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/NEWS/611290392/1006/SPORTS
FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota ponders voting options
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/16118902.htm
FL: Sarasota County - D-13 audit results argued
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/nation/16118899.htm
FL: Sarasota County - County to pick voting system reform panel
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/NEWS/61129005
FL: Sarasota County – First voting machine audit showed some problems
http://www.sun-herald.com/breakingnews.cfm?id=576
FL: Sarasota County - First Day of State Run 'Audit Testing' in Sarasota Reveals 7% Error Rate in Testing on Paperless ES&S Touch-Screen Machines
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3858
IL: Kane County - Will Kane County ballots be thrown out?
http://www.dailyherald.com/politics/story.asp?id=254212
IL: Kane County - Dems' bid to toss late ballots denied
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/152876,3_1_EL29_A3VOTES_S1.article
IN: Gibson County - Recount begins this morning
http://www.tristate-media.com/articles/2006/11/29/pdclarion/news/news2.txt
KY: Grayson favors election changes
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/state/16119670.htm
KY: Calloway County - New machines caused most voters' woes
http://www.murrayledger.com/articles/2006/11/28/top_story/news02.txt
ME: Secret Balloting Issue Resurfaces in Waldoboro
http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=22446
NC: Split Precincts Cause Big Headaches
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1147&dept_id=483434&newsid=17520457&PAG=461&rfi=9
NC: NC-8 - Manual recount to decide Hayes-Kissell House race
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061128/NEWS/611280349/-1/State
NC: NC-8 - Manual recount underway in 8th District Hayes-Kissell race
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/APN/611292025
NC: NC-8 - Kissell gains two in recount's 1st phase
http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/?AC=&ArID=130718&SecID=2
NJ: Warren County - Election board studies how to speed up vote counts
http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/nj/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1164776809208290.xml&coll=2
NM: N.M. considering mail-in elections
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/nov/29/nm-considering-mailelections/
OH: Five sue over electronic systems
http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/343426188211513.php
OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga commissioners consider scrapping touch-screen machines
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/16120223.htm
OH: Cuyahoga County - Commissioners want new voting machines
$17 million touch screens can't handle big elections, Cuyahoga officials say
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1164794175139720.xml&coll=2
OH: Lake County - New Ohio ballot law causing confusion
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17524213&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6
PA: Lancaster County - Her goal? No more Election Day woes
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/28213
PA: Lancaster County - Elections clerk: "˜Human error' at root of mistakes
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/28233
RI: Judge set to hear challenge to ballot recount procedures
http://www.projo.com/extra/election/content/projo_20061129_cou.335b684.html
WA: Snohomish County - Final election ballots tallied
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/11/29/100loc_b1election001.cfm
Venezuela - Voting gets safeguards in Venezuela
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/world/16119714.htm
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