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Daily Voting News For September 6, 2006

Published: Fri 8 Sep 2006 12:01 AM
Daily Voting News For September 6, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
For those who were not aware, Warren Mitofsky 'exited' last Friday. Our best wishes go to his family and friends. / The major failure reported in Florida's primary, so far, seems to be the failure of getting speedy results from the polling places to the counties. Problems were reported in several counties. / Mahoning Co. Ohio still owes ES over $400,000 for services previously provided. ES refuses to provide new batteries to replace those that are beyond their useful life span. The county refuses to pay the bill, not because of anything to do with ES but because of a completely different matter. The county is now in a position where they may have problems running an election in Nov. / Texas has named the Univ. of Texas baseball coach as the new spokesman for the SoS's VOTEXAS program. Unfortunately the coach has never voted in his ten years living in the state. ...
National: Appreciation - The Pioneer Pollster Whose Credibility You Could Count On LINK
National: Verified Voting Announces Election Transparency Project LINK
National: NASS Publishes Seven Simple Steps To Voting In 2006 LINK
National: Court rules against voter-supervised elections, attorney tells Raw LINK
National: Pelosi on Voter Protection: 'We Cannot Allow the Birthright of America to be Stolen' LINK
Alabama: Governor Given Extension For HAVA Report LINK
California: Humboldt County - HAVA forces vote system change – Sept. 5, 2006 (Vote-PAD) LINK
Florida: Experts: Primaries run smoothly, thanks in part to low turnout LINK
Florida: Voters have no major problems in Florida primary election LINK
Florida: Primary Had No Effect On Florida's Hottest Congressional Race LINK
Florida: Broward County - Broward's vote tally is still pending LINK
Florida: Hernando County - Hernando counting problems throw confusion into the race LINK
Florida: Leon County - New technology slows precinct updates LINK
Florida: Martin County - Glitch delays Martin elections office from posting full preliminary results of primary election until today LINK
Florida: Pinellas County - Voter turnout light for Primary Elections LINK
Florida: Pinellas County - Voter turnout light for Primary Election LINK
Florida: Seminole County - McLean wins over Blake to face write-in opposition LINK
Maryland: Ann Arundel County - County short on election judges LINK
Maryland: Montgomery County - Machines add features to help system, voters LINK
New York: Attorney General Circulates Statement Calling For Paper Ballot Optical Scan Voting LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County – Editorial - In Search of Accurate Vote Totals LINK
Ohio: Mahoning County - Elections board cuts 25 voting precincts LINK
Washington: King County - Vote on elections chief delayed till '09 LINK
Washington: Thurston County - A first for county's blind voters (AutoMark) LINK
Washington DC: D.C. Voters Directed to Wrong Polls LINK
Guam: Taitano notes glitches in Primary LINK
Guam: Asan-Maina ballots misplaced LINK
Guam: Opinion - Upgrade: Get rid of paper ballots, use electronic voting as main way to cast votes LINK
**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Information Manager www.votetrustusa.org

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