Daily Voting News For November 3, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The complete, unredacted SAIC Report is finally in the process of being released by someone on the inside. There will
now be a mad crush of people who will want to read the report. Diebold's worse nightmare. / Here's a five-step plan
guaranteed to make an obscure company [Diebold] absolutely notorious. First get into a business you don't understand,
selling to customers who barely understand it either. Then roll out your product without adequate testing. Don't hire
enough skilled people. When people notice problems, deny, obfuscate and ignore. Finally, blame your critics when it all
blows up in your face....
National: Leaked 2003 Report On Maryland's Diebold Voting System Reveals Serious Security Concerns Were Withheld From
Election Board, Governor, Public LINK
National: HBO hacked about Diebold's docu claims LINK
National: Delays loom in counting ballots LINK
National: Democrats Predict Voter ID Problems LINK
National: U.S. Attorney's Office: We're ready to investigate election fraud LINK
National: Opinion – Katrina vanden Heuvel - Bring Democracy Home LINK
National: Columnist – Ellis Henican - A vote for old-fashioned poll method LINK
National: E-voting may be scarier than hanging chads LINK
National: Distrust of voting machines is running high LINK
National: Opinion - We must restore trust in nation's election system LINK
National: Computer scientists alarmed by voting system for troops LINK
National: Electronic voting: Cure or a bigger problem? LINK
National: Dean on Maryland Voter Challenges and Ohio Voter ID Developments LINK
National: In America, Black Voters say Their Votes are Stifled LINK
National: Don't Let "Hackable" Diebold Machines Give You A "What's The Use In Voting" Mindset LINK
National: Rage against the machine LINK
National: Voting system raises security questions LINK
National: Voting machines vulnerable, says report by UConn faculty LINK
National: LOU DOBBS: Avalanche of Last Minute Problems with E-Voting Machines LINK
National: Electronic Voting Machines Under Scrutiny LINK
National: E-voting problems still exist, critics say LINK
National: How to restore trust at the ballot box
Problems with high-tech machines have some voters feeling left out LINK
Arkansas: Lagrone claims early voting plagued with problems; Daniels staffers disagree LINK
Arkansas: Washington County - Early mishap with new voting machines corrected LINK
Arizona: Maricopa County - Voting machine accuracy to be tested with hand counts LINK
California: Voting machines susceptible to abuse LINK
California: Riverside County - Vote machine buttons ignite controversy LINK
California: San Diego County - S.D. runs short of absentee ballots
Photocopies mailed; registrar says all votes will be counted LINK
California: San Joaquin County - E-voting security flaws? LINK
Colorado: Large turnout expected for elections LINK
Delaware: Blind gain new option at the polls LINK
Florida: State, Diebold: Voting machines won't shut off early LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Turnout matters. So does counting. LINK
Georgia: Election board tells county to explain breach LINK
Illinois: County clerks say early voting ran smoothly LINK
Kansas: Seward County - Hundreds of ballots missing U.S. House candidate's name LINK
Kansas: Seward County - Advance ballots were missing 1st District Reform candidate's name LINK
Maryland: Secrets, Secrets Everywhere and all the Board did Shrink (with apologies to Samuel Coleridge) LINK
Maryland: Baltimore - Will voting poll issues resurface general election day? LINK
Maryland: Diebold trust issues spur run on paper ballots LINK
Maryland: Officials Fear Counting Md. Ballots Could Take Days LINK
Missouri: Voter machine fraud not so easy
Officials explain precautions to prevent election tampering with electronic voting devices LINK
Missouri: Kansas City - Stealing Elections the Old Fashioned Way LINK
New Mexico: Computer snag stalls early voting LINK
New York: First Look At Potential New Voting Machines LINK
Ohio: Judge: All 88 Ohio counties can scan absentee ballots early LINK
Ohio: Voter ID ruling sets off a flurry
Local elections boards, advocates scramble to educate poll workers LINK
Pennsylvania: Delaware County - Spencer: County does voters right with Danaher 1242 LINK
South Carolina: Long voting lines anticipated by election officials LINK
South Carolina: Charleston County voting under way LINK
Tennessee: Shelby County - Early and often? Double votes checked LINK
Tennessee: Shelby County - Smart Cards That Activate Voting Machines Go Missing In Tennessee LINK
TX: Burnet County - Marble Falls Experiencing E-Voting Growing Pains LINK
Texas: Collin County - Stealing Elections Texas Style: Mrs. Blankenship goes out to vote. LINK
Texas: El Paso County - County Attorney investigating voter concerns LINK
Texas: Tarrant County – Opinion - A matter of trust LINK
Wisconsin: Editorial - Abolish black boxes, make optical-scan preferred voting method 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
Member www.votetrustusa.org