Daily Voting News For November 20, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Doug Chapin of electionline.org 'said for all the flaws, Colorado was fortunate on two fronts. First, the problems were
largely what he called ‘‘hassle factor,’’ and had nothing to do with allegations of inaccuracy, fraud or large-scale
disenfranchisement. Plus, Florida grabbed the headlines again with a congressional race that has wound up in court.' I
wonder how the fact that over 18,000 voters stepped out of lines over 4 blocks long and did not vote in Denver is not,
arguably, 'large-scale disenfranchisement'? It is certainly "large-scale voter suppression" and much more than just a
"hassle factor". / In Florida today the Jennings campaign has filed their election challenge. Groups representing the
voters in Sarasota Co. have also announced a press conference for tomorrow morning. This PC will be followed by a
lawsuit filed by those groups; VoterAction, PFAW-FL, ACLU, EFF....
National: Electronic voting: democracy in peril LINK
National: Hugh Thompson Answers Voting Machine Security Questions LINK
Colorado: Colorado elections: Too much to fix
Problems ranged from lack of workers to software that didn't work. LINK
Florida: Missing votes expose flaw in voter system LINK
Florida: Voting Still Is Not Uniform LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Jennings challenges 369-vote loss in congressional race LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Jennings wastes no time in contesting her defeat in District 13 election LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Electronic voting challenge filed in Florida LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Democrat files suit in Sarasota election flap LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Election Contest Filed, State Certifies Race, Buchanan Claims Victory, Calls on Jennings to Concede,
Says 'Special Interest Groups Have Hijacked Election to Advance Own Agenda' LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Democrat’s Challenge in Fla. 13 Focuses on Undervotes LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Democrat’s Challenge in Fla. 13 Focuses on Undervotes LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Democratic Congressional Candidate Goes to Court LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Missing votes validate claims of touch-screen critics LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Screenshots of the FL-13 Buchanan/Jennings Race as Seen on Sarasota's ES Touch-Screen Voting Machines on Election Day LINK
Kansas: Seward County - New voting machines receive vote of approval from voters this election LINK
Kentucky: Opinion – Taylor County - Candidate concerned about voting machine reliability LINK
Kentucky: Opinion - Taylor County Clerk Mark Carney had this response: LINK
Louisiana: St. Landry Parish - Judge tosses St. Landry sheriff election suit LINK
Massachusetts: Broad Voting Rights Coalition Calls For Independent Election Commission In Massachusetts LINK
Minnesota: Our View: A clean vote count saves voter trust LINK
Missouri: Harvey Friedman: My Election Day Experience in St. Louis County, MO LINK
North Carolina: Recounts begin in Hayes-Kissell congressional race, state races LINK
New Hampshire: Vote count gets double check
Two groups say voting machines need to be scrutinized, so they get hand counts LINK
New Jersey: Editorial - Start leaving paper trail LINK
New York: Editorial - Keep the dinosaurs for one more year LINK
South Carolina: Call for vote receipts renewed LINK
South Carolina: Kershaw County - Three protests filed in county elections LINK
Texas: Smith County – Commissioners to Hear More About Election-Night Delays LINK
Utah: Worries on voting machines persist
Chaos in 2008?: Counties pressing for more touch screens with an eye on long lines in presidential year LINK
Vermont: Salmon/Brock recount may begin in two weeks LINK
Washington: King County's vote counters still have a lot of work to do LINK
Wyoming: Trauner: Change law to allow hand counts LINK
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Member www.votetrustusa.org