Daily Voting News For March 04, 2008
Daily Voting News For March 04, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today was as busy as expected but most of the reports of problems are minor. Turnout in Ohio was high even though the
weather did not support people going to the polls. Power outages were reported in different areas but no mention was
made of any occasion where voting changed to paper ballots during the outages. Flooding in some counties forced the
moving of some poll sites and added an hour on to the polling time in ten counties. There were problems with Diebold TSx
memory card programming that left races off of the ballot in two counties. There was also a complaint from the GOP in
Cuyahoga Co that only Democratic poll workers were involved in the SOS mandated mid-day pickup of ballots from polling
sites. In Texas, turnout was high and there were some concerns about whether some counties had enough ballots for
voters. Rhode Island also reported high turnout. If everything works out as normal tomorrow will be another big news day
and it will probably feature more reports of system failures. I hope I am wrong and that all of the counting goes well
but history tells us there will be problems. Time will tell....
NAtional: Do You Want the Military Industrial Complex Counting Your Votes? LINK
National: State Use of Remaining HAVA Funds For New Voting Systems: A Reasonable Option LINK
California: Los Angeles County - Election officials make it count `Double-bubble' figures won't alter results of primary LINK
California: Los Angeles County - L.A. County Registrar Chooses to Disenfranchise 12,000 Voters in Final 'Double Bubble'
Ballot Tally LINK
California: Los Angeles County - Most double-bubble votes now counted LINK
Colorado: Lawmakers postpone vote on bill requiring paper ballots LINK
Colorado: Clerks against plan to use paper ballots LINK
Colorado: Lack of funding for paper-ballot elections snags bill LINK
Colorado: Lawmakers postpone vote on bill requiring paper ballots LINK
Colorado: Paper vote foes speak up Proposal could cost $15 million, counties say LINK
Colorado: Punching holes in paper ballots Foes claim a state bill isn't needed since most machines have been
recertified. LINK
Colorado: Coffman recertifies more counting machines LINK
Colorado: Pueblo County - Requiring Paper Ballot Election Will Cost Counties LINK
Connecticut: Susan Bysiewicz: LHS Invented Our Voting Machines LINK
Hawaii: State sticks with voting machine contract LINK
Iowa: New plan: State would pay for voting machines LINK
Illinois: Du Page County – The Empire Strikes Back! Sun-Times Group falls for GOP disinformation LINK
Indiana: Vanderburgh County - Planning local primary If turnout massive, officials will be ready LINK
Mississippi: Voter reform bill headed to House LINK
New Jersey: Mercer clerk calls for voting probe LINK
Ohio: Voters get jump-start on primary election Thousands of voters have taken advantage of a change in the law to cast
absentee ballots ahead of time LINK
Ohio: Waiting game LINK
Ohio: Record Turnout Expected in Ohio Primary LINK
Ohio: Ohio's Primary: What Will Go Wrong? LINK
Ohio: Bomb scare, power outage stalls vote temporarily in Lake County LINK
Ohio: Little interest in paper ballots in some precincts, voting goes smoothly LINK
Ohio: Flooding prompts Ohio to extend primary voting in one county LINK
Ohio: Flooding prompts Brunner to get court orders LINK
Ohio: Ohio voting: steady with a few minor problems LINK
Ohio: Voting continues in Lexington despite power outage LINK
Ohio: Few Voting Problems Emerge, Even in Ohio LINK
Ohio: Ohio voting system debuts amid pressure State, especially Cleveland, under close scrutiny for past election
problems LINK
Ohio: Belmont County - Ballots Creating Some Confusion LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Ohio, especially Cleveland, under scrutiny for voting problems LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Absentee voter turnout indicates lines will be long today LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Questions mounting about ballot stubs LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Ohio GOP Complains About Democrat-Controlled Ballot Pick-Up LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - GOP questions Cuyahoga County ballot pickups LINK
Ohio: Darke County - Voters Turn Out In Near-Record Numbers To Cast Ballot LINK
Ohio: Lucas County - Officials see few glitches across Ohio LINK
Ohio: Montgomery County - Reports Emerge of Diebold Failures in Montgomery County, Ohio '40-50 People in Line...4 of 8
Machines Not Working...Poll Workers Didn't Offer Paper Ballots...Get Rid of These Diebold Machines and Get Something
That Works!,' Declares one Buckeye Voter LINK
Ohio: Putnam County - Voting underway LINK
Ohio: Sandusky County - Sandusky County Runs Out of Ballots LINK
Ohio: Stark County - Power outages didn't compromise electronic voting machines LINK
Ohio: Tuscarawas County - Voters line up to exercise their right LINK
Ohio: Union County - Paper-ballot flap doesn't impede voting in Union County LINK
Pennsylvania: It's Paper Ballots for Lackawanna County Voters LINK
Rhode Island: Primary: Voter turnout strong, some problems reported LINK
Rhode Island: Nation's Eyes on R.I. during Primary LINK
Texas: Voter turnout 'steady' in El Paso LINK
Texas: Williamson County - Williamson Democratic ballots running low LINK
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org