Daily Voting News For April 22, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
What is wrong with election officials in Pennsylvania? They knew that voter turnout was going to set records today yet
many precincts only have two machines. Two machines equal long lines and voters turning around and going home. On top of
that there were wide-spread machine failures. And, on top of that, in areas like Philadelphia officials will not allow
voters to use a paper ballot unless both machines are out-of-service and then, the paper ballot is a provisional ballot
that may or may not ever be counted. At the same time that voters are reporting problems to the local news blogs and the
voting assistance groups, local officials were telling the broadcast media that there were very few problems and they
were all expected (normal). In fact the problems were numerous enough to warrant VoterAction to go to court in an
attempt to keep the polls open for two extra hours. That attempt was denied....
NAtiona: The BRAD BLOG [And VotersUnite] Invited to Address U.S. Election Assistance Commission... LINK
National: Lawyers' Committee Releases Interim Protection 2008 Primary Report LINK
National: Are E-Voting Paper Trails A Bad Idea?
from the depends-on-your-point-of-view dept LINK
Arizona: Pima County - Who Checks The Vote Counters? LINK
Arizona: Pima County - State law backs Dems' request for election databases LINK
California: Foundation to honor secretary of state for actions regarding voting machines LINK
Colorado: Mock election to test statewide voter registration
Boulder County testing election system LINK
Colorado: Mock election will test if SCORE rides smoothly
New voter registration system will be used in Aug. primaries LINK
Colorado: Dry run for new voter database LINK
Connecticut: State Officials Asked To Probe Flaws In Voter Lists LINK
Indiana: Marion County - Preparing for Indiana's May primary election LINK
Indiana: Shelby County - Ballot back in proper order LINK
Montana: E-Vote: $800,000 in Grants Awarded to Montana County Election Offices LINK
New York: Storage sought for new machines
ELECTRONIC VOTING: Counties need secure, climate-controlled site LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - High-cost elections stun cities, schools Some increases are more than tenfold LINK
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Primary: Polling Place, E-Voting Problem Wire... LINK
Pennsylvania: Voter Story: Battling Administrative Incompetence And Technical Failure At The Polls LINK
Pennsylvania: Reports of disenfranchised and uncertain voters LINK
Pennsylvania: Heavy Turnout In Pa. LINK
Pennsylvania: Obama camp charging voting problems in PA LINK
Pennsylvania: Election Protection in Full Swing in Pennsylvania LINK
Pennsylvania: Voting Problems In Pennsylvania? LINK
Pennsylvania: Breaking: Voter Group Requests Extended Poll Hours LINK
Pennsylvania: Poll problems: The case to extend hours LINK
Pennsylvania: Judge: Polls Will Close As Scheduled LINK
Pennsylvania: Allegheny County - Early Polling Issue Reported In Green Tree LINK
Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Downed voting machines caused delays in Falls LINK
Pennsylvania: Centre County - Update: Voting brisk in county, at HUB LINK
Pennsylvania: Monroe County - Changes should eliminate long lines, lengthy waits for voters LINK
Pennsylvania: Northampton County - Polls open for Pennsylvania primary LINK
Pennsylvania: Northampton County - Palmer Twp. voter reports ballot confusion LINK
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia - Court Appointed Machine Inspector Denied Entrance to Poll LINK
Pennsylvania: Westmoreland County - Election workers brace for onslaught LINK
Tennessee: It’s time to ensure every vote is counted 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
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democarcy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008