Daily Voting News For May 6, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
As is becoming typical, the Main Stream Media is not reporting a lot of voting problems today. It appears that we have
to wait for the busy election protection hotlines to report on their day. One thing for sure is that turnout was huge.
Early voting began today in Washington Co Arkansas where the county is using some paper ballots in which names of some
unopposed judicial candidates are missing. State law requires any unopposed candidate to get at least one vote and that
has happened. It is typical for the ballot printer, ES (yes, the one and the same ES), to mis-print ballots but why did the county not proof read their ballots before they got into a position where they
had to use them? Those stories and more below. ...
NAtional: Democratic Congress to Voters: What Election Problems? LINK
National: Book Review - Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008 LINK
National: Quick Study: Voting Machines
Do voting machines work as well as they should? LINK
National: Quick Study: Voting Machines
Learn who's who when it comes to making sure the nation's voting machines work, plus get up-to-speed on ballot lingo. LINK
National: Supreme Court Ignores Wisconsin Data LINK
Arkansas: Washington County - Judge's Names Left Off Washington County Ballots
Correcting Mistake Would Cost County $15,000, Election Commissioner Says LINK
Arkansas: Washington County - 5 judicial positions in Washington County likely decided by 73 voters LINK
Indiana and North Carolina: Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary Election Voters in North Carolina
and Indiana LINK
Indiana: 140K New Voters In IN LINK
Indiana: State braces for record turnout LINK
Indiana: Gary – Opinion - Be prepared to comply with picture ID rule LINK
Indiana: Marion County - Touch-screen machines, extra poll workers ready for high turnout LINK
Indiana: Marion County - Polling place glitches are few in Indy LINK
Indiana: St. Joseph County - Voters experience problems at the polls LINK
Indiana: St. Joseph County - Students, Nuns, Denied RIGHT to Vote in Indiana Today Following Supreme Court Approval of
State Photo ID Restrictions, Says Nonpartisan Watchdog Group LINK
Indiana: St. Joseph County - Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll by fellow sister LINK
Indiana: Tippecanoe County - Primary Update: Dayton problems fixed LINK
Indiana: Tippecanoe County - Voter turnout high, some problems reported LINK
North Carolina: Massive voter turnout predicted LINK
North Carolina: Voters could see lines at polls today
Board of Elections staff fields number of calls LINK
North Carolina: Polls open in North Carolina
Some long lines reported LINK
North Carolina: Alamance County - Live election blog: Unaffiliated voter says she encounters problem at polls LINK
North Dakota: Election process changing with times LINK
New York: Accessible voting machines require accessible sites LINK
Ohio: Editorial - Keep law as it is
New voting equipment for Ohio counties should have a federal seal of approval LINK
Oklahoma: Voter ID law may come to Oklahoma LINK
Texas: Austin Plans 'Point-by-Point' Review of Hart InterCivic E-Vote System in Light of Federal Fraud Lawsuit 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"
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008