Daily Voting News For May 7, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The Help America Vote Act requires states to have a centralized voter registration data base. Most of the states have
successfully been able to meet this mandate. Colorado, on the other hand, has done about as well with their data base as
they did recertifying voting systems; they appear to have failed. Election officials throughout the state tested the
system during simulated elections. They found the system extremely slow; in fact it is so slow that many plan on using
their old systems to do the actual poll data work on election-day. Just a reminder that voter registration data bases
are fairly new and there has been a lot of data entry. Every voter needs to ensure they are on the rolls, their name is
spelled correctly, and that there is nothing that will keep them from being able to get a ballot in November.
What is all the talk about Lake Co Indiana (Gary) reporting last evening’s primary results late? Now the county is
promising to be quicker in reporting. They need to ensure every vote is counted and that every vote is counted
correctly. The media can wait for those correct numbers. Don’t speed up just to satisfy the cable news services....
CA: Opinion – Debra Bowen - Poll workers stand on the front lines of democracy LINK
Colorado: Colorado election clerks plan only partial use of new system LINK
Florida: Florida 2006: Can Statistics Tell Us Who Won Congressional District-13? (pdf) LINK
Indiana and North Carolina: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Presents A Tale of Two Counties: Lake County Indiana
and Guilford County North Carolina LINK
Indiana and North Carolina: Election Protection Fields Nearly 800 Calls During North Carolina and Indiana Primary
Elections
Indiana Voter ID Law Emerges as a Significant Issue; Scattered Problems Reported Throughout Both Primary States LINK
Indiana: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Reports in Indiana Scattered Machine Problems, Some Polling Location
Confusion and a Lack of Democratic Ballots in Some
Precincts. LINK
Indiana: Voter ID Law Consequences Mild in Ind. LINK
Indiana: Ballot shortage in Howard County LINK
Indiana: Lake County - Election officals were optimistic that vote problem were over LINK
Indiana: Lake Co. vote results criticized, explained LINK
Indiana: Lake County - History of corruption clouds primary in northern Indiana LINK
Indiana: Lake County - Late-Reporting Indiana County Vows to Fix Poll Problems Before November LINK
Indiana: La Porte County – Two NW Indiana Voting Places To Stay Open LINK
Indiana: Porter County won't have final count tonight LINK
Kansas: Voter ID passes, but veto possible LINK
Kansas: Voter ID measure sent to Sebelius LINK
Maryland: Voter registration rejections sent to 17-year-old voters LINK
North Carolina: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Reports in North Carolina Scattered Machine Problems, Questions
Regarding Registration Status and the Hybrid, Closed/Open Primary, and A Responsive State Board of Elections. LINK
New York: New Blog Website to Keep NYers Informed on How to Prevent Stolen Elections LINK
New York: Storage of voting machines in question LINK
Oklahoma: Voter ID measure dies in Senate LINK
Texas: Editorial - Voter ID bills are vote suppression 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