Daily Voting News For September 2, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The news from Palm Beach Co Florida is not getting any better. The official recount is complete as required by the
state. By state law they have exactly one week to count ballots, rectify any problems, do any required recounts, and
certify that everything is correct. Of course that is all without any court orders and it looks more and more like this
election will be going to the courts. The original election evening count seems to have been 102,523 and the final
recount total was 99,045. The only race that was recounted was a race for a judicial seat and the winner flipped from
one candidate to another from the original to the final recount. The original difference was 17 votes and the final was
60 votes. The big question is what happened to over 3,400 ballots. The losing candidate will be going to court to ask
that question among others. And now any candidate in any other race who lost by less than 3,400 votes is also being
encouraged to go to court and demand a recount or re-election. There is a lot wrong with this situation. The state is
wrong in forcing a quick handling of the ballots. No wonder mistakes are made and more seem to be made in Florida than
most other states. A complete investigation must be held inside the county to figure out what happened and why it
happened. Was it administration issues or the voting system? And why did members of the county canvassing board sign an
official document that had no final numbers on it? The voters need to know that and they need to know before
November....
Featured - FL: Palm Beach County - Election officials stumped by about 3,400 missing ballots LINK
National: [Sequoia Is Getting Out of the Voter Registration DataBase Business As Of Next Year] County elections board
set to change registration systems
Move wouldn't occur until after November election LINK
National: Touch-Screen Voting: It's Been Tried, but Can It Be Trusted? LINK
California: C.A. Tosses Secretary of State’s Manual Ballot Count Procedures LINK
Connecticut: Bysiewicz’s ¡Tu Voto Si Cuenta! campaign to register 10,000 latino voters passes the halfway mark LINK
Florida: 16,632 Votes 'Unaccounted For' in Florida Recount LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Another election like 2000? LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Officials struggle to clear up confusion about local election LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Election officials stumped by about 3,400 missing ballots LINK
Georgia: Muscogee County - Election rolls out variety of vote times
Advance voting, absentee balloting pushed by RAVE LINK
Hawaii: Hawaii Election Integrity Lawsuit Update LINK
Indiana: Porter County - With huge turnout predicted, election officials working to resolve glitches LINK
Michigan: Michigan voters beware: Secretary of state’s voter ID ruling inspires mistrust LINK
Missouri: Hubbard files suit seeking recount LINK
Missouri: Donnelly to request recount of race
State representative lost to Koster by fewer than 800 votes in attorney general primary. LINK
Missouri: Donnelly's AG recount lawsuit dismissed LINK
North Carolina: N.C. expands ballot-scanning program statewide LINK
New York: Some New York officials worry about voting access LINK
Ohio: Huron County - Election changes hurt county budgets LINK
Tennessee: Opinion - Few things more important than registering to vote, then going to polls LINK
Virginia: Albemarle County - New voters stretch city resources
State law limits voting machine options LINK
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John Gideon
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VotersUnite.Org
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