Daily Voting News For October 13, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
22 days until Election Day.
In what may be a program unique to Connecticut, UConn ‘s VoTeR Center performs a pre-election audit of the memory cards
for the state’s Premier AccuVote Optical-Scan tabulators. This is a smart program that should be mirrored across the
nation.
The University just released a report of their audit of the memory cards used in the state’s August primary election.
The cards were programmed by LHS Associates which also provides voting systems, programs memory cards, and does other
election work for the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. UConn received 185 memory
cards directly from LHS. Ten of those cards or 5.4% had nothing but “noise” on them. How many bad cards were sent out to
polling places in CT? How many bad cards were sent to polling places in the other states LHS services? ...
National: Republicans Foreclose on Voter Rights LINK
National: The False Narrative of "Voter Fraud" LINK
National: Editorial - Two sides of vote fraud LINK
National: So, who is disenfranchised? LINK
National: Voter Issues Line the Road to the Election As McCain and Obama Close In on the Election, Voter Issues Rampant LINK
National: Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote? LINK
National: Early Voting Begins Ahead of US Presidential Election LINK
Colorado: Watch dog groups want Coffman to alter stance on voter forms LINK
Connecticut: UConn Report Shows Junk Memory Cards Direct From Vendor LINK
Florida: Here's what you need to know to ensure you can cast your ballot on Election Day LINK
Florida: Repairs should speed reporting of Brevard voting results LINK
Florida: Brevard County - Voting machines get broken modems fixed LINK
Florida: Marion County - Elections office expects more voters to cast ballots before Election Day LINK
Georgia: Lewis Says Georgia’s Voter ID Checks are Harassment LINK
Illinois: Could the con-con vote be unconstitutional? LINK
Michigan: Michigan to combat claims of possible suppression of voters LINK
Michigan: Know your voting rights, Michigan Department of Civil Rights director, Linda V. Parker, dispels common myths
and misconceptions about voting LINK
New Jersey: So many new NJ voters, so little time to log them LINK
Ohio: Ohio GOP plays voter fraud card LINK
Pennsylvania: Burlington County - Voter registration swamping county office LINK
Pennsylvania: Lackawanna County - County getting ready for E-Day Volunteers preparing for heavy turnout LINK
Pennsylvania: Montgomery County - Group questions Montco voting readiness LINK
South Carolina: Charleston County - Plans in place to prevent local voter fraud LINK
Texas: Election officials reject report saying thousands of illegal immigrants are registered to vote LINK
Texas: Matagorda County - Voter registration up from 2004 LINK
Virginia: Columnist - Will Virginia Polling Places Be Overwhelmed? LINK
West Virginia: Voter registration winding down; early voting about to begin LINK
Washington DC: Report identifies voting problems LINK
Estonia - Estonia pioneers internet voting Six thousand tech savvy citizens take up the offer... LINK
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-- John Gideon Co-Executive Director VotersUnite.Org www.votersunite.org
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