Daily Voting News For October 16, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
19 days until Election Day.
In a small but notable victory Vermonters for Voting Integrity were able to prove to the voters in Calais Vermont that
it was a good thing to stand-up against the Secretary of State’s office and vote down the use of Diebold voting machines
for their elections. The town will continue to hand-count their ballots. Congratulations and good work to VVI and the
voters of Calais.
The Brennan Center, Common Cause and Verified Voting Foundation report today on what states they believe will be the
most likely to be trouble spots on election day. The report evaluates each state by four criteria: procedures for
issuing emergency paper ballots, reconciling ballot tallies, providing paper records of votes cast, and post-election
audits....
Featured - VT: Vermont Town Says "NO" To Diebold Voting Machines LINK
Featured - National: Ready or Not: Report Predicts Voting Glitches LINK
National: Editorial - Voting irregularities LINK
National: Strengthening Democracy Through Election Integrity LINK
National: Voter fraud called a minor issue for November LINK
National: Beware of Accidental Disenfranchisement Voting Rules Have Changed LINK
National: YouTube: An Invitation To Video Your Vote LINK
National: Editorial - No place for sophomoric electioneering this year LINK
National: No Voter Meltdown on Election Day LINK
National: FindLaw Offers Special Edition: Elections 2008 LINK
National: The Problem Of Databases LINK
National: Call Out For Election Protection Wiki Help LINK
National: Election Basics: The Voting Booth LINK
National: Voting Rights Watch: Report finds many Southern states unprepared for voting system failures LINK
National: Voter Watchdog Groups Write Public Officials: Promises to Monitor and Report on Denial of Voting Rights LINK
National: E-voting report: Several states still vulnerable LINK
Alabama: Contests filed in Evergreen, Monroeville elections Candidates claim declared winners had illegal votes LINK
California: Despite lawsuit, state OKs Merced County's voting machines California elections officials previously said
machines weren't tested LINK
California: San Bernardino County - Electronic voting machines lie dormant LINK
California: San Diego County - Elections Expert Sal Magallanez Speaks at Activist San Diego LINK
Colorado: Report says Colorado poorly prepared for electronic voting machine problems LINK
Colorado: Rise in Voting by Mail Transforms Race in Colorado LINK
Colorado: Report: CO among least-prepared to handle vote problems LINK
Colorado: Registration errors may thwart thousands of new voters from casting mail-in ballots LINK
Colorado: Boulder County - Man vs machine: Boulder County ballot testing LINK
Colorado: El Paso County - Quirks at the clerk's Voters fret about errors, glitches and strange alliances LINK
Florida: Broward County Absentee Ballots Carry Party Affiliation Critics fear labeling on return envelopes could lead to
ballots getting intentionally lost LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - How votes could go missing LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Elections supervisor bars party observers LINK
Georgia: Diebold Vote Company Whistleblower and GOP Cyber Security Expert Both State That Chambliss Senate Race Was
Rigged LINK
Georgia: State responds to voter ID challenge LINK
Hawaii: Hawaii needs an easy vote-by-mail system LINK
Illinois: DuPage County - DuPage Dems: GOP bias taints vote panel LINK
Illinois: DuPage County – Opinion - What is being done to assure accuracy of election results? LINK
Illinois: DuPage County - DuPage election machines pass 'key' test LINK
Indiana: Report finds mixed results for Ind. vote readiness LINK
Indiana: Lake County - Ind. GOP warns disputed early votes may be tossed LINK
Kansas: Shawnee County - This could be the year for voting machine problems LINK
Massachusetts: Salem State panel tackles media and election questions LINK
Maryland: Hordes Make Voter Registration Deadline LINK
Minnesota: As the election nears, nonprofits seek voter outreach, civic engagement LINK
Missouri: Mo. election officials prepare for heavy turnout LINK
Mississippi: Officials working to alleviate Election Day problems LINK
Mississippi: Lawmakers say Miss. needs early voting on machines LINK
New Jersey: Monmouth County - Concerns Raised About New Voting Machines Now in Use LINK
Ohio: Some Ohio counties still looking for poll workers LINK
Ohio: Court Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters LINK
Ohio: Will Ohio GOP Block Voters at Polls in 2008? LINK
Ohio: Ohio Files Appeal to Supreme Court on Voter Registration Data LINK
Ohio: Ohio Elections Head Appeals to US Supreme Court in Registration Case LINK
Ohio: Report: Ohio elections in good shape LINK
Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Bucks renting 80 voting machines LINK
South Carolina: Mass e-mails wrong about election rules Straight-party voting problem fixed, director says LINK
South Carolina: Election Commission Clarifies Confusion About Voting Procedures LINK
Tennessee: Editorial - Making Every Vote Count LINK
Tennessee: Early voters cast ballots Pre-Election Day voting leaves some concerned LINK
Tennessee: Murfreesboro - Voters line up at the polls LINK
Texas: Some still skeptical of electronic voting machines LINK
Texas: Travis County - Mega voting centers to open for Travis County elections LINK
Virginia: Voter registration record: Expect long lines on Election Day LINK
Washington: Snohomish County - Ballots go in mail today; GOP prepares for post-election fight LINK
Wisconsin: Wisconsin Republicans accused of voter intimidation plot LINK
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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.**
-- John Gideon Co-Executive Director VotersUnite.Org www.votersunite.org
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