Daily Voting News For October 17, 2008
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:33 pm
Column: John Gideon
Daily Voting News For October 17,
2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
18 days until Election Day.
Today was a day for
court decisions. Finally a judge in New Jersey has released
the Princeton University report on the state’s Sequoia
Voting Machines. Earlier Sequoia had released their response
to the report. After the recent failures of their voting
systems in Palm Beach Co. Florida and Washington DC Sequoia
must be very concerned about this report and what it
contains. One item of note is that the inspection and
resulting report was the result of an election problem that
called into question the accuracy of the Sequoia Advantage
voting system. The cause of that failure is discussed in the
Princeton report but that section of the report is one of
the only sections that Sequoia ignores.
Also this
morning the Supreme Court sided with the voters of Ohio and
freed the Secretary of State and county election officials
from a ruling by a lower court that would have caused as
many as 200,000 voters to lose their right to vote in this
election....
Featured -
Insecurities and Inaccuracies of the Sequoia AVC Advantage
9.00H DRE Voting Machine LINK Featured - OH:
Ohio Democrats Win at Top U.S. Court in Voting Fight LINK
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Officials say
they are ready for vote LINK National: Study:
Ohio ready for election, Ky.'s not LINK National:
Several US states not ready for accurate e-voting - report
LINK National: The
Election Protection Wiki: A Dynamic Website Helps Safeguard
America's Right to Vote LINK National:
Coalition mobilizes to protect the vote LINK Arizona: State
has ongoing criminal inquiry on RTA election, Goddard
confirms LINK California: San
Diego County - Walk the Vote! A Pre-emptive Strike on Voter
Fraud in Our Fine City LINK Colorado: New
Colorado Voters Are Told to Reregister After Failure to
Check Box on Form LINK Colorado: Study:
Colorado Not Ready for Voting Problems LINK Colorado: Rise
in Voting by Mail Transforms Race in Colorado LINK Colorado:
Election readiness panned LINK Colorado:
Colorado election snafu roundup: Are we ready for Nov. 4? LINK Connecticut: 90%
voter turnout predicted for Connecticut LINK Connecticut:
Bysiewicz: No one in Connecticut will be disenfranchised due
to home foreclosure LINK Illinois: Cook
County - Early voters on track to set record LINK Indiana:
Delaware County - Dems: Expect long lines on Nov. 4
Democrats are warning voters to expect long lines on
Election Day, while Republicans accuse Democrats of
grandstanding. LINK Indiana: Shelby
County - Power cord puts kink in test
Officials plan to
check voting machines Tuesday LINK Maryland: Study:
Md. Not Ready For All Election Problems LINK Missouri: Show
Me the Vote! Gears Up for November Election to Protect
Voters from Disenfranchisement LINK Missouri:
Missouri voting system ranked as one of most ready LINK North Carolina:
N.C. votes are in -- early voting already underway LINK New Jersey:
Judge agrees to release voting machine report LINK New Jersey:
Sequoia Voting Systems Refutes Academic Report Related to
Court Case on the Constitutionality of Electronic Voting in
New Jersey LINK New Jersey:
Judge releases report on NJ voting machines LINK New Jersey:
Reports claim tampering risk in NJ voting machines LINK New Jersey:
Jersey voting machines susceptible to hackers, report finds
LINK New Jersey:
Sensitive reports loom on electronic voting LINK New Jersey: Rep.
Holt Statement on New Jersey Voting Report LINK New Mexico: Dona
Ana County - Elections official: concerns on vote tallies
not true LINK New York: Audit:
Are NY counties ready for Election Day? LINK Ohio: Jennifer
Brunner asks high court to decide ballot issue; hearing as
early as Friday LINK Ohio: Q&A voting
fraud LINK Ohio: Elections
officials: Don't expect results on Election Day LINK Ohio: Ohio
Litigating Its Way Through Election Cycle
Partisan
Distrust Rampant in Swing State LINK Ohio: Supreme
Court Sides With Ohio Election Official LINK Ohio: High court
rejects GOP in Ohio voting dispute
Republicans had won
order that state do more to check eligibility LINK Ohio: Justices
Rule Against Ohio G.O.P. in Voting Case LINK Oklahoma: State
GOP to renew voter ID bill efforts LINK Texas: Editorial
- Don't vote straight-ticket LINK Texas: Texas
faulted on preparations for Election Day LINK Texas: One study
hits Texas' voting-equipment system; another praises
election Web site LINK Virginia:
Spin-free polls will smooth election LINK Virginia: Va.
Election Preparations Inadequate, Study Finds LINK Virginia: Record
voter registration, no sign of fraud LINK Washington:
Number of felons still may be on Wash. voter rolls LINK Wisconsin: “My
Vote, My Right” program tackling voting rights abuses 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" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**
*************--
John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
"To encourage
citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22,
2008
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