Daily Voting News For November 19, 2006

"Florida needs to demonstrate that it is a functioning democracy by getting to the bottom of the problem in the District 13 Congressional Race in Sarasota County. Republican Vern Buchanan now leads Christine Jennings by only 369 votes. But voter complaints and anomalous statistics raise the question: did the voters decide this election, or did software or hardware errors tip the result in favor of a candidate who would otherwise have lost?" David Dill "Is Florida Ready for Democracy?" on HuffPo.

• NAtional: Editorial - The ballot box shell game LINK...
• National: Electronic voting trend may be short-circuiting LINK
• National: Do voting machines need trail of paper? LINK
• National: The End Of Election Day LINK
• National: Did Your Vote Get Counted? LINK
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• Arizona: Opinion - Poll workers' challenge LINK
• Arizona: For Once the "Winner" Wants All the Votes Counted Too LINK
• Colorado: Colorado elections ­ Many problems, many solutions, no guarantees LINK
• Colorado: Montrose County - Working to resolve issues LINK
• Florida: Opinion - Reliability
  Crist must address voting concerns LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - District 13 power players fight for fairness LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Maligned voting machines defended LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Most callers report voting problems LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Editorial - A mystery that won't unravel
  Our position: The meaningless recount in Sarasota weakens faith in political system. LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Is Florida Ready for Democracy? LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Lawsuits Coming in Sarasota's Disastrous 13th District U.S. House Race in Florida LINK
• Montana: Gallatin County - Voters complain about faint ovals on ballots LINK
• South Carolina: Close statewide elections bring calls for voting paper trail LINK
• Virginia: Who’s Afraid of Virginia’s Voting Machines? LINK
• Wyoming: Trauner: Change law to allow hand counts LINK

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