Daily Voting News For November 6, 2007
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 4:58 pm
Column: John Gideon
Daily Voting News For November 6,
2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon
of VotersUnite.orgToday
seems to be a typical odd-year election day so far. Problems
are reported throughout the nation though the media. Of
course no reasons are given for problems except in a few
occasions the errors are “human error”; they are never
the machines fault or the vendors fault. Marion Co Indiana
has been the “poster child” for failed elections and it
seems that this election is no different. Also today the
DoJ has stepped in and suggested to the courts that New
York needs to have help in selecting a new voting system
and they need to have that system by next year’s
elections. ...
NAtional: Voter
Intimidation May Plague Election Day 2007 LINKNational: New
Film "Uncounted" Reveals How Elections Are Stolen LINKNational: Duncan
Hunter Calls for Paper Ballots in Response to Why Tuesday's
'Candidate Challenge' LINKNational: Bill to
Oulaw 'Voter Caging' Introduced in U.S. Senate LINKNational:
Department of Justice investigates attorney in Boston
voting lawsuit Allegedly got paid for stay at Cape LINK
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National: RVers
Are Blocked From Voting LINKCalifornia: San
Bernardino County voters to face paper ballots; in
Riverside, they're electronic LINKCalifornia: San
Francisco - Final results of S.F. election could take two
weeks LINKColorado: Weld
County - Voting machine problem stalls Weld voting LINKConnecticut: It's
a new day for voting machine mechanics LINKFlorida: U.S.
questions new Florida voting laws LINKFlorida: Palm
Beach County - PBC voters could see more changes in voting
machines LINKFlorida: Sarasota
County - New machines, new voting problems LINKGeorgia: Bulloch
County - GSU Students Fighting to Vote LINKGeorgia: Fulton
County - New City Hits Snag in Tuesday Voting LINKGeorgia: Fulton
County - Among municipal elections, Chattahoochee Hills
slowed by glitch LINKIowa: Iowa's
Residual Votes Offer a Lesson: Choose Paper for Voting LINKIndiana: Few
problems reported early in elections statewide LINKIndiana: Madison
County - NAACP will take Election Day complaints LINKIndiana: Marion
County - Few problems reported early on Election Day LINKIndiana: Marion
County - Voters in 14 precincts affected by glitch in voter
rolls LINKIndiana: Marion
County - Voters report scattered problems at the polls LINKIndiana: Marion
County - White: Some voting machine problems persist LINKMaryland: Md.
Budget Cuts Put New Voting System In Question Legislators
Consider Cutting $3.3M From Elections Board LINKMaryland:
Montgomery County - Errors Reported at the Rockville Polls
LINKMichigan: Voter
complaints over new ID requirement hit NAACP LINKNorth Carolina:
Vote-counting done correctly is her goal LINKNew York: Feds
Ask Court to Order New Voting Machines for New York by 2008
LINKOhio: VIDEO: With
Election Day Here, Concerns of Diebold Failures Rankle
Cuyahoga County, OH (Again) LINKOhio: Cuyahoga
County - Two plead no contest in recount rigging LINKPennsylvania:
Beaver County - E-voting to end election delays? LINKPennsylvania:
Bedford County - Early problems in Bedford, Cambria reports
strong early turnout LINKPennsylvania:
Lackawanna and Wayne Counties - Primary could feature paper
LINKUtah: Few Utahns
take advantage of early voting About 4% of those registered
in S.L. County cast ballots before early voting ended LINKVirginia: Craig
County - Some voters turned away in Craig County this
morning LINKWashington: King
County - Absentee voting steals charm from Election Day LINKUnited Kingdom:
London mayor vote uses 'fiasco' e-system 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-Director and Information Manager VotersUnite.Org
************* John
Gideon Co-Director and Information Manager VotersUnite.Org
http://www.votersunite.org
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