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Daily Voting News For October 16, 2008

Friday, 17 October 2008, 2:28 pm
Column: John Gideon

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

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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

**"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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