Daily Voting News For October 19, 2008
Sunday, 19 October 2008, 1:20 pm
Column: John Gideon
Daily Voting News For October 19,
2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org17
days until Election Day.
Along with early voting we are
getting reports of early vote switching. The ES&S iVotronic
machines in Jackson Co. West Virginia are reportedly
swapping voters selections from one candidate to another.
VotersUnite has done some research of state laws and
talked with election officials in a few states on the
subject of straight-party voting. The laws and rules from
one state to another are a confusing mess and even state
election officials did not understand the rules without
checking. How can the machine vendors and ballot programmers
be expected to get it right? The best answer for everyone is
to vote the whole ballot but avoid straight-party voting. We
have done our best to explain the rules in each state for
the voters HERE.
...
Featured - WV: Jackson County -
Some early W.Va. voters angry over switched votes
Jackson County touch-screens switched votes, 3 residents
say LINK Featured -
National: Avoid Straight-Party Voting LINK National: Block
the Vote LINK
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In New
Databases, Many Are Wrongly Flagged as Ineligible LINK National: USA
Today cited "accusations of voter fraud and voter
suppression" but omitted examples of voter suppression LINK National: Policy
Brief on the Truth About Voter Fraud LINK National: 'SWAT'
lawyers ready for election LINK National: Study
by USA dean could play role in election process
Dean to
lead team seeking to locate risks to voting systems LINK National: Did
Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines? LINK National:
Forward to the Past: Junk the Machines, Count Votes Manually
LINK California:
Voters say they were duped into registering as Republicans
LINK Colorado:
Election option: Early voting begins Monday LINK Colorado: Pueblo
County Clerk says Colorado ready for election LINK Florida:
Treasure Coast officials calling residents on 'no match, no
vote' list LINK Florida: Indian
River County - Early voting in Indian River to include
electronic ID machines LINK Florida: Volusia
County adds nearly 10,000 new voters in October LINK Indiana: Porter
County - Porter officials on lookout for voting problems LINK Kentucky:
Report: Kentucky not prepared for election LINK Kentucky:
Kentucky assails PBS-YouTube video vote project LINK Michigan: Judge
Rules Michigan Voter Purging Program Illegal LINK Missouri:
Missouri recognized for elections system LINK Mississippi:
HAVA interpretations may be problematic in Mississippi LINK New Jersey:
Jersey disputes report faulting voting machines LINK New Jersey: N.J.
voting machines vulnerable, report says LINK New Jersey:
Mercer County - Advice on how to vote: Absentee
Mercer
official targets fear after report on machines LINK New Mexico:
Election Officials Grapple With Voting Irregularities in New
Mexico LINK Nevada:
Officials Reassure: ACORN Hasn't Compromised Nevada Voting
LINK Nevada: Voters
will see more security
Officials to watch for fraud at
polls LINK Nevada: Nye
County - Alphabetical registration to ease check-in on
voting day LINK New York:
DiNapoli: More hiring needed to avoid election glitches LINK New York:
There's No Place Like Home: Plan L for NY Elections LINK Ohio: Ohio GOP
loses fight to contest new voters
The Supreme Court on
Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by the Ohio Republican
Party that could have made it easier to challenge tens of...
LINK Ohio: Two Lines
For Voting Choice In Jefferson County LINK South Carolina:
Attorney general asked for opinion on emergency ballots LINK Texas: Concerns
wrong instructions will give Obama less votes LINK Texas: Bexar
County - Missing Marker For Ballots Confusing Voters
Mail-In Ballots Can Be Marked With Black Or Blue Pen,
Pencil LINK West Virginia:
Jackson County - And It Begins Again: Touch-Screen Votes
Flipping From Dem to Rep in WV
Votes for Obama Switching
to McCain in Early Voting in Jackson County... LINK Virginia:
Virginia is ready for Election Day - really, state officials
say LINK Virginia: Early
Voters Sticking With Electronic Machines LINK Virginia:
Suffolk - City still processing voters
Registar’s
office swamped with applications 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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