'Daily Voting News' For November 11, 2008

Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 3:40 pm
Column: John Gideon

'Daily Voting News' For November 11, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Late this afternoon came an announcement from Washington DC that they have, again, found voting counting/reporting anomalies in the Sequoia voting system. There is not a lot to report yet except that there will be a public hearing on Friday.

The groups who comprised the 1-866-OUR-VOTE coalition for this election have compiled their data and put it on-line for all to see. If you think the stories about long lines were wide-spread or even baseless, or if you think voting machines worked better than they had in the past, or if you think provisional ballot usage was not broken then you might want to look at their table of incident types and states here: ...

National: Panel to ID election improvements in Colo. LINK

Alaska: Alaska's New Numbers: Still Very Stinky
Isn't It Time for the U.S. to Consider a Secretary of Election Integrity? LINK

Arizona: Opinion - They protected your right to vote LINK

Florida: Chaos is just part of the voting process in SoFla LINK

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Florida: Hillsborough County - New Hillsborough elections chief shakes up staff LINK

Florida: Opinion - Gerald Ensley: Want votes counted fast -- or counted well? LINK

Florida: Okaloosa County - Nelson praises Okaloosa's overseas voting program LINK

Kansas: Crawford County - Counting done, now recount
County-wide recount set for today LINK

Maryland: UNAIRED NETWORK VIDEO: Election Director Storms off When Questioned About Diebold LINK

Minnesota: Opinion - Can we count on our voting system? LINK

Minnesota: A pre-count for the Coleman-Franken recount LINK

Minnesota: Senate recount: 206 vote Coleman lead after counties finalize results LINK

Minnesota: As Minnesota awaits recount, e-voting is ruled out as issue in tight U.S Senate race LINK

Missouri: Presidential race not over in Missouri LINK

Nebraska: Dawes County - County hits record number for early voting LINK

New Jersey: Monmouth County - Colts Neck votes may have been lost LINK

New York: NY1 For You: Disabled Voter Claims He Was Disenfranchised On Election Day LINK

Oregon: Clackamas County – Editorial - County must improve vote counting LINK

Pennsylvania: Luzerne County - How did your neighborhood vote LINK

Vermont: Washington County - Valliere requests a recount LINK

West Virginia: Greenbrier County - Greenbrier canvass is halted [ES&S iVotronic]
Over 300 votes believed to have not been counted LINK

Washington DC: DC Council Member Uncovers Flaws in Last Week's Voting 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.**

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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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