Voter roll flaws impact 1 in 10 voters

Voter roll flaws impact 1 in 10 voters. Voters sue to count 12,563 RivCo ballots

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Study of Los Angeles County CA and Florida voter rolls finds 10%+ of voters records had flaws that could prevent voters from casting a ballot..Butler County OH may settle suit w/Premiere over failure that caused 200 votes to go uncounted...Final judgement -ES&S must sell some assets...The USACM Releases Issue Brief on Military and Overseas Internet Voting...Meanwhile more Canadian voters will trust their ballots to their personal computers, the WWW, & an internet vendor. What could possibly go wrong?...

All this and more in today's voting news below...

CA: Lawsuit filed over 12,563 misplaced ballots in RivCo election
http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2010-06-30/news/lawsuit-filed-over-12563-misplaced-ballots-in-rivco-election The Riverside County Democratic Central Committee and three residents are asking the Superior Court to prohibit certification

CA: REGION: Voters sue to compel count of ballots left at post office
Riverside County welcomes challenge; Lawmaker aims to prevent repeat of election snafu http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/swcounty/article_0a147c84-d8b5-5a39-af9e-89c4bfa48405.html

CA: OB Voter Registration – Right to Vote for Ex-Convicts and the Homeless
http://obrag.org/?p=21804 “You should see these guys…before I talk with them they’re walking like this…” Mike slumps his shoulders and shuffles his feet. “But, once they know they are legally allowed vote and they’ve registered with me, they walk like this…” now he shows me the walk transformed, chest puffed out and chin high. Mike sums this up with a smile and a tap to my arm “Registering makes them feel GOOD about themselves.”

DC: D.C. Councilwoman questions election preparation
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/blogs/capital-land/dc-councilwoman-questions-election-preparation-97609519.html Starting with the Sept. 14 primary, people can register to vote at the polls on election day. But Cheh appeared unconvinced that the board was ready to handle potential instances of vote-buying and voter fraud

ME: Our View: Charter commission should split decisions
An elected mayor and a new vote-counting method should be considered on their own.
http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/charter-commision-should-split-decisions_2010-06-30.html

NC: State Senate OKs absentee ballot bill
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2010/07/01/1010638?sac=Home
The state Senate voted Wednesday for legislation intended to ensure that soldiers stationed away from North Carolina correctly receive absentee ballots

OH: Butler County may settle voting machine lawsuit
http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-news/butler-county-may-settle-voting-machine-lawsuit-791811.html Company in settlement discussions with county over 2008 election night glitch. The county is still in closed-door mediation with Premier Elections Solutions, a former Diebold Inc. subsidiary, over technical problems including a March 2008 election night glitch that almost caused more than 200 votes to go uncounted.

PA: City officials hear testimony of alleged election fraud
http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2010/06/30/city-officials-hear-testimony-of-alleged-election-fraud/40951 There's still no certified winner in a disputed legislative race in North Philadelphia. City election officials held a hearing yesterday on charges of Election Day bullying and vote fraud in the May 18 Democratic primary

Internet Voting

USACM Releases Issue Brief on Military and Overseas Internet Voting
http://usacm.acm.org/usacm/weblog/index.php?m=20100629
USACM recommends that any internet voting be done in such a way that there is an independent record that can be used in the event of an audit or recount. Currently this means a dedicated kiosk system that also produces a paper record.
[The ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (USACM) serves as the focal point for ACM's interaction with U.S. government organizations, the computing community, and the U.S. public in all matters of U.S. public policy related to information technology.]

Canada: Public given insight into electronic voting
http://www.emckemptville.ca/20100701/news/Public+given+insight
+into+electronic+voting http://is.gd/dbZYH ...embarking on electronic voting in this election, including: North Grenville and the Townships of Edwardsburgh-Cardinal, Augusta, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and the 1000 Islands, and the City of Brockville.

What can possibly go wrong with internet voting pilots? Flash back to 2008
Finnish E-Voting Results Annulled By The Supreme Administrative Court
http://www.edri.org/edri-gram/number7.8/evoting-annuled-finland

National

Voting machine maker must sell some assets
http://www.action3news.com/Global/story.asp?S=12743328
Under the settlement, ES&S will have to sell voting equipment system assets it bought from Premier Elections Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Diebold Inc.

FINAL JUDGEMENT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Plaintiffs,
v. ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE, INC.,Defendant.
CASE NO.: 1:10-cv-00380 JUDGE: Bates, John D. DECK TYPE: Antitrust
DATE STAMP: June 28, 2010 (doc outlines what the assets are)
http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f260100/260163.htm

Scott+Scott LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Diebold Inc. and Others on Behalf of Investors -- DBD
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scottscott-llp-announces-class-action-lawsuit-against-diebold-inc-and-others-on-behalf-of-investors-dbd-2010-07-01 http://is.gd/dbYqT

Online registration assistant launched for military voters
http://www.ftleavenworthlamp.com/news/around_the_force/x41615082/Online-registration-assistant-launched-for-military-voters

Is Online Voter Registration the Future?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-orr/is-online-voter-registrat_b_632389.html
David Orr, Cook County Clerk and a reform politician of 30 years

Voter Registration Data Accuracy: A Study of Two Major Jurisdictions
http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/report_detail.aspx?id=59738
Twelve percent of Florida voters and nearly 10 percent of Los Angeles County voters surveyed reported at least one significant error—such as name, birth date or address—in their record that could prevent them from casting a ballot.

International

Australia: Queenslanders drag democracy's chain
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queenslanders-drag-democracys-chain-20100701-zqfs.html Despite electronic voting taking place in India with 315 million voters, and in the Australian Capital Territory with 240,000 voters, Mr Killesteyn said it was unlikely to happen nationally.

Bulgarian Conservatives Discover Glitch in Parliament's Voting System
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=117682

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EAC issues advisory on ES&S system. Voter Registration boom in Arizona, Ohio

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:16 PM PDT

The Elections Assistance Commission - EAC issues advisory on ES&S Unity & DS200 opscan freeze/shutdowns... Lawsuit in LA County CA.: 37th Dist primary candidate Lee Davis said that her name was omitted from ballots in 300 precincts...Voter Registration in Arizona Explodes...Voter Registration at Ohio Public Assistance Agencies Skyrocket... Editors note: Like voting news? Please tell your friends. For your convenience we are on the internet ttp://votingnews.blogspot.com/ on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/VotingNews and Twitter http://twitter.com/VotingNews

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AZ: Arizona judge tosses secret ballot measure
http://www.azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/article_57f64a1f-665c-5743-8846-45cea015b223.html The referendum would have asked voters whether to require secret ballots for public elections and for workers voting whether to organize as part of a labor union.
The judge ruled that the two provisions are not "sufficiently or logically related to one another."

AZ: Voter Registration in Arizona Explodes
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/elections/voter-registration-up-6-29-2010
PHOENIX - Voter registration in Arizona has grown by 27,000 in less than six weeks, according to the Secretary of State's Office -- and every political party has gained ground

CA: 37th District primary candidate Lee Davis sues, alleging election fraud
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_15403935 In the lawsuit, Davis says that Democratic voters in 300 precincts were given ballots that omitted her name and that of another perennial candidate, Peter Mathews. In one other precinct, candidate Terrance Ponchak's name also wasn't included on the ballot, Davis alleges.

The lawsuit alleges other incidents of fraud as well, particularly against senior and disabled voters.

CO: Electoral privacy and petition-signers’ ID
http://blogs.denverpost.com/eletters/2010/06/29/electoral-privacy-and-petition-signers%E2%80%99-id/
Should we take the next logical step and abolish the secret ballot, as all of these reporting requirements have made it an obsolete and misleading charade?

DC: Washington, DC Awards Hart InterCivic Electronic Poll Book Contract
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/electronic-poll-book-contract,1366662.html

IN: Indiana justices uphold voter ID law
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100630/NEWS/100630007/-1/LIVING0101/Indiana-justices-uphold-voter-ID-law

MN: Watchdog Groups Says Convicted Felons Are Voting Illegally
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1631131.shtml?cat=1

NC: North Carolina Paper Dropped Research 2000 After 2006 Dispute
http://mediamatters.org/strupp/201006300046 Research 2000, the polling outfit that has come under scrutiny this week after Daily Kos accused it of fraud, had a previous dispute in 2006 with North Carolina's largest newspaper.

NY: More controversy regarding NY's voting machines (podcast)
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain/article/1/0/
1668703/WAMC.New.York.News/More.controversy.regarding.NY's.voting.machines
http://is.gd/daAU5 NEW YORK CITY, NY (WAMC) - The controversy continues over New York's attempts to meet mandates set under the Help America Vote Act. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Greg Fry has more on the latest lawsuit filed against the New York State Board of Elections...
NY: NAACP Says NY's Computerized Voting Will Disenfranchise Black and Latinos
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/06/30/28493.htm
Even the election officials who approved the programming have acknowledged that the new machines' overvote messages are baffling
...
But the state has refused to use "built-in protections against overvotes that are made available by the machines' manufacturers and used by many jurisdictions outside of New York," the plaintiffs say.

NY: Concerns raised in North Salem over ballot in school bond vote
http://northernwestchester.lohudblogs.com/2010/06/29/concerns-raised-in-north-salem-over-ballot-in-school-bond-vote/ ...it was hard to find on the ballot and the voting machine didn’t match the sample ballot has vowed to continue pressing his point.

NY: Syracuse Post-Standard calls for end to prison-based gerrymandering
http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2010/06/30/syracuse-editoria/

OH: Voter Registration at Ohio Public Assistance Agencies Skyrocket
http://www.projectvote.org/blog/?p=673 Overall, more than 84,000 Ohio residents have applied to become registered voters at public assistance agencies so far this year, with more than 20,000 applying in March alone

SC: The Enigmatic Democratic nominee for US Senate set up campaign
website June 20 2010
http://whois.domaintools.com/alvingreeneforussenator.com

SC: Help us now to protect your vote in November!
http://www.scpronet.com/wordpress/2010/06/29/we-need-your-help-now-to-protect-your-vote-in-november/ the Network has worked to arrange an audit of the entire June 8 South Carolina primary vote.

SC: SC bill on voter ID and early voting dead for year
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=476746

WV: West Virginia pols weigh moving Byrd special election to November
http://voiceswashingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/byrd-special-could-be-moved-to.html?wprss=thefix While Byrd's death occurred early enough for a 2010 special election to be held, Tennant explained that the law stipulates that candidates must have time to file for the regular primary (which has already passed).

National

More Von Spakovsky on DOJ
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016317.html

RNC v. FEC: A Win for Democracy
http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/archives/rnc_v._fec_a_win_for_democracy/
On Tuesday, in a terse, two sentence order, the Court summarily affirmed the lower court’s decision in Republican National Committee v. Federal Election Commission (a.k.a., “RNC v. FEC”), thereby refusing to consider the newest challenge to campaign finance regulations.

Elections Assistance Commission issues advisory on ES&S Unity & DS200 opscan freeze/shutdowns http://www.eac.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/Product_Advisory-
ES&S-06.25.10%20FINAL.pdf http://is.gd/daB3w

Get Out The Vote - Helping Underrepresented Americans Vote Again in 2010
http://projectvote.org/voter-registration.html
Millions of Americans who voted in 2008 will sit out the 2010 general election unless they are contacted and encouraged to vote again this year.

HARRIS (1934), “ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES”
http://electionupdates.caltech.edu/?p=3260 great historical reference for any student of elections and election administration

International

India: Awful projections by exit polls and media pundits raise EVM Tampering concerns
http://www.indianevm.com/blogs/?p=284 It is therefore natural to ask why Indian pollsters in general (and that includes my own predictions) and media pundits in particular have failed to read the voter mood correctly in the 2009 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections when they were able to do so very accurately until 1999?

Kenya: IIEC trains Kenyan prison warders on vote
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Kenyanews/IIEC-trains-Kenyan-prison-warders-on-vote-8949.html

Philippines: IT Experts Praise Citizens’ Election Monitoring, Call for Filing of Cases vs. Comelec, Smartmatic
http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2010/06/30/it-experts-praise-citizens%E2%80%99-election-monitoring-calls-for-filing-of-cases-vs-comelec-smartmatic/

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