‘Daily Voting News’ For November 17, 2005

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

The new Secretary of State in Colorado has told 10 counties to be prepared to conduct hand recounts of all of their paper ballots. An audit of the results from those counties ES&S optical-scan machines has caused some question as to whether the results are correct. Also, on the front of this morning’s Washington Post is an article that reports that not everyone in the Department of Justice was in agreement that Georgia’s voter ID law is constitutional. Political appointees overruled career employees….

  • NAtional: Media Ignore The GAO Report LINK
  • AZ: Mail-in democracy should be marked ‘return to sender’ LINK
  • CA: San Mateo County – Vice mayor’s lead shrinks to 11 votes LINK
  • CA: State official [Secretary of State] to seek full term LINK
  • CO: Hand count of ballot required in 10 counties (ES&S Optech Eagle III-P) LINK
  • CO: State asks 10 counties for manual vote recount LINK
  • CT: Write-In Recount Ordered in North Branford LINK
  • GA: Criticism of Voting Law Was Overruled. Justice Dept. Backed Georgia Measure Despite Fears of Discrimination LINK
  • GA: Bush DoJ Political Appointee Overruled Staff Recommended Rejection of GA’s Voter Photo ID Law… LINK
  • IA: North Liberty candidate wants recount LINK
  • IL: Peoria – Board considers voting machine options LINK
  • IL: McDonough County – State must OK McDonough voting change LINK
  • IL: McDonough County – County board members look at revamped voting LINK
  • MA: Poll workers are guardians of democracy LINK
  • MN: Winona County – Voting machines work well LINK
  • MO: Cooper County – Election improvements could result in fewer polling locations LINK
  • NJ: Essex County – The vote is in for a new voting machine: Freeholders choose the Sequoia Advantage for Essex elections LINK
  • NJ: Parsippany – Court filing challenges Parsippany mayoral race (Sequoia Advantage) LINK
  • NJ: Holmdel – Berk will seek vote recount in Holmdel LINK
  • NY: Troy – GOP calls for revote in Troy LINK
  • NY: Opinion – New York State League of Women Voters Supports the Optical Scan Voting System LINK
  • NY: Asian Americans Face Barriers At Seven Local Polling Stations LINK
  • OH: Hamilton County – How your ballot dodged many a bullet LINK
  • OH: Montgomery County – Votes won’t count in Carlisle precinct LINK
  • OH: Democracy Breakin’: Ohio’s Electric Boogaloo LINK
  • SC: Georgetown County – New deputy registrars to reach potential Georgetown voters LINK
  • TX: Fort Bend County – DOJ Push For Voting Rights Agreement Puzzles Officials LINK
  • TX: Dallas County – DA looks into reports of voting irregularities LINK
  • TX: Cherokee County – County soon to have new voting machines LINK
  • UT: Spanish Fork – Slim loser seeks recount LINK
  • WA: King County – Voter-challenge errors mount LINK
  • INternational: Montreal, Canada – Machines let us down 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 BradBlog.Com**

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      Doug Eldritch said on 11/17/2005 @ 4:25pm PT: [Permalink]

      Ah hah! So the truth comes out…..

      Everyone ought to report to Tim Kaine also and any Governors you know that the voting machines should be impounded, and then immediately taken to court to challenge any of the "secrets acts" going on!

      info@kaine2005.org
      ellen@votersunite.org

      Doug E.

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      SherAn said on 11/17/2005 @ 5:19pm PT: [Permalink]

      Are you aware that Fort Bend County, Texas (one of the stories you link to above) is part of Tom DeLay’s home district, 22? Coincidental? Trying to cover the old boy’s butt, are they? If he can’t win fair and square, why not just discourage those who might vote against him. All’s fair and love and war…

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      Dredd said on 11/18/2005 @ 5:28am PT: [Permalink]

      John.

      I really appreciate the fact you are posting these links often and thereby keeping us up to date on these issues.

      These are fundamental concerns we must train ourselves to keep up on.

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