Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Officials on Chicago, Illinois acknowledged that for the last five or six years it would have only taken a few keystrokes for a knowledgeable computer user to obtain the personal information for more than half of the 1.3 million identities in the system. / “Look, I think that it’s time for us to make our elections work in this country, Lou. I mean, that’s the bottom line. And obviously we have a great deal of work to do to make that happen. It’s time for us to bring together the best and brightest from the high-tech industry, Lou, the business industry, election officials, et cetera, for us to make things work.” ex-EAC Commissioner Ray Martinez told Lou Dobbs. “It’s time, four years later, Lou, six years removed from Florida in 2000, it’s time for us to achieve a consensus on exactly what we have to do to really improve the process of election administration.” / Summit Co. Ohio ballot printing problems seem to be coming to a head with calls for federal investigation and anti-trust issues….
NAtional: electionline Report Finds Potential for Trouble at Polls LINK
NAtional: CNN’s Lou Dobbs:Interview of ex-EAC Commissioners Soaries and Martinez LINK
NAtional: The EAC’s New Testing and Certification Program ““ Same Old Same Old? LINK
NAtional: Beware The High-Tech Ballot LINK
NAtional: Voting system in doubt – Changes made to fix election errors could add problems, study says LINK
NAtional: Election Protection Launches National Voter Assistance Hotline LINK
NAtional: Voter chaos predicted at US polls LINK
NAtional: New voting systems, rules may spell trouble at polls – Election analysts expect complications, but some disagree over how widespread they will be in the midterm tally. LINK
NAtional: Nonpartisan Research Group Finds Potential for Trouble at Polls; New Machines, Procedures, Close Races Could Add Up to a Difficult Election Day LINK
NAtional: Blind Americans to Cast First Secret Ballot LINK
NAtional: Potential problems loom in US election voting LINK
NAtional: Election Protection Efforts LINK
NAtional: Larry Norden – More last-minute questions about e-voting LINK
NAtional: More Scutiny of E-Voting Due LINK
NAtional: Unlocking The Ballot Box LINK
AR: Hopefuls encourage early voting LINK
CA: San Mateo County – Officials see significant errors in electronic voting test run LINK
CO: Record Year In Absentee Voting Expected In Colo. LINK
CO: Denver – Election commission 25% over 2006 budget LINK
IL: Chicago – Voter information open to hackers LINK
IL: Chicago – Group says data vulnerable, election officials investigating LINK
IL: Chicago – Hack cracked – Board of Elections Web site leaves Social Security numbers vulnerable LINK
IL: Chicago – Voter security glitch fixed – Site’s data vulnerable at least 5 years, say city election officials LINK
IL: Cook County voters will have touch-screen option LINK
IN: Randolph County – Rep. says you can count on Randolph voting equipment – A staffer from Voting Technologies International said the system should be able to tally votes for the Nov. 7 election. LINK
MA: Boston Voter ID Proposal Could Deny Vote to Thousands of Citizens; City Council Proposal Denounced by National Voting Rights Institute LINK
MN: Opinion – Keeping an eye on the machines that count Minnesotans’ votes LINK
MN: Minnesota launches first post-election review LINK
MO: Kansas City – Elections Office Wants Probe Into Voter Registration LINK
MO: St. Louis election officials see no cause for concern LINK
NJ: Fears about vote hinge on new machines. State hoping to avoid Election Day disaster LINK
NJ: Be prepared at the polls LINK
NJ: Ocean County – System enables blind to vote on Ocean County machines LINK
NY: Putnam – Forum on election reforms set in Putnam LINK
NY: Westchester County – Advocates blast Westchester plan to keep some lever voting machines LINK
OH: Groups file new charges over Ohio voter ID requirements LINK
OH: Some Ohio counties won’t post voting results in each precinct LINK
OH: Summit County – Election board angered by absentee ballot delay LINK
OK: Easy does it – Ballot concerns few in Oklahoma LINK
OR: Election Day brings many happy returns LINK
PA: Booth Ache – To avoid scandal, legislators will reintroduce bills to safeguard elections. LINK
TX: Galveston County – Lack of paper trail makes some voters leery LINK
TX: Hidalgo County – Lack of machines means problems for Palmview, Peà±itas LINK
VA: Some Voting Machines Chop Off Candidates’ Names – Computer Glitch Affects Voters in 3 Jurisdictions; Error Cannot Be Fixed by Nov. 7 LINK
WA: Official prepare for election – Prior to Election Day, county officials are busy preparing the updated ballot system to prevent ineligible votes. LINK
WAshington DC: Did ‘Your’ Vote Count? LINK
WI: Woman gets probation in fraud case – 49-year-old falsified voter-registration cards LINK
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Officials on Chicago, Illinois acknowledged that for the last five or six years it would have only taken a few keystrokes for a knowledgeable computer user to obtain the personal information for more than half of the 1.3 million identities in the system. / “Look, I think that it’s time for us to make our elections work in this country, Lou. I mean, that’s the bottom line. And obviously we have a great deal of work to do to make that happen. It’s time for us to bring together the best and brightest from the high-tech industry, Lou, the business industry, election officials, et cetera, for us to make things work.” ex-EAC Commissioner Ray Martinez told Lou Dobbs. “It’s time, four years later, Lou, six years removed from Florida in 2000, it’s time for us to achieve a consensus on exactly what we have to do to really improve the process of election administration.” / Summit Co. Ohio ballot printing problems seem to be coming to a head with calls for federal investigation and anti-trust issues….
Go Representative Dan Frankel in Allegheny!!!!!!!!
Good article Mr. Finkelstein.