Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Horry Co South Carolina is now reporting that they had more problems than reported on Saturday. It seems that not only could they not get 80% of the machines to start up on Saturday morning but many of those same machines could not be turned off when the polls closed. It seems that the internal clocks were set for the ES&S iVotronics to be closed out next Saturday evening following the Democratic primary. Those machines had to be taken to the county election office and the clocks had to be changed. The county was still counting ballots late on Sunday. I had a reporter call me from one SC newspaper. He asked how I felt about this delay in getting the results out. My response was that quick and early results were for the media not for the voter. We want our votes counted accurately, not quickly. It is, in part, the media that have driven election officials to waste our tax money on the purchase of machines that give some result as quickly as possible upon poll closure. It may not be an accurate number but it is a number that can be reported. Tomorrow the Republican South Carolina primary will be forgotten as all eyes turn to the next primary and the next potential disaster. ...

• NAtional: Editorial - Election Changes May Be Detrimental
  http://www.news-register...nt.detail/id/504797.html
• NAtional: Voter ID allies betray King and democracy
  http://www.ajc.com/opini.../21/mcdonalded_0121.html
• AR: Officials Expect Few Electronic Voting Problems
  http://www.swtimes.com/a...w/news/sunday/news01.txt
• AR: Officials Expect Smooth Vote In February Primary
  http://www.todaysthv.com.../news.aspx?storyid=59326
• CA: Columnist - Thomas Elias: Prospects for accurate vote tallies are good
  http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_8028153
• CA: Santa Clara County - Mail-in ballots get most votes
  http://www.mercurynews.c...i_8032123?nclick_check=1
• CO: Opinion - Hodge: Voting equipment snafu causing chaos
  http://denver.yourhub.co...litics/Story~417586.aspx
• CO: Boulder County - County Clerk will discuss voting machines with City Council
  http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=6007
• CT: Primary will cost cities
  http://www.stamfordadvoc...tam-news-local-headlines
• FL: Absentee ballot requests in Broward three times higher than 2004
  http://www.sun-sentinel....?coll=sofla_tab01_layout
• FL: Florida prepares to unplug touchscreen voting machines
  http://www.sun-herald.co.../floridanews.cfm?id=2034
• IA: Problems in South Carolina prompt questions about electronic voting
  http://www.radioiowa.com...32-2FC3-52875FAFE0F5E44D
• NH: Who Counts in New Hampshire?
  And, are Diebold memory cards forgetful?
  http://www.votersunite.org/info/WhoCountsNH.asp
• NH: Our view: Recount won't change New Hampshire result
  http://www.eagletribune....1103319?keyword=topstory
• NJ: Opinion - Congress must ensure vote integrity
  http://www.nj.com/njvoic...st_ensure_vote_inte.html
• NV: After Nevada Caucuses, Charges of Foul Play
  http://blog.washingtonpo...da_caucuses_charges.html
• NY: A dream for making sure every vote counts
  Martin Luther King Jr. holiday a time to reflect on the integrity of the ballot.
  http://www.stargazettene...0121/OPINION01/801210314
• OH: Elections chief finds surprises in first year
  http://www.coshoctontrib...80121/UPDATES01/80121013
• OH: New election rules will cost
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• SC: Horry County - Vote results further delayed
  Officials vow to fix machine issues by Saturday
  http://www.myrtlebeachon.../local/story/321972.html
• SC: Horry County - County, state to blame for Horry County voting machine errors
  http://www.scnow.com/mid...BTW-2008-01-21-0011.html
• RI: Can R.I. count on its voting machines?
  http://www.projo.com/new...1A8M47E_v17.2a2fe5f.html
• Overseas: Americans Abroad Can Now Vote Online
  http://ap.google.com/art...ZCavPL504iZDDagD8UA5HDO0

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