Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
I know that any voter who was affected by a machine malfunction or had to wait in a long line will disagree but we seem to have dodged a bullet so far in this primary. Voting machine malfunctions were wide-spread as were electronic poll book failures. This evening and tomorrow will bring us many more reports of problems as counties get polls closed and begin to tabulate the votes. Please note that our information comes from media reports and not anecdotal reports from voters.
Also in the news this evening is a report from Cuyahoga Co Ohio where a judge has denied an injunction filed by the ACLU in which the group hoped to stop the county from changing to centrally-counted paper ballots.
Today’s special ‘Daily Voting News’ Morning Edition headlines are here. Tonight’s Evening Edition headlines all follow below in full…
- NAtional: A guide to Super Tuesday’s riskiest voting machines
http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/02/05/voting_technology/ - NAtional: Early Votes Go Smoothly in Most States
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h5bvnvKVFnHMNnWKFHDXB7pXdpcgD8UKBE001 - NAtional: Myth that Touch-Screen Voting Machines Mean Faster Election Results Debunked
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/myth-that-touch.html - NAtional: Super Tuesday: Groups say states face e-voting risks
The Verified Voting Foundation and Common Cause say that voting machines can pose problems when left unattended or if they don’t have paper backups
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/05/Super-Tuesday-Groups-say-states-face-e-voting-risks_1.html - NAtional: Super Tuesday. And Wednesday, and Thursday – by Tova Andrea Wang
http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20080205.114518&time=12%2058%20PST&year=2008&public=0 - CA: Expect record turnout, long wait for results
http://www.sfgate.com/flat/archive/2008/02/05/chronicle/archive/2008/02/05/MNPPURQHV.html?tsp=1 - CA: Record turnout expected
Large number of mailed ballots may delay final tally until Wednesday
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/ci_8173055 - CA: Tuesday Prize Fight Could Go into Wed.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/05/ca_biggest_tuesday_prize_fight.html - CA: High number of mail-in ballots raises concern of late vote tally
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8176472 - CA: Los Angeles County – Los Angeles = Voting Problems Everywhere?
http://laist.com/2008/02/05/los_angeles_vot.php - CA: Los Angeles County – Polling place says equipment not delivered
http://www.chicoer.com/news/national/ci_8175340 - CA: Los Angeles County – Numerous Voter Irregularities Reported Across Los Angeles
http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/community/post/elliottpetty/Brj - CA: San Diego County – No blips as county goes to ballots
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20080205-1015-bn05voting.html - CA: Santa Clara County – Higher than expected turnout causes some ballot shortages
http://morganhilltimes.com/news/235570-higher-than-expected-turnout-causes-some-ballot-shortages - GA: Ga. voters face long lines, some glitches in Super Tuesday vote
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/240221.html - GA: Voter Turnout Turns Into Long Lines
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=110725 - GA: Ga. voters see long lines, potential for record turnout
http://www.dailyreportonline.com/Editorial/News/singleEdit.asp?individual_SQL=2%2F5%2F2008%4021084 - GA: Down the stretch: Voters see long lines, some bottlenecks
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/02/05/votereports_0205.html - GA: Voters Face Long Lines in Georgia as Photo ID Laws and Diebold’s Crashing E-Pollbook System Slow Process
Wait Times Up to 90 Minutes or More in Metro Atlanta, While New E-Registration Computers Cause Delays
https://bradblog.com/?p=5654 - IA: Iowa: Secretary of state seeks money for voting upgrades
Governor disagrees that state should continue to pay for counties to update machines
http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=189727 - MA: Voter: Paper beats computers
http://blogs.computerworld.com/voter_paper_beats_computers - NJ: Confusion reported in New Jersey presidential primary polls
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj–primary-problems0205feb05,0,7887455.story - NJ: Mercer County Elections Superintendent says turnout is huge
http://www.politickernj.com/mercer-county-elections-superintendent-says-turnout-huge-16187 - NJ: Warren County – Some N.J. Polling Places Switch to Paper Ballots
http://wfmz.com/view/?id=218064 - NY: Blind Justice
Court Orders DREs Can Be Sold in NY
http://www.nyvv.org/boblog/ - NY: NYPIRG: Voting Problems No Worse Than Usual
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/supertuesday/2008/02/nypirg-voting-problems-no-wors.html - NY: Voting Glitches on Super Tuesday
http://gothamist.com/2008/02/05/voting.php - NY: Obama campaign dispatches lawyers to troublesome Brooklyn polling places
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?NoCache=1&Dato=20080205&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=802050358&Ref=AR - NY: Dutchess County – Voting machine problems repaired in Fishkill, Tivoli
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/NEWS01/80205029 - OH: Large number of Ohioans want paper ballots
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=375866&c=y - OH: Cuyahoga County – Cuyahoga’s Plan to Vote on Paper Goes Before Federal Court Judge
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5685172&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 - OH: Cuyahoga County – Judge backs state officials in voting dispute
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/02/05/voting_mess.html?sid=101 - OH: Cuyahoga County – Judge Rules Cuyahoga County to Use Paper Ballots
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5688620&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 - TN: Locally Produced Documentary Explores Voter Fraud
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7822766 - TN: Some Problems In Knoxville, Nashville, Sullivan County
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7827054 - UT: Super Tuesday brings big turnout in Davis County
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695250459,00.html
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Incredible compilation, John Gideon. Thank you so much…