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.c...02/05/voting_technology/
• NAtional: Early Votes Go Smoothly in Most States
  http://ap.google.com/art...nWKFHDXB7pXdpcgD8UKBE001
• NAtional: Myth that Touch-Screen Voting Machines Mean Faster Election Results Debunked
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../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...ce-e-voting-risks_1.html
• NAtional: Super Tuesday. And Wednesday, and Thursday - by Tova Andrea Wang
  http://newswire.ascribe....;year=2008&public=0
• CA: Expect record turnout, long wait for results
  http://www.sfgate.com/fl.../05/MNPPURQHV.html?tsp=1
• CA: Record turnout expected
  Large number of mailed ballots may delay final tally until Wednesday
  http://www.insidebayarea...eocountytimes/ci_8173055
• CA: Tuesday Prize Fight Could Go into Wed.
  http://blog.washingtonpo...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.couragecampai...ty/post/elliottpetty/Brj
• CA: San Diego County - No blips as county goes to ballots
  http://www.signonsandieg...205-1015-bn05voting.html
• CA: Santa Clara County - Higher than expected turnout causes some ballot shortages
  http://morganhilltimes.c...es-some-ballot-shortages
• GA: Ga. voters face long lines, some glitches in Super Tuesday vote
  http://www.ledger-enquir...om/251/story/240221.html
• GA: Voter Turnout Turns Into Long Lines
  http://www.11alive.com/n...news.aspx?storyid=110725
• GA: Ga. voters see long lines, potential for record turnout
  http://www.dailyreporton...SQL=2%2F5%2F2008%4021084
• GA: Down the stretch: Voters see long lines, some bottlenecks
  http://www.ajc.com/metro...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
  http://www.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.computerwor...er_paper_beats_computers
• NJ: Confusion reported in New Jersey presidential primary polls
  http://www.newsday.com/n...205feb05,0,7887455.story
• NJ: Mercer County Elections Superintendent says turnout is huge
  http://www.politickernj....-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.c...ng-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...nr=802050358&Ref=AR
• NY: Dutchess County - Voting machine problems repaired in Fishkill, Tivoli
  http://www.poughkeepsiej...20080205/NEWS01/80205029
• OH: Large number of Ohioans want paper ballots
  http://www.ohio.com/news...rticleID=375866&c=y
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga's Plan to Vote on Paper Goes Before Federal Court Judge
  http://www.myfoxclevelan...e=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Judge backs state officials in voting dispute
  http://www.columbusdispa...voting_mess.html?sid=101
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Judge Rules Cuyahoga County to Use Paper Ballots
  http://www.myfoxclevelan...e=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
• TN: Locally Produced Documentary Explores Voter Fraud
  http://www.newschannel5....obal/story.asp?S=7822766
• TN: Some Problems In Knoxville, Nashville, Sullivan County
  http://www.newschannel5....obal/story.asp?S=7827054
• UT: Super Tuesday brings big turnout in Davis County
  http://deseretnews.com/a...1,5143,695250459,00.html

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