13 days until Election Day.
Today we have more vote switching reports from Tennessee. There are also reports that the “Ballot-On-Demand” printer may be the root of the problems in some Florida counties. It seems that if the blank paper is not put into the printer just exactly right the printer prints the ballot skewed and the OSX tabulator will not read that ballot.
Voters on Hilton Head Island South Carolina were surprised when they reviewed their ES&S iVotronic ballots to find that some races were not shown on the review screen at all. They voted those races but nothing was shown on the review screen. South Carolina seems to have a real problem with doing any pre-election testing to ensure the ballot programming works the way it is supposed to work and when you have ES&S as a vendor that testing is even more important.
69 voters in Sarasota Co Florida received their absentee ballots only to find that the State Senate District 23 race was left off. Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent, whose name appears 8 times on sample ballots, knew about this problem 11 days ago and claims she told members of the elections board about it but they deny knowing any specifics….
- National: Voter Registration Databases and Purges — Part I
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/voter-registr-1.html - National: Early voting suggests 2008 may see record turnout, expert says
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/early.voting/?iref=mpstoryview - National: Personal About Politics: Voter Fraud – Where and By Whom?
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977485106 - National: Block The Vote
http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/19196 - National: Editorial – National standard for counting dead votes needed
http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=53875 - National: Long Lines, Machine Failures Greet Early Voters, CNN Reporter, in Florida
https://bradblog.com/?p=6544 - National: Early voting starts in 31 states; e-voting snag in W.Va. fixed
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9117645 - National: Early Voting Sees Reports of Voter Intimidation, Machine Malfunctions
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/22/votes - National: Voting Machines Must be Nationalized
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-white/voting-machines-must-be-n_b_136824.html - National: Voting Rights Watch: Report underscores Election Day will be a major test for the U.S. voting system
http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/10/voting-rights-watch-report-underscores.asp - National: Green Party Becomes First Political Party to Endorse Election Integrity Pledge
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/green-party-becomes-first-political/story.aspx?guid={A31683B8-3BF1-4DCC-BC40-84BD66C0E98C}&dist=hppr - National: New Voting Systems Could Cause Problems in Swing States
Analysts are concerned about some of the new systems being implemented in key states
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/10/22/new-voting-systems-could-cause-problems-in-swing-states.html - National: Election officials try to ease long voting lines
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iXAkBilVhjbpsgAAHfgp6kGEShvwD93VQ9Q80 - CO: Perlmutter wants election monitor in Arapahoe County
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=102330&catid=346 - CO: Dems’ ballot requests surge in Colorado
http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_10782203 - FL: Election Supervisors Association Attorney Advises Okay to Take Voter ID at the Polls
http://www.floridavoters.org/downloads/FVC_PressRelease_102008.pdf - FL: Scanner Snafu Prompts Machines Removal
http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/31962894.html - FL: Editorial – Ballot machines a problem
http://media.www.thefamuanonline.com/media/storage/paper319/news/2008/10/22/Opinions/Ballot.Machines.A.Problem-3498717.shtml - FL: Is the Legislature to blame for long early voting lines?
A 2005 bill passed by Florida legislators that caps the number of hours polls are open each day may be partly responsible for South Florida’s long early voting lines this week.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/735905.html - FL: Broward County – Privacy Schmivacy
Tell the world how you vote!
http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2008-10-23/news/privacy-schmivacy/ - FL: Duval County – Lines, Voting Problems Continue On 2nd Day
http://www.news4jax.com/news/17770664/detail.html - FL: Duval County – Jacksonville’s black voters skeptical about ballot
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/736234.html - FL: Duval County officials locate polling problems
Human and mechanical errors are blamed for early voting woes.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/102208/met_346957418.shtml - FL: Flagler County – Problems force Flagler to switch to old voting machines
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Flagler/flaHEAD04FLAGPOL102208.htm - FL: Leon County – Problems at the polls slow vote casting
http://media.www.thefamuanonline.com/media/storage/paper319/news/2008/10/20/News/Problems.At.The.Polls.Slow.Vote.Casting-3499012.shtml - FL: Palm Beach County – Yes, Abramson is the winner
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/10/22/a14a_wennet_edit_1022.html - FL: Another Sarasota County Election Blunder
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081022/BREAKING/810220284/2055/NEWS?Title=Another_Sarasota_County_election_blunder - GA: Democrats fight Karen Handel to stay on ballot
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/democrats_fight_karen_handel_to_stay_on_ballot/Content?oid=589953 - GA: Cobb County – Voting lines get longer in metro Atlanta
More polling places to open next week
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/10/21/waiting_to_vote.html - HI: Voting System Needs Changing
http://www.mauiweekly.com/commentary/story7975.aspx - IL: DuPage Democrats urge election attorney’s ouster
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=244376&src=2 - KS: Election Office ‘under control’
http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2008/oct/22/election-office-under-control/ - KY: Whitley citizens express voting concerns
http://www.thetimestribune.com/local/local_story_296083014.html - MD: High Turnout = More Voting Machines
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2008/10/elections_chief_linda_lamone_t.html - MI: State to appeal fed order in voter file purge case
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/POLITICS01/810220446/1409/METRO - MO: St. Louis County sees record number of registered voters
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/CD342E1A2924CF5D862574EA001078E8?OpenDocument - NM: Being served?
Advocates question election-night process
http://sfreporter.com/stories/detail/being_served/4174/ - NV: Nev. GOP complains of voter registration policy
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10778764?nclick_check=1 - NY: Onondaga County facing lever machine shortage
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=77e3635e-d2f9-44af-b516-5042ce1007e0 - OH: Ohio GOP halts voter registration challenges, seeks to negotiate solution
Attorney general to meet with party lawyers today
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1224664380228190.xml&coll=2 - OH: Press Release – Voting Rights Groups Warn Prosecutors About Investigating Ohio Voters
http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/gen/37281prs20081021.html - OH: Top Ohio court throws out voter registration claim
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/31957174.html - OH: Licking County – Big vote means beefed-up security, extra machines
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081021/NEWS01/81021028 - OH: Licking County – Election board preparing for Nov. 4 turnout
Greeters needed to help voters; transportation arranged for machines
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081022/NEWS03/810220303/1002/NEWS01 - PA: Voting controversies revisited
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/NEWS02/810220282 - PA: PA Voting Officials Expect Increase in Military, Overseas Ballots
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/pa-voting-officials-expect-increase/story.aspx?guid={659F38E0-0600-4C97-9FF2-FD143D874D3C}&dist=hppr - PA: Allegheny County – Voting machine audit falls short, group says
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08296/921755-85.stm - SC: Beaufort County – Machine ballots omit candidates’ names
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/645376.html - SC: Beaufort County – ES&S Touch-Screens in SC Omit Candidates, Races on Final Voter Review Screen
https://bradblog.com/?p=6546 - TN: Votes Reportedly Flipping from Repub to Dem in TN!
So NOW Can We Impound These Machines, Take Them Out of Service and Give Every Voter a PAPER BALLOT, Please?!
https://bradblog.com/?p=6547 - TN: Decatur County – Machine Problems Frustrate Early Voters
http://www.decaturcountyonline.com/article.asp?art=1244 - TN: Knox County – Voting machine issue confusing to some
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/oct/22/voting-machine-issue-confusing-some/ - TN: Early voting strong in Shelby County
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/oct/22/early-voting-strong-shelby-county/ - TX: Texas: Straight Party Voting Leads To Lost Votes
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00328.htm - TX: Midland County Voter Mystery
http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=8999 - UT: Washington Co. vote underway
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20081022/NEWS01/81022002 - VA: State investigates complaint regarding absentee ballots
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/state-investigates-complaint-regarding-absentee-ballots - VA: Fairfax County – Massive E-Mail Campaign Freezes Absentee Ballots
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/21/AR2008102102555.html - WV: Editorial – Guard Against Voting Problems
http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/515789.html - WV: WV voters say machines are switching Dem votes to GOP
http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=5588 - WV: E-voting machines good to go, Ireland says
Voting irregularities have been reported in Putnam, Jackson
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200810210722 - WV: Voters allege e-voting machines switching votes
http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/56575/voters-allege-e-voting-machines-switching-votes - WV: Ohio County — Editorial – Ensure Voting Machines Work
http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/515766.html?nav=511 - WV: Putnam County – Putnam offers exit survey for early voters
http://www.dailymail.com/News/election08/200810220202 - WV: Putnam commissioner worried about early-voting problems
http://wvgazette.com/News/politics/200810210675
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