5 days until Election Day.

The Brennan Center, Common Cause, and Verified Voting are reminding election officials from Diebold/Premier jurisdictions about a problem with Premier Election Solutions' vote tabulating software that could cause the system to lose votes. I hope this reminder and their recommended actions are not too late and that officials will listen and pay heed.

CNN did a pretty good article on straight-party voting. There was one quote that is good for a chuckle and shake of the head. One of the voting systems that has had reported vote flipping in straight-party voting is manufactured by Hart Intercivic. The vendor’s spokesman, Peter Lichtenheld, actually pointed at the voters for making the error and then said the problem stems from habits formed when doing punch-card voting. Yes, the voters just can’t tell the difference between a punch card and the Hart eSlate. He claimed, “In that system, you didn't know if the chad separated or not, so people would punch each candidate after punching the [straight-ticket] part, just to be sure.” It is amazing to what lengths the vendors will go to blame the voters for all of the problems with the vendor’s machines. ...

• Featured - National: Groups Warn Election Officials About Diebold Voting Machine Flaw
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../10/voting-groups-w.html
• Featured - National: Straight-ticket voting not straightforward
  http://www.cnn.com/2008/...S/10/30/straight.ticket/
• National: Are design issues to blame for vote 'flipping' in touch-screen machines?
  Vendors say no, but critics say e-voting devices aren't designed for most voters
  http://www.computerworld...yId=69&pageNumber=1
• National: Tool Developed to Detect Possible Fraud in Election Tabulating Software
  Pima County EI Creates Software to Analyze GEMS Databases, Wants to Share Capability With Others
  http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6587
• National: Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches
  http://edition.cnn.com/2...Y&iref=mpstoryemail
• National: eTRICK or reTREAT? Nightmare of Elections Future
  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=910
• National: Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches
  http://edition.cnn.com/2...H/10/29/voting.machines/
• National: Concern Mounts Over Expected Voting Surge
  The Early Show: Experts Weigh In Over Whether Unusually High Turnout Would Impact Accuracy Of Counting
  http://www.cbsnews.com/s...lyshow/main4557962.shtml
• National: Rising Tide of Suits Filed in Search of Political Edge
  http://online.wsj.com/ar...B122532888316282651.html
• National: Schneier on Voting Machine Security
  http://blogs.cioinsight....ng_machine_security.html
• National: Undervotes - The Scary Canary
  http://www.opednews.com/...-Mancini-081029-783.html
• National: Lab may lose accreditation to test voting machines
  Denver lab that tests voting machines may lose accreditation, but Nov. 4 elections unaffected
  http://money.cnn.com/new...210955e6e1fbfedf8e30.htm
• National: Electronic voting machine lab suspended by feds over performance concerns
  http://coloradoindepende...ver-performance-concerns
• National: Lab will seek reaccreditation to test voting gear
  http://www.9news.com/new...id=102893&catid=346
• National: Voting Machines Flipping Votes at Many Early Voting Sites: Where Are the Election Protection Attorneys?
  http://tinyurl.com/5g965k
• National: Can the System Handle Huge Voter Turnout?
  Long Lines, Close Race Will Trigger Legal Challenges on Election Day
  http://abcnews.go.com/Th...y?id=6147679&page=1
• National: Mr. Rogers Has a Voting Machine Mishap
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../10/mr-rogers-has-a.html
• National: Voters Who Registered But Received No Confirmation Should Still Vote
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../10/know-your-votin.html
• National: Special report: Issues in electronic voting machine security
  http://www.scmagazineus....security/article/120219/
• CA: Los Angeles County - Mail ballot backlog poses problems for L.A. County voters
  Thousands may not receive their ballots soon enough to mail them back and will have to drop them off in person instead.
  http://www.latimes.com/n...2008oct30,0,506897.story
• CO: Purged voters can cast provisional ballots in Colorado
  http://coloradoindepende...ters-in-court-settlement
• CO: Voter Purge Rejected in Colorado
  http://www.nytimes.com/2...olitics&oref=slogin
• CO: Adams County - Vote-Flipping Diebold Machine Removed, Quarantined in CO
  http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6592
• FL: Opinion - Ensuring the vote
  Despite overblown claims of fraud, simple steps can counter problems at polls
  http://www.floridatoday....ON/810290308/1006/NEWS01
• FL: Early Voting Extended Hours Cause Problems
  http://www.panhandlepara...use_problems/mbb7711455/
• FL: Dems file lawsuit against GOP to avert voter challenges
  http://www.palmbeachpost...lawsuit_against_gop.html
• FL: Palm Beach County - Early voting sets another record
  http://www.palmbeachpost...08/10/30/1030voting.html
• FL: Palm Beach County - Voting machine changes don't ease concerns
  Analysts say no system is perfect
  http://www.tennessean.co...6/810290443/1001/RSS6001
• FL: Volusia County switches to stickier tape to secure election
  http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/1228
• IA: Dementia patient allegedly pressured to cast ballot
  http://www.desmoinesregi...EWS09/810300395/0/NEWS12
• IN: Marion Co. GOP seeks ballot scrutiny
  http://www.indystar.com/...081030/NEWS0502/81030041
• NJ: NJ voting machines vulnerable, report says
  http://www.montclairtimes.com/NC/0/882.html
• OH: Jennifer Brunner cancels cross-checking of Ohio's new voters
  http://blog.cleveland.co...s_voter_registratio.html
• OH: In Ohio, Provisional Ballots May Prove Pivotal
  http://www.nytimes.com/2.../politics/31ohio.html?hp
• PA: Judge widens backup paper ballots provision in Pa.
  http://www.examiner.com/...in-Pa-paper-ballots-suit
• TX: Texas Voters Urged to Avoid Straight-Party Option, After Vote-Flip Complaints
  http://sacurrent.com/blog/default.asp?perm=69255
• VA: Kaine says he has no authority to extend hours
  http://www.dailypress.co...030oct30,0,3425391.story
• VA: NAACP hearing on Election Day prep canceled
  http://www.dailypress.co...030oct30,0,5929550.story
• VA: NAACP stands down over Virginia election prep
  http://politicalticker.b...-virginia-election-prep/
• VA: Absentee Ballot Voting Soars in Virginia
  http://www.washingtonpos.../30/AR2008103003011.html
• WI: Wisconsin AG to dispatch agents to supervise election
  http://www.legalnewsline...ts-to-supervise-election
• WV: Alleged vote flipping video false, defamitory, WVSOS says
  http://www.wvpubcast.org...newsarticle.aspx?id=5766
• WV: Campaigns express concern about voting machines
  http://www.dailymail.com.../election08/200810300207
• Washington DC: Washington, D.C., Suffers Headaches as Early Voters Show Up at Election Board HQ
  http://elections.foxnews...iences-voting-headaches/

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