22 days until Election Day.

In what may be a program unique to Connecticut, UConn ‘s VoTeR Center performs a pre-election audit of the memory cards for the state’s Premier AccuVote Optical-Scan tabulators. This is a smart program that should be mirrored across the nation.

The University just released a report of its audit of the memory cards used in the state’s August primary election. The cards were programmed by LHS Associates, which also provides voting systems, programs memory cards, and does other election work for the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. UConn received 185 memory cards directly from LHS. Ten of those cards or 5.4% had nothing but “noise” on them. How many bad cards were sent out to polling places in CT? How many bad cards were sent to polling places in the other states LHS services? ...

• National: Republicans Foreclose on Voter Rights
  http://www.newuniversity...ns_foreclose_on_voter165
• National: The False Narrative of "Voter Fraud"
  http://www.opednews.com/...Anderson-081011-303.html
• National: Editorial - Two sides of vote fraud
  http://www.dailynewstrib...-Two-sides-of-vote-fraud
• National: So, who is disenfranchised?
  http://blogs.fayobserver...-who-is-disenfranchised/
• National: Voter Issues Line the Road to the Election
  As McCain and Obama Close In on the Election, Voter Issues Rampant
  http://abcnews.go.com/Th...y?id=6020731&page=1
• National: Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote?
  http://www.jacksonfreepr...e_lose_your_vote_101308/
• National: Early Voting Begins Ahead of US Presidential Election
  http://voanews.com/english/2008-10-13-voa17.cfm
• CO: Watch dog groups want Coffman to alter stance on voter forms
  http://www.rockymountain...an-alter-stance-voter-f/
• CT: UConn Report Shows Junk Memory Cards Direct From Vendor
  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=798
• FL: Here's what you need to know to ensure you can cast your ballot on Election Day
  http://www.orlandosentin...308oct13,0,1715209.story
• FL: Repairs should speed reporting of Brevard voting results
  http://www.tcpalm.com/ne...ing-brevard-voting-resu/
• FL: Brevard County - Voting machines get broken modems fixed
  http://www.floridatoday....01/810130334/1006/news01
• FL: Marion County - Elections office expects more voters to cast ballots before Election Day
  http://www.ocala.com/art...lots_before_Election_Day
• GA: Lewis Says Georgia’s Voter ID Checks are Harassment
  http://www.reddingnewsre..._georgia_08_91000205.htm
• IL: Could the con-con vote be unconstitutional?
  http://www.nwherald.com/...f313ba7c9ab596520906.txt
• MI: Michigan to combat claims of possible suppression of voters
  http://www.freep.com/art...0081013/NEWS15/310130002
• MI: Know your voting rights, Michigan Department of Civil Rights director, Linda V. Parker, dispels common myths and misconceptions about voting
  http://www.mlive.com/fli...oting_rights_michig.html
• NJ: So many new NJ voters, so little time to log them
  http://ap.google.com/art...t2oxwBSrrHpqBTgD93PFVS00
• OH: Ohio GOP plays voter fraud card
  http://www.mansfieldnews...81013/UPDATES01/81013003
• PA: Burlington County - Voter registration swamping county office
  http://www.phillyburbs.c...12-10132008-1604772.html
• PA: Lackawanna County - County getting ready for E-Day Volunteers preparing for heavy turnout
  http://www.scrantontimes...3vote_s1.2006395_loc.txt
• PA: Montgomery County - Group questions Montco voting readiness
  http://www.phillyburbs.c...13-10132008-1604843.html
• SC: Charleston County - Plans in place to prevent local voter fraud
  http://www.live5news.com...obal/story.asp?S=9167227
• TX: Election officials reject report saying thousands of illegal immigrants are registered to vote
  http://www.dallasnews.co...te.Edition1.4a8d69e.html
• TX: Matagorda County - Voter registration up from 2004
  http://baycitytribune.co...so?ewcd=e419f6373b27aec7
• VA: Columnist - Will Virginia Polling Places Be Overwhelmed?
  http://voices.washington...ia_polling_places_b.html
• WV: Voter registration winding down; early voting about to begin
  http://www.dailymail.com/News/200810130162
• Washington DC: Report identifies voting problems
  http://media.www.gwhatch...g.Problems-3483774.shtml
• Estonia - Estonia pioneers internet voting
  Six thousand tech savvy citizens take up the offer...
  http://networks.silicon....39024876,39153422,00.htm

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