Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

As is becoming typical, the Main Stream Media are not reporting a lot of voting problems today. It appears that we have to wait for the busy election protection hotlines to report on their day. One thing for sure is that turnout was huge.

Early voting began today in Washington Co, Arkansas, where the county is using some paper ballots in which names of some unopposed judicial candidates are missing. State law requires any unopposed candidate to get at least one vote and that has happened. It is typical for the ballot printer, ES&S (yes, the one and the same ES&S), to mis-print ballots but why did the county not proofread their ballots before they got into a position where they had to use them? Those stories and more below. ...

• NAtional: Democratic Congress to Voters: What Election Problems?
  http://www.alternet.org/democracy/84492/
• NAtional: Book Review - Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008
  http://www.opednews.com/...ser_take_all_3a_elec.htm
• NAtional: Quick Study: Voting Machines
  Do voting machines work as well as they should?
  http://www.rd.com/your-a...chines/article58348.html
• NAtional: Quick Study: Voting Machines
  Learn who's who when it comes to making sure the nation's voting machines work, plus get up-to-speed on ballot lingo.
  http://www.rd.com/your-a...chines/article64864.html
• NAtional: Supreme Court Ignores Wisconsin Data
  http://www.milwaukeemaga...m/murphyslaw/default.asp
• AR: Washington County - Judge's Names Left Off Washington County Ballots
  Correcting Mistake Would Cost County $15,000, Election Commissioner Says
  http://www.nwaonline.net...news/050608fzballots.txt
• AR: Washington County - 5 judicial positions in Washington County likely decided by 73 voters
  http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=8276797
• Indiana and North Carolina: Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary Election Voters in North Carolina and Indiana
  http://www.prnewswire.co...8/0004807682&EDATE=
• IN: 140K New Voters In IN
  http://hotlineblog.natio.../05/140k_new_voters.html
• IN: State braces for record turnout
  http://www.journalgazett...S07/805060330/1002/LOCAL
• IN: Gary – Opinion - Be prepared to comply with picture ID rule
  http://nwi.com/articles/...36738625743b005b40fd.txt
• IN: Marion County - Touch-screen machines, extra poll workers ready for high turnout
  http://www.indystar.com/...80506/NEWS0502/805060373
• IN: Marion County - Polling place glitches are few in Indy
  http://www.indystar.com/...80506/NEWS0502/805060396
• IN: St. Joseph County - Voters experience problems at the polls
  http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/18687414.html
• IN: St. Joseph County - Students, Nuns, Denied RIGHT to Vote in Indiana Today Following Supreme Court Approval of State Photo ID Restrictions, Says Nonpartisan Watchdog Group
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5960
• IN: St. Joseph County - Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll by fellow sister
  http://ap.google.com/art...wfdLSokUeN1K9hQD90GBCNO0
• IN: Tippecanoe County - Primary Update: Dayton problems fixed
  http://www.jconline.com/...20080506/NEWS09/80506005
• IN: Tippecanoe County - Voter turnout high, some problems reported
  http://www.wlfi.com/Glob...77078&nav=menu591_3
• NC: Massive voter turnout predicted
  http://www.rockymounttel.../2008/05/06/turnout.html
• NC: Voters could see lines at polls today
  Board of Elections staff fields number of calls
  http://www.hickoryrecord...e&cid=1173355435469
• NC: Polls open in North Carolina
  Some long lines reported
  http://www.charlotte.com/109/story/611598.html
• NC: Alamance County - Live election blog: Unaffiliated voter says she encounters problem at polls
  http://www.thetimesnews....cle.html/live_polls.html
• ND: Election process changing with times
  http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/200326
• NY: Accessible voting machines require accessible sites
  http://www.buffalonews.com/149/story/339890.html
• OH: Editorial - Keep law as it is
  New voting equipment for Ohio counties should have a federal seal of approval
  http://www.dispatch.com/..._A8_HBA3L33.html?sid=101
• OK: Voter ID law may come to Oklahoma
  http://www.edmondsun.com...cal_story_126121727.html
• TX: Austin Plans 'Point-by-Point' Review of Hart InterCivic E-Vote System in Light of Federal Fraud Lawsuit
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5957

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