Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The new Secretary of State in Colorado has told 10 counties to be prepared to conduct hand recounts of all of their paper ballots. An audit of the results from those counties ES&S optical-scan machines has caused some question as to whether the results are correct. Also, on the front of this morning’s Washington Post is an article that reports that not everyone in the Department of Justice was in agreement that Georgia’s voter ID law is constitutional. Political appointees overruled career employees….
NAtional: Media Ignore The GAO Report LINK
AZ: Mail-in democracy should be marked ‘return to sender’ LINK
CA: San Mateo County – Vice mayor’s lead shrinks to 11 votes LINK
CA: State official [Secretary of State] to seek full term LINK
CO: Hand count of ballot required in 10 counties (ES&S Optech Eagle III-P) LINK
CO: State asks 10 counties for manual vote recount LINK
CT: Write-In Recount Ordered in North Branford LINK
GA: Criticism of Voting Law Was Overruled. Justice Dept. Backed Georgia Measure Despite Fears of Discrimination LINK
GA: Bush DoJ Political Appointee Overruled Staff Recommended Rejection of GA’s Voter Photo ID Law… LINK
IA: North Liberty candidate wants recount LINK
IL: Peoria – Board considers voting machine options LINK
IL: McDonough County – State must OK McDonough voting change LINK
IL: McDonough County – County board members look at revamped voting LINK
MA: Poll workers are guardians of democracy LINK
MN: Winona County – Voting machines work well LINK
MO: Cooper County – Election improvements could result in fewer polling locations LINK
NJ: Essex County – The vote is in for a new voting machine: Freeholders choose the Sequoia Advantage for Essex elections LINK
NJ: Parsippany – Court filing challenges Parsippany mayoral race (Sequoia Advantage) LINK
NJ: Holmdel – Berk will seek vote recount in Holmdel LINK
NY: Troy – GOP calls for revote in Troy LINK
NY: Opinion – New York State League of Women Voters Supports the Optical Scan Voting System LINK
NY: Asian Americans Face Barriers At Seven Local Polling Stations LINK
OH: Hamilton County – How your ballot dodged many a bullet LINK
OH: Montgomery County – Votes won’t count in Carlisle precinct LINK
OH: Democracy Breakin’: Ohio’s Electric Boogaloo LINK
SC: Georgetown County – New deputy registrars to reach potential Georgetown voters LINK
TX: Fort Bend County – DOJ Push For Voting Rights Agreement Puzzles Officials LINK
TX: Dallas County – DA looks into reports of voting irregularities LINK
TX: Cherokee County – County soon to have new voting machines LINK
UT: Spanish Fork – Slim loser seeks recount LINK
WA: King County – Voter-challenge errors mount LINK
INternational: Montreal, Canada – Machines let us down LINK
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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Ah hah! So the truth comes out…..
Everyone ought to report to Tim Kaine also and any Governors you know that the voting machines should be impounded, and then immediately taken to court to challenge any of the "secrets acts" going on!
info@kaine2005.org
ellen@votersunite.org
Doug E.
Are you aware that Fort Bend County, Texas (one of the stories you link to above) is part of Tom DeLay’s home district, 22? Coincidental? Trying to cover the old boy’s butt, are they? If he can’t win fair and square, why not just discourage those who might vote against him. All’s fair and love and war…
John.
I really appreciate the fact you are posting these links often and thereby keeping us up to date on these issues.
These are fundamental concerns we must train ourselves to keep up on.