Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Doug Chapin of electionline.org ‘said for all the flaws, Colorado was fortunate on two fronts. First, the problems were largely what he called ”hassle factor,” and had nothing to do with allegations of inaccuracy, fraud or large-scale disenfranchisement. Plus, Florida grabbed the headlines again with a congressional race that has wound up in court.’ I wonder how the fact that over 18,000 voters stepped out of lines over 4 blocks long and did not vote in Denver is not, arguably, ‘large-scale disenfranchisement’? It is certainly “large-scale voter suppression” and much more than just a “hassle factor”. / In Florida today the Jennings campaign has filed their election challenge. Groups representing the voters in Sarasota Co. have also announced a press conference for tomorrow morning. This PC will be followed by a lawsuit filed by those groups; VoterAction, PFAW-FL, ACLU, EFF….
NAtional: Electronic voting: democracy in peril LINK
NAtional: Hugh Thompson Answers Voting Machine Security Questions LINK
CO: Colorado elections: Too much to fix
Problems ranged from lack of workers to software that didn’t work. LINK
FL: Missing votes expose flaw in voter system LINK
FL: Voting Still Is Not Uniform LINK
FL: FL-13 – Jennings challenges 369-vote loss in congressional race LINK
FL: FL-13 – Jennings wastes no time in contesting her defeat in District 13 election LINK
FL: FL-13 – Electronic voting challenge filed in Florida LINK
FL: FL-13 – Democrat files suit in Sarasota election flap LINK
FL: FL-13 – Election Contest Filed, State Certifies Race, Buchanan Claims Victory, Calls on Jennings to Concede, Says ‘Special Interest Groups Have Hijacked Election to Advance Own Agenda’ LINK
FL: FL-13 – Democrat’s Challenge in Fla. 13 Focuses on Undervotes LINK
FL: FL-13 – Democrat’s Challenge in Fla. 13 Focuses on Undervotes LINK
FL: Sarasota County – Democratic Congressional Candidate Goes to Court LINK
FL: Sarasota County – Missing votes validate claims of touch-screen critics LINK
FL: Sarasota County – Screenshots of the FL-13 Buchanan/Jennings Race as Seen on Sarasota’s ES&S Touch-Screen Voting Machines on Election Day LINK
KS: Seward County – New voting machines receive vote of approval from voters this election LINK
KY: Opinion — Taylor County – Candidate concerned about voting machine reliability LINK
KY: Opinion – Taylor County Clerk Mark Carney had this response: LINK
LA: St. Landry Parish – Judge tosses St. Landry sheriff election suit LINK
MA: Broad Voting Rights Coalition Calls For Independent Election Commission In Massachusetts LINK
MN: Our View: A clean vote count saves voter trust LINK
MO: Harvey Friedman: My Election Day Experience in St. Louis County, MO LINK
NC: Recounts begin in Hayes-Kissell congressional race, state races LINK
NH: Vote count gets double check
Two groups say voting machines need to be scrutinized, so they get hand counts LINK
NJ: Editorial – Start leaving paper trail LINK
NY: Editorial – Keep the dinosaurs for one more year LINK
SC: Call for vote receipts renewed LINK
SC: Kershaw County – Three protests filed in county elections LINK
TX: Smith County — Commissioners to Hear More About Election-Night Delays LINK
UT: Worries on voting machines persist
Chaos in 2008?: Counties pressing for more touch screens with an eye on long lines in presidential year LINK
VT: Salmon/Brock recount may begin in two weeks LINK
WA: King County’s vote counters still have a lot of work to do LINK
WY: Trauner: Change law to allow hand counts LINK
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Doug Chapin of electionline.org ‘said for all the flaws, Colorado was fortunate on two fronts. First, the problems were largely what he called ”hassle factor,” and had nothing to do with allegations of inaccuracy, fraud or large-scale disenfranchisement. Plus, Florida grabbed the headlines again with a congressional race that has wound up in court.’ I wonder how the fact that over 18,000 voters stepped out of lines over 4 blocks long and did not vote in Denver is not, arguably, ‘large-scale disenfranchisement’? It is certainly “large-scale voter suppression” and much more than just a “hassle factor”. / In Florida today the Jennings campaign has filed their election challenge. Groups representing the voters in Sarasota Co. have also announced a press conference for tomorrow morning. This PC will be followed by a lawsuit filed by those groups; VoterAction, PFAW-FL, ACLU, EFF….
Salon Magazine,..top ten things the Republican Party did to disenfranchise, suppress, intimidate, misdirect, rob-call, threaten, etc. etc. voters during the 2006 midterm elections.
Link to Salon Article.
ABOVE,..
That’s ROBO-Call,.. auto-dial-call,.. phone harass.