Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
This is a typical post-election day DVN. Lot’s of reports of failures and problems. Part of the problem with today’s technical elections is that they are “high tech” and probably too “high.” Voters don’t understand it all and election workers don’t understand even when they are supposed to have been trained. Most Election officials clearly don’t understand what is happening so they blindly take the word of the vendors. The single county with the most problems last year seems to have repeated its poor record. Marion Co (Indianapolis) Indiana has a real problem with elections administration and the machines. Atlantic Co New Jersey had machine problems and they are still not sure what happened though Sequoia did what they do well and immediately pointed the finger at the county as being the problem. Cuyahoga Co Ohio had far fewer problems than in the past but there is still an unexplained problem with their voting system. And Denver Colorado had to call in the Police Dept and SWAT members to help count a late deluge of mail-in ballots.
Also of extreme importance today is the DoJ decision to step in and attempt to usurp New York State’s right to select a voting system that meets their standards.
And late today the city of San Francisco announced that they are filing a breach of contract lawsuit against ES&S.
Tomorrow’s DVN will be sent earlier in the day due to your correspondent flying out to DC to attend a conference. DVN will go on hiatus for the weekend to be started up again on Tuesday.
But for today, all of the above stories, and the rest of today’s notable voting news, are linked below…
- NAtional: What’s So Special About Tuesday?
http://thegate.nationaljournal.com/2007/11/why_tuesday.php - NAtional: Election Day ‘Glitches’ ‘Hiccups’ ‘Snags’ and ‘Snafus’ Return
https://bradblog.com/?p=5259 - NAtional: Election Day 2007: New ID Laws Disenfranchise Voters
http://www.alternet.org/rights/67161/ - NAtional: The Truth About Voter Fraud
http://www.truthaboutfraud.org/pdf/TruthAboutVoterFraud.pdf - NAtional: Scholar Traces Voting Technology Controversy to the 1890s
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/535201/ - CA: Humboldt County – Procedural changes lead to long night for county elections officials
http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=30416 - CA: San Francisco – S.F. mayoral vote count may lag
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2007-11-06-sf-count_N.htm - CA: San Francisco – And the winners are …
Waiting — and waiting — for the election results
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4917&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=324&volume_num=42&issue_num=06 - CA: San Francisco – Counting S.F. ballots will take a record amount of time
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/11/07/MNHUT7FPT.DTL - CA: San Francisco — San Francisco Voting Machines Vendor In Breach of Contract allege City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Elections Department Diector John Arntz
http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=6759 - CO: Denver vote count not over yet
Sorting plagued by volume of ballots dropped off Tuesday
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5741291,00.html - CO: Denver Calls In SWAT Officers To Help Count Votes
http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_311064933.html - CO: Denver – SWAT team helped tally votes
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7390582 - CO: Denver still counting votes
http://origin.denverpost.com/lacrosse/ci_7394285 - CO: Weld County – As expected, turnout low at the polls
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20071107/NEWS/111070144 - CT: Damp Ballots Cause Minor Problems
http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hcu-damp-elex-1106,0,7136774.story - CT: Recounts To Be Conducted In At Least 14 Towns
http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hc-ap-recounts11,0,521210.story - FL: Fla. asked to detail balloting procedures
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/NEWS01/711070383/1002 - FL: Palm Beach County – Experts say PBC voting machines must be upgraded soon
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pbvotingmachines1106,0,1854938.story - FL: Palm Beach County – Voting machines could still change
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2007/11/07/s3b_voting_1107.html - FL: Sarasota County notes some voting glitches
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071107/NEWS/711070664 - ID: Lawsuit Brought Over Electronic Voting Machines
http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=7321732 - IN: Marion County – Some Polling Problems Continue to Haunt Clerk’s Office
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7321417 - IN: Marion County – At the polls: ‘So much better than in May’
Issues at 83 sites didn’t keep anyone from casting vote
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/LOCAL19/711070491/1057/SPORTS02 - IN: Marion County – Thousands of votes still uncounted in Marion Co.
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=7326310&nav=menu188_2 - IN: Tippecanoe County – Some voting glitches noted
http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/ELECTION01/711070351 - IN: Wayne County – Centers’ convenience receives ‘yea’ votes
27% of registered voters, 7,438, vote in Richmond,
http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/NEWS01/711070305 - MD: Maryland Voters’ Council Member Choices Show Trends
Errors Are Reported at the Rockville Polls
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110601023.html?hpid=topnews - MI: Voter photo ID rule sparks complaints
Detroiters had problems, NAACP says; state and city officials deny that
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/NEWS05/711070414/1001/NEWS - MS: Hinds County – Election glitches could result in challenges
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/SPECIAL02/71106044 - MS: Hinds County – Voters in some split precincts get wrong ballots
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/SPECIAL02/711070362/1001/NEWS - MT: Mail balloting generally a success, official says
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/11/07/news/local/20-balloting.txt - NJ: Atlantic County — Not again: Vote glitch latest AC debacle
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj-eln–electionprobl1107nov07,0,6014519.story - NJ: Atlantic County – Countywide vote results unavailable due to problems transferring data
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic/story/7514944p-7413910c.html - NJ: Atlantic County – Cause Sought For Atlantic County, N.J., Vote Delay
http://www.wnbc.com/politics/14533224/detail.html - NJ: Atlantic County – Vote Machine Maker: Not Our Fault
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/11/07/ap4313607.html - NJ: Mercer County – Faulty voting machines delay final Election Day tally
http://www.nj.com/centraljersey/index.ssf/2007/11/faulty_voting_machines_delay_f.html - NY: Feds seek to fast-track N.Y.’s voting-machine replacement
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/NEWS03/71106053 - NY: Civic Groups Blast Department of Justice Proposal to Gut Standards
for New Voting Systems
A Federal Takeover for Selecting New Voting Systems Not in Best Interest
of New York Voters, Groups say
http://www.nyvv.org/DOJOpinionPressRelease.shtml - NY: Feds demand voting overhaul
Agency says state violating mandate to update machines
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=636888&category=FRONTPG&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=11/7/2007 - NY: Feds weigh takeover of NY voting machine selection
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stvote075449897nov07,0,4596824.story - OH: Delayed vote counting in Seneca, Putnam counties completed
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/NEWS09/71107017 - OH: Ashtabula County – Coding error delays school board results
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_310232605.html - OH: Cuyahoga County again part of voting delays around Ohio
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=195906&c=y - OH: Cuyahoga County – Ballot Counting Problems in Cuyahoga County
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4856193&version=8&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 - OH: Cuyahoga County – We The People… still wait for Ohio Election Justice for 2004… and there is none in sight. Cuyahoga trial continued November 5, 2007
http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/genera_paddy_sh_071107_we_the_people_still_.htm - OH: Cuyahoga County – Cuyahoga officials can’t explain election delays
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/11/cuyahoga_explains_election_del.html - OH: Cuyahoga County – Cuyahoga’s electronic system falters even in low-key poll
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/11/cuyahogas_electronic_system_fa.html - OH: Cuyahoga County – Cause Of Election Computer Glitch Not Yet Determined
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/14535228/detail.html - OH: Hamilton County – Slow vote count meant long night for Hamilton County
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/NEWS01/71107008/-1/CINCI - PA: Blair County Reports Voting Machine Problems
http://www.wjactv.com/news/14534203/detail.html - PA: Paper Ballots Delay Vote County in Lackawanna County
http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=7322754 - PA: Lackawanna County — Paper Wait
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18997027&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6 - VA: Sluggish Reporting of Election Results Blamed on New Wireless Equipment Ban
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110602312.html - VA: Fairfax County – Election Results May Be Delayed in Fairfax
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2007/11/election_results_may_be_delaye.html
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After working the poll for about 15 hours , I still can’t get myself to read the MESS. Sorry, just me own lil hiatus!
But let me tell you one thing… the audio equipment for the blind SUCKS! Had to read the ballot out loud.
Brad why did my post from last night about the “We The People Foundation” get removed? I thought you would be happy knowing others are out there fighting the fraud of electronic vote counting?
I did not remove it, Unc. What thread was it on? If Agent 99 removed it, she’ll usually note exactly why. As will I when/if I remove any post.
It’s still there, Fester….
I’m linking to this particular DVN.
John Gideon: You post the DVN to several sites including the BradBlog. Is there a particular place that you control that you wish people to link to?
I found this page:
http://www.votersunite.org/news.asp
…but it’s format and nature is significantly different. from DVN postings that I’m used to seeing.