Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

An editorial in today's Daytona Beach News-Journal begins: "For votes to count, they must be counted, and accurately. Americans expect tallies to be quick, as well.

"It doesn't always work that way. Ongoing problems with electronic vote-counting machines have eroded voter confidence and raised anxiety about the potential for tampering. In an era when voter-participation levels are already low, it's a problem local, state and federal leaders should confront.

"That effort should start with coordinated, national information-sharing. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, created in 2004, was charged with creating a central clearinghouse detailing glitches, hardware problems and tampering attempts. That database has yet to be created. So when supervisors in Illinois or California --- or Volusia or Flagler counties --- want to know about potential problems with a system, their only recourse is to turn to the Internet. Grass-roots voting-accuracy advocates, to their credit, are operating informational Web sites, but elections officials should have an objective source to turn to --- especially since advocacy groups might not always have access to insider information about how an error occurred."...

• NAtional: Editorial - Count the ways to restore confidence in elections
  http://www.news-journalo...rials/opnOPN43111407.htm
• NAtional: Reactions Counted at the Sold Out 'Uncounted' Premiere
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5301
• NAtional: Senate Bill Would Outlaw "Caging" as Voter Suppression Tactic
  http://www.votetrustusa....8;id=2645&Itemid=26
• NAtional: By the Numbers: Photo ID Poll Restrictions Disenfranchise Minority & Elderly (read: Democratic) Voters
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5299
• NAtional: New Study Examines Impact of Voter ID Laws
  http://www.votetrustusa....8;id=2646&Itemid=26
• CO: Mesa County - 'Too many cooks' in debate over how to obey vote-machine edict
  http://www.gjsentinel.co...07_2b_vote_machines.html
• CT: Recount reaffirms GOP majority, but process criticized
  http://www.journalinquir...ept_id=569429&rfi=6
• IN: Grant County "“ Opinion - All voting machines should be the same
  http://www.chronicle-tri...1/711140310/1014/OPINION
• KY: Logan County - New voting method is way of the future
  http://www.newsdemocratl...07/11/13/news/news02.txt
• MT: Cascade County - Officials look to mend vote-counting process
  http://www.greatfallstri...14/NEWS01/711140304/1002
• NJ: Atlantic County - Freeholder panel to investigate election night vote-count glitch
  http://www.pressofatlant...y/7516586p-7415757c.html
• NJ: Camden County - Camden County finds missed votes
  The court-ordered count did not change the outcome of any race.
  http://www.philly.com/in...sed_on_Election_Day.html
• NJ: Camden County - Camco retrieves uncounted votes; results unchanged
  http://www.courierposton...01/711140377/1006/NEWS01
• OH: Lawrence County - Company says human error cause of mixup
  http://www.irontontribun...7/11/14/news/news146.txt
• OH: Putnam County - State oversight set for elections in Putnam County
  http://toledoblade.com/a...NEWS09/711140430/-1/NEWS
• TX: Harris County - Election fixes stir worries on ballot security
  Some fearful computer codes are vulnerable
  http://www.chron.com/dis...pl/politics/5299827.html
• VA: Scott County - Voters Choose New Sheriff, School Board Members
  http://www.virginiastar....ar07_1114/election07.htm
• Overseas: US overseas voting hot topic at Madrid Conference
  http://www.expatica.com/...d=81&story_id=45951

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