Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Mercer Co New Jersey election officials have found that 5% of their Sequoia Advantage Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines reported the incorrect post election data. Vote totals were properly reported (as well as anyone can tell from a DRE) but party totals were incorrect on 30 of the county's 600 machines. This is the same problem reported by five other counties in the state all with regards to results of the "Super Tuesday" primary. Though the vote totals may have been correct every machine attributed one Democratic vote as being a Republican vote. Naturally the Sequoia spokeswoman, Michelle Shafer, did all she could to minimize the problem while misinforming the public that all votes were counted properly, a fact that she cannot know. Finally some county officials are beginning to get uneasy about these machines. It's about time....

• NAtional: Precinct Hiccups Blamed on Poor Training
  http://ap.google.com/art...t5GwsbJ63Ue1bhAD8V058QO0
• CA: State official says few delays resulted from ballot decision
  http://www.contracostati....com/politics/ci_8345102
• CO: Clerks hold out hope for optical scanner
  http://www.montrosepress...bfc407b9df1876683364.txt
• CT: Good Bye Manual Recounts - No Paper No Problem
  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=157
• IN: Delaware County Election Board investigates ballot difference
  For unknown reasons, a ballot count certified by the election board after the November election and a ballot count certified by the recount commission in December are different.
  http://www.thestarpress....23/NEWS01/802230358/1002
• IN: County may cut polling sites
  Tight budget prompts move, but result may be smoother election
  http://www.chronicle-tri...23/NEWS01/802230313/1002
• NC: Some counties to open additional early voting sites
  http://www.journalnow.co...ews&s=1037645509099
• NJ: Mercer County - County finds vote errors
  Discrepancies discovered in 5% of machines
  http://www.nj.com/news/t...62158020.xml&coll=5
• NY: Chautauqua County - N.Y. set to order voting machines
  http://www.pressconnects...23/NEWS01/802230328/1001
• OH: Five Things to Keep an Eye on in Ohio
  http://www.alternet.org/democracy/77540/
• OH: Supreme Court to decide on paper ballots
  http://www.columbusdispa.../02/22/union_county.html
• PA: Bucks County Pennsylvania is Clueless
  http://www.opednews.com/...bucks_county_pennsyl.htm
• TN: States may get voting-machine money
  Official says federal pool may be used to replace touch screens
  http://www.tennessean.co...80223/NEWS0206/802230348
• VA: Chesterfield County - Chesterfield's election count OK, officials say
  http://www.inrich.com/cv...RTD-2008-02-23-0149.html

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