"I'm concerned about the weak spots," said Rosemary E. Rodriguez, the chairwoman of the United States Election Assistance Commission, which oversees voting. "So much depends on whether there will be enough poll workers, whether they are trained enough and whether their state and county election directors give them contingency plans and resources to handle the unexpected." That is, in our opinion, an understatement. Today's featured article goes on to tell a bit more of the story. Eleven states will use new voting systems this year, as compared to 2004, moving from DREs to paper based systems. One more item can be added to what are most certainly concerns of the EAC and that is discussed in our second featured article. The Brennan Center has produced another excellent paper. This time it is about ballot design; the issue that gave us the infamous "butterfly ballot" and the recent "Double Bubble Trouble" from Los Angeles Co. By all reports voter registration is way up this year. Turnout will be huge and problems are going to be rampant unless election officials are prepared and they have plenty of volunteers....

• Featured - National: Influx of Voters Likely to Test New Machines
  http://www.nytimes.com/2...nted=1&_r=1&hp
• Featured - National: Better Ballots
  http://www.brennancenter...resource/better_ballots/
• National: VA Secretary Peake Urged to Stop Blocking Voter Registration
  http://newsblaze.com/sto...600021.pnw/topstory.html
• National: Study: Poor Ballot Designs Still Affect U.S. Election
  Ballot Design Could Create Mistakes at the Polls with New Voters in the Mix
  http://www.abcnews.go.co...y?id=5414755&page=1
• National: Officials highlight voting concerns
  http://ukpress.google.co...VnBH3-EsZrWrLMmXpz1BWQxg
• National: House defeats paper ballot funding
  http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153178-1.html
• National: Flawed ballots cited in study
  http://news.rgj.com/apps...21/NEWS19/807210329/1232
• National: Press Release - Bad Ballot Design Results in Staggering Numbers of Lost Votes
  http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0721-06.htm
• National: Bad ballot design problems
  A reply to the Brennan Center & USA Today
  http://www.nolanchart.com/article4304.html
• National: How About Starting the Voters' Rights Conversation Before November 3rd?
  http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/election08/255
• AL: Selma - Candidates call for storing machines at neutral site
  http://www.selmatimesjou...g-machines-neutral-site/
• AZ: 'Fixed' AZ Election Detailed in Letter to State AG
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6198
• FL: Manual recounts remain elusive
  Debate continues on need for a paper trail
  http://www.heraldtribune..._recounts_remain_elusive
• FL: Get Ready For Optical-Scan Voting
  http://www2.tbo.com/cont...oting-is-safer-on-paper/
• GA: Photo ID hassle puts one mom's vote on ice
  http://www.ajc.com/opini.../votinged_0721_2DOT.html
• HI: Hawaii Activists Sue to Protect the Vote
  http://www.hawaiireporte...0-4d60-9aa1-13460f23de0a
• NC: Voter registration jumps in NC
  http://www.newsobserver....m/100/story/1149050.html
• NC: Are we ready for Election 2008?
  http://southernstudies.o...dy-for-election-2008.asp
• NC: NC voting group says expanded early voting needed
  http://www.charlotte.com/205/story/722558.html
• PA: Centre County - Voting machines need to be replaced
  http://www.collegian.psu...ines_need_to_be_rep.aspx
• UT: Voter drives verboten at V.A. hospital
  http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9944785

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