This morning a judge in Florida authorized Palm Beach Co. to do another recount. That is they are going to recount the recount of the recount of the original count. In this machine recount the county hopes to find 159 ballots in 54 precincts in which good ballots were mixed in with ones that contain over- and under-votes. Those 159 ballots will then be inspected to determine what the voters intended.

Also featured is an article by Bev Harris with regards to voter list databases. These databases are largely untested in real elections and will almost assuredly be a point of problems in November. Some states made their own central data bases while others spent millions of tax payers dollars for ES&S or Sequoia or Bermuda-based Accenture to build their data bases. Errors in these data bases serve only to disenfranchise voters....

• Featured – FL: Another recount on the way for Palm Beach County
  http://www.sun-sentinel....-recount,0,2546995.story
• Featured - National: Excruciating issues with voter list database
  http://www.opednews.com/...v-Harris-080923-958.html
• National: Sequoia's Sinking Ship
  http://www.opednews.com/...y-Ananda-080922-312.html
• National: Campus Advantage and Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) Launch
  http://www.StudentVotingRights.org
  New Website Dedicated to Recording and Reporting Student Voting Problems
  http://www.marketwatch.c...n-voter/story.aspx?guid={277220C6-4643-4491-A5BA-9E2436187254}&dist=hppr
• National: Protect your vote
  http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/13739/
• CO: Coffman: Election returns to be a day late
  http://www.gjsentinel.co...08_2a_Coffman_visit.html
• FL: Elections officials try to clear up ID requirement
  http://blogs.news-journa...fficials_try_to_cle.html
• FL: Ballot printing in Broward County halted until dispute settled
  http://www.sun-sentinel....3sbsep23,0,1589254.story
• FL: Palm Beach County - Board to seek another recount
  http://www.palmbeachpost...8/09/22/0922recount.html
• FL: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach County election officials seek third round of recounts in disputed judicial race
  http://www.sun-sentinel....3pnsep23,0,4909802.story
• FL: Palm Beach County – Opinion - An Anderson problem?
  http://www.palmbeachpost..._leadedit_elex_0923.html
• FL: Palm Beach County – Opinion - Palm Beach should debate merits of an appointed elections chief
  http://www.sun-sentinel....spnsep23,0,5774560.story
• FL: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach Ballots Down for the Count
  http://voices.washington...ballots_down_for_th.html
• FL: Palm Beach County commission to take more time on idea of appointing elections supervisor
  http://www.palmbeachpost.../09/23/0923elexsupe.html
• GA: Editorial - Georgia must honor new voters, not impede them
  http://www.ajc.com/opini...08/09/23/voted_0923.html
• GA: Opinion - Integrity of elections ‘my highest priority’
  http://www.ajc.com/opini...23/equaltimeed_0923.html
• MA: Winning candidate files for recount in 9th Plymouth District
  Ward 2 City Councilor Michael Brady won Democratic primary race for Brockton state representative seat
  http://www.enterprisenew...in-9th-Plymouth-District
• MA: Boston - Dianne Wilkerson demands recount
  http://news.bostonherald...lkerson_demands_recount/
• MA: Boston - Wilkerson seeks election recount in five wards
  Aide cites complaints of uncounted votes
  http://www.boston.com/ne...n_recount_in_five_wards/
• MD: Voter Excitement Tempered by Concerns of Fairness at Polls
  Officials Prepare for Record Turnout; Worry About Voting Persists
  http://www.abcnews.go.co...y?id=5866023&page=1
• MN: Ritchie: Changes to Minnesota law should prevent voter-challenge shenanigans and conflicts
  http://minnesotaindepend...henanigans-and-conflicts
• MN: Minnesota Cites Paper Ballots As Factor in Quick Election Recount
  http://www.govtech.com/g...20E-Newsletter_2008_9_22
• MO: Students have absentee option for voting
  http://www.news-leader.c...20386/1077/ENTERTAINMENT
• OH: Fight Heats Up in Ohio Over Voting Procedures
  http://blogs.wsj.com/was...-over-voting-procedures/
• OH: How the GOP Wired Ohio's 2004 Vote Count for Bush to Win
  http://www.opednews.com/...osenfeld-080923-501.html
• PA: Pennsylvania Urged To Follow Voting Laws
  http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00507.htm
• PA: Lancaster County - County to buy 10 voting machines
  Will raise total number of machines here to 652 for busy presidential election.
  http://articles.lancaste...nline.com/local/4/227737
• PA: Montgomery County - Montco buys 75 more voting machines
  http://www.phillyburbs.c...11-09232008-1595012.html
• RI: Do primary day glitches foretell an Election Day mess?
  http://www.projo.com/new...PFBL5FJ_v28.197d5a6.html
• TX: Panel addresses voters’ issues
  http://www.dailytexanonline.com/1.751203
• TX: Panel of Election Officials to Discuss Voting System Integrity for November Elections
  http://www.utexas.edu/ne...008/09/19/voting_system/
• WV: W.Va. Counties Won't Get New Voting Machines
  http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/29605834.html

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