13 days until Election Day.

Today we have more vote switching reports from Tennessee. There are also reports that the “Ballot-On-Demand” printer may be the root of the problems in some Florida counties. It seems that if the blank paper is not put into the printer just exactly right the printer prints the ballot skewed and the OSX tabulator will not read that ballot.

Voters on Hilton Head Island South Carolina were surprised when they reviewed their ES&S iVotronic ballots to find that some races were not shown on the review screen at all. They voted those races but nothing was shown on the review screen. South Carolina seems to have a real problem with doing any pre-election testing to ensure the ballot programming works the way it is supposed to work and when you have ES&S as a vendor that testing is even more important.

69 voters in Sarasota Co Florida received their absentee ballots only to find that the State Senate District 23 race was left off. Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent, whose name appears 8 times on sample ballots, knew about this problem 11 days ago and claims she told members of the elections board about it but they deny knowing any specifics....

• National: Voter Registration Databases and Purges --- Part I
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../10/voter-registr-1.html
• National: Early voting suggests 2008 may see record turnout, expert says
  http://www.cnn.com/2008/...voting/?iref=mpstoryview
• National: Personal About Politics: Voter Fraud - Where and By Whom?
  http://www.gather.com/vi...rticleId=281474977485106
• National: Block The Vote
  http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/19196
• National: Editorial - National standard for counting dead votes needed
  http://www.baylor.edu/la...n=story&story=53875
• National: Long Lines, Machine Failures Greet Early Voters, CNN Reporter, in Florida
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6544
• National: Early voting starts in 31 states; e-voting snag in W.Va. fixed
  http://computerworld.com...c&articleId=9117645
• National: Early Voting Sees Reports of Voter Intimidation, Machine Malfunctions
  http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/22/votes
• National: Voting Machines Must be Nationalized
  http://www.huffingtonpos...-must-be-n_b_136824.html
• National: Voting Rights Watch: Report underscores Election Day will be a major test for the U.S. voting system
  http://southernstudies.o...h-report-underscores.asp
• National: Green Party Becomes First Political Party to Endorse Election Integrity Pledge
  http://www.marketwatch.c...litical/story.aspx?guid={A31683B8-3BF1-4DCC-BC40-84BD66C0E98C}&dist=hppr
• National: New Voting Systems Could Cause Problems in Swing States
  Analysts are concerned about some of the new systems being implemented in key states
  http://www.usnews.com/ar...ems-in-swing-states.html
• National: Election officials try to ease long voting lines
  http://ap.google.com/art...gAAHfgp6kGEShvwD93VQ9Q80
• CO: Perlmutter wants election monitor in Arapahoe County
  http://www.9news.com/new...id=102330&catid=346
• CO: Dems' ballot requests surge in Colorado
  http://www.denverpost.co...onalpolitics/ci_10782203
• FL: Election Supervisors Association Attorney Advises Okay to Take Voter ID at the Polls
  http://www.floridavoters..._PressRelease_102008.pdf
• FL: Scanner Snafu Prompts Machines Removal
  http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/31962894.html
• FL: Editorial - Ballot machines a problem
  http://media.www.thefamu....A.Problem-3498717.shtml
• FL: Is the Legislature to blame for long early voting lines?
  A 2005 bill passed by Florida legislators that caps the number of hours polls are open each day may be partly responsible for South Florida's long early voting lines this week.
  http://www.miamiherald.c...n-2008/story/735905.html
• FL: Broward County - Privacy Schmivacy
  Tell the world how you vote!
  http://www.browardpalmbe.../news/privacy-schmivacy/
• FL: Duval County - Lines, Voting Problems Continue On 2nd Day
  http://www.news4jax.com/...ews/17770664/detail.html
• FL: Duval County - Jacksonville's black voters skeptical about ballot
  http://www.miamiherald.c...ics/AP/story/736234.html
• FL: Duval County officials locate polling problems
  Human and mechanical errors are blamed for early voting woes.
  http://www.jacksonville....2208/met_346957418.shtml
• FL: Flagler County - Problems force Flagler to switch to old voting machines
  http://www.news-journalo...aHEAD04FLAGPOL102208.htm
• FL: Leon County - Problems at the polls slow vote casting
  http://media.www.thefamu...te.Casting-3499012.shtml
• FL: Palm Beach County - Yes, Abramson is the winner
  http://www.palmbeachpost...4a_wennet_edit_1022.html
• FL: Another Sarasota County Election Blunder
  http://www.heraldtribune..._County_election_blunder
• GA: Democrats fight Karen Handel to stay on ballot
  http://atlanta.creativel...allot/Content?oid=589953
• GA: Cobb County - Voting lines get longer in metro Atlanta
  More polling places to open next week
  http://www.ajc.com/servi.../21/waiting_to_vote.html
• HI: Voting System Needs Changing
  http://www.mauiweekly.co...ommentary/story7975.aspx
• IL: DuPage Democrats urge election attorney's ouster
  http://www.dailyherald.c...ry/?id=244376&src=2
• KS: Election Office ‘under control’
  http://www.shawneedispat...on-office-under-control/
• KY: Whitley citizens express voting concerns
  http://www.thetimestribu...cal_story_296083014.html
• MD: High Turnout = More Voting Machines
  http://voices.washington...hief_linda_lamone_t.html
• MI: State to appeal fed order in voter file purge case
  http://www.detnews.com/a...S01/810220446/1409/METRO
• MO: St. Louis County sees record number of registered voters
  http://www.stltoday.com/...4EA001078E8?OpenDocument
• NM: Being served?
  Advocates question election-night process
  http://sfreporter.com/st...etail/being_served/4174/
• NV: Nev. GOP complains of voter registration policy
  http://www.mercurynews.c..._10778764?nclick_check=1
• NY: Onondaga County facing lever machine shortage
  http://www.9wsyr.com/new...9-44af-b516-5042ce1007e0
• OH: Ohio GOP halts voter registration challenges, seeks to negotiate solution
  Attorney general to meet with party lawyers today
  http://www.cleveland.com...80228190.xml&coll=2
• OH: Press Release - Voting Rights Groups Warn Prosecutors About Investigating Ohio Voters
  http://www.aclu.org/voti...en/37281prs20081021.html
• OH: Top Ohio court throws out voter registration claim
  http://www.ohio.com/news...break_news/31957174.html
• OH: Licking County - Big vote means beefed-up security, extra machines
  http://www.newarkadvocat...20081021/NEWS01/81021028
• OH: Licking County - Election board preparing for Nov. 4 turnout
  Greeters needed to help voters; transportation arranged for machines
  http://www.newarkadvocat...03/810220303/1002/NEWS01
• PA: Voting controversies revisited
  http://www.goerie.com/ap...0081022/NEWS02/810220282
• PA: PA Voting Officials Expect Increase in Military, Overseas Ballots
  http://www.marketwatch.c...ncrease/story.aspx?guid={659F38E0-0600-4C97-9FF2-FD143D874D3C}&dist=hppr
• PA: Allegheny County - Voting machine audit falls short, group says
  http://www.post-gazette....m/pg/08296/921755-85.stm
• SC: Beaufort County - Machine ballots omit candidates' names
  http://www.islandpacket..../local/story/645376.html
• SC: Beaufort County - ES&S Touch-Screens in SC Omit Candidates, Races on Final Voter Review Screen
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6546
• TN: Votes Reportedly Flipping from Repub to Dem in TN!
  So NOW Can We Impound These Machines, Take Them Out of Service and Give Every Voter a PAPER BALLOT, Please?!
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6547
• TN: Decatur County - Machine Problems Frustrate Early Voters
  http://www.decaturcounty...com/article.asp?art=1244
• TN: Knox County - Voting machine issue confusing to some
  http://www.knoxnews.com/...ne-issue-confusing-some/
• TN: Early voting strong in Shelby County
  http://www.knoxnews.com/...ng-strong-shelby-county/
• TX: Texas: Straight Party Voting Leads To Lost Votes
  http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00328.htm
• TX: Midland County Voter Mystery
  http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=8999
• UT: Washington Co. vote underway
  http://www.thespectrum.c...20081022/NEWS01/81022002
• VA: State investigates complaint regarding absentee ballots
  http://hamptonroads.com/...garding-absentee-ballots
• VA: Fairfax County - Massive E-Mail Campaign Freezes Absentee Ballots
  http://www.washingtonpos.../21/AR2008102102555.html
• WV: Editorial - Guard Against Voting Problems
  http://www.news-register...nt.detail/id/515789.html
• WV: WV voters say machines are switching Dem votes to GOP
  http://www.wvpubcast.org...newsarticle.aspx?id=5588
• WV: E-voting machines good to go, Ireland says
  Voting irregularities have been reported in Putnam, Jackson
  http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200810210722
• WV: Voters allege e-voting machines switching votes
  http://www.itworld.com/t...machines-switching-votes
• WV: Ohio County – Editorial - Ensure Voting Machines Work
  http://www.news-register...l/id/515766.html?nav=511
• WV: Putnam County - Putnam offers exit survey for early voters
  http://www.dailymail.com.../election08/200810220202
• WV: Putnam commissioner worried about early-voting problems
  http://wvgazette.com/News/politics/200810210675

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