11 days until Election Day.
Because of concerns about voting machine failures in Arapahoe Co Colorado and the possibility of long lines and disenfranchised voters a US Congressman has asked the county to provide a common sense fall-back. Congressman Perlmutter has requested that the county have emergency paper ballots at each poll site. The county and Secretary of State have refused to do this.
At least 10,000 absentee paper ballots will have to hand counted in Gwinnett Co Georgia. The ballots were printed and sent out and then the county did pre-election testing only to find that the ovals on the ballots were printed too dark. Another vendor caused problem that will affect the voters. …
- Featured – CO: Arapahoe County – Coffman, Arapahoe clerk reject Perlmutter’s request for polling safeguards
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/24/coffman-arapahoe-clerk-reject-perlmutters-for/ - Featured – National: Early voting glitches in 2 counties in Ga., Tenn.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYqo0FAsS35YJJIhXeXcXN0mKl3AD940TNJ01 - National: New troubles reported with iPod-like e-voting units [Hart eSlate]
http://www.betanews.com/article/New_troubles_reported_with_iPodlike_evoting_units/1224842068 - National: Editorial – The Electronic Voting Machine Glitches Begin
http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/the-electronic-voting-machine-glitches-begin/ - National: Elections officials brace for overwhelming voter turnout
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008303886_webcampvoters23.html - National: New Voters Under Siege: Ohio Exemplifies National Voting Rights Issues
http://www.opednews.com/articles/New-Voters-Under-Siege-Oh-by-Project-Vote-081023-267.html - National: E-Voting Made Scary
UCSB’s Giovanni Vigna Gives Timely Talk on Why Electronic Voting Is Frighteningly Insecure
http://www.independent.com/news/2008/oct/23/e-voting-made-scary/ - National: Americans turn out heavily to vote early in US election
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_ZJtEk7U4tIOtpp9klnFsEb0kkA - National: FACTBOX-U.S. voting rules are a hodgepodge
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSNAN52090420081024 - CA: High turnout , new rules could lead to election problems in many states
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10797410 - CA: With record turnout, expect long lines, slow results on Election Day
http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_S_voting24.449b467.html - FL: Lines long, patience short
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2008/10/23/a1a_early_voting_1024.html - FL: Voter rights cards available
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpnaclu1024pnoct24,0,693596.story - FL: Another election nightmare in Florida?
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/24/florida_voting/ - FL: Early Voters in Fla. Find Long Lines, a Bit of Muddle
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102303197.html?hpid=topnews - FL: Democrats urge Crist to extend early voting
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20081023/BREAKINGNEWS/81023034/1006/NEWS01 - GA: Projecting Election Turnout
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=122746&catid=3 - GA: Chatham County – Woman says her absentee ballot sent to 10 year old address
http://www.wsav.com/midatlantic/sav/news.apx.-content-articles-SAV-2008-10-23-0025.html - IN: NAACP suit filed to protect voters
Talks under way to assure foreclosure lists won’t be used to block ballots
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081024/NEWS0502/810240426/1195/LOCAL18 - MD: Registered Voters Increase 10% Since ’04
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102303100.html - MI: Voter ID law may leave some unable to vote absentee
http://seaholmhighlander.com/community/local/308-voter-id-law-may-leave-some-unable-to-vote-absentee - MI: Michigan GOP Senate leader calls program to boost absentee voting illegal, asks attorney general to investigate
http://www.mlive.com/elections/index.ssf/2008/10/clerks_press_to_ease_student_v.html - NJ: Voting machines we have
http://www.nj.com/opinion/times/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1224821173109980.xml&coll=5 - OH: GOP Threat of Another Stolen Election Prompts Lawsuit in Ohio
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00365.htm - OK: Rise of the vote-fraud machines
http://www.normantranscript.com/localbusiness/local_story_298015356 - PA: Following Widespread Complaints, New Lawsuit Seeks Paper Balloting in Pennsylvania
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/24/following_widepsread_complaints_new_lawsuit_seeks - PA: Elections officials face GOP, NAACP lawsuits
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08298/922469-178.stm - PA: Lawsuit Is Filed Over Ballot Rule in Pennsylvania
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/us/politics/24ballots.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin - PA: Groups sue for paper ballots
http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_10805088 - SC: Beaufort County — Opinion – Officials should check, check again before Nov. 4
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/180/story/594593.html - TN: Officials Say Steady Stream Of Voters Casting Ballots In Early Voting
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/officials_say_steady_stream_of_voters_casting_ballots_in_early_voting/15435/ - VA: Local election officials expect a higher turnout
http://www.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/article/local_election_officials_expect_a_higher_turnout/30040/ - VA: Virginia Military Absentee Ballot Problem Will Be Solved
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/virginia_miliary_absentee_ball.php - WI: Wisconsin voter ID lawsuit dismissed
Judge: Van Hollen has no standing in case
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081024/APC0101/810240511/1003/APC01 - WV: Berkeley County – Berkeley officials: Minimal voting problems
Three residents file complaints over machines
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