4 days until Election Day.

Georgia has, again, had problems with their voter registration database. This time there were between 500 and 1000 voters, depending on reports, who were left standing in line for two hours while they waited for Fulton Co. officials to reestablish connection with the state’s computer system. This will be a huge problem on election day and may cause thousands of voters to give-up and go home. Let’s hope not.

I never imagined that I would find myself agreeing with anything that John Fund had to say but in our ‘Featured’ article Fund wrote one graf that gives me hope for the guy. He said, “Independent, nonpartisan groups, as well as candidates and parties, should be authorized to appoint poll watchers to observe the election and the vote tabulation. All vendors who supply voting machines and computer software should be required to undergo investigation for financial security and integrity. Clear rules for identifying what constitutes a vote and procedures for contesting an election result must be developed by each state”....

• Featured – GA: Voting problems hit Atlanta’s Adamsville Rec Center
  http://blogs.creativeloa...s-adamsville-rec-center/
• Featured - National: This election could be worse than 2000 Florida
  POINT OF VIEW Election system
  http://newsok.com/this-e...-florida/article/3317412
• National: Top Officials 'Doing The Right Thing' For Voters
  http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00438.htm
• National: Early & Absentee Voting Scandals in D.C. & L.A.
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6594
• National: Provisional Ballots Could Decide Election This Year
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../10/provisional-bal.html
• National: Editorial - Won't get fooled again?
  http://www.boston.com/bo...1/wont_get_fooled_again/
• National: When Bad Things Happen to Good Voters - A Tale of Two Students
  http://www.opednews.com/...unwasser-081030-762.html
• National: Legal volunteers hope to ensure a fair election
  http://www.usatoday.com/...10-30-election-law_N.htm
• National: Provisional balloting could slow elections
  Tabulation differences threaten election results
  http://www.mydesert.com/...01/810310308/1008/news03
• CO: Colorado Agrees to Restore Voters to Rolls
  http://www.nytimes.com/2...f=slogin&oref=login
• CO: Provisional ballots are piling up, but many may never be counted
  http://www.rockymountain...-piling-up-but-many-may/
• CO: Purged Colorado Voters Will Be Able to Vote
  http://www.talkleft.com/...ory/2008/10/30/21730/508
• CO: Summit County - Some Summit County ballots lost in the mail
  http://www.summitdaily.c...20lost%20in%20the%20mail
• CT: UConn, MIT help tackle voting tech security
  http://www.masshightech....oting-tech-security.html
• FL: Avalanche of attorneys arrive to monitor state polls
  http://www.tampabay.com/.../state/article883412.ece
• FL: Democrats join lawsuit to block GOP challenges to Florida voters
  http://www.orlandosentin...a-103008,0,1782300.story
• FL: Democrats sue GOP over voter challenges
  http://www.palmbeachpost...1/1030electionssuit.html
• FL: Greer jeers Dems lawsuit
  http://www.palmbeachpost..._jeers_dems_lawsuit.html
• GA: Computer glitch leaves Atlanta voters waiting
  http://www.ajc.com/metro...lid=homepage_tab_newstab
• IN: Vanderburgh County - Party Call for Paper Ballots Election Night
  http://www.news25.us/dsp...&RequestTimeout=500
• MO: Lawyers eye Missouri on Tuesday
  http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/867805.html
• OH: Election results may not be in on Tuesday
  http://www.oxfordpress.c.../hjn103108votedelay.html
• OH: Justice Dept. sides with Brunner on registrations
  http://www.columbusdispa..._A1_RRBOJUS.html?sid=101
• OH: Fear of system crash halts Ohio registration-fraud check
  http://blog.cleveland.co...tem_crash_halts_ohi.html
• PA: Cortes Applauds Court's Ruling In Voter Fraud Suit
  http://tinyurl.com/5c7fwm
• PA: Cortes Says Court's Decision Affirms Department's Position in Voter Activity Case
  http://tinyurl.com/6zsv46
• PA: Four Counties Ban Cameras From Voting Polls
  Cell Phone Cameras Banned, Too
  http://www.thepittsburgh...ics/17851538/detail.html
• SC: Spartanburg County - Long line snaps in spat over vote
  http://www.goupstate.com..._snaps_in_spat_over_vote
• TX: Vote is in for many Texans
  1 million more have cast ballot than did by this point in 2004
  http://www.chron.com/dis...etropolitan/6087287.html
• TX: Bell County - Early voting totals reach record level
  http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/10/31/53338/
• VA: Virginia Election Board Counters Attempts to Mislead Voters
  http://www.etaiwannews.c...ws_content.php?id=777306
• VA: Va. GOP Fights Election Lawsuit
  Party Says NAACP's Bid for More Resources Favors Democrats
  http://www.washingtonpos.../30/AR2008103004224.html
• VA: Dual registrations surface in Virginia
  Virginia voters have requested Pennsylvania absentee ballots.
  http://www.dailypress.co...031oct31,0,7159877.story
• WA: King County - Election woes: Double ballots, uncertified machines
  http://www.komonews.com/news/local/33612624.html
• WA: Tuesday election a huge test for King County after 2004 mistakes
• If there's one thing King County election officials don't want, it's a repeat of 2004. The governor's race between Christine Gregoire and...
  http://seattletimes.nwso...1_kingelexoffice31m.html

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