4 days until Election Day.
This from a statement by U.S. Rep. John Lewis this morning, during a state Capitol press conference to discuss those long waits to vote:
“We are requesting that the Secretary of State [Karen Handel] use Florida and North Carolina as an example. We ask that she extend early voting in Georgia through Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. We believe the number of poll workers should be increased at polling sites where a large turnout is expected.
“She must increase the number of voter registration machines at locations where there is large turnout, and we are calling on Governor [Sonny] Perdue and Karen Handel to request emergency voting rights pre-clearance from the Department of Justice to clear the path for these changes.
“My office is preparing a letter right now, advising the Attorney General Mukasey of these issues in Georgia and encouraging him to grant emergency pre-clearance, when it is requested.”
It is still unknown whether the state is interested in letting their citizen’s voices be heard….
- National: Election Conspiracy at the Moosylvania Gazette
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Election-Conspiracy-at-the-by-Lani-Massey-Brown-081029-636.html - National: Memo to new president: Act to restore confidence in voting
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/385745_ratheronline02.html - National: Online Assistance Arrives to Combat Voting Hurdles, Glitches and Dirty Tricks
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-granger/online-assistance-arrives_b_139360.html - National: What to Expect””Maybe””on Tuesday
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/10/what_to_expect_–_maybe_–_on.html - National: Problems with voters purged from election rolls
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_5376.shtml - National: Justice Dept. Will Send 800 Monitors to Polls
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/30/justice_dept_will_send_800_mon.html - National: Watchdog groups hope election will be decided by voters, not officials
http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/868809.html - National: Bloomberg on election reform
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/10/bloomberg-on-election-reform.html - National: Delays Abound in Early-Voting Surge; Predictions of High Turnout, Confusion
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122541440921586579.html - National: NAACP Flexes Voter Protection Muscle
Sues Virginia, Urges Election Officials to Insure Voter Participation and Prevent Fraud
http://www.naacp.org/news/press/2008-10-28/ - National: As the election approaches, e-voting security concerns remain
http://www.scmagazineus.com/As-the-election-approaches-e-voting-security-concerns-remain/article/120219/ - National: Election Watchdogs Gird for Problems Tuesday
http://www.rollcall.com/news/29686-1.html - CO: Brad Friedman: The single most important interview you may hear before the election
http://www.examiner.com/x-775-Political-Issues-Examiner~y2008m10d31-2008-election-voting-machines-voter-suppression-denver-brad-friedman - CO: Think your vote will count? IDs, purges, provisionals oh my
http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/rockytalklive/archives/2008/10/think_your_vote_will_count_ids.html - CO: Colorado Agrees to Restore Voters to Rolls
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31colorado.html?em - CO: Election snafu roundup: Lots of tricks, some treats for voters
http://coloradoindependent.com/13533/election-snafu-roundup - CO: Judge orders Coffman to stop continued voter purge
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10866716 - FL: Chads no more at the voting booth, there’s a new technology in town
http://www.examiner.com/x-1482-Miami-Technology-Careers-Examiner~y2008m10d31-Chads-no-more-at-the-voting-booth-theres-a-new-technology-in-town - FL: Democrats sue to stop challenges to voters
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2008/10/30/1030electionssuit.html - FL: Duval County – 500 Duval County Ballots Rejected So Far
Absentee Rejected For Signature Problems, ‘Overvotes’
http://www.news4jax.com/news/17859130/detail.html - FL: Duval County – 500 Absentee Ballots Rejected for Alleged Signature Mismatches in Duval County, FL
https://bradblog.com/?p=6598 - FL: Polk County – Early voting extension not an issue in Polk
http://www.newschief.com/article/20081031/NEWS/810310285/1021/NEWS01?Title=Early_voting_extension_not_an_issue_in_Polk - GA: Voting Rights Watch: Georgia tells 4,770 voters their votes ‘challenged,’ allows voters to contest citizenship of other voters on Election Day
http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/10/voting-rights-watch-georgia-tells-4770.asp - GA: Computer issues create long voter lines in Atlanta
http://www.wrdw.com/news/headlines/33644294.html - GA: U.S. Rep. John Lewis offers to help clear the way for emergency weekend voting
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2008/10/31/us_rep_john_lewis_offers_to_he.html - GA: Georgia early voting shatters turnout prediction
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/494176.html - IN: Marion County – Judge to hear ballot suit today
Election officials say lawsuit over absentee voting is overreaction; Republicans say they just want to see the law followed
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081031/NEWS0502/810310446 - IN: Vigo County – Blind voter denied ballot, voting help
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_story_304225712.html - KY: Kentucky assails PBS-YouTube video vote project
http://www.newsobserver.com/630/story/1276794.html - MI: Voter suppression is un-American
http://www.examiner.com/x-1300-Detroit-National-Politics-Examiner~y2008m10d30-Voter-suppression-is-unAmerican - NM: High court orders law followed on vote-counting
http://www.lcsun-news.com/dona_ana_news/ci_10853746 - OH: Documents reveal how Ohio routed 2004 voting data through company that hosted external Bush Administration email accounts
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Documents_reveal_how_Ohio_routed_2004_1031.html - OH: Ohio tally to go past midnight?
Secretary of State Brunner says all that early voting might actually hold up count
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081031/NEWS0106/810310404/-1/frontpageElexTakeover - OH: Ohio results likely to go past midnight
Secretary of State Brunner says all that early voting might actually hold up count
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081031/NEWS0106/810310404 - OH: Knox County – Directives driving up election costs
http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/10/31/directives-driving-up-election-costs - PA: PA Counties Said Unprepared to Serve Voters, Meet Court Order for Emergency Paper Ballots
Election Official: ‘80% of Counties Do Not Have Emergency Ballots’…
https://bradblog.com/?p=6597 - PA: Allegheny County – PG sues county to photograph around polling places
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08305/924395-100.stm - PA: Montgomery County – Montco scrambles to comply with order
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-10312008-1614078.html - TX: Civil rights group expresses concerns that machines are ‘flipping’ votes from Obama to McCain
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_10866680 - TX: Long lines likely at early voting deadline
http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa081031_wz_earlyvoting.167f78750.html - TX: Jefferson County – State Rep Advises Voters to Check Ballot Twice
Reports of issues at the polls make network news
http://www.kbmt12.com/news/local/33637934.html - VA: Groups raise concern about new election rule
Civil liberty organizations threaten to sue State Board of Elections after organization banned political apparel at polls
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/news/2008/oct/31/groups-raise-c/ - VA: Va. GOP Fights Election Lawsuit
Party Says NAACP’s Bid for More Resources Favors Democrats
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/30/AR2008103004224.html - VA: NAACP Lawsuit Hearing Set for Monday
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=9275564&nav=menu496_2_5 - VA: NAACP to take lawsuit over voting machines to federal court
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/naacp-take-lawsuit-over-voting-machines-federal-court - WA: King County ““ Opinion – Washington’s pokey election system
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008336137_opin02joni.html - WV: Election fraud crackdown “” Proactive efforts key to ensuring fair process
http://www.bdtonline.com/editorials/local_story_304200937.html - Finland: Finnish Voting Machines Slated by Usability Experts
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/153142/finnish_voting_machines_slated_by_usability_experts.html
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