{"id":2480,"date":"2006-02-28T17:10:12","date_gmt":"2006-02-28T21:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2006-02-28T17:10:12","modified_gmt":"2006-02-28T21:10:12","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-february-28-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2480","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For February 28, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.org<\/a> and <a href= \"http:\/\/www.VoteTrustUSA.org\">VoteTrustUSA.Org<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/DVNLogo.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><\/a>I&#8217;m back and today&#8217;s DVN includes some articles from the past two days added in with today&#8217;s articles. Early voting for this year&#8217;s primaries is taking place in TX and IL. It looks like NY will be using their lever machines for another election year. It would be catastrophic for them to change this late in the game. PA is a mess with counties rushing to get anything and not much really certified by the state or federal authorities. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>AK: Election officials reject file request <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adn.com\/news\/alaska\/story\/7482792p-7392875c.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Benton County &#8211; Election changes worry county officials <a href=\"http:\/\/nwanews.com\/bcdr\/News\/31719\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Crawford County &#8211; Officials Making Voting Improvements <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehometownchannel.com\/news\/7514521\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Election Official&#8217;s Diebold Tirade Caught on Tape as Electoral Integrity Battle Nears Boiling Point! <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002473.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Bowen slams voting systems in Santa Cruz speech <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/archive\/2006\/February\/26\/local\/stories\/05local.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Lassen County &#8211; June election may be conducted totally by mail <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lassennews.com\/News_Story.edi?sid=3157&#038;mode=thread&#038;order=0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Wexler Urges Secretary of State Cobb to Move Expeditiously on Implementing a Paper Trail in Florida <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanchronicle.com\/articles\/viewArticle.asp?articleID=6380\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Ensure Accurate Elections <a href=\"http:\/\/georgiapirg.org\/GA.asp?id2=22359\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Early voting makes its debut today <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sj-r.com\/sections\/news\/stories\/79791.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Early voting starts slowly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/chicago\/chi-0602280129feb28,1,7903329.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Cook County &#8211; Chicago and Cook County Voters Urged to Check Ballots Carefully <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_robert_a_060226_chicago_and_cook_cou.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Cook County &#8211; Now you can vote early &#8230; legally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/chi-060227earlyvoting,1,2274357.story?coll=chi-news-hed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: DuPage County &#8211; Will DuPage (IL) Voters get &#8220;scrunched&#8221; in early voting? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_illinois_060226_will_dupage__28il_29_vot.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Berrien County &#8211; Today, a vote and a test. Berrien County switches equipment to comply with federal law. (Sequoia OS) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbendtribune.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060228\/News01\/602280394\/CAT=News01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>ME: Bangor OKs reduction in polling places <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bangornews.com\/news\/templates\/?a=129758\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MI: Feds demand Mich. voter roll cleanup <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060228\/POLITICS\/602280334\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Madison County consolidates polling places. St. Francois County has no plans for consolidation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mydjconnection.com\/articles\/2006\/02\/27\/community\/news3.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Storm poses election hurdles &#8211; Heavy influx of Louisiana residents could change the politics of the Magnolia State <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060226\/NEWS0110\/602260372\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Craven County &#8211; Craven may refit election booths <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newbernsj.com\/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=\/GlobalTemplates\/Details.cfm&#038;StoryID=26520&#038;Section=Local\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Stopgap Accord Sought on Voting System <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/02\/28\/nyregion\/28vote.html?_r=1&#038;oref=slogin\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Old voting machines to stay for 2006 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poughkeepsiejournal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060227\/NEWS01\/60227003\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Opinion &#8211; Ballot countdown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=454634&#038;category=OPINION&#038;newsdate=2\/26\/2006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Look for same old voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060228\/NEWS01\/602280330\/1002\/NEWS\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: N.Y. won&#8217;t get new election machines this year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejournalnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060228\/NEWS03\/602280349\/1019\/NEWS03\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Chenango County &#8211; New Chenango voting machines won&#8217;t be ready by fall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060228\/NEWS01\/602280341\/1006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Voting Activists accused by PA SofS of stalling HAVA. Blaming the Victims? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_votepa_060228_voting_activists_acc.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Citizens Respond To Allegations That Lawsuit Delayed Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=981&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: State tells counties to get electronic voting humming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=16209806&#038;BRD=2305&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=478569&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Opinion &#8211; Too little time to change voting for May primaries <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailylocal.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=16203853&#038;BRD=1671&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=17785&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Officials seek more time for voting switch <a href=\"http:\/\/pittsburghlive.com\/x\/tribune-review\/trib\/regional\/s_428305.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Allegheny County &#8211; Board votes for new machines (Sequoia Advantage) <a href=\"http:\/\/pittsburghlive.com\/x\/tribune-review\/trib\/pittsburgh\/s_428293.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Allegheny County &#8211; County will buy Sequoia voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/pg\/06059\/662222.stm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Northampton County &#8211; Stoffa plans to buy voting machines (AVS WINvote) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/expresstimes\/pa\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-4\/1141103599205750.xml&#038;coll=2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with Hale County, Texas <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=61561\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WY: County clerks: Wyo ready for 2006 elections (20 counties \u2013 AutoMARK 3 counties \u2013 Diebold OS) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casperstartribune.net\/articles\/2006\/02\/26\/news\/wyoming\/ac82172f2084ebfa872571210000c6cd.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<b>**&#8221;Daily Voting News&#8221; is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in &#8220;Daily Voting News&#8221; may not reflect the opinions of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.Org<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BradBlog.com\">BradBlog.Com<\/a>**<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org I&#8217;m back and today&#8217;s DVN includes some articles from the past two days added in with today&#8217;s articles. Early voting for this year&#8217;s primaries is taking place in TX and IL. It looks like NY will be using their lever machines for another election year. 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