{"id":2523,"date":"2006-03-08T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T21:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2006-06-15T15:52:55","modified_gmt":"2006-06-15T22:52:55","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-march-08-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2523","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For March 08, 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>It&#8217;s been a busy day today. Lot&#8217;s of news from Texas where they had their statewide primary yesterday and they had some problems; nothing too big though. Many Texas counties gave the voters a choice between voting electronic and voting on paper. It sure looks like a majority of the voters chose paper. And in Florida, Ion Sancho has decided to take action against Diebold in court so he is suing them for breach of contract. Meanwhile TrueVoteMD has released documents that purportedly prove that Diebold has violated state law and failed in elections&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Professor tells lawmakers paper print-out of votes needed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioiowa.com\/gestalt\/go.cfm?objectid=2734C63A-658F-4EDF-A51D4AA3A06B66B0&#038;dbtranslator=local.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Benito County &#8211; Electronic Voting Comes to SBC <a href=\"http:\/\/hollisterfreelance.com\/news\/contentview.asp?c=180429\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Francisco County &#8211; Talks fail over voting machines. City lacks contract with Oakland firm for June primary  (Sequoia) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?file=\/chronicle\/archive\/2006\/03\/08\/BAGD6HKEOU1.DTL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Francisco County &#8211; San Francisco Stays All Paper <a href=\"http:\/\/votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1014&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Diebold&#8217;s Revenge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laweekly.com\/news\/12809\/diebolds-revenge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Editorial &#8211; Vote machines on quick ship <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/opinion\/ci_3578590\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; Should Sunshine rule? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradodaily.com\/articles\/2006\/03\/08\/news\/c_u_and_boulder\/news3.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Chaffee County &#8211; Commissioners approve buying new vote machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themountainmail.com\/main.asp?SectionID=4&#038;SubSectionID=4&#038;ArticleID=7450&#038;TM=44469\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: No conspiarcy needed to support paper trail <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sptimes.com\/2006\/03\/08\/Columns\/No_conspiarcy_needed_.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Alachua County &#8211; Mastrodicasa, Henry win seats (Problems reported with Diebold and modems) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060308\/LOCAL\/203080343\/1078\/news\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Legal Proceedings Launched Against Diebold In Florida! <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002519.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County &#8211; Ion Sancho Fights Back <a href=\"http:\/\/votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1015&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County &#8211; Thank you, Ion Sancho, guardian of voting integrity <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_joan_bru_060307_thank_you_2c_ion_sanch.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County &#8211; Sancho having trouble buying machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060308\/NEWS01\/603080329\/1010\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Opinion &#8211; Paper voting trail a good proposal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macon.com\/mld\/macon\/news\/opinion\/14040748.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: St Joseph County &#8211; Polling place decision due today <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbendtribune.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060308\/News01\/603080321\/-1\/NEWS01\/CAT=News01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: TrueVoteMD Releases Documents Detailing Diebold Failures, Violations of State Law <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1016&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Opinion &#8211; Our say: Voting switch likelier to cause problems than avoid them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hometownannapolis.com\/cgi-bin\/read\/2006\/03_08-19\/OPN\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Vote machine fiasco ripped <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/boroughs\/story\/397658p-337023c.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Cayuga County &#8211; County looking for more space <a href=\"http:\/\/www.auburnpub.com\/articles\/2006\/03\/08\/news\/local_news\/news02.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Ulster County &#8211; The future of voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyfreeman.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=16258491&#038;BRD=1769&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=74969&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Centre County &#8211; County picks machines for May vote. Optical scan or touch-screen systems approved to be leased  (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/14043611.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Northampton County &#8211; Northampton voters challenge machine purchase (AVS WINvote) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/local\/easton\/all-b3_3vote4mar08,0,7382773.story?coll=all-newslocaleaston-hed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Westmoreland County &#8211; Officials prepare for primary (ES&#038;S iVotronic) <a href=\"http:\/\/pittsburghlive.com\/x\/tribune-review\/election\/s_431002.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Most voters give the system a thumbs up (It&#8217;s apparent that where voters are given a choice between e-voting and paper they go to the paper) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/politics\/3708475.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Galveston County &#8211; New voting system, same problems (Hart eSlate and eScan) <a href=\"http:\/\/news.galvestondailynews.com\/story.lasso?ewcd=b5c1182c635f6be7\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Jefferson County &#8211; Voting woes mar debut of electronic ballots (ES&#038;S iVotronic) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southeasttexaslive.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=16259795&#038;BRD=2287&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=512588&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Jefferson County &#8211; Confusion mars new voting process <a href=\"http:\/\/www.panews.com\/articles\/2006\/03\/08\/news\/election%20news\/confusion.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Potter and Randall Counties &#8211; Electronic voting goes smoothly &#8211; not tallying (Potter \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd ES&#038;S iVotronic Randall \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Hart eSlate) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amarillo.com\/stories\/030806\/new_4167029.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Robertson County &#8211; Robertson County vote tallies delayed (ES&#038;S AutoMark) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theeagle.com\/stories\/030806\/politics_20060308017.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Tom Green County &#8211; Computer problems delay election returns (Hart eScan) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanangelostandardtimes.com\/sast\/home\/article\/0,1897,SAST_4943_4522634,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Tom Green County &#8211; Election official: Paper ballots will stay despite delays <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanangelostandardtimes.com\/sast\/home\/article\/0,1897,SAST_4943_4524711,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Webb County &#8211; Cuellar defeats Rodriguez in congressional grudge match (Counting problems \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/mld\/thestate\/news\/special_packages\/election2004\/14041526.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Webb and Bexar County &#8211; &#8216;Glitches&#8217; get blame in Webb (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/metro\/stories\/MYSA030806.11A.glitches.4247ae5.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Willacy County &#8211; Tracking the primary elections (The county claims the new touch screens are a huge hit but only 30% of the voters are choosing to use them) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newschannel5.tv\/2006\/3\/7\/6676\/Tracking-the-primary-elections-\" 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 It&#8217;s been a busy day today. Lot&#8217;s of news from Texas where they had their statewide primary yesterday and they had some problems; nothing too big though. Many Texas counties gave the voters a choice between voting electronic and voting on paper. It sure looks like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news","bb-type-bradblog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2523"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=2523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}