{"id":2557,"date":"2006-03-15T17:02:57","date_gmt":"2006-03-15T21:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2006-06-14T16:51:29","modified_gmt":"2006-06-14T23:51:29","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-march-15-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2557","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For March 15, 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>In Palm Beach Co. Florida the headline reads, &#8220;Voting smooth despite glitches&#8221; yet we find that at times two of three DREs in one precinct were not working, cards got stuck in machines, and cards were being rejected as &#8216;invalid&#8217;. And victory in Leon County as Ion Sancho gets a unanimous vote of confidence from the county commission. This, in no small part, due to the thousands of emails sent to the commission by Ion&#8217;s supporters all over the country. Gov. Rendell of Pennsylvania vetoed the state legislature&#8217;s voter ID bill. Meanwhile Arizona is looking into forcing those who vote-by-mail to provide a copy of their ID in the mail with their ballot&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Voting Systems Batch Test Results \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Reliability <a href=\"http:\/\/votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1054&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Perspective:  Another year of vote-counting anxiety? <a href=\"http:\/\/news.com.com\/Another+year+of+vote-counting+anxiety\/2010-1047_3-6049311.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Those who vote by mail may need to show ID, too <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azstarnet.com\/news\/120132\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Alameda County &#8211; County tries to develop voting plan (Scrap DREs for optical-scan) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidebayarea.com\/argus\/localnews\/ci_3603763\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Orange County &#8211; Big Tab Covers Voting Device Retrofit. O.C. supervisors approve $12 million to fit 9,000 machines so voters can get their required printouts. (Hart eSlate) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/california\/la-me-ocvote15mar15,1,5936542.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; System test-drive crucial <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradodaily.com\/articles\/2006\/03\/14\/news\/c_u_and_boulder\/news3.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Clinton &#8211; GOP&#8217;s 6th Recount Counts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/news\/local\/sr\/hc-clirtc0315.artmar15,0,1472981.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Stop the Election Day cheating &#8212; or it will spread further <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miami.com\/mld\/miamiherald\/news\/opinion\/14100465.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Senate panel OKs bill to expand early voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/state\/epaper\/2006\/03\/15\/a6a_xgrflavote_0315.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County &#8211; Sancho gets OK to seek a deal. Elections chief gets vote of confidence <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060315\/NEWS01\/603150336\/1010\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County &#8211; Ion Sancho Receives Unanimous &#8216;Vote of Confidence&#8217; from Leon County Commissioners <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002553.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Voting smooth despite glitches <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2006\/03\/14\/0314glitch.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Touch-screen system passes test this time in Palm Beach County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/southflorida\/sfl-pwrap15mar15,0,4080902.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Despite glitch with electronic voting machines, all is well in Wilton Manors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/broward\/sfl-cglitch15mar15,0,1603074.story?coll=sfla-news-broward\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Cook County &#8211; Early voting, new machines top ballot <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suburbanchicagonews.com\/couriernews\/top\/3_1_EL15_A1VOTING_S1.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Vanderburgh County &#8211; New polling places approved <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/ecp\/news\/article\/0,1626,ECP_734_4542473,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: St Louis County &#8211; County gets voting machines for use by disabled people <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duluthsuperior.com\/mld\/duluthsuperior\/14102610.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Neshoba County &#8211; Precinct consolidation headed to Justice after public hearing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neshobademocrat.com\/Main.asp?SectionID=2&#038;SubSectionID=297&#038;ArticleID=12185\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: A small (we hope) problem with voting machines (As in Ohio bad ES&#038;S PCMCIA cards appear) <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.news-record.com\/staff\/capblog\/archives\/2006\/03\/a_small_we_hope.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NE: Dodge County &#8211; County uses new voting terminals (AutoMark) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fremontneb.com\/articles\/2006\/03\/15\/news\/news2.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Cibola County &#8211; County clerk is subject of investigation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallupindependent.com\/2006\/mar\/031406cntyclrk.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Santa Fe &#8211; Ousted councilor seeks recount <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freenewmexican.com\/news\/40796.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: State plans to install some voting devices by Sept. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailystar.com\/news\/stories\/2006\/03\/15\/vote4.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Rendell vetoes GOP&#8217;s voter ID legislation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/newsflash\/pa\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-36\/114246595611850.xml&#038;storylist=penn\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Counties told to move on machines (AVS and ES&#038;S cannot deliver in time) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/expresstimes\/pa\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-4\/11423996418300.xml&#038;coll=2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Allegheny County &#8211; On the South Side, voters pull levers for last time <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/pg\/06074\/670446.stm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Bucks County &#8211; County to decide on voting machines (Danaher though they probably cannot be delivered in time for primary) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/local\/quakertown\/all-b1_2machinesmar15,0,7986627.story?coll=all-newslocalquakertown-hed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Centre County &#8211; Two types of voting machines to replace punch-card system <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/archive\/2006\/03\/03-15-06tdc\/03-15-06dnews-03.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Chester County &#8211; County changing voting system? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailylocal.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=16305974&#038;BRD=1671&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=17782&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Luzerne County &#8211; Company chosen by county says it can&#8217;t provide voting machines (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.standardspeaker.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1345&#038;Itemid=2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Luzerne County &#8211; Voting method uncertain. County officials consider options after company says it can&#8217;t provide enough electronic machines in time for vote. (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesleader.com\/mld\/timesleader\/14101877.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Luzerne County &#8211; Voting machine talks break down (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizensvoice.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=16306329&#038;BRD=2259&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=455154&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Somerset County &#8211; Company demonstrates voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyamerican.com\/articles\/2006\/03\/14\/news\/wednesday\/news02.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Dickson County &#8211; County to purchase voting machines (Hart eSlate) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dicksonherald.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060315\/MTCN0201\/303150050\/1297\/MTCN02\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Jefferson County &#8211; New count, same outcome <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southeasttexaslive.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=16298265&#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; Election officials try to work out bugs (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southeasttexaslive.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=16305289&#038;BRD=2287&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=512588&#038;rfi=6\" 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 In Palm Beach Co. Florida the headline reads, &#8220;Voting smooth despite glitches&#8221; yet we find that at times two of three DREs in one precinct were not working, cards got stuck in machines, and cards were being rejected as &#8216;invalid&#8217;. And victory in Leon County as [&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-2557","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\/2557","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=2557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2557"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=2557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}