{"id":2715,"date":"2006-04-20T10:55:02","date_gmt":"2006-04-20T14:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2715"},"modified":"2006-06-12T19:23:10","modified_gmt":"2006-06-13T02:23:10","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-april-19-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2715","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; for April 19, 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><b>ED NOTE:<\/b> This &#8220;Daily Voting News&#8221; was posted yesterday, but due to a software &#8220;glitch&#8221;, it was somehow overwritten by another post. We&#8217;re reposting it here. Good thing we had a paper trail backup!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The Allegheny County Pennsylvania suit brought by voters and PFAW against the county, state and federal government will be heard beginning next Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Summit County, Ohio&#8217;s election director has predicted failure of the voting machines in their primary on May 2. A recount of ballots in Kane and DuPage County Illinois has been asked for partially because some voting machines were shut-down early due to the polls running out of paper for the DRE vvpat printers. Sequoia is over two months behind in delivering Advantage machines to New Jersey counties. In Indiana, MicroVote has been given until May 2 to make their uncertified equipment meet all state requirements or counties will not be able to use it in the primary&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<li>CA: Long Beach \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Clerk to probe L.B. ballot problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/news\/ci_3720777\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Kane and DuPage County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; District 303 vote to be reviewed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/nearwest\/chi-0604190289apr19,1,62087.story?coll=chi-newslocalnearwest-hed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Train Wreck &#8211; Time almost up for fixing vote machines (MicroVote) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060419\/LOCAL\/60419031\/1006\/NEWS01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Train Wreck &#8211; Voting software company apologizes to state for problems (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=4790519&#038;nav=9Tai\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Train Wreck &#8211; Problems with voting software continue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortwayne.com\/mld\/newssentinel\/news\/local\/14379166.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Marion County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Hand counts needed in 2 school board races <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060419\/NEWS01\/604190435\/1006\/NEWS01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Essex County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Freeholders want to know: Where are the voting machines? (Sequoia Advantage) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.localsource.com\/articles\/2006\/04\/19\/shared\/essex_county_news\/doc4446420b09f53806735342.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Pasaic County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; New machines not ready yet (Sequoia Advantage) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1NiZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NjkyMTEwOCZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTM=\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Summit County &#8211; E-VOTE TRAIN WRECK ON COURSE: &#8216;Optical-Scan Voting System Will Fail in May Primary&#8217; Predicts Election Official <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002710.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Summit County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Trouble feared at ballot box. Summit County elections director predicts optical scan system will fail in May primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/news\/local\/states\/ohio\/counties\/summit_county\/14375779.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Wichita County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Glitch could disrupt early electronic voting (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/trn\/local_news\/article\/0,1891,TRN_5784_4632355,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV- Train Wreck &#8211; Early voting for May 9 primary begins <a href=\"http:\/\/www.da.wvu.edu\/XMLParser\/printstory.phtml?id=22531\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Kanawha County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Voting machines not ready  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/News\/200604198\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AK: Suit asks for vote records <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adn.com\/front\/story\/7642480p-7553342c.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AK: Alaska Dems File Lawsuit to get at State&#8217;s Diebold&#8217;s 2004 Election Data! <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002707.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Who Or What Is Stopping The California SoS From Allowing Eligible Californians To Register To Vote? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1209&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Testimony in Favor of AB 2097 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1207&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Los Angeles County &#8211; County to Upgrade Voting Machines (Ink-a-Vote Plus) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/california\/la-me-voting19apr19,1,7308215.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver announces 47 vote centers for 2006 elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/drmn\/elections\/article\/0,2808,DRMN_24736_4634397,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: New voting machines for disabled ready for use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/ecp\/gleaner_news\/article\/0,1626,ECP_4476_4631813,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>LA: New Orleans &#8211; New Orleans election a test of democracy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/mld\/mercurynews\/news\/politics\/14379176.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: GOP says Carnahan misled on Carter concerns on voter ID <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/mld\/kansascity\/news\/local\/14371180.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Justice approves county&#8217;s precinct consolidation plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neshobademocrat.com\/Main.asp?SectionID=2&#038;SubSectionID=297&#038;ArticleID=12392\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Chatham County &#8211; Early voters get wrong ballot <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-sun.com\/chatham\/13-725777.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: New York rushes to comply with e-voting rules  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/governmenttopics\/government\/legalissues\/story\/0,10801,110668,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Nassau &#8211; Voters get election rerun <a href=\"http:\/\/timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=473056&#038;category=RENSSELAER&#038;BCCode=&#038;newsdate=4\/19\/2006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio Recount Mismanagement Case Moves Forward <a href=\"http:\/\/newstandardnews.net\/content\/index.cfm\/items\/3073\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Allegheny County &#8211; Hearing to decide voting machines&#8217; fate <a href=\"http:\/\/pittsburghlive.com\/x\/tribune-review\/trib\/pittsburgh\/s_445141.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Allegheny County &#8211; Court hearing slated on voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/pg\/06109\/683354-85.stm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Judge Nixes Smith&#8217;s Challenge of Primary Results in High Court Race <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.com\/jsp\/tx\/PubArticleTX.jsp?id=1145442291586\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<p><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\">TheBradBlog.Com<\/a>**<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org ED NOTE: This &#8220;Daily Voting News&#8221; was posted yesterday, but due to a software &#8220;glitch&#8221;, it was somehow overwritten by another post. We&#8217;re reposting it here. Good thing we had a paper trail backup! The Allegheny County Pennsylvania suit brought by voters and PFAW against the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"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-2715","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\/2715","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2715\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2715"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=2715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}