{"id":2767,"date":"2006-05-01T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2006-05-01T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2006-06-12T16:36:31","modified_gmt":"2006-06-12T23:36:31","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-may-01-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2767","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For May 01, 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>&#8220;To say the least, I am absolutely appalled by ES&#038;S&#8217; delays, and the hardships ES&#038;S has placed on this state,&#8221; said West Virginia SoS Ireland Friday afternoon. &#8220;It is inexcusable.&#8221; A glitch in some of the systems in some of the counties allows users of the company&#8217;s iVotronic machines to cast ballots and have their votes recorded correctly, but does not count the votes properly. Tomorrow begins a string of 28 primaries or primary run-offs in 23 states over the next two months. Why is it that the Financial Times, a UK media outlet, is reporting on what our national media is ignoring; the threat of mass confusion in our elections?&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>OH: Summit County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Sorority won&#8217;t be used as voting-machine help <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/14473330.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Bexar County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Casting a Vote With Paper for Early Voting 2006 (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.woai.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?content_id=3715A293-2161-428A-8F12-D92F086A70B7\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Editorial \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Hold Voting Device Firm Accountable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theintelligencer.net\/editorials\/articles.asp?articleID=5532\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Train Wreck &#8211; Election test delayed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmcnet.com\/usubmit\/2006\/05\/01\/1628275.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Electronic voting switch threatens mass confusion <a href=\"http:\/\/news.ft.com\/cms\/s\/a1b985a4-d960-11da-8b06-0000779e2340.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: 2006 E-Voting &#8216;Train Wreck&#8217;: Investigations and Problems Continue to Spread <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002761.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Humboldt County &#8211; Group plans parallel election to check June 6 results <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurekareporter.com\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=10746\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: New electronic voting lists may cut paperwork <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gainesvilletimes.com\/news\/stories\/20060501\/localnews\/91618.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Election paper trail takes millions to add <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.augusta.com\/stories\/050106\/met_79606.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Questions cloud Tuesday&#8217;s primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060501\/LOCAL\/60501023\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Rokita expects smooth voting process <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortwayne.com\/mld\/newssentinel\/news\/local\/14472674.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: New voter laws <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=4839202&#038;nav=9Tai\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Columnist \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Electronic Balloting Superiour? Aye, nay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortwayne.com\/mld\/journalgazette\/living\/14472174.htm&#038;cid=0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Douglas County &#8211; County to receive voting machines this month (ES&#038;S Op-Scan) <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ljworld.com\/news\/2006\/may\/01\/douglas_county_receive_voting_machines_month\/?city_local\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Leavenworth County &#8211; Counties turn to electronic voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ljworld.com\/news\/2006\/may\/01\/counties_turn_electronic_voting\/?city_local\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: Officials to mull lawsuit proposal (VRA violations) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslive.com\/metrowest\/republican\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-4\/1146469477177110.xml&#038;coll=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Buncombe County &#8211; Primary turnout expected to be low <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen-times.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060501\/NEWS01\/60430032\/1010&#038;theme=ELECTION2006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Mecklenburg County &#8211; Voting gear set for 1st big test <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotte.com\/mld\/charlotte\/news\/politics\/14470219.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Wake County &#8211; Tuesday&#8217;s elections big test for new voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/rdu.news14.com\/content\/your_news\/raleigh\/?AC=&#038;ArID=83929&#038;SecID=17\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Department of Justice Agrees to New York Plan to Delay HAVA Implementation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1246&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Westchester County &#8211; A mini-rebellion averted as town transfers voting keys <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bedfordsbest.com\/recordreview.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio voters must be sure they press final button. Poll workers can&#8217;t cast ballots for those who err on touch-screen devices <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/?story=dispatch\/2006\/05\/01\/20060501-A1-04.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Voting&#8217;s new look. High-tech machines will greet voters Tuesday; some remain skeptical <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/?story=dispatch\/2006\/04\/30\/20060430-B1-01.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: From punching to coloring. Voters will make change <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cincinnati.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060501\/NEWS01\/605010348\/-1\/CINCI\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Allegheny County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Major Lawsuit in Allegheny County PA Ends In Loss For Citizen Group <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1247&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Gibson County &#8211; Voting just got harder after 4 precincts close in Gibson Co. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsun.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060501\/NEWS01\/605010311\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Monroe County &#8211; Early voting closes; Tuesday is Election Day (Hart eSlate) <a href=\"http:\/\/monroe.xtn.net\/index.php?table=news&#038;template=news.view.subscriber&#038;newsid=130379\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Strayhorn calls chief of elections biased <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/metropolitan\/3830976.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Mercer County &#8211; Officials feverishly working to ready touchscreens for Primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdtonline.com\/homepage\/local_story_120181700.html?keyword=leadpicturestory\" 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 &#8220;To say the least, I am absolutely appalled by ES&#038;S&#8217; delays, and the hardships ES&#038;S has placed on this state,&#8221; said West Virginia SoS Ireland Friday afternoon. &#8220;It is inexcusable.&#8221; A glitch in some of the systems in some of the counties allows users of the [&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-2767","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\/2767","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=2767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2767"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=2767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}