{"id":2806,"date":"2006-05-09T17:03:35","date_gmt":"2006-05-09T21:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2806"},"modified":"2006-06-12T16:31:51","modified_gmt":"2006-06-12T23:31:51","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-may-09-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2806","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For May 09, 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>One day of early voting and Craighead County Arkansas has run out of ES&#038;S provided paper ballots. They are now printing their own with hints that the Attorney General will now get involved. Tomorrow, a lawsuit is being filed in Arizona against the purchase or use of Diebold and\/or Sequoia DREs (more on that tomorrow). West Virginians go to the polls today but 6 counties will only have paper ballots because of the failure of ES&#038;S. Fifty Texas counties are still without software from ES&#038;S to support local elections on Saturday. Test ballots provided by West Virginia state elections division to Jefferson Co. could not be read accurately by the counties optical scan machines. The county blamed the test deck&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Train Wreck &#8211; Major New Diebold E-Voting Security Vulnerability Discovered; Affects All Touchscreen Voting Systems in All States <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=65420\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Train Wreck &#8211; Most counties without mandated equipment as early voting begins (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbcommercial.com\/articles\/2006\/05\/08\/ap-state-ar\/d8hfsu78h.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Baxter County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Early voters use paper ballots (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baxterbulletin.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060509\/NEWS01\/605090341\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Clark County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Early voting gets off to a shaky start in Clark County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siftingsherald.com\/articles\/2006\/05\/09\/news\/news3.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Craighead County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; First Day of Early Voting and Already Running Out of Ballots (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kait8.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=4876969&#038;nav=0jsh\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Jefferson County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Voters Face Paper Ballots (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbcommercial.com\/articles\/2006\/05\/09\/news\/news4.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Elections board opens probe into voting fiasco (Diebold) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/news\/plaindealer\/index.ssf?\/base\/cuyahoga\/1147163536185140.xml&#038;coll=2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Bexar County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Electronic machines will await voters (As of now 50 Texas counties still have no ballot programming software from ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/metro\/stories\/MYSA050906.1B.electronicvoting.12c01f57.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Train Wreck &#8211; Primary Day in West Virginia Begins with Problems (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc25.com\/main\/modules\/news\/article.php?storyid=2375\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Train Wreck &#8211; Several W.Va. counties ditch new voting machines (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fremontneb.com\/articles\/2006\/05\/08\/ap-state-ne\/d8hfs08oe.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Train Wreck &#8211; New voting machines to receive first big test in today&#8217;s primary (Except in 6 counties that ES&#038;S failed to have ready) <a href=\"http:\/\/sundaygazettemail.com\/section\/News\/2006050825\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Jefferson County \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Train Wreck &#8211; Officials hope voting machines up to the challenge today (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-mail.com\/?module=displaystory&#038;story_id=137654&#038;format=html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Diebold Election Systems Develops Advanced Accessibility for Touch-Screen Voting Systems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/cgi-bin\/stories.pl?ACCT=104&#038;STORY=\/www\/story\/05-08-2006\/0004356596&#038;EDATE=\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Diebold faces informal SEC inquiry <a href=\"http:\/\/today.reuters.com\/investing\/financeArticle.aspx?type=governmentFilingsNews&#038;storyID=2006-05-09T212944Z_01_N09347385_RTRIDST_0_FINANCIAL-DIEBOLD-SEC-URGENT.XML\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: SEC Investigation Of Diebold Under Way! <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002803.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Ask your election officials: Are you following e-voting issues in the news? <a href=\"http:\/\/niemanwatchdog.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&#038;askthisid=00208\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver &#8211; Council questions voting machines (Sequoia) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/drmn\/local\/article\/0,1299,DRMN_15_4684519,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Columnist &#8211; No `verify,&#8217; no trust <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/opinion\/columnists\/sfl-sgcol10may10,0,5162832.column\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Elections chief wants machine to handle votes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2006\/05\/09\/s1b_absentee_0509.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Jackson County &#8211; Votes await count <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribtown.com\/main.asp?SectionID=1&#038;SubSectionID=186&#038;ArticleID=18936&#038;TM=38280.12\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Union County &#8211; Sheriff candidate seeks recount <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pal-item.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060509\/NEWS01\/605090303\/1008\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Sedgwick County &#8211; Voting change. Registering, advance voting may create obstacles for poor, elderly, disabled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansas.com\/mld\/kansas\/14533883.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>LA: Ater wants FEMA help for elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2theadvocate.com\/news\/2772246.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Granville County &#8211; Granville Board of Elections Director explains what went wrong with primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hendersondispatch.com\/articles\/2006\/05\/09\/news\/news05.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NE: New voting devices add ease to elections (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatricedailysun.com\/articles\/2006\/05\/09\/news\/news1.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Bayonne &#8211; Voting machines don&#8217;t count voters, altering runoff rules <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/jjournal\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-1\/1147166133133040.xml&#038;coll=3\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Democrats Tell Ohio Official to Quit Probe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/05\/08\/AR2006050801512.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: State orders election review <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/14534725.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Hamilton County &#8211; Madeira levy still undecided. 135 ballots not counted <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cincinnati.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060509\/NEWS0102\/605090347\/-1\/CINCI\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Monroe County &#8211; Faster August election results expected <a href=\"http:\/\/monroe.xtn.net\/index.php?table=news&#038;template=news.view.subscriber&#038;newsid=130641\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Glitch Worries Utah Elections Officials. Optical Scanners Miscount Absentee Ballots in Ohio (Diebold) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcpw.org\/article\/603\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: So far, so good in W.Va. primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/pittsburghtrib\/s_452134.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Kanawha County &#8211; Electronic vote runs smoothly  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/News\/2006050935\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\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\">BradBlog.Com<\/a>**<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org One day of early voting and Craighead County Arkansas has run out of ES&#038;S provided paper ballots. They are now printing their own with hints that the Attorney General will now get involved. Tomorrow, a lawsuit is being filed in Arizona against the purchase or use [&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-2806","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\/2806","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=2806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2806"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=2806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}