{"id":3196,"date":"2006-08-07T17:09:53","date_gmt":"2006-08-08T00:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2006-08-07T17:09:53","modified_gmt":"2006-08-08T00:09:53","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-august-06-and-07-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3196","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For August 06 and 07, 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>Voters with disabilities are being unfairly used in the recommended denial of certification of the Vote-PAD by the SoS of California. It&#8217;s unfortunate that an unfair test procedure was used in testing. Why were no other systems purporting to be accessible sent through comparable testing? \/ Tennessee is shaking off their primary night failures while other states prepare to enter the fray tomorrow. \/ Primaries tomorrow in Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan, and Missouri, with a run-off in Georgia and local elections in Ohio.  &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Whistle-blower Lawsuit Alleges E-voting Fraud <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;taxonomyName=government&#038;articleId=112587&#038;taxonomyId=13\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: When Even the Illusion is Gone: &#8220;Black Box&#8221; Voting and Faith-Based Elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lefthook.org\/Politics\/Levenstein021204.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Federal Election Reform Bill Can&#8217;t Take Away Scientific Uncertainty of Victors in Close Races <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegenews.org\/x1162.xml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Subverting, Not Preserving, Democracy. Marginalizing vote fraud &#8216;conspiracy theories&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fair.org\/index.php?page=2932\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: &#8220;You don&#8217;t need papers to vote?&#8221;\u009d Non-Citizen Voting and ID Requirements in U.S. Elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1640&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AL: Judge Gives Responsibility For State Database To Governor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1636&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: People With Disabilities Set Up For Failure In Vote-PAD Testing In California <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3188\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: California Election Officials Defend E-Voting Machine Sleepovers <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3195\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Oakland &#8211; Oakland Voters To Decide Whether to Join Other California Cities in Using Instant Runoff Voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiaprogressreport.com\/2006\/08\/oakland_voters.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Diego County &#8220;\u201c Press Release &#8211; San Diego Greens Call for Removal of Electronic Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp.org\/press\/states\/ca_2006_08_07.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Diego County &#8211; E-voting Security Under Fire in San Diego Lawsuit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;taxonomyId=13&#038;articleId=112586\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Yolo County &#8211; County one of five sued over disabled access <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailydemocrat.com\/news\/ci_4144031\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; Primaries ready for disabled voters. New voting machines an advancement for Boulder county <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longmontfyi.com\/Local-Story.asp?id=9168\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: San Miguel County &#8211; New voting machines come to county (Hart Intercivic) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telluridegateway.com\/articles\/2006\/08\/07\/news\/news01.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Second Lawsuit Filed Against Voter ID Law <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1637&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Each precinct in area to have touchscreen voting machine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.semissourian.com\/story\/1163082.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Boone County &#8211; County offers electronic voting system, likened to ATMs (ES&#038;S) <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiamissourian.com\/news\/story.php?ID=20910\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Boone County &#8211; For the blind, tomorrow&#8217;s election represents a first  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbiatribune.com\/2006\/Aug\/20060807News005.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Voters must show ID before casting ballots in election <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cincypost.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060807\/NEWS01\/608070366\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: New Registration Rules Stir Voter Debate in Ohio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/08\/06\/us\/06ohio.html?ex=1312516800&#038;en=6090be77c780e139&#038;ei=5090&#038;partner=rssuserland&#038;emc=rss\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; Protestors Gather At Board Of Elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsnet5.com\/news\/9643315\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Trumbull County &#8211; Voting needs reconsidered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribune-chronicle.com\/News\/articles.asp?articleID=7080\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Opinion &#8211; New Voting Machines for New York State: Promise or Peril?  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empirepage.com\/guesteds\/guesteds193.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Voting Machine Failures And Long Ballots Create Delays And Uncertainty <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1639&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Hamblen County &#8211; Some Hamblen Co. candidates demanding a re-vote after problems (MicroVote Infinity) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wate.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5244998&#038;nav=0RYv\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Hendersonville &#8211; Observations from the precinct <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rctimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060807\/MTCN0405\/308070009\/1314\/MTCN0305\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Rutherford County &#8211; Voters still venting frustrations <a href=\"http:\/\/dnj.midsouthnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060806\/NEWS01\/608060321\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Rutherford County &#8211; Election machines need to be faster for future balloting <a href=\"http:\/\/dnj.midsouthnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060807\/OPINION01\/608070314\/1014\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Pasquotank County &#8211; Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County disagree on who pays election costs <a href=\"http:\/\/home.hamptonroads.com\/stories\/story.cfm?story=108782&#038;ran=163315\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MExico &#8211; Fair elections? Don&#8217;t count on it. Mexico&#8217;s stolen presidential election holds a warning for voters north of the Rio Grande. <a href=\"http:\/\/commentisfree.guardian.co.uk\/greg_palast\/2006\/08\/we_dont_need_no_stinkin_recoun.html\" 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 Voters with disabilities are being unfairly used in the recommended denial of certification of the Vote-PAD by the SoS of California. It&#8217;s unfortunate that an unfair test procedure was used in testing. Why were no other systems purporting to be accessible sent through comparable testing? \/ [&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-3196","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\/3196","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=3196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3196"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=3196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}