{"id":3401,"date":"2006-09-06T16:27:01","date_gmt":"2006-09-06T23:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3401"},"modified":"2006-09-06T16:27:01","modified_gmt":"2006-09-06T23:27:01","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-september-6-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3401","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For September 6, 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>For those who were not aware, Warren Mitofsky &#8216;exited&#8217; last Friday. Our best wishes go to his family and friends. \/ The major failure reported in Florida&#8217;s primary, so far, seems to be the failure of getting speedy results from the polling places to the counties. Problems were reported in several counties. \/ Mahoning Co. Ohio still owes ES&#038;S over $400,000 for services previously provided. ES&#038;S refuses to provide new batteries to replace those that are beyond their useful life span. The county refuses to pay the bill, not because of anything to do with ES&#038;S but because of a completely different matter. The county is now in a position where they may have problems running an election in Nov. \/ Texas has named the Univ. of Texas baseball coach as the new spokesman for the SoS&#8217;s VOTEXAS program. Unfortunately the coach has never voted in his ten years living in the state&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Appreciation &#8211; The Pioneer Pollster Whose Credibility You Could Count On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/09\/05\/AR2006090501477.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Verified Voting Announces Election Transparency Project <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1756&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: NASS Publishes Seven Simple Steps To Voting In 2006 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1754&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Court rules against voter-supervised elections, attorney tells Raw <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/news\/2006\/Court_rules_against_votersupervised_elections_attorney_0906.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Pelosi on Voter Protection: &#8216;We Cannot Allow the Birthright of America to be Stolen&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=71873\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AL: Governor Given Extension For HAVA Report <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1755&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Humboldt County &#8211; HAVA forces vote system change &#8220;\u201c Sept. 5, 2006 (Vote-PAD) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcataeye.com\/index.php?module=Pagesetter&#038;tid=2&#038;topic=3&#038;func=viewpub&#038;pid=263&#038;format=full\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Experts: Primaries run smoothly, thanks in part to low turnout <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortwayne.com\/mld\/newssentinel\/15452833.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Voters have no major problems in Florida primary election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/mld\/bradenton\/15445970.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Primary Had No Effect On Florida&#8217;s Hottest Congressional Race <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/9798077\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Broward County &#8211; Broward&#8217;s vote tally is still pending <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miami.com\/mld\/miamiherald\/15452648.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hernando County &#8211; Hernando counting problems throw confusion into the race <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sptimes.com\/2006\/09\/06\/Hernando\/Hernando_counting_pro.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County &#8211; New technology slows precinct updates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060905\/BREAKINGNEWS\/609050345\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Martin County &#8211; Glitch delays Martin elections office from posting full preliminary results of primary election until today <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.tcpalm.com\/tcp\/election\/article\/0,2820,TCP_24436_4972522,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Pinellas County &#8211; Voter turnout light for Primary Elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tbnweekly.com\/content_articles\/090506_fpg-08.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Pinellas County &#8211; Voter turnout light for Primary Election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tbnweekly.com\/content_articles\/090606_fpg-01.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Seminole County &#8211; McLean wins over Blake to face write-in opposition <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/local\/seminole\/orl-locseminole0606sep06,0,6801091.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-seminole\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Ann Arundel County &#8211; County short on election judges <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hometownannapolis.com\/cgi-bin\/read\/2006\/09_06-38\/TOP\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Montgomery County &#8211; Machines add features to help system, voters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazette.net\/stories\/090606\/montcou181637_31942.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Attorney General Circulates Statement Calling For Paper Ballot Optical Scan Voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1753&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8220;\u201c Editorial &#8211; In Search of Accurate Vote Totals <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/09\/05\/opinion\/05tue1.html?_r=1&#038;ex=1157688000&#038;en=2d14938386d6b51c&#038;ei=5087%0A&#038;oref=slogin\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Mahoning County &#8211; Elections board cuts 25 voting precincts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindy.com\/content\/local_regional\/329371321053643.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: King County &#8211; Vote on elections chief delayed till &#8217;09 <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlepi.nwsource.com\/local\/283957_elect06.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Thurston County &#8211; A first for county&#8217;s blind voters (AutoMark) <a href=\"http:\/\/159.54.227.3\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060906\/NEWS01\/609060351\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Washington DC: D.C. Voters Directed to Wrong Polls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/09\/06\/AR2006090600650.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guam: Taitano notes glitches in Primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuam.com\/news\/18956.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guam: Asan-Maina ballots misplaced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guampdn.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060907\/NEWS01\/609070303\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guam: Opinion &#8211; Upgrade: Get rid of paper ballots, use electronic voting as main way to cast votes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guampdn.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060907\/OPINION01\/609070314\/1014\/OPINION\" 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 For those who were not aware, Warren Mitofsky &#8216;exited&#8217; last Friday. Our best wishes go to his family and friends. \/ The major failure reported in Florida&#8217;s primary, so far, seems to be the failure of getting speedy results from the polling places to the counties. 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