{"id":3574,"date":"2006-10-04T16:57:45","date_gmt":"2006-10-04T23:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2006-10-04T16:57:45","modified_gmt":"2006-10-04T23:57:45","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-4-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3574","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 4, 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>A group of voters in Alameda Co California has stepped-up with help from VoterAction to file a lawsuit against the use of the Sequoia voting system in Nov. \/ VoterAction is also active in Wisconsin where they &#8216;asked state regulators today to revoke approval of four types of electronic voting machines before next month&#8217;s election.&#8217; \/ Testing of the E-Poll Books by Maryland has been completed and Diebold is declaring the testing a success though there were still a minimum of problems and the state has been quiet on their decision. The most troublesome problem from the primary has not been fixed, however. In Tuesday&#8217;s testing a computer mouse was used instead of the normally required stylus and the touch-screen \/ ES&#038;S is, again, having problems meeting contractual dates in delivering paper ballots. Counties in Montana have waited over two weeks for their ballots&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Computer Science Professor Argues For a Paper Trail With E-Voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/10\/03\/AR2006100301310.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: All Paper, No Machines: HR 6200, By Kucinich In Congress <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2006\/10\/03\/18317658.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: The EAC Certification Ponzi Scheme <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_nancy_to_061003_the_eac_certificatio.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Voting overhaul raises anxieties <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061004\/POLITICS01\/610040361\/1022\/POLITICS\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Representatives pass 21st century poll tax&#8217;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frostillustrated.com\/news\/2006\/1004\/News\/012.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Media Release &#8211; Media Briefing on New Voter Suppression Strategies; Report Suggests Disenfranchisement in Battleground States and House Districts <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=73765\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Alameda County &#8211; Alameda Voters File Suit Against County to Ensure Anti-Hacking Testing of Sequoia E-Voting Systems Before Nov. 7 <a href=\"http:\/\/voteraction.org\/States\/California\/Documents\/News\/10-04-06_1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Alameda County &#8211; Voter group poised to sue Alameda County over new voting system <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/mld\/cctimes\/15677876.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Tehama County &#8211; Whistle-blower&#8217; election worker fired <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbluffdailynews.com\/news\/ci_4440368\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Lakeland County &#8211; No Poll Watchers Signed For Election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061004\/NEWS\/610040361\/1004\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Volusia County &#8211; Some &#8216;zero tapes&#8217; from primary vote reported missing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/local\/volusia\/orl-vbriefs04_306oct04,0,471662.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-volusia\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Madison County &#8211; County will accommodate voters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belleville.com\/mld\/belleville\/news\/local\/15674173.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>LA: Morehouse Parish &#8211; Glitches plague election <a href=\"http:\/\/bastrop.townnews.com\/articles\/2006\/10\/03\/news\/news4.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Maryland tests electronic books for statewide election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-325358~Maryland_tests_electronic_books_for_statewide_election.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: E-poll results undecided <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/elections\/bal-voting1003,0,6484615.story?track=mostviewedlink\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Opinion &#8211; Absentee leadership in Maryland as election nears <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/oped\/bal-op.fraser04oct04,0,728054.story?coll=bal-oped-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Tests on polling machines successful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-325742~Tests_on_polling_machines_successful.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Maryland&#8217;s test voting &#8216;successful&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/ap\/financialnews\/D8KHS3PO0.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Outlook unclear for Diebold machines in MD election <a href=\"http:\/\/government.zdnet.com\/?p=2633\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Lamone delays decison on e-poll books. Elections chief awaiting final tests, pending report on Diebold system fixes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/elections\/bal-voting1004,0,6550152.story?coll=bal-local-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: To Be a Poll Worker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infozine.com\/news\/stories\/op\/storiesView\/sid\/18156\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MT: Some counties still waiting for late ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billingsgazette.net\/articles\/2006\/10\/04\/news\/state\/21-ballots.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Franklin County &#8211; Ohio Meltdown &#8217;06: A &#8216;Serious Problem&#8217; Reported on First Day of Early Voting on &#8216;Shiny New&#8217; Diebold Touch-Screen Machines\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3573\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Pennsylvania Voters on E-Voting: Trust, But Verify <a href=\"http:\/\/newswire.ascribe.org\/cgi-bin\/behold.pl?ascribeid=20061004.123044&#038;time=12%2053%20PDT&#038;year=2006&#038;public=0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Lawrence County &#8211; November election brings challenges <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=17279741&#038;BRD=2305&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=478569&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Somerset County &#8211; Somerset mulls precinct changes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribune-democrat.com\/local\/local_story_276234746.html?keyword=secondarystory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Editorial &#8211; Vote early: You won&#8217;t have to stand in line on Election Day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/ci_4433430\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Voter Action Asks State to Decertify Touch-Screen Voting Machines: Machines Inherently Prone to Fraud <a href=\"http:\/\/voteraction.org\/States\/Wisconsin\/Documents\/News\/10-04-06_1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Wisconsin group wants regulators to revoke OK of voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/587\/story\/720984.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Clerks say balloting is on track <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/story\/News\/+\/2006100413\/Clerks+say+balloting+is+on+track\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guam: Electronic balloting, general election debated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuam.com\/news\/19272.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guam: Judge expected to issue decision Thursday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuam.com\/news\/19273.aspx\" 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 A group of voters in Alameda Co California has stepped-up with help from VoterAction to file a lawsuit against the use of the Sequoia voting system in Nov. \/ VoterAction is also active in Wisconsin where they &#8216;asked state regulators today to revoke approval of four [&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-3574","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\/3574","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=3574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3574"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=3574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}