{"id":3645,"date":"2006-10-20T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2006-10-21T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3645"},"modified":"2006-10-20T17:00:08","modified_gmt":"2006-10-21T00:00:08","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-20-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3645","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 20, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.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>Alachua Co Florida elections people have admitted that not all votes in an April 11 city election were considered. They have also admitted that one voting machine had an error and that absentee ballots were not put into &#8220;secrecy folders&#8221;. \/ Some county election officials across the country seem to be discussing the need for emergency paper ballots at the poll site &#8220;just in case&#8221; \/ &#8216;Provisional ballots could again be a leading concern at the polls this year, with new figures showing one in three&#8211;more than 650,000 of 2 million cast&#8211;were left uncounted or discarded in 2004, according to a new briefing paper by Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy and research center.&#8217; \/ Sadly activist judges have legislated from the Supreme Court and found that Arizona can require Voter ID \/ Benton Co Arkansas has not received their absentee ballots from ES&#038;S and won&#8217;t until next week. No change for ES&#038;S. \/ VoteTech (VTI) machines in Randolph Co Indiana are not working properly during testing&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Here&#8217;s a cartoon to make you smile before you get to the garbage that will make you ill <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/columnists\/asmussen\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Provisional Ballot Problems Loom For November 7, According to New Publication <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=74463\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Ballot blunders abound as election nears <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stateline.org\/live\/details\/story?contentId=150518\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Guardian of the Ballot Box &#8220;\u201c Ion Sancho <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/doc\/20061106\/gumbel\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Latino voter registration skyrockets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpostonline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061020\/NEWS01\/61020013\/1004\/LIVING\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: The E-voting Blame Game <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;articleId=269075\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Are Voting Machines Reliable? Congress Is Questioning The Security Of New Electronic Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2006\/09\/28\/cbsnews_investigates\/main2050791.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-voting Push Started With HAVA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;taxonomyName=government&#038;articleId=269514&#038;taxonomyId=13&#038;intsrc=kc_top\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: PFAW Presses Election Assistance Commission to Release Report Debunking Myth of Voter &#8220;Fraud&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pfaw.org\/pfaw\/general\/default.aspx?oid=22874\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-voting Technology Faces Critical Test. Challenges to results likely if systems fail during election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;articleId=269273&#038;pageNumber=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: No Ballots Spell Election Concerns In Benton County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehometownchannel.com\/news\/10123175\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: High Court: Arizona Can Require Photo ID To Vote <a href=\"http:\/\/wcbstv.com\/topstories\/topstories_story_293163434.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Arizona&#8217;s New Voter ID Requirement Will Prevent Citizens From Voting. Voting Rights Group Responds to Supreme Court Decision Allowing State to Implement New Voter ID Law <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=74761\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver judge issues ruling on security for voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greeleytrib.com\/article\/20061020\/NEWS\/110200152\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: ACLU of Florida Issues Voter Empowerment Cards in English, Spanish and Creole to Inform Voters of Their Rights at the Polls  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclu.org\/votingrights\/gen\/27126prs20061018.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Alachua County &#8211; Alachua admits to not considering some election ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.highspringsherald.com\/articles\/2006\/10\/19\/news\/news01.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Broward County &#8211; Hundreds of absentee ballots missing pages in Margate and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/broward\/sfl-cerror19oct19,0,5181116.story?coll=sfla-news-broward\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County &#8211; County gets ready for early voting. Citizens can cast ballots at courthouse starting Monday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061020\/NEWS01\/610200348\/1010\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County &#8211; Paper-ballot amendment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061020\/OPINION\/610200419\/1030\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Editorial &#8211; Does voter ID do enough to stop fraud? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jconline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061020\/OPINION01\/610200308\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Randolph County &#8211; Voting equipment to be fixed after two failures <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newslinkindiana.com\/news\/00000010978.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: Secretary of state: Voter rolls increase since primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/mld\/kentucky\/news\/state\/15800361.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Officials Probe Possible Theft of Voting Software in Md. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/10\/19\/AR2006101901818.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: WaPo: Diebold Touchscreen Source Code Discovered Stolen In Maryland <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3644\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Former delegate gets purported Diebold code. FBI is contacted over anonymous package <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/bal-te.md.voting20oct20,0,5237249.story?page=1&#038;coll=bal-newsaol-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Voting officials concerned by missing absentee ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/news.mywebpal.com\/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=805&#038;NewsID=756686&#038;CategoryID=5768&#038;show=localnews&#038;om=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Mailed disks raise voting machine fears <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlepi.nwsource.com\/national\/1110AP_Maryland_Voting_Machines.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Has the Washington Post Missed the Boat&#8230;Again? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_mary_kir_061020_has_the_washington_p.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Are there enough voting machines and poll workers for election? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/mld\/cctimes\/news\/politics\/15809254.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Missouri GOP legislators ponder next step with voter ID <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belleville.com\/mld\/belleville\/news\/state\/15809579.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Paper ballots await voters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reflector.com\/local\/content\/news\/stories\/2006\/10\/19\/10_19_06_paper_ballots.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Cibola County &#8211; County gets new voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cibolabeacon.com\/articles\/2006\/10\/19\/news\/news3.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: N.Y. working to keep money for voting gear <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poughkeepsiejournal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061020\/NEWS01\/610200316\/1006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: State may lose $47 million. Scramble is on to save federal aid not spent on voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061020\/NEWS01\/610200359\/1002\/NEWS\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Summit County &#8211; Summit absentee ballots delayed. Errors mean all 22,000 have to be printed again before they can be sent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/15805029.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Summit County delays mailing absentee ballots to fix misprint <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/news\/state\/15808318.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Lawrence County &#8211; Making votes count <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=17353444&#038;BRD=2305&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=478569&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Mercer County &#8211; Proposal seeks &#8216;adequate&#8217; emergency paper ballots. 50 per precinct is current standard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharonherald.com\/local\/local_story_292222022.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Harris County &#8211; County puts electronic voting through paces <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/headline\/metro\/4274684.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Chesterfield County &#8211; Chesterfield, state in voting-law dispute. County&#8217;s registrar believes Social Security numbers can be used to verify identities <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesdispatch.com\/servlet\/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&#038;c=MGArticle&#038;cid=1149191254513&#038;path=!news&#038;s=1045855934842\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Chesterfield County &#8211; Citing minority voting concerns, ACLU seeks U.S. poll observers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5568590&#038;nav=S6aK\" 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 Alachua Co Florida elections people have admitted that not all votes in an April 11 city election were considered. They have also admitted that one voting machine had an error and that absentee ballots were not put into &#8220;secrecy folders&#8221;. \/ Some county election officials across the country [&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-3645","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\/3645","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=3645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3645\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3645"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=3645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}