{"id":3655,"date":"2006-10-23T23:53:10","date_gmt":"2006-10-24T06:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2006-10-24T12:07:34","modified_gmt":"2006-10-24T19:07:34","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-23-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3655","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 23, 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>Beginning this week, and every Wednesday, I will be doing a regular 5-minute Voting News report on WNJC 1360AM, Philadelphia&#8217;s Renaissance Radio Station at 8PM Eastern. The program is &#8220;Voice of the Voters&#8221;, with Mary Ann Gould, and it runs from 8PM to 9PM Eastern every Wednesday. It can be heard via live streaming.  Last week&#8217;s guest was Lowell Finley. This week&#8217;s guest will be Dr. Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University \/ Today it was reported that the Chicago, Illinois voter data base has been hacked. \/ &#8220;At least when we had hanging chads we knew what we did not know. Today, with the growth of electronic voting, we don&#8217;t know what we don&#8217;t know.&#8221; Rev. DeForest &#8220;Buster&#8221; Soaries, Former chair, Election Administration Commission \/ Some Maryland counties are reporting a shortage of absentee ballots&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: E-voting faces a test at the polls. NIST works on standards as debate continues over systems&#8217; reliability <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcn.com\/print\/25_31\/42352-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Commentary on the EAC&#8217;s New Testing and Certification Program <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1916&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Election Protection Launches National Voter Assistance Hotline <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pfaw.org\/pfaw\/general\/default.aspx?oid=22883\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: ABC World News &#8211; Election Concerns <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3652\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: CBS News Opinion &#8211; E-Voting Bites. American Prospect: Shock Looms On Nov. 7 From Unproven Voting Systems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2006\/10\/23\/opinion\/main2114650.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Is Press Taking Possible Voting Problems Seriously?  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediainfo.com\/eandp\/news\/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003286788\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: John Fund &#8211; Litigation Day. Control of Congress may be decided in the courts, starting Nov. 8.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opinionjournal.com\/diary\/?id=110009139\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Vote By Phone &#8220;\u201c But Not From Home <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reformer.com\/localnews\/ci_4535140\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Absentee voting today and tomorrow. Defense employs a mix of low- and high-tech methods while waiting for electronic voting standards to evolve <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcn.com\/print\/25_31\/42343-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Ok, so what happens if the election results are &#8220;skewed&#8221;? <a href=\"http:\/\/scoop.epluribusmedia.org\/story\/2006\/10\/23\/1232\/7551\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: States Create Processes to Ease E-voting Concerns <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;taxonomyName=legislation_regulation&#038;articleId=269472&#038;taxonomyId=70&#038;intsrc=kc_top\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Independent Review Reveals Flaws In Voting System Testing Process <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1915&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Diebold Code Spill Hikes Electronic Voting Security Concerns <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxinsider.com\/story\/XLnbt346EMsU9p\/Diebold-Code-Spill-Hikes-Electronic-Voting-Security-Concerns.xhtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Editorial &#8211; Intimidating voters is a menace to democracy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailybruin.ucla.edu\/news\/articles.asp?id=38519\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Editorial &#8220;\u201c Got Stamps? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?file=\/chronicle\/archive\/2006\/10\/23\/EDG6PKDSQ51.DTL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Oakland &#8211; New instant runoff voting less costly ? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidebayarea.com\/oaklandtribune\/localnews\/ci_4535433\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Eagle County &#8211; Early voting under way in county <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/article\/20061023\/NEWS\/110230052\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Chicago\/Cook County &#8220;\u201c Election Security Breach &#8220;\u201c Chicago, Cook County Online Voter Registration Database Discovered Vulnerable to Hackers! <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3654\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Chicago\/Cook County &#8211; Chicago Voter Registration Database Flawed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1917&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Chicago Voter Database Hacked <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/story?id=2601085&#038;page=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Kane County &#8211; County voting practices called into question <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suburbanchicagonews.com\/couriernews\/news\/107474,3_1_EL23_A1KANECLERK_S1.article\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Allen County &#8211; Voter Fraud Prevention <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wane.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5578393&#038;nav=0RYb\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Marion County &#8211; Voting Machines Put To Test In Dry Run [900 machines in a few hours. Not much of a test] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theindychannel.com\/news\/10137381\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Marion County &#8211; Voting machines pass test; County still has concerns <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5578359&#038;nav=9Tai\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: Southwick &#8211; Clerk gets 3 ballot machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslive.com\/metrowest\/republican\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-6\/1161607585281210.xml&#038;coll=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Maryland gets crabby over voting tech. Governor, others denounce state&#8217;s electronic systems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcn.com\/print\/25_31\/42355-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Diebold source code leaked again <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techworld.nl\/idgns\/1403\/diebold-source-code-leaked-again.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Diebold Election Systems at the center of security breach maelstrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthtimes.org\/articles\/show\/9692.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Diebold Source Code Disks Mailed to Maryland Democrat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betanews.com\/article\/Diebold_Source_Code_Disks_Mailed_to_Maryland_Democrat\/1161618740\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Maryland Suffers E-Voting Security Breach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsfactor.com\/news\/Maryland-Suffers-E-Voting-Snafu\/story.xhtml?story_id=113003W8Z25T\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Maryland Officials Running Out Of Absentee Ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/wusatv9.com\/news\/news_article.aspx?storyid=53002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Old election glitches lead to new worries <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com\/durham\/4-780999.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: N.J.&#8217;s voting system under scrutiny <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpostonline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061023\/NEWS01\/610230340\/1006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Recipe for a Cooked Election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmag.org\/content\/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=90&#038;ItemID=11247\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: LWV to show film on voting machines  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailystar.com\/news\/stories\/2006\/10\/23\/mb1020lwv7.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Rochester &#8211; Area takes part in test of voting machines. Hundreds of residents show up as state auditions new systems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061023\/NEWS01\/610230317\/1002\/NEWS\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Northampton County &#8211; Northampton grants pay increase to elections workers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/local\/easton\/all-b1_3pollsoct23,0,3043651.story?coll=all-newslocaleaston-hed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Cast aside, old voting machines need a job <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairviewobserver.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061023\/NEWS0206\/610230335\/1321\/MTCN06\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Houston &#8211; Ballot glitch could affect thousands of votes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/news\/local\/stories\/khou061023_jj_votersnafu.6962ec62.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CAnada: Vote against online voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/NASApp\/cs\/ContentServer?pagename=thestar\/Layout\/Article_Type1&#038;c=Article&#038;cid=1161553809278&#038;call_pageid=968350072197&#038;col=969048863851\" 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 Beginning this week, and every Wednesday, I will be doing a regular 5-minute Voting News report on WNJC 1360AM, Philadelphia&#8217;s Renaissance Radio Station at 8PM Eastern. The program is &#8220;Voice of the Voters&#8221;, with Mary Ann Gould, and it runs from 8PM to 9PM Eastern every Wednesday. 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