{"id":3678,"date":"2006-10-27T16:59:43","date_gmt":"2006-10-27T23:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3678"},"modified":"2006-10-27T16:59:43","modified_gmt":"2006-10-27T23:59:43","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-27-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3678","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 27, 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>The West Virginia SoS is recommending to Kanawha Co. that they run all paper ballots twice to ensure the machines are counting accurately. The county is refusing to take that step which will ensure accuracy of the vote count. \/ Georgia will be using ExpressPoll (e-poll books) at the polls this year. Are they the same as those that failed in Maryland or do they have the modifications that were required in Maryland but never federally certified? \/ &#8220;The equipment has been tested by independent agencies and federal agencies,&#8221; said Mark Radke, the director of marketing for Diebold, the company that makes the machines. [Independent = we pay them to do the testing and test what we tell them to test.][No federal agency does any testing] \/ ES&#038;S machines are failing in early voting in Garland and Sebastian Co.s Arkansas &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Election Protection launches national voter assistance hotline <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btimes.com\/News\/article\/article.asp?NewsID=73623&#038;sID=4\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Election cliffhanger: Will it all work? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/washington\/2006-10-26-voting-machines_x.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: More voters aren&#8217;t waiting for Election Day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/washington\/2006-10-26-early-voting_x.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Elections pushed, pressed, pulled into 21st century <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/washington\/2006-10-26-election-changes_x.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Opinion &#8211; Free, fair elections? Doubts still linger <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.usatoday.com\/oped\/2006\/10\/free_fair_elect.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: NIST to Certify Voting Machine Security, Standards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/article2\/0%2C1895%2C2041377%2C00.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Pull the Plug on E-Voting, Part 2 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_bruce_o__061026_pull_the_plug_on_e_v.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Manufacturers Defend Electronic Voting Machines  <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/story?id=2610298\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: CNN&#8217;s Lou Dobbs: &#8216;It&#8217;s a Case of Special Interest Over The National Interest&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3673\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Michael Shamos &#8211; EAC Testimony on Voting System Testing and Certification <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1930&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Despite Laws, Disabled Voters Face Barriers at Polls <a href=\"http:\/\/newstandardnews.net\/content\/index.cfm\/items\/3822\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Bush&#8217;s U.S. Elections Assistance Commission is Hopelessly Compromised, Misleading America and Has Utterly Failed in Their Job of Overseeing U.S. Elections <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3677\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Testing Election Software Effectively <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=870&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: &#8220;Open Source Voting Considered Harmful&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_bruce_o__061027__22open_source_voting_.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-Voting Still Stirring Controversy as Mid-Term Elections Approach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecommercetimes.com\/story\/T6hmvFOiyuyIQ5\/E-Voting-Still-Stirring-Controversy-as-Mid-Term-Elections-Approach.xhtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AL: DeKalb County &#8211; County wants [SoS]Worley to pay up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.times-journal.com\/report.lasso?WCD=6314\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Garland County &#8211; The marvels of electricity  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arktimes.com\/blogs\/arkansasblog\/2006\/10\/the_marvels_of_electricity.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Orange County &#8211; About A Dozen Arrested In Voter Registration Fraud <a href=\"http:\/\/cbs2.com\/topstories\/local_story_299191730.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Orange County charges 11 with phony voter registration <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/mld\/cctimes\/news\/state\/15867579.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Ventura County &#8211; More wrong ballots mailed<br \/>\nConejo, Ojai valleys both report mix-ups <a href=\"http:\/\/www.venturacountystar.com\/vcs\/county_news\/article\/0,1375,VCS_226_5097913,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Santa Clara County &#8211; Electronic Voting Reliability in Question <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilroydispatch.com\/news\/contentview.asp?c=197952\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver &#8211; Up to 30,000 ballots will be hand-recopied<br \/>\nGroups blast &#8220;potential for human error&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_4557485\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Opinion &#8211; I prefer paper, especially when I vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061027\/COLUMNIST01\/610270324\/1006\/OPINION\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Miami-Dade and Broward Counties &#8211; Only minor glitches reported in early voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miami.com\/mld\/miamiherald\/news\/local\/states\/florida\/counties\/broward_county\/15859148.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Pinellas County &#8211; More accurate voter counts promised<br \/>\nElections chief Clark says fatigue led to errors at some precincts Sept. 5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sptimes.com\/2006\/10\/27\/Southpinellas\/More_accurate_voter_c.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: State hopes ballot system will help avoid confusion <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.augusta.com\/stories\/102706\/met_102068.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Butler County &#8211; Voting machine pains pay off for county <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eldoradotimes.com\/articles\/2006\/10\/27\/news\/news3.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Governor: Absentee Ballot Shortage Nearing Crisis Level <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wjla.com\/news\/stories\/1006\/371487.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Ehrlich warns of voting &#8216;crisis&#8217;<br \/>\nBackup plans urged due to area shortages in absentee ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/politics\/bal-md.voting27oct27,0,5228264.story?coll=bal-local-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Reports say Diebold fixed voting machines quietly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?ID=315704&#038;Category=5&#038;subCategoryID=\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Governor Warns of Crisis in Wake of Diebold &#8216;Repair&#8217; Revelations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betanews.com\/article\/Governor_Warns_of_Crisis_in_Wake_of_Diebold_Repair_Revelations\/1161969961\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Dorchester County &#8211; Absentee ballot demand grows <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delmarvanow.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061027\/NEWS01\/610270302\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NE: Omaha prints it own ballots as others wait for deliveries <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenair.com\/articles\/2006\/10\/27\/ap-state-mt\/d8l04cuo0.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Board Of Elections Tests Next Generation Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ny1.com\/ny1\/content\/index.jsp?stid=9&#038;aid=63802\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Krueger Concerned With Lobbyist Influence In HAVA Compliance <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northcountrygazette.org\/articles\/102606HAVACompliance.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Judge blocks Ohio&#8217;s voter ID law for absentee ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-ohio27oct27,1,2283759.story?coll=la-headlines-nation\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Petro to appeal voter-ID ruling over Blackwell&#8217;s objections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/news-story.php?story=222472\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Miami County &#8211; Issue 5 worded incorrectly on ballots in Miami County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?ID=315776&#038;Category=13\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Philadelphia &#8211; Phila. opposes U.S. observers at polls<br \/>\nIn a suit, the government alleges violation of the rights of Hispanic voters. Local officials warn of too much intrusion. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/mld\/inquirer\/news\/local\/states\/pennsylvania\/15858843.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Travis County Electronic Ballots Have Minor Error <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kxan.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5596367&#038;nav=0s3d\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Elections board tells 3 localities to add backup voting equipment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5597889&#038;nav=S6aK\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: State, county at odds on IDs<br \/>\nChesterfield defends registrar&#8217;s request for Social Security data <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesdispatch.com\/servlet\/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&#038;c=MGArticle&#038;cid=1149191369172&#038;path=!news&#038;s=1045855934842\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Kanawha County &#8211; More Election Day Voting Controvery in Kanawha County <a href=\"http:\/\/wowktv.com\/story.cfm?func=viewstory&#038;storyid=15581\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Kanawha County &#8211; Kanawha&#8217;s votes to get one-round count <a href=\"http:\/\/wvgazette.com\/section\/News\/Today\/2006102639\" 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 The West Virginia SoS is recommending to Kanawha Co. that they run all paper ballots twice to ensure the machines are counting accurately. The county is refusing to take that step which will ensure accuracy of the vote count. \/ Georgia will be using ExpressPoll (e-poll books) at [&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-3678","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\/3678","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=3678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3678"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=3678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}