{"id":3705,"date":"2006-10-31T18:12:18","date_gmt":"2006-11-01T01:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2006-10-31T18:12:18","modified_gmt":"2006-11-01T01:12:18","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-31-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3705","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 31, 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>&#8220;Voice of the Voters&#8221; 1360AM OR on the Internet at <a href=\"http:\/\/wnjc.duxpond.com\/\">Link<\/a> or click from our website saveourvote.com; Wed. evenings at 8PM EST. Avi Rubin will be tomorrow evening&#8217;s guest. \/  &#8220;&#8221;They erroneously assumed these machines are like computers,&#8221; Bear said of the computer scientists and hackers who claim they&#8217;ve cracked voting-machine codes. &#8220;They are only plugged into the wall for power; they are not computers [and] they&#8217;re not plugged into the Internet. A lot of these &#8216;security experts&#8217; that have passed judgment don&#8217;t have an appreciation for the environment we&#8217;re operating in. They&#8217;re saying these are how these things would operate in a computer\/Internet world, but we&#8217;re not in a computer\/Internet voting scenario.&#8221; According to Bear, before elections the machines are kept behind a locked door with a secure piece of tape covering the slot where the memory card is inserted.&#8221; \/ And while David Bear is perfecting his stand-up act UConn has done a full study with a Diebold Optical-scan machine and the results are just as scathing as the Princeton study of the TS DRE.&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: UConn VoTeR center report: Diebold AV-OS is vulnerable to serious attacks <a href=\"http:\/\/avi-rubin.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Blog Insights: Internet voting is inevitable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itworld.com\/Man\/3827\/nlsblogvote061031\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-Mail Voting Comes With Risks<br \/>\nPentagon Warned on Security Issues for Overseas Ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/10\/30\/AR2006103001062.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Cybersecurity expert [Eugene Spafford] says nationwide use of computerized voting poses risk <a href=\"http:\/\/www.physorg.com\/news81532121.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Smartmatic Corp. denies any ties to Ch\u00e0\u00a1vez <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miami.com\/mld\/miamiherald\/15888293.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Voting Machine Company Submits to Inquiry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/10\/31\/us\/politics\/31vote.html?_r=1&#038;oref=slogin\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: How Safe Is Your Vote? &#8216;Make Sure No One Steals Elections,&#8217; Kennedy Says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/articles\/1544316\/20061027\/index.jhtml?headlines=true#\/news\/articles\/1544316\/20061027\/index.jhtml?headlines=true\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Attention, Voters: Have Your ID Ready <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/article\/SB116226144570708465-IhQfc8xLVscOHIOJUF3x_96Zrdc_20061129.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Diebold&#8217;s screens need closer look <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/arizonarepublic\/business\/articles\/1031biz-talton1031.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Trust, But No Way to Verify? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcsdaily.com\/article.aspx?id=103106A\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Avi Rubin &#8211; Voting: Low-Tech Is the Answer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/technology\/content\/oct2006\/tc20061030_909127.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Possible problems loom for election day <a href=\"http:\/\/fp.uni.edu\/northia\/article2.asp?ID=5321&#038;SECTION=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Opinion &#8220;\u201c Sen. Chris Dodd &#8211; Before you vote, know your rights <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miami.com\/mld\/miamiherald\/news\/opinion\/15889725.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Does e-voting need paper trails? <a href=\"http:\/\/news.com.com\/Does+e-voting+need+paper+trails\/2100-1028_3-6130946.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-voting worries again surface before elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.securityfocus.com\/brief\/343\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Hispanic, Asian, Native Citizens Face Voting Barriers <a href=\"http:\/\/newstandardnews.net\/content\/index.cfm\/items\/3835\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: CNN&#8217;s Lou Dobbs:&#8217;It&#8217;s About Time&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3699\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Diebold Vs. HBO <a href=\"http:\/\/hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com\/archives\/2006\/10\/post_102.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Diebold Press Release: HBO Documentary Riddled With Errors and Slipshod Reporting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/cgi-bin\/stories.pl?ACCT=104&#038;STORY=\/www\/story\/10-31-2006\/0004463570&#038;EDATE=\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Activists Gear Up for Expected Problems at the Polls on Election Day  <a href=\"http:\/\/wilmingtonjournal.blackpressusa.com\/news\/Article\/Article.asp?NewsID=11108&#038;sID=3\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Fact Sheet: Protecting Voting Rights and Prosecuting Voter Fraud <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=75413\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: No penalty for voting systems lapse <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/mld\/kansascity\/news\/politics\/15896004.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AL: Officials change locks to secure voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.decaturdaily.com\/decaturdaily\/news\/061031\/lock.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Ventura County &#8211; Voters facing new problems in mix-up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.venturacountystar.com\/vcs\/county_news\/article\/0,1375,VCS_226_5106578,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; County GOP sues elections officials <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailycamera.com\/news\/2006\/oct\/31\/county-gop-sues-elections-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver &#8211; Denver Audit Criticizes Denver Election Commission <a href=\"http:\/\/cbs4denver.com\/politics\/local_story_303220447.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver &#8220;\u201c Opinion &#8211; Staying away from the polls doesn&#8217;t mean not voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedenverdailynews.com\/?page=details&#038;id=5135&#038;t=Archive\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Report: Optical scan machines can be compromised <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/connecticut\/ny-bc-ct--votingmachines1031oct31,0,2167453.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Greenwich &#8211; Couple still neither here nor there <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenwichtime.com\/news\/local\/scn-gt-a1porricelli10.31oct31,0,2467590.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Exactly who is running the new voting machines? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sptimes.com\/2006\/10\/30\/State\/Exactly_who_is_runnin.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Florida Diebold machines help you pick the right candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2006\/10\/30\/florida-diebold-machines-help-you-pick-the-right-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Electronic voting was easy enough &#8220;\u00a6 so why do I feel uneasy? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/columnists\/sfl-phoward31oct31,0,921263.column?coll=sfla-news-col\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Miami-Dade and Broward Counties &#8220;\u201c Opinion &#8211; Test run for voting<br \/>\nOur Opinion: Cooperation Required To Reduce Election Mistakes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miami.com\/mld\/miamiherald\/news\/opinion\/15889697.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: 866-OUR-VOTE Program Gets Ready <a href=\"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/news\/news_article.aspx?storyid=86827\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>HI: Repeat of election problems possible<br \/>\nThe state says it has resolved glitches from the primary <a href=\"http:\/\/starbulletin.com\/2006\/10\/31\/news\/story02.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Tazewell County &#8211; New e-mail gives hints about hacking voting systems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoinews.com\/news\/news_story.aspx?id=20695\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: Clark County &#8211; Ballot delivery questioned in Clark  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061031\/NEWS0203\/610310393\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Doubts persist on voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hometownannapolis.com\/cgi-bin\/read\/2006\/10_31-17\/TOP\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Settlement Reached to Protect Maryland Voter Applicants from Record Matching Errors <a href=\"http:\/\/somd.com\/news\/headlines\/2006\/4705.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Voting system will be put to test <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/politics\/bal-md.voting30oct30,0,2606812.story?coll=bal-mdpolitics-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Record Number Seek Absentee Ballots<br \/>\nDelivery Delays Feared; Primary&#8217;s Machine Problems Still on Voters&#8217; Minds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/10\/30\/AR2006103001143.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Voters Report Absentee Ballot Shortages, Errors <a href=\"http:\/\/wjz.com\/local\/local_story_302231311.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: As Cox casts her absentee ballot, problems persist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/bal-md.voting31oct31,0,1536115.story?coll=bal-local-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Lawyers rev up for post-election court battles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/bal-te.md.legal31oct31,0,3637872.story?coll=bal-local-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: New Technology, Human Error Puts Elections Under Microscope <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infozine.com\/news\/stories\/op\/storiesView\/sid\/18700\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Montgomery County &#8211; Montgomery elections board has already taken steps to remedy problems that plagued Sept. 12 primary, an auditor&#8217;s report says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazette.net\/stories\/103006\/montsta154636_31949.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Somerset County &#8211; County may wait on absentees <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newszap.com\/articles\/2006\/10\/30\/dm\/eastern_shore_of_maryland\/crs01.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Minnesota officials aren&#8217;t fretting about new voting technology <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/587\/story\/777472.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Vote yes for instant runoff <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mndaily.com\/articles\/2006\/10\/31\/69635\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Concerns on ballot systems intensify <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/mld\/kansascity\/news\/local\/15889674.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NE: Neb. Precinct Will Vote Through the Mail <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/10\/31\/AR2006103100134.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Organizations to help with voter problems on Election Day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/newjersey\/ny-bc-nj--voterprotection1031oct31,0,4349738.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Changes unlikely in election count <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freenewmexican.com\/news\/51369.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: A Call For Votes That Count <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysun.com\/article\/42543\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: More state delay possible on new voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/newyork\/ny-bc-ny--votingmachines1031oct31,0,5702986.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Otsego County &#8211; Forum set on voting devices <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailystar.com\/news\/stories\/2006\/10\/31\/tgvoting1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Military ID may pose hurdle at voting booth<br \/>\nOhio law now requires an ID with address for voters, but military IDs do not contain addresses. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2006\/10\/30\/ddn103106military.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: The unknown voter<br \/>\nDueling judges, patchwork of ID requirements around Ohio leave everyone in the dark as time for clarification runs out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/politics\/plaindealer\/index.ssf?\/base\/opinion\/1162287723173250.xml&#038;coll=2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; Ohio Election Portends Trouble <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/news\/technology\/0,71999-0.html?tw=wn_index_2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Tuscarawas County &#8211; Election board worried about absentee ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesreporter.com\/index.php?ID=60314&#038;r=2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OK: Voter distrust a factor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tahlequahdailypress.com\/homepage\/local_story_304161151.html?keyword=leadpicturestory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Early voting totals up 45 percent versus 2002 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashvillecitypaper.com\/index.cfm?section_id=9&#038;screen=news&#038;news_id=52997\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: New machine makes voting easier <a href=\"http:\/\/dailybeacon.utk.edu\/showarticle.php?articleid=50736\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Bexar County &#8211; S.A. incident spotlights electronic voting debate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/metro\/stories\/MYSA103106.01A.electronicvoting.38986df.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Denton County &#8211; Snafu briefly halts electronic voting in Denton County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/news\/elections\/2006\/stories\/110106dnmetvoting.4c60d62.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Jefferson County &#8211; MESS WITH TEXAS CON&#8217;T: Votes Hopping from Democrat to Republican Now Reported in Jefferson County, TX! <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?cat=166\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Tarrant County &#8211; Electronic voting concerns persist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dfw.com\/mld\/dfw\/news\/nation\/15892229.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Tarrant County &#8211; Democrats sue over lack of paper trail for ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dfw.com\/mld\/dfw\/15889365.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Touch-screen voting a walk in the park <a href=\"http:\/\/deseretnews.com\/dn\/view\/0,1249,650203031,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Paper Trail Sought for Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectionnewspapers.com\/article.asp?article=73143&#038;paper=61&#038;cat=109\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Snail mail at polls: Not the best policy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tri-cityherald.com\/tch\/opinions\/story\/8361826p-8257341c.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Editorial &#8211; Don&#8217;t Believe Critics Of Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theintelligencer.net\/editorials\/articles.asp?articleID=12277\" 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 &#8220;Voice of the Voters&#8221; 1360AM OR on the Internet at Link or click from our website saveourvote.com; Wed. evenings at 8PM EST. Avi Rubin will be tomorrow evening&#8217;s guest. \/ &#8220;&#8221;They erroneously assumed these machines are like computers,&#8221; Bear said of the computer scientists and hackers who claim [&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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-3705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705","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=3705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3705"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=3705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}