{"id":3738,"date":"2006-11-06T17:41:25","date_gmt":"2006-11-07T00:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3738"},"modified":"2006-11-06T17:41:25","modified_gmt":"2006-11-07T00:41:25","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-november-6-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3738","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For November 6, 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>If you have a problem voting, call The Election Integrity Response System at 1-866-OUR-VOTE \/ &#8216;The state of Florida was on high alert today as an electronic voting machine that was being tested in advance of Tuesday&#8217;s midterm election went berserk and killed nine in a terrifying rampage.&#8217; (Satire) \/ &#8216;There are reports from at least seven states of voters being harassed by multiple phone calls with recorded messages &#8211; &#8220;robocalls&#8221; &#8211; that appear to be a devious manipulation of voter&#8217;s pre-election advertisement overload.&#8217; \/ Well, it all starts\/ends tomorrow. Let&#8217;s hope things go smoothly in all 50 states and that every losing candidate is satisfied with the results of the election. I&#8217;m a dreamer but what the hell\u2026&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Recounting Tomorrow&#8217;s Vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tompaine.com\/articles\/2006\/11\/05\/recounting_tomorrows_vote.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Voting equipment could get sharper federal scrutiny next year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montereyherald.com\/mld\/montereyherald\/15938502.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: What you can do if you have trouble voting on Tuesday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nctimes.com\/articles\/2006\/11\/06\/election2006\/sandiego\/11506190329.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Election Day: Get Ready for the Glitches <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/nation\/article\/0,8599,1555246,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Editorial &#8211; E-voting: The need for paper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcw.com\/article96664-11-06-06-Print\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Everything You Need to Know to Cast Your Ballot <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/11\/05\/AR2006110500902.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Editorial &#8211; Protecting the Right to Vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/11\/06\/opinion\/06mon2.html?_r=1&#038;adxnnl=1&#038;adxnnlx=1162784590-LTXSBwh0iR3A5RH1C8WLyA&#038;oref=slogin\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: A New Breed of Watchdog For Election Day <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/article\/SB116278270779014105-gNxJQH3RcwhA6t968vku_VVa5_0_20061205.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Activists Take Measures to Ensure Fair Elections <a href=\"http:\/\/newstandardnews.net\/content\/index.cfm\/items\/3851\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Vote fraud: a business opportunity?<br \/>\nHoping electronic voting won&#8217;t be a big story this week. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/columnists\/2006\/110606bradner.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: In a Brief, Unsigned New Opinion, The Supreme Court Sends the Wrong Signal on Voter ID and Voter Fraud <a href=\"http:\/\/writ.news.findlaw.com\/dorf\/20061106.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: How to Make Your Vote Count <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/Vote2006\/story?id=2630791&#038;page=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-Voting Boosts Earnings Despite Hacking Concerns<br \/>\nMaker of ATMs Has Made Millions on Voting Systems But Suffered from Political Controversy  <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/Vote2006\/story?id=2627827&#038;page=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Electronic Voting Machine Slays Nine. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/flipside\/flipside.php?story=dispatch\/2006\/11\/06\/20061106-B8-02.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: U.S. elections: New law, new voting machines may lead to glitches, delays in results <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthtimes.org\/articles\/show\/10205.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: &#8216;The Pentagon Papers Of E-Voting&#8217; &#8212; Maryland&#8217;s &#8216;SAIC Report&#8217; On Diebold Security Vulnerabilities &#8212; Released <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=75738\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Voting machines cause landslide of problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techworld.nl\/idgns\/1493\/voting-machines-cause-landslide-of-problems.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Robocalls &#8211; If You Get an Annoying Call From a Candidate, It May Have Come From Their Opponent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1971&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: A message to IRV fans &#8211; look beyond the hype <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augustafreepress.com\/stories\/storyReader$40864\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Problems to Watch for on Election Day  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcf.org\/list.asp?type=NC&#038;pubid=1431\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Confused Poll Workers &#8220;\u201c Another Worry on November 7 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ergoweb.com\/news\/detail.cfm?id=1670\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Would open source make elections fair? <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/open-source\/?p=834\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Glitches, SNAFUs, and Skullduggery: A roundup of problems already documented and issues that may suppress the &#8217;06 vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pfaw.org\/pfaw\/general\/default.aspx?oid=23017\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: `Brave New Ballot&#8217; Author Attacks Electronic Voting: Interview <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20601088&#038;sid=aU6qeX7MIsfY&#038;refer=home\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-Voting Concerns Take Non-Partisan Blush <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetnews.com\/bus-news\/article.php\/3642191\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Federal observers at polls in 22 states <a href=\"http:\/\/www.localnewswatch.com\/benton\/stories\/index.php?action=fullnews&#038;id=23368\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Mateo County &#8211; Officials shoot for worry-free voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smdailyjournal.com\/article_preview.php?id=66548\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver &#8211; Vote centers complicate mix <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/news\/ci_4608977\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: University of Connecticut Approves State&#8217;s Choice of Optical Scan Voting Technology <a href=\"http:\/\/www.govtech.net\/magazine\/channel_story.php\/102106\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Opinion &#8211; Restoring trust<br \/>\nVoting machine uncertainty persists <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061106\/OPINION01\/611060305\/1006\/OPINION\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Poll workers gearing up for a long, hard day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miami.com\/mld\/miamiherald\/news\/local\/states\/florida\/counties\/broward_county\/15939171.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Lee County &#8211; Bilingual ballots cause stir for voters<br \/>\nSome want &#8216;English-only&#8217; despite law <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-press.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061106\/NEWS0107\/611060359\/1075\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Miami-Dade County &#8211; Voting Machine Glitches Found During Early Voting <a href=\"http:\/\/cbs4.com\/topstories\/local_story_309225230.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County &#8211; Group wants paper ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-herald.com\/NewsArchive2\/110606\/tp3np1.htm?date=110606&#038;story=tp3np1.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Volusia County &#8211; Voter Rights Organization Says Volusia Plagued With Problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/10253448\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Monitors make your vote count<br \/>\nSafety guidelines ensure reliable results for voters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ledger-enquirer.com\/mld\/ledgerenquirer\/news\/local\/15941165.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID: Bonneville County &#8220;\u201c Idaho County Asking Disbled Voters To Limit Touch-Screen Ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpvi.com\/index.cfm?page=nbcheadlines.cfm&#038;ID=37575\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Voting fiasco a big &#8216;What if?&#8217; in Indiana <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061106\/LOCAL19\/611060409\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Suit eyes extended absentee voting <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/metro\/20061105-111640-9373r.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Maryland Dems: Extend Absentee Deadline <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2006\/11\/06\/politics\/main2157077.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Election officials ready for big day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.net\/stories\/110606\/new_6.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: Investigators: Political Phone Messages May Be Illegal In N.H <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmur.com\/news\/10239713\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Democrats accuse Republicans of misdirecting voters, GOP fires back <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freenewmexican.com\/news\/51704.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Election Day forecast: Problems likely <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/?story=dispatch\/2006\/11\/06\/20061106-A1-02.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; Ohio absentee ballots scanned early <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlepi.nwsource.com\/national\/1130AP_Counting_Absentees.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; No Major Glitches Encountered In Absentee Ballot Scanning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsnet5.com\/news\/10258441\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Stark County &#8211; Tally could be quicker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indeonline.com\/index.php?ID=11608&#038;r=0&#038;Category=\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Tuscarawas County &#8211; Miller estimates about 49 percent turnout Tuesday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesreporter.com\/index.php?ID=60566&#038;r=0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Jill Porter | GOP &#8216;robocall&#8217; tactics make me sick <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/mld\/dailynews\/news\/local\/15898729.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Skeptics fear new voting system <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charleston.net\/assets\/webPages\/departmental\/news\/Stories.aspx?section=localnews&#038;tableId=117271&#038;pubDate=11\/6\/2006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: You&#8217;ve got 3 minutes to vote, sort of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charleston.net\/assets\/webPages\/departmental\/news\/Stories.aspx?section=localnews&#038;tableId=117264&#038;pubDate=11\/6\/2006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Shelby County &#8211; Election Commission says voters walked off with smart cards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmcstations.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5640483\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Shelby County &#8211; Accusations of Voter Fraud Surface <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxmemphis.com\/myfox\/pages\/News\/Detail?contentId=1402321&#038;version=1&#038;locale=EN-US&#038;layoutCode=TSTY&#038;pageId=3.2.1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Williamson County &#8211; Voting machines repaired, officials say <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/content\/news\/stories\/local\/11\/06\/6evote.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Sec. of Virginia State Board of Elections Finds Widespread Incidents of Voter Suppression <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanchronicle.com\/articles\/viewArticle.asp?articleID=16105\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Future is now in voting<br \/>\nElections officials say touch-screen machines could shorten lines at polls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/index.aspx?id=527352\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Poll jitters: New registration system, electronic voting set some nerves on edge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madison.com\/tct\/mad\/topstories\/index.php?ntid=106271&#038;ntpid=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Election expected to go smoothly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-dispatch.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061106\/NEWS01\/611060337\/1001\/NEWS10\" 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 If you have a problem voting, call The Election Integrity Response System at 1-866-OUR-VOTE \/ &#8216;The state of Florida was on high alert today as an electronic voting machine that was being tested in advance of Tuesday&#8217;s midterm election went berserk and killed nine in a terrifying rampage.&#8217; [&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-3738","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\/3738","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=3738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3738"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=3738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}