{"id":3752,"date":"2006-11-07T17:59:12","date_gmt":"2006-11-08T00:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3752"},"modified":"2006-11-09T17:21:36","modified_gmt":"2006-11-10T01:21:36","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-november-7-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3752","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For November 7, 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>David Tom, elections manager, county of San Mateo: &#8220;I feel very secure in the machines and how they work. We do a lot of testing on these machines and we&#8217;re absolutely 100 percent sure these machines will work the way they do.&#8221; Huh?? \/ &#8220;We can expect that things will go smoother this November,&#8221;\u009d said Michelle Shafer, spokeswoman for Sequoia. In other words, more problems will be blamed on &#8216;human error&#8217; than in previous elections. \/ Tonights DVN is more heavily weighted toward reports of problems and less to the editorials and opinions. Some of the news services and local media outlets are talking about the &#8216;minor glitches&#8217; and ignoring the major failures across the country. Today&#8217;s election proved Ms. Shafer wrong but the blame will go on the &#8216;human error&#8217; just the same&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Concern grows over ballot fraud <a href=\"http:\/\/msnbc.msn.com\/id\/15595511\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Candidates Advised To &#8216;Citizen Audit&#8217; Race Before Conceding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0611\/S00113.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Protecting The Democratic Vote<br \/>\nA Formula for Catching Election Fraud. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0611\/S00119.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Justice department dispatches election monitors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2006\/POLITICS\/11\/06\/election.observers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Voting machine companies to deploy thousands of techs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalstar.com\/articles\/2006\/11\/06\/business\/doc454fb1fb85da8355420208.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Polling places turn to paper ballots after glitches <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2006\/POLITICS\/11\/07\/voting.problems.ap\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Lawmakers among those snagged by voting problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/11\/07\/AR2006110700834.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: New voting machines and dirty tricks confound voters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsoncitizen.com\/daily\/local\/31826.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Watchdog groups report e-voting problems<br \/>\nCoast-to-coast snafus involve flipped votes, machine failures <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleCoverage&#038;articleId=9004848&#038;continuingCoverageId=1012&#038;intsrc=hm_cc_head\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Garland County: More Voting Problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansasbusiness.com\/article.aspx?aID=96127.55059.108269\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Photo finish in Arizona <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/news\/feature\/2006\/11\/06\/arizona_voters\/index_np.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Bay Area &#8211; Minor malfunctions at East Bay polls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/mld\/mercurynews\/news\/breaking_news\/15953115.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Butte County &#8211; Voting machine stolen from Chico area; Recovered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paradisepost.com\/breakingnews\/ci_4612233\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Contra Costa County &#8211; Minor malfunctions at Contra Costa polls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/mld\/cctimes\/news\/15951641.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Riverside County &#8211; Locks demanded for vote machines; critics say &#8216;sleepovers,&#8217; though legal and common, are an unnecessary risk  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nctimes.com\/articles\/2006\/11\/07\/news\/californian\/8_00_3811_6_06.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Diego County &#8211; Judge tosses paper-ballot lawsuit calling for 1.3 million paper ballots  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nctimes.com\/articles\/2006\/11\/07\/news\/top_stories\/1_04_4011_6_06.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Mateo Rolls Out New Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/kgo\/story?section=elections&#038;id=4734625\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: A thing or 2 amiss at sites <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/news\/ci_4614209\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver &#8211; Computer logjams plague Denver voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/nuggets\/ci_4616285\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Denver &#8211; CHAOS: Problems worsen, Dems seek voting extension <a href=\"http:\/\/test.denverpost.com\/nuggets\/ci_4616285\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Broward County &#8211; No chads, but plenty of doubts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/columnists\/sfl-mayocol07nov07,0,2232001.column?coll=sfla-news-col\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Broward County &#8211; Deerfield Beach voters frustrated by bad electronic ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miami.com\/mld\/miamiherald\/15950470.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Broward County &#8211; Ballot problem delays voting 90 minutes in Deerfield Beach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/mld\/bradenton\/news\/nation\/15950720.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Lee County &#8211; Minor glitch reported as polls open <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/news\/2006\/nov\/07\/minor_glitch_reported_polls_open\/?latest\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Lehigh County &#8211; Voter smashes touch-screen machine in Allentown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/all-smashedmachine1107-cn,0,4086243.story?coll=orl-news-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Miami-Dade County &#8211; Dade Votes Were Possibly Lost In 2004 Election <a href=\"http:\/\/cbs4.com\/topstories\/local_story_310211457.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Voting officials putting out fires <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2006\/11\/07\/s1b_VOTING_1107.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Voting machine frustrations at Jeaga Middle School <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-blogs\/palmbeach\/floridapolitics\/entries\/2006\/11\/07\/voting_machine_frustrations_at.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Supervisor answers voter complaints on polling place, posters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/localnews\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2006\/11\/07\/1107anderson.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County voters may mandate paper ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/mld\/bradenton\/news\/breaking_news\/15949451.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Pocahontas County &#8211; Scattered voting machine snags reported <a href=\"http:\/\/desmoinesregister.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061107\/NEWS\/61107016\/1001\/OBITUARIES02\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID: DISABLED VOTERS ASKED TO USE PUNCH CARD BALLOTS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpvi.com\/index.cfm?page=nbcheadlines.cfm&#038;ID=37581\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Chicago &#8211; NBC5 Viewers Report Voting Problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc5.com\/politics\/10263755\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Cook County &#8211; Voters face low-tech problem: Not enough pens <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/politics\/chi-061107voting-story,0,828063.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Kane County &#8211; State&#8217;s Atty. wants voting extended to 9:30 p.m. in Kane County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/politics\/chi-061107kanevote-story,1,3800262.story?coll=chi-news-hed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Delaware County &#8211; Voting Troubles Plague Delaware County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theindychannel.com\/news\/10262154\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Delaware County &#8211; Voting Computer Error at 75 Delaware County Precincts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wishtv.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5643756&#038;nav=0Ra7\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Problems Reported With Voting Machines by Microvote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideindianabusiness.com\/newsitem.asp?ID=20436\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Marion and Delaware Counties &#8211; Voting off to rocky start in Marion, Delaware Counties <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5644539&#038;nav=9Tai\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: Poll worker charged with assault <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazette.com\/display.php?id=1326269\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Polling Places Report Some Problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtopnews.com\/?nid=213&#038;sid=966689\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Missouri Sec. of State Forced to Show Photo ID at Poll When Voting! <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3737\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Officials say elections going smoothly, despite minor problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/mld\/sunherald\/news\/politics\/15952652.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Hancock County &#8211; Computer Problems Force Some Hancock County Voters To Use Paper Ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wlox.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5647080&#038;nav=6DJI\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Harrison County &#8211; Poll Workers Struggle With New Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wlox.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=5646515&#038;nav=6DJI\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Voting problems reported in NJ <a href=\"http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/wabc\/story?section=elections&#038;id=4737362\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Election observers concerned about e-vote tampering <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/ledger\/jersey\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-5\/1162878619148240.xml&#038;coll=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: NJ voting machine woes reported, but no major problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/mld\/cctimes\/news\/politics\/15950839.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Phone Calls Directing Voters to the Wrong Polling Place Continue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1975&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: GOP calls ballot shortage malicious  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.krqe.com\/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BNews%5D=ID&#038;ID%5BNews%5D=18035\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: How to vote is the next major issue ahead <a href=\"http:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/poststandard\/stories\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-0\/116289386194071.xml&#038;coll=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Long lines, problems with voting machines reported across Ohio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/15950479.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; Cuyahoga encounters voting problems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/weblogs\/election\/index.ssf?\/mtlogs\/cleve_vpdebate\/archives\/2006_11.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; 16 Cleveland polls stay open longer <a href=\"http:\/\/news.enquirer.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061107\/NEWS01\/311070030\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Franklin County: Delay in counting could leave close races up in air <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/news-story.php?story=225018\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Stark County &#8211; Lines and problems reported at scattered polling sites <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?Category=9&#038;ID=317947&#038;subCategoryID=0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Summit County &#8211; Election officials report voting problems; turnout heavy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/ohio\/sports\/golf\/15951709.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Allegheny County &#8211; Several Reports Say New Voting Machines Not Working <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepittsburghchannel.com\/news\/10262283\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Centre County &#8211; Commissioners: Voting machines result in minor glitches <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/news\/15951227.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Lancaster County &#8211; Electronic voting machine problems reported early <a href=\"http:\/\/local.lancasteronline.com\/4\/27525\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Judge: Computer glitch means 4 polling sites to stay open longer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/mld\/cctimes\/news\/politics\/15953125.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Reported election problems <a href=\"http:\/\/tennessean.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061107\/NEWS0206\/61107030\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Dems will go to court this afternoon to ask for polls to stay open <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061107\/NEWS0206\/61107022\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Problems await some local voters at the polls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/politics\/4316180.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Fort Bend County &#8211; Voting problems reported in Fort Bend this morning <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.chron.com\/kuffsworld\/2006\/11\/voting_problems_reported_in_fo.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: A few glitches mar early voting in Salt Lake City <a href=\"http:\/\/deseretnews.com\/dn\/view\/0,1249,650205084,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Problems for voters in Utah County; some delays in Salt Lake <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_4616716\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Voting machine encoders fail in Utah County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc4.com\/local_news\/local_headlines\/story.aspx?content_id=9AAE3546-7D9D-46F0-B685-E21BBA506EB8\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Utah County &#8211; UPDATE: Voting machine glitch causes big delays, county says problem fixed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldextra.com\/content\/view\/199102\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Daggett County &#8211; Election Fixing Charges Fly in Utah Town <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/11\/06\/AR2006110601334.html\" 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 David Tom, elections manager, county of San Mateo: &#8220;I feel very secure in the machines and how they work. We do a lot of testing on these machines and we&#8217;re absolutely 100 percent sure these machines will work the way they do.&#8221; Huh?? \/ &#8220;We can expect that [&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-3752","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\/3752","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=3752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3752\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3752"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=3752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}