{"id":5124,"date":"2007-10-02T19:30:35","date_gmt":"2007-10-03T02:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5124"},"modified":"2007-10-03T02:13:29","modified_gmt":"2007-10-03T09:13:29","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-02-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5124","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 02, 2007"},"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>Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported to a House Committee on the results of their investigation into the Nov. Congressional election in Florida D-13. The report is still being kept secret but the committee voted unanimously to go back and do more testing of the voting machines.<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE FROM BRAD:<\/b> The GAO report is now available. <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5125\">Details here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>For links to the rest of today&#8217;s notable voting news stories, see below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Editorial &#8211; Reasonable voter ID laws<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/article\/20071002\/EDITORIAL\/110020002\/1013\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/article\/20071002\/EDITORIAL\/110020002\/1013<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Commentary &#8211; Elections Old And New<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/home\/opinions\/2007\/10\/01\/elections-through-years-oped-cx_fs_1001elections.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/home\/opinions\/2007\/10\/01\/elections-through-years-oped-cx_fs_1001elections.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Data on overseas absentee ballots raise questions<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2007\/09\/26\/news\/vote.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2007\/09\/26\/news\/vote.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Alameda County &#8211; Measure on Marijuana Regulation Back on Ballot<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/sharticle.php?id=26244\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/sharticle.php?id=26244<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Alameda County &#8211; Judge Orders Sanctions, New Election in Measure R Case<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeleydaily.org\/text\/article.cfm?issue=10-02-07&#038;storyID=28129\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.berkeleydaily.org\/text\/article.cfm?issue=10-02-07&#038;storyID=28129<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Columnist &#8211; Bobbing right along from crisis to crisis<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sptimes.com\/2007\/10\/02\/Columns\/Bobbing_right_along_f.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sptimes.com\/2007\/10\/02\/Columns\/Bobbing_right_along_f.shtml<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: D-13 results report to be released today<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/local\/story\/160965.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/local\/story\/160965.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: D-13 &#8211; Testing continues on voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/breakingnews\/story\/161545.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/breakingnews\/story\/161545.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Time for Randolph County to test new voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestarpress.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071002\/NEWS01\/71002006\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thestarpress.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071002\/NEWS01\/71002006\/1002<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MI: Oakland County seeks more election workers<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071002\/METRO02\/710020307\/1009\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071002\/METRO02\/710020307\/1009<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Election Supervisor Says Voting Process is Flawed<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/cornellsun.com\/node\/24751\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/cornellsun.com\/node\/24751<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Improving Ohio Election Systems<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theintelligencer.net\/page\/content.detail\/id\/500523.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.theintelligencer.net\/page\/content.detail\/id\/500523.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Pen and Paper Ballots for Lackawanna County<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnep.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7152860&#038;nav=menu158_1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wnep.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7152860&#038;nav=menu158_1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Lackawanna County &#8211; Voters returning to 1930<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=18873992&#038;BRD=2185&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=415898&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=18873992&#038;BRD=2185&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=415898&#038;rfi=6<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Summit County &#8211; Parkite sues county, state over voting results<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/deseretnews.com\/article\/1,5143,695215197,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/deseretnews.com\/article\/1,5143,695215197,00.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Ruling could change the landscape of Va. primaries<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/content.hamptonroads.com\/story.cfm?story=133712&#038;ran=104309&#038;tref=po\\\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/content.hamptonroads.com\/story.cfm?story=133712&#038;ran=104309&#038;tref=po\\<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Washington Primary Case<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cqpolitics.com\/2007\/10\/supreme_court_hears_arguments.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cqpolitics.com\/2007\/10\/supreme_court_hears_arguments.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: State of Washington Defends Its Primaries Before Supreme Court<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/10\/01\/AR2007100101449.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/10\/01\/AR2007100101449.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Justices question state&#8217;s &#8220;top two&#8221; primary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/localnews\/2003917965_primary02m.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/localnews\/2003917965_primary02m.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported to a House Committee on the results of their investigation into the Nov. Congressional election in Florida D-13. The report is still being kept secret but the committee voted unanimously to go back and do more testing of the voting machines. 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