{"id":5171,"date":"2007-10-17T20:00:05","date_gmt":"2007-10-18T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5171"},"modified":"2007-10-17T23:17:05","modified_gmt":"2007-10-18T06:17:05","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-17-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5171","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 17, 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>Broward Co Florida began testing their new ES&#038;S optical-scan system allowing citizens and the media only two hours to view the process before removing them from the area. What are the county and ES&#038;S afraid of? <\/p>\n<p> Vigo Co Indiana just wrapped up their Logic and Accuracy Testing. The Tribune Star reporter who wrote about the testing reported that they ran &#8220;at least 10 ballots&#8221;\u009d through each optical-scan machine. In an email response to an email I sent her where I essentially said, &#8220;Huh!?&#8221;\u009d she reported that they ran 13 or 14 through most of the machines and 10 or 11 through another because they didn&#8217;t want to overload that machine. Logic and Accuracy testing was complete within 45 minutes according to the reporter. Again I ask, &#8220;Huh!?&#8221;\u009d and pass on a well deserved  &#8220;Enemy of Democracy&#8221;\u009d award to Patricia Mansard, Vigo County Clerk&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Trouble with Touch Screens, Indeed<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tpmcafe.com\/blog\/tableforone\/2007\/oct\/17\/trouble_with_touch_screens_indeed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tpmcafe.com\/blog\/tableforone\/2007\/oct\/17\/trouble_with_touch_screens_indeed<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Nationwide Study Grades and Ranks Campaign Disclosure<br \/>\nin the 50 States<br \/>\n36 states pass, 14 fail, 21 earn higher grades<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/campaigndisclosure.org\/gradingstate\/pressrelease.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/campaigndisclosure.org\/gradingstate\/pressrelease.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Riverside County &#8211; How is It That Barbara Dunmore Still Has a Job?<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5168\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5168<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Riverside County &#8211; Dunmore insults and demeans Election Integrity advocate Paul Jacobs<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_tom_cour_071017_dunmore_insults_and_.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_tom_cour_071017_dunmore_insults_and_.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Broward County &#8211; Tests begin on Broward&#8217;s new vote machines<br \/>\nTesting started Tuesday on Broward&#8217;s new voting machines. The equipment uses paper ballots instead of touch screens and will be launched in time for the elections in August 2008.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/broward\/story\/274236.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/broward\/story\/274236.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; PBC to begin negotiations to purchase new optical-scan voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/palmbeach\/sfl-1016pbcopticalscanners,0,1522749.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/palmbeach\/sfl-1016pbcopticalscanners,0,1522749.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Vote machine negotiations get go-ahead<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2007\/10\/17\/s3b_voting_1017.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2007\/10\/17\/s3b_voting_1017.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County &#8211; From Sarasota touch-screens to a Nobel Prize in economics<br \/>\nBefore &#8217;07 honor, Nobelist helped his politically active parents analyze county&#8217;s voting system <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20071017\/NEWS\/710170453\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20071017\/NEWS\/710170453<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Marion County &#8211; Absentee ballots cause confusion<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7228533&#038;nav=menu188_2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7228533&#038;nav=menu188_2<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Vigo County automatic tabulation equipment goes through trial run before election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribstar.com\/news\/local_story_289233729.html?keyword=topstory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tribstar.com\/news\/local_story_289233729.html?keyword=topstory<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Boone County &#8211; Clerk worries about election expenses<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbiamissourian.com\/stories\/2007\/10\/16\/clerk-worries-about-election-expenses\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbiamissourian.com\/stories\/2007\/10\/16\/clerk-worries-about-election-expenses\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: NC&#8217;s first experiment with instant runoff voting complete<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071017\/APN\/710170689&#038;template=apart\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071017\/APN\/710170689&#038;template=apart<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: King County &#8211; County wants state to set election audits<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westseattleherald.com\/articles\/2007\/10\/16\/news\/local_news\/news12.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.westseattleherald.com\/articles\/2007\/10\/16\/news\/local_news\/news12.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Canada: Calgary &#8211; Automated vote count &#8216;too costly&#8217;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/calsun.canoe.ca\/News\/Alberta\/2007\/10\/17\/4582641-sun.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/calsun.canoe.ca\/News\/Alberta\/2007\/10\/17\/4582641-sun.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 Broward Co Florida began testing their new ES&#038;S optical-scan system allowing citizens and the media only two hours to view the process before removing them from the area. What are the county and ES&#038;S afraid of? Vigo Co Indiana just wrapped up their Logic and Accuracy Testing. 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