{"id":5395,"date":"2007-12-03T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2007-12-04T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5395"},"modified":"2007-12-03T20:00:02","modified_gmt":"2007-12-04T04:00:02","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-december-02-and-03-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5395","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For December 02 and 03, 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>Last month 108 voters went into the voting booth to vote on a school bond referendum and walked away without voting at all; or that&#8217;s what the county is questioning. The votes were cast on ES&#038;S iVotronic DREs. The total undervotes was less than 2% of the 6,252 total ballots cast but about 8% in some precincts.<\/p>\n<p> The Pima Co Arizona lawsuit goes to court tomorrow. That suit, if the results go our way, should provide a lot of information about elections and the voting machines being used across the country.<\/p>\n<p> There is also a great review of &#8220;Margin of Error, Ballots of Straw&#8221;\u009d. We have a couple copies left which we would be happy to send out as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votersunite.org\/info\/ballotsOfStraw.asp \">premium in exchange for a $50 donation<\/a>. [Note: VotersUnite! is in affiliation with International Humanities Center, a nonprofit public charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501[c](3) of the Internal Revenue Code.] &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Tic Toc Tic Toc &#8220;Margin of Error, Ballots of Straw&#8221; Tic Toc Tic Toc<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_james_st_071201_tic_toc_tic_toc__22mar.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_james_st_071201_tic_toc_tic_toc__22mar.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Another Report to the EAC Buried?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/electionlawblog.org\/archives\/009837.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/electionlawblog.org\/archives\/009837.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Republicans in Texas County Reject Paperless Primary<br \/>\nBut Voters in South Carolina and 12 Other States Will Vote on Paperless Voting Machines <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2673&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2673&#038;Itemid=113<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Arizona Lawsuit a Crystal Ball Into 2008 Presidential Vote Count<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/rights\/69418\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/rights\/69418\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Opinion &#8211; Mulling the all-mail vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montereyherald.com\/opinion\/ci_7609238?nclick_check=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.montereyherald.com\/opinion\/ci_7609238?nclick_check=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Opinion &#8211; The year of the vote<br \/>\nCalifornians will be busy, and should be fully engaged in, three 2008 elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recordnet.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071202\/A_OPINION01\/712020310\/-1\/A_OPINION06\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.recordnet.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071202\/A_OPINION01\/712020310\/-1\/A_OPINION06<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Opinion &#8211; Safeguarding the election system<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.napavalleyregister.com\/articles\/2007\/12\/02\/opinion\/editorial\/doc4752468fb134a684076068.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.napavalleyregister.com\/articles\/2007\/12\/02\/opinion\/editorial\/doc4752468fb134a684076068.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Secretary of state casts doubt on future of electronic voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2007\/12\/02\/BASRTMOPE.DTL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2007\/12\/02\/BASRTMOPE.DTL<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Opinion &#8211; My sixth sense: I see dead people, voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidebayarea.com\/bayarealiving\/ci_7616412\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.insidebayarea.com\/bayarealiving\/ci_7616412<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Norwich, New London In State&#8217;s Election Audit<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theday.com\/re.aspx?re=6eff01aa-4d69-4aee-b692-dc7a7500ce8d\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.theday.com\/re.aspx?re=6eff01aa-4d69-4aee-b692-dc7a7500ce8d<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Editorial &#8211; Write new recount law for new voting method<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/opinion\/content\/opinion\/epaper\/2007\/12\/02\/s2e_leadedit_recount_1202.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/opinion\/content\/opinion\/epaper\/2007\/12\/02\/s2e_leadedit_recount_1202.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Citizenship in sight, but then she voted<br \/>\nImmigrant says registering, then casting ballot were innocent errors, not reason for deportation<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/chi-immigvoter_03dec03,1,323264.story?ctrack=1&#038;cset=true\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/chi-immigvoter_03dec03,1,323264.story?ctrack=1&#038;cset=true<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Elections officials side against Voter ID law<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtol.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7444758\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wtol.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7444758<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: N.J. Needs 6 More Months To Retrofit Electronic Voting Machines<br \/>\nThe Senate State Government Committee Will Debate The Request Monday<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnbc.com\/politics\/14759184\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wnbc.com\/politics\/14759184\/detail.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Landmark NJ Election Audit Bill Out of Committee &#8212; AS WRITTEN!<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/e-voter.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/landmark-nj-election-audit-bill-out-of.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/e-voter.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/landmark-nj-election-audit-bill-out-of.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Editorial &#8211; Voting tech still lags<br \/>\nDespite deadlines, New York voters won&#8217;t see much change by primaries<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/149\/story\/220467.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/149\/story\/220467.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: State needs more time to retrofit electronic voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/newjersey\/ny-bc-nj--votingmachinechal1203dec03,0,2303086.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/newjersey\/ny-bc-nj&#8211;votingmachinechal1203dec03,0,2303086.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: The DOJ and New York State &#8220;\u201c Part 2<br \/>\nDOJ Calls for Chaos at NYS Polls in 2008<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/nyvv.org\/blog\/bolipariblog.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/nyvv.org\/blog\/bolipariblog.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Opinion &#8211; Elect voting technology that works<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanduskyregister.com\/articles\/2007\/12\/03\/viewpoints\/register_viewpoints\/503586.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sanduskyregister.com\/articles\/2007\/12\/03\/viewpoints\/register_viewpoints\/503586.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: More Hamilton County ballots counted<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.enquirer.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071201\/NEWS01\/71201014\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/news.enquirer.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20071201\/NEWS01\/71201014<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Florence County &#8211; Blank ballots in referendum remain a mystery<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scnow.com\/midatlantic\/scp\/news.apx.-content-articles-FMN-2007-12-03-0019.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scnow.com\/midatlantic\/scp\/news.apx.-content-articles-FMN-2007-12-03-0019.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Stafford County &#8211; High Tech Voting Machines Out, Paper Ballots In<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtopnews.com\/index.php?nid=25&#038;sid=1302506\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wtopnews.com\/index.php?nid=25&#038;sid=1302506<\/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 Last month 108 voters went into the voting booth to vote on a school bond referendum and walked away without voting at all; or that&#8217;s what the county is questioning. The votes were cast on ES&#038;S iVotronic DREs. 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