{"id":5609,"date":"2008-01-25T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2008-01-26T04:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2008-01-26T01:05:35","modified_gmt":"2008-01-26T09:05:35","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-january-25-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5609","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For January 25, 2008"},"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>Just announced by Voter Action is that they have filed a preliminary injunction to stop Lackawanna, Northampton, and Wayne Cos Pennsylvania from purchasing and using unverifiable, paperless DREs. They are citing state law which requires that all voting systems produce a &#8220;permanent paper record.&#8221;\u009d <\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina Democratic primary is tomorrow. The state promises there will be no repeat of last Saturday&#8217;s train wreck in the Republican primary. Let&#8217;s hope the promises are kept and the machines all work the way they are supposed to. <\/p>\n<p> In New Hampshire Secretary of State Gardner has told the media that Kucinich was satisfied with the few ballots that had been recounted and had called a halt to the recount. Gardner seems to have a bit of a problem because he had already received a letter from Kucinich that was critical of the results from some polling places and asked that the state conduct a complete and accurate recount. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CO: Election costs climbing skyward<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/jan\/24\/election-costs-climbing-skyward\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/jan\/24\/election-costs-climbing-skyward\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Colorado&#8217;s 2008 elections still hang in the balance<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telluridenews.com\/news\/x1151553450\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.telluridenews.com\/news\/x1151553450<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Clerks see high costs for Ritter vote plan<br \/>\nCounties float big numbers if paper ballots mandated<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/jan\/25\/election-costs-climbing-skyward\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/jan\/25\/election-costs-climbing-skyward\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Editorial &#8211; The only choice for fair elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/opinion\/ci_8069968\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/opinion\/ci_8069968<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Editorial &#8211; A good accord<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/editorial\/1201248208\/1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/editorial\/1201248208\/1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; Clerk: Latest election proposal would cause little disruption here<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescall.com\/News_Story.asp?id=6099\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.timescall.com\/News_Story.asp?id=6099<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Eagle County &#8211; Eagle Co. may vote in person, on paper<br \/>\nGovernor, state legislature want you to; most elections want you to vote by mail<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/article\/20080124\/NEWS\/900751873\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/article\/20080124\/NEWS\/900751873<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Pitkin County voting machines up to snuff<br \/>\nStatewide, push is on for use of paper ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/article\/20080125\/NEWS\/233953940\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/article\/20080125\/NEWS\/233953940<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Pueblo County &#8211; Process of voting unlikely to change<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/metro\/1201248208\/5\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/metro\/1201248208\/5<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Voting machines raise privacy concerns<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connpost.com\/localnews\/ci_8071079\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.connpost.com\/localnews\/ci_8071079<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Hearing on new voting method will be held in Norwalk<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stamfordadvocate.com\/news\/local\/scn-sa-nor.scan4jan25,0,5507452.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stamfordadvocate.com\/news\/local\/scn-sa-nor.scan4jan25,0,5507452.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Legislature To Hold Public Hearings On Optical Scan Elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctvoterscount.org\/?p=136\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ctvoterscount.org\/?p=136<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Laying a paper trail<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/media.www.dailyiowan.com\/media\/storage\/paper599\/news\/2008\/01\/25\/Metro\/Laying.A.Paper.Trail-3168508.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/media.www.dailyiowan.com\/media\/storage\/paper599\/news\/2008\/01\/25\/Metro\/Laying.A.Paper.Trail-3168508.shtml<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: FGCU to provide elections certification program<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/news\/2008\/jan\/24\/fgcu-provide-elections-certification-program\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/news\/2008\/jan\/24\/fgcu-provide-elections-certification-program\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Lost Votes in Florida&#8217;s 2006 Election An Investigation into Excessive Undervotes on the iVotronics in the Attorney General&#8217;s Race<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridafairelections.org\/reports\/LostVotes_Part_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.floridafairelections.org\/reports\/LostVotes_Part_2.pdf<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Florida&#8217;s Vanishing Votes<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_susan_py_080125_florida_s_vanishing_.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_susan_py_080125_florida_s_vanishing_.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: Voting machine debacle shows folly of federal mandates<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloucestertimes.com\/puopinion\/local_story_025094006?keyword=topstory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.gloucestertimes.com\/puopinion\/local_story_025094006?keyword=topstory<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: ES&#038;S Misleads Their Customers In Massachusetts<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5608\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5608<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: NH VIDEO: &#8216;Shame of Custody&#8217; &#8211; Breakdown in Ballot Storage Procedures in New Hampshire Primary &#8216;Recount&#8217;<br \/>\nSoS Refuses to Given Reason for Failing to Secure Ballots in Vault; Counting Room With Ballots Sealed Only by Removable &#8216;Post-It Note&#8217; as &#8216;Security Seal&#8217;&#8230;<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5607\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5607<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: NH Secretary of State Calls For Temporary Halt in Republican Hand Count, Candidate Albert Howard Objects<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5606\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5606<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: N.Y. picks new voting machines for handicapped<br \/>\nNew York is the last state to implement the federal Help America Vote Act. <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stargazettenews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080125\/NEWS01\/801250328\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stargazettenews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080125\/NEWS01\/801250328<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Bennett v. Brunner: The Sequel<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/openers\/2008\/01\/bennett_v_brunner_the_sequel.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/openers\/2008\/01\/bennett_v_brunner_the_sequel.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Hate to say we told you so&#8230;OH Election Officials Encouraged by GOP To Mutiny v. SoS Brunner<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_paddy_sh_080124_hate_to_say_we_told_.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_paddy_sh_080124_hate_to_say_we_told_.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Voting officials oppose quick changes<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/01\/25\/voting_poll.ART_ART_01-25-08_A1_U895FRP.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/01\/25\/voting_poll.ART_ART_01-25-08_A1_U895FRP.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Local officials cool to Brunner&#8217;s election plan<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/dayton\/ohiopolitics\/entries\/2008\/01\/25\/local_officials_cool_to_brunne.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/dayton\/ohiopolitics\/entries\/2008\/01\/25\/local_officials_cool_to_brunne.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Drastic measures may be only option for top elections official<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancastereaglegazette.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080125\/UPDATES01\/80125027\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lancastereaglegazette.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080125\/UPDATES01\/80125027<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Voting machine fight gets ugly<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.enquirer.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080125\/NEWS01\/301250091\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/news.enquirer.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080125\/NEWS01\/301250091<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Fayette County &#8211; Voting machine fix opposed by most<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coshoctontribune.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080125\/UPDATES01\/80125021\/1002\/NEWS01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.coshoctontribune.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080125\/UPDATES01\/80125021\/1002\/NEWS01<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Mercer County &#8211; Scanners to count absentee ballots in Mercer County <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharonherald.com\/local\/local_story_024214230.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sharonherald.com\/local\/local_story_024214230.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Pennsylvania Voters Seek Injunction to Block Purchase of Electronic\/Touchscreen Voting Systems<br \/>\nCite Machines&#8217; Inability to Verify Votes, Secretary&#8217;s non-compliance with law<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/voteraction.org\/node\/330\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/voteraction.org\/node\/330<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Fayette County &#8211; Fayette studies different types of voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/pittsburghtrib\/news\/election\/s_549221.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/pittsburghtrib\/news\/election\/s_549221.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Wayne County &#8211; County Still Looking At Voting Machine Options<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wayneindependent.com\/news\/x603847249\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wayneindependent.com\/news\/x603847249<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: South Carolina&#8217;s Primary Voting Machine Problems<br \/>\nMost voting machines in Horry County didn&#8217;t work at start of Republican primary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wjbf.com\/midatlantic\/jbf\/news_index.apx.-content-articles-JBF-2008-01-24-0040.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wjbf.com\/midatlantic\/jbf\/news_index.apx.-content-articles-JBF-2008-01-24-0040.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Troubling foul-ups at polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charleston.net\/news\/2008\/jan\/25\/troubling_foul_ups_at_polls28589\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.charleston.net\/news\/2008\/jan\/25\/troubling_foul_ups_at_polls28589\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Democrats Pass on Challenge to Secret Vote Counting in South Carolina<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0801\/S00233.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0801\/S00233.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Group Offers Voters Paper Ballots For Saturday&#8217;s Election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wltx.com\/news\/story.aspx?storyid=57713\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wltx.com\/news\/story.aspx?storyid=57713<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Activist Group, Election Commission Face Off Over Voting Machine Reliability<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wltx.com\/news\/story.aspx?storyid=57730\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wltx.com\/news\/story.aspx?storyid=57730<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Voting machine error shouldn&#8217;t reoccur Saturday, officials say<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scnow.com\/midatlantic\/scp\/news.apx.-content-articles-FMN-2008-01-25-0007.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scnow.com\/midatlantic\/scp\/news.apx.-content-articles-FMN-2008-01-25-0007.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Senator Introduces Bill for Verified Voting in Virginia<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2729&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2729&#038;Itemid=113<\/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 Just announced by Voter Action is that they have filed a preliminary injunction to stop Lackawanna, Northampton, and Wayne Cos Pennsylvania from purchasing and using unverifiable, paperless DREs. They are citing state law which requires that all voting systems produce a &#8220;permanent paper record.&#8221;\u009d The South Carolina Democratic [&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-5609","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\/5609","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=5609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5609"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=5609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}