{"id":5657,"date":"2008-02-05T19:23:09","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T03:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5657"},"modified":"2008-02-05T19:24:01","modified_gmt":"2008-02-06T03:24:01","slug":"special-super-tuesday-daily-voting-news-evening-edition-february-05-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5657","title":{"rendered":"Special Super Tuesday &#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; Evening Edition &#8211; February 05, 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=\"left\"><\/a>I know that any voter who was affected by a machine malfunction or had to wait in a long line will disagree but we seem to have dodged a bullet so far in this primary. Voting machine malfunctions were wide-spread as were electronic poll book failures. This evening and tomorrow will bring us many more reports of problems as counties get polls closed and begin to tabulate the votes. Please note that our information comes from media reports and not anecdotal reports from voters.<\/p>\n<p> Also in the news this evening is a report from Cuyahoga Co Ohio where a judge has denied an injunction filed by the ACLU in which the group hoped to stop the county from changing to centrally-counted paper ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s special &#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; Morning Edition headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5653\">are here<\/a>. Tonight&#8217;s Evening Edition headlines all follow below in full&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: A guide to Super Tuesday&#8217;s riskiest voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/machinist.salon.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/05\/voting_technology\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/machinist.salon.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/05\/voting_technology\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Early Votes Go Smoothly in Most States<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5h5bvnvKVFnHMNnWKFHDXB7pXdpcgD8UKBE001\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5h5bvnvKVFnHMNnWKFHDXB7pXdpcgD8UKBE001<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Myth that Touch-Screen Voting Machines Mean Faster Election Results Debunked<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/27bstroke6\/2008\/02\/myth-that-touch.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/27bstroke6\/2008\/02\/myth-that-touch.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Super Tuesday: Groups say states face e-voting risks<br \/>\nThe Verified Voting Foundation and Common Cause say that voting machines can pose problems when left unattended or if they don&#8217;t have paper backups<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/08\/02\/05\/Super-Tuesday-Groups-say-states-face-e-voting-risks_1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/08\/02\/05\/Super-Tuesday-Groups-say-states-face-e-voting-risks_1.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Super Tuesday. And Wednesday, and Thursday &#8211; by Tova Andrea Wang<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/newswire.ascribe.org\/cgi-bin\/behold.pl?ascribeid=20080205.114518&#038;time=12%2058%20PST&#038;year=2008&#038;public=0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/newswire.ascribe.org\/cgi-bin\/behold.pl?ascribeid=20080205.114518&#038;time=12%2058%20PST&#038;year=2008&#038;public=0<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Expect record turnout, long wait for results<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/flat\/archive\/2008\/02\/05\/chronicle\/archive\/2008\/02\/05\/MNPPURQHV.html?tsp=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/flat\/archive\/2008\/02\/05\/chronicle\/archive\/2008\/02\/05\/MNPPURQHV.html?tsp=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Record turnout expected<br \/>\nLarge number of mailed ballots may delay final tally until Wednesday<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidebayarea.com\/sanmateocountytimes\/ci_8173055\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.insidebayarea.com\/sanmateocountytimes\/ci_8173055<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Tuesday Prize Fight Could Go into Wed.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/the-trail\/2008\/02\/05\/ca_biggest_tuesday_prize_fight.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/the-trail\/2008\/02\/05\/ca_biggest_tuesday_prize_fight.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: High number of mail-in ballots raises concern of late vote tally<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/news\/ci_8176472\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/news\/ci_8176472<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Los Angeles County &#8211; Los Angeles = Voting Problems Everywhere?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/laist.com\/2008\/02\/05\/los_angeles_vot.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/laist.com\/2008\/02\/05\/los_angeles_vot.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Los Angeles County &#8211; Polling place says equipment not delivered<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicoer.com\/news\/national\/ci_8175340\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chicoer.com\/news\/national\/ci_8175340<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Los Angeles County &#8211; Numerous Voter Irregularities Reported Across Los Angeles<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couragecampaign.org\/page\/community\/post\/elliottpetty\/Brj\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.couragecampaign.org\/page\/community\/post\/elliottpetty\/Brj<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Diego County &#8211; No blips as county goes to ballots <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.signonsandiego.com\/news\/politics\/20080205-1015-bn05voting.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.signonsandiego.com\/news\/politics\/20080205-1015-bn05voting.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Santa Clara County &#8211; Higher than expected turnout causes some ballot shortages<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/morganhilltimes.com\/news\/235570-higher-than-expected-turnout-causes-some-ballot-shortages\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/morganhilltimes.com\/news\/235570-higher-than-expected-turnout-causes-some-ballot-shortages<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Ga. voters face long lines, some glitches in Super Tuesday vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ledger-enquirer.com\/251\/story\/240221.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ledger-enquirer.com\/251\/story\/240221.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Voter Turnout Turns Into Long Lines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/news\/article_news.aspx?storyid=110725\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/news\/article_news.aspx?storyid=110725<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Ga. voters see long lines, potential for record turnout<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyreportonline.com\/Editorial\/News\/singleEdit.asp?individual_SQL=2%2F5%2F2008%4021084\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailyreportonline.com\/Editorial\/News\/singleEdit.asp?individual_SQL=2%2F5%2F2008%4021084<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Down the stretch: Voters see long lines, some bottlenecks<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/metro\/content\/metro\/stories\/2008\/02\/05\/votereports_0205.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/metro\/content\/metro\/stories\/2008\/02\/05\/votereports_0205.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Voters Face Long Lines in Georgia as Photo ID Laws and Diebold&#8217;s Crashing E-Pollbook System Slow Process<br \/>\nWait Times Up to 90 Minutes or More in Metro Atlanta, While New E-Registration Computers Cause Delays<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5654\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5654<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Iowa: Secretary of state seeks money for voting upgrades<br \/>\nGovernor disagrees that state should continue to pay for counties to update machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thonline.com\/article.cfm?id=189727\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thonline.com\/article.cfm?id=189727<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: Voter: Paper beats computers<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.computerworld.com\/voter_paper_beats_computers\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blogs.computerworld.com\/voter_paper_beats_computers<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Confusion reported in New Jersey presidential primary polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/newjersey\/ny-bc-nj--primary-problems0205feb05,0,7887455.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/newjersey\/ny-bc-nj&#8211;primary-problems0205feb05,0,7887455.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Mercer County Elections Superintendent says turnout is huge<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politickernj.com\/mercer-county-elections-superintendent-says-turnout-huge-16187\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.politickernj.com\/mercer-county-elections-superintendent-says-turnout-huge-16187<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Warren County &#8211; Some N.J. Polling Places Switch to Paper Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/wfmz.com\/view\/?id=218064\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/wfmz.com\/view\/?id=218064<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Blind Justice<br \/>\nCourt Orders DREs Can Be Sold in NY<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyvv.org\/boblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nyvv.org\/boblog\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: NYPIRG: Voting Problems No Worse Than Usual<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/blogs\/supertuesday\/2008\/02\/nypirg-voting-problems-no-wors.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/blogs\/supertuesday\/2008\/02\/nypirg-voting-problems-no-wors.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Voting Glitches on Super Tuesday<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/gothamist.com\/2008\/02\/05\/voting.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/gothamist.com\/2008\/02\/05\/voting.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Obama campaign dispatches lawyers to troublesome Brooklyn polling places<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/artikkel?NoCache=1&#038;Dato=20080205&#038;Kategori=NEWS01&#038;Lopenr=802050358&#038;Ref=AR\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/artikkel?NoCache=1&#038;Dato=20080205&#038;Kategori=NEWS01&#038;Lopenr=802050358&#038;Ref=AR<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Dutchess County &#8211; Voting machine problems repaired in Fishkill, Tivoli <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poughkeepsiejournal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080205\/NEWS01\/80205029\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.poughkeepsiejournal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080205\/NEWS01\/80205029<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Large number of Ohioans want paper ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=375866&#038;c=y\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=375866&#038;c=y<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; Cuyahoga&#8217;s Plan to Vote on Paper Goes Before Federal Court Judge<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxcleveland.com\/myfox\/pages\/News\/Detail?contentId=5685172&#038;version=1&#038;locale=EN-US&#038;layoutCode=TSTY&#038;pageId=3.2.1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.myfoxcleveland.com\/myfox\/pages\/News\/Detail?contentId=5685172&#038;version=1&#038;locale=EN-US&#038;layoutCode=TSTY&#038;pageId=3.2.1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; Judge backs state officials in voting dispute<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/02\/05\/voting_mess.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/02\/05\/voting_mess.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; Judge Rules Cuyahoga County to Use Paper Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxcleveland.com\/myfox\/pages\/News\/Detail?contentId=5688620&#038;version=1&#038;locale=EN-US&#038;layoutCode=TSTY&#038;pageId=3.2.1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.myfoxcleveland.com\/myfox\/pages\/News\/Detail?contentId=5688620&#038;version=1&#038;locale=EN-US&#038;layoutCode=TSTY&#038;pageId=3.2.1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Locally Produced Documentary Explores Voter Fraud<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7822766\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7822766<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Some Problems In Knoxville, Nashville, Sullivan County<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7827054\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7827054<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Super Tuesday brings big turnout in Davis County<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/deseretnews.com\/article\/1,5143,695250459,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/deseretnews.com\/article\/1,5143,695250459,00.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 I know that any voter who was affected by a machine malfunction or had to wait in a long line will disagree but we seem to have dodged a bullet so far in this primary. Voting machine malfunctions were wide-spread as were electronic poll book failures. This evening [&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-5657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5657","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=5657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5657\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5657"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=5657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}