{"id":5730,"date":"2008-02-22T20:00:37","date_gmt":"2008-02-23T04:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2008-02-22T20:40:51","modified_gmt":"2008-02-23T04:40:51","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-february-22-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5730","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For February 22, 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>Colorado Secretary of State Coffman seems to be jumping from one boiling pot to another. No matter what decision he makes now he stands to make someone mad. The counties want their voting systems recertified as soon as possible while voting activists are pointing to the fact that he has broken the law more than once in his attempts to appease the counties.<\/p>\n<p><em>That story, and the rest of today&#8217;s notable voting news stories, all linked below as usual&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Following the Paper Trail<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/article\/following-paper-trail_489836_1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/article\/following-paper-trail_489836_1.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Mateo County &#8211; Aiming to go all-mail for special congressional election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/insideelections.shapethefuture.org\/2008\/02\/21\/aiming-to-go-all-mail-for-special-congressional-election\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/insideelections.shapethefuture.org\/2008\/02\/21\/aiming-to-go-all-mail-for-special-congressional-election\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: County officials dispute state test results on voting equipment<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.krdo.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7908347\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.krdo.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7908347<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Activists, county clerks vie over voting-machine recertification<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_8330622\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_8330622<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Flap over electronic voting heats up<br \/>\nCoffman accused of violating law in machines&#8217; review<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/feb\/22\/key-voting-machine-hearing-today\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/feb\/22\/key-voting-machine-hearing-today\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Coffman&#8217;s voting tests disputed<br \/>\nOfficials say decertification of machines wasn&#8217;t necessary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescall.com\/News_Story.asp?id=6725\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.timescall.com\/News_Story.asp?id=6725<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Mesa County will stay with voting machine vendor for now<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/kjct8.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7908157\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/kjct8.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7908157<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Mesa County &#8211; Contract on vote machines rescinded<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gjsentinel.com\/news\/content\/news\/stories\/2008\/02\/21\/022208_1b_Vote_machine.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.gjsentinel.com\/news\/content\/news\/stories\/2008\/02\/21\/022208_1b_Vote_machine.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: State to audit Greenwich primary results<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stamfordadvocate.com\/news\/local\/scn-sa-audit7feb22,0,1417683.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stamfordadvocate.com\/news\/local\/scn-sa-audit7feb22,0,1417683.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County &#8220;\u201c Editorial &#8211; It could be time to reinvent the elections office<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pelicanpress.org\/main.asp?SectionID=132&#038;SubSectionID=244&#038;ArticleID=4753\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pelicanpress.org\/main.asp?SectionID=132&#038;SubSectionID=244&#038;ArticleID=4753<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Transparency and the DuPage County Election Commission<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/cdobs.com\/archive\/our-columns\/transparency-and-the-dupage-county-election-commission803\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/cdobs.com\/archive\/our-columns\/transparency-and-the-dupage-county-election-commission803\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Lafayette County &#8211; Lafayette keeps voting machine printers after outcry<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.djournal.com\/pages\/story.asp?ID=266766&#038;pub=1&#038;div=News\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.djournal.com\/pages\/story.asp?ID=266766&#038;pub=1&#038;div=News<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Wilkinson County &#8211; Judge: New election needed<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natchezdemocrat.com\/news\/2008\/feb\/22\/judge-new-election-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.natchezdemocrat.com\/news\/2008\/feb\/22\/judge-new-election-needed\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Voting turnout could create problem<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/news14.com\/content\/headlines\/593180\/voting-turnout-could-create-problem\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/news14.com\/content\/headlines\/593180\/voting-turnout-could-create-problem\/Default.aspx<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Backup vote printouts delayed in New Jersey<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/inquirer\/local\/nj\/20080222_Backup_vote_printouts_delayed_in_New_Jersey.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.philly.com\/inquirer\/local\/nj\/20080222_Backup_vote_printouts_delayed_in_New_Jersey.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Voting machines on verge of delay, likely out for November<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpostonline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080222\/NEWS01\/802220370\/1006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.courierpostonline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080222\/NEWS01\/802220370\/1006<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Voting Machine Discrepancies Leave Questionable Results<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infozine.com\/news\/stories\/op\/storiesView\/sid\/27137\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.infozine.com\/news\/stories\/op\/storiesView\/sid\/27137\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: E-Vote: Voter Verified Paper Record System for Electronic Voting Machines Delayed in New Jersey<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.govtech.com\/gt\/265782?topic=117674\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.govtech.com\/gt\/265782?topic=117674<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: New York City &#8211; Bloomberg Backs Off Feb. 5 Fraud Allegation, Slams BoE<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/blogs\/dailypolitics\/2008\/02\/bloomberg-backs-off-feb-5-frau.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/blogs\/dailypolitics\/2008\/02\/bloomberg-backs-off-feb-5-frau.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Ulster County &#8211; Ulster buys new voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyfreeman.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=19320186&#038;BRD=1769&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=74958&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailyfreeman.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=19320186&#038;BRD=1769&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=74958&#038;rfi=6<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Voting Changes May Snarl Tallies in Big Ohio County<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB120364389402984793.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB120364389402984793.html?mod=googlenews_wsj<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio voting system at risk<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/media.www.thelantern.com\/media\/storage\/paper333\/news\/2008\/02\/22\/Campus\/Ohio-Voting.System.At.Risk-3228984.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/media.www.thelantern.com\/media\/storage\/paper333\/news\/2008\/02\/22\/Campus\/Ohio-Voting.System.At.Risk-3228984.shtml<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County elections director outlines changes for primary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/metro\/2008\/02\/cuyahoga_county_elections_dire.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/metro\/2008\/02\/cuyahoga_county_elections_dire.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Mahoning County &#8211; Judge denies ballot order for Aey<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindy.com\/news\/2008\/feb\/22\/judge-denies-ballot-order-for-aey\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.vindy.com\/news\/2008\/feb\/22\/judge-denies-ballot-order-for-aey\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Opinion &#8211; Voting machines need trail of paper<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theleafchronicle.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080222\/OPINION01\/802220314\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.theleafchronicle.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080222\/OPINION01\/802220314<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Waller County &#8211; Young Texans March for Voting Rights<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/thenation\/20080222\/cm_thenation\/45288815\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/thenation\/20080222\/cm_thenation\/45288815<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Voter registration fraud an administrative error<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailycardinal.com\/article\/2072\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailycardinal.com\/article\/2072<\/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 Colorado Secretary of State Coffman seems to be jumping from one boiling pot to another. No matter what decision he makes now he stands to make someone mad. The counties want their voting systems recertified as soon as possible while voting activists are pointing to the fact that [&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-5730","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\/5730","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=5730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5730"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=5730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}