{"id":5793,"date":"2008-03-11T20:00:15","date_gmt":"2008-03-12T03:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5793"},"modified":"2008-03-11T20:00:15","modified_gmt":"2008-03-12T03:00:15","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-march-11-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5793","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For March 11, 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>Another good reason that a mail-in primary do-over cannot happen in Florida? It is against the law. State law only allows referendums to be on a mail ballots and doesn&#8217;t allow for candidates to be named on ballots via stamp and carrier. An executive order or a law change would be needed to allow the presidential primary to be recast. <\/p>\n<p> On top of today&#8217;s Mississippi primary we also had a special election for Indiana&#8217;s 7th CD and municipal elections in Florida. <\/p>\n<p> Today the Iowa senate approved a bill (47-1) that will change the state to a paper ballot and op-scan state from one that had a mix of optical-scan and DRE counties. The bill now goes to the House where it is expected to pass. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CO: Elections 2008: Colorado&#8217;s Unending Secrecy regarding Voter Registration<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_al_kolwi_080311_elections_2008_3a__col.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_al_kolwi_080311_elections_2008_3a__col.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: &#8216;Mashed Into Bits&#8217;: Florida Touch-Screen Voting Machines &#8211; 28,000 of them &#8211; to be Crushed, Recycled, Repurposed&#8230;<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5786\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5786<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Southwest Florida elections supervisor skeptical of mail-in redo<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/news\/2008\/mar\/10\/lee-county-supervisor-elections-skeptical-mail--re\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/news\/2008\/mar\/10\/lee-county-supervisor-elections-skeptical-mail&#8211;re\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Deadline To Decide On Revote Urgent<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/mar\/11\/na-deadline-to-decide-on-revote-urgent\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/mar\/11\/na-deadline-to-decide-on-revote-urgent\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Florida Democrats mull primary vote by mail<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/southflorida\/sfl-flfprimary0311sbmar11,0,7389847.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/southflorida\/sfl-flfprimary0311sbmar11,0,7389847.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Dems wonder what to do about Florida<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pensacolanewsjournal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080311\/NEWS01\/803110321\/1006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pensacolanewsjournal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080311\/NEWS01\/803110321\/1006<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Changing voting machines is an expensive reality<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevillagesdailysun.com\/articles\/2008\/03\/11\/news\/news01.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thevillagesdailysun.com\/articles\/2008\/03\/11\/news\/news01.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Host of factors affect possible new primary in Florida<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevillagesdailysun.com\/articles\/2008\/03\/11\/news\/news02.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thevillagesdailysun.com\/articles\/2008\/03\/11\/news\/news02.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Plug Is Pulled On Touch Voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/mar\/11\/me-plug-is-pulled-on-touch-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/mar\/11\/me-plug-is-pulled-on-touch-voting\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Indian River County might not be ready for do-over<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcpalm.com\/news\/2008\/mar\/10\/30gtindian-river-might-not-be-ready-for-do-over\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tcpalm.com\/news\/2008\/mar\/10\/30gtindian-river-might-not-be-ready-for-do-over\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Palm Beach County touch-screen voting machines get final use today in 19 municipal elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/palmbeach\/sfl-flpelection0311pnmar11,0,7136854.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/palmbeach\/sfl-flpelection0311pnmar11,0,7136854.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Election going smoothly so far, supervisor says<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/localnews\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2008\/03\/11\/0311elect.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/localnews\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2008\/03\/11\/0311elect.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Culver wants a tighter rein on purchase of voting gear<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080311\/NEWS10\/803110371\/-1\/LIFE04\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080311\/NEWS10\/803110371\/-1\/LIFE04<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Counties: State voting machine plan doesn&#8217;t measure up<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080311\/NEWS\/80311034\/1001\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080311\/NEWS\/80311034\/1001<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Senate approves new statewide voting system<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qctimes.com\/articles\/2008\/03\/11\/ap-state-ia\/d8vbetqg0.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.qctimes.com\/articles\/2008\/03\/11\/ap-state-ia\/d8vbetqg0.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Today&#8217;s election day in the 7th District<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080310\/LOCAL\/80310079\/0\/CPUB\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080310\/LOCAL\/80310079\/0\/CPUB<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Polls close for 7th district voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=8000752&#038;nav=9Tai\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=8000752&#038;nav=9Tai<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>LA: East Baton Rouge Parish &#8211; Computer glitches slow EBR returns<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2theadvocate.com\/news\/politics\/16485286.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.2theadvocate.com\/news\/politics\/16485286.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Instant-runoff voting in Minneapolis unlikely in 2009<br \/>\nThe election director doubts the city will have the proper equipment in place by then.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/local\/16405066.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/local\/16405066.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Your vote counts<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gulflive.com\/news\/mississippipress\/index.ssf?\/base\/news\/120523052191910.xml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.gulflive.com\/news\/mississippipress\/index.ssf?\/base\/news\/120523052191910.xml<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Voting problems reported in Madison Co.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080311\/NEWS\/80311030\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080311\/NEWS\/80311030<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Voting machine errors spur independent analysis<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2008\/03\/voting_machine_errors_spur_ind.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2008\/03\/voting_machine_errors_spur_ind.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Almost 90,000 Ohio votes didn&#8217;t count<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?ID=402918&#038;Category=14&#038;subCategoryID=\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?ID=402918&#038;Category=14&#038;subCategoryID=<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Editorial &#8211; Brunner should listen to voters<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?ID=402908&#038;Category=3&#038;subCategoryID=\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?ID=402908&#038;Category=3&#038;subCategoryID=<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OK: Oklahoma House passes voter identification bill in party-line vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kjrh.com\/news\/state\/story.aspx?content_id=0d7bc680-9d58-46d6-b6ff-ef12c44e0190\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kjrh.com\/news\/state\/story.aspx?content_id=0d7bc680-9d58-46d6-b6ff-ef12c44e0190<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Opinion &#8211; Good staff is key to a smooth election day<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/opinion\/all-a.6306245mar11,0,7634182.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/opinion\/all-a.6306245mar11,0,7634182.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Fight for Texas delegates won&#8217;t end anytime soon<br \/>\nClose count could shift either way before long<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/politics\/5608177.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/politics\/5608177.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 Another good reason that a mail-in primary do-over cannot happen in Florida? It is against the law. State law only allows referendums to be on a mail ballots and doesn&#8217;t allow for candidates to be named on ballots via stamp and carrier. 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