{"id":6479,"date":"2008-10-07T16:29:55","date_gmt":"2008-10-07T23:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6479"},"modified":"2008-10-08T04:03:44","modified_gmt":"2008-10-08T11:03:44","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-07-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6479","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 07, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several days ago, in this space, we <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6468\">recommended<\/a> that voters who have the ability to vote &#8220;straight party&#8221;\u009d do not exercise that right. Yes, it is easier because all you have to do is mark one box on the ballot for the top-of-the-ticket votes are all taken care of for you. However, consider this. In North Carolina (and South Carolina also) the &#8220;straight party&#8221;\u009d vote does NOT include President.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/opinion\/story\/236903.html\">first &#8220;Featured&#8221;\u009d article<\/a>, ballots in North Carolina have the following words: &#8220;A Straight Party vote is a vote for all candidates of that party in partisan offices. Individual partisan office selections are not necessary if you select a Straight Party below.&#8221;\u009d What the ballot doesn&#8217;t tell you is that this does not include President. How many thousands of voters will vote straight-party but not for President in North and South Carolina? <\/p>\n<p>In our <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5g0pwlhR5UQq7kAn4WEALfq0VXc-AD93LJ4H00\">second &#8220;Featured&#8221;\u009d article<\/a> we learn another good reason not to vote straight party. New Mexico is one of the states that allows straight party voting, including the presidential race. However, if the ballots are not properly programmed and thorough pre-election testing is not accomplished, there is no telling what may be the result of voting straight party. Voters should not take a chance that the county has tested thoroughly. Voters should not take a chance that their machine may not even register straight party votes for their party while it does for the other party. Don&#8217;t trust them. Forego the &#8220;straight party&#8221;\u009d selection and pick each candidate individually. <\/p>\n<p>The straight party states are: North Carolina, South Carolina, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, and Rhode Island. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Featured &#8211; NC: Straight-ticket omits presidential race<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/opinion\/story\/236903.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/opinion\/story\/236903.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Featured &#8211; NM: Santa Fe County &#8211; Officials find, fix glitch in NM voting machine<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5g0pwlhR5UQq7kAn4WEALfq0VXc-AD93LJ4H00\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5g0pwlhR5UQq7kAn4WEALfq0VXc-AD93LJ4H00<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Election 2008: Election Law (and How They Break It)<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/discussion\/2008\/10\/05\/DI2008100502672.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/discussion\/2008\/10\/05\/DI2008100502672.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Hack-a-vote: Students at Rice learn how vulnerable electronic voting really is<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/esciencenews.com\/articles\/2008\/10\/07\/hack.a.vote.students.rice.learn.how.vulnerable.electronic.voting.really\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/esciencenews.com\/articles\/2008\/10\/07\/hack.a.vote.students.rice.learn.how.vulnerable.electronic.voting.really<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Fears over US electronic voting machine fraud<br \/>\nAs the Presidential election nears, Texan students learn how to rig votes<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/world-of-tech\/new-fears-over-us-electronic-voting-machine-fraud-474105\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/world-of-tech\/new-fears-over-us-electronic-voting-machine-fraud-474105<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Democratic Election Protection Strategy&#8217;s Missing Link: Electronic Vote Counts<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/101823\/democratic_election_protection_strategy%27s_missing_link:_electronic_vote_counts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/101823\/democratic_election_protection_strategy%27s_missing_link:_electronic_vote_counts\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: E-voting issues stir in advance of November elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betanews.com\/article\/Evoting_issues_stir_in_advance_of_November_elections\/1223347775\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.betanews.com\/article\/Evoting_issues_stir_in_advance_of_November_elections\/1223347775<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Voter Rolls Grow As States Help Poor People Register<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/101990\/voter_rolls_grow_as_states_help_poor_people_register\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/101990\/voter_rolls_grow_as_states_help_poor_people_register\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Tucson &#8211; Disabled vet claims city kept him from voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2008\/10\/ap_votingsuit_100708\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2008\/10\/ap_votingsuit_100708\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: I Just Prevented Thousands of Californians from Having to Vote on Provisional Ballots!<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/I-Just-Prevented-Thousands-by-Emily-Levy-081006-461.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/I-Just-Prevented-Thousands-by-Emily-Levy-081006-461.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Don&#8217;t foreclose the vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/06\/EDN613CARI.DTL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/06\/EDN613CARI.DTL<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Francisco County &#8211; S.F. turnout on election day to be huge<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/07\/BA3313CAIT.DTL&#038;tsp=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/07\/BA3313CAIT.DTL&#038;tsp=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Is Colorado the next Florida?<br \/>\nWatchdogs worry huge turn-out and a new untested voter database could spell disaster on Election Day<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/coloradoindependent.com\/10539\/is-colorado-the-next-florida-the-performance-of-a-new-voter-database-will-tell\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/coloradoindependent.com\/10539\/is-colorado-the-next-florida-the-performance-of-a-new-voter-database-will-tell<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: New machines offer voters advantages, challenges <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=20153915&#038;BRD=1630&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=7742&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=20153915&#038;BRD=1630&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=7742&#038;rfi=6<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Hillsborough elections supervisor&#8217;s mass mailing criticized <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/elections\/article841655.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/elections\/article841655.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Carroll County &#8211; County approves contract for new voting machines <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrollspaper.com\/main.asp?SectionID=1&#038;SubSectionID=1&#038;ArticleID=6822&#038;TM=53237.1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.carrollspaper.com\/main.asp?SectionID=1&#038;SubSectionID=1&#038;ArticleID=6822&#038;TM=53237.1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Lake County &#8211; Judge orders opening of early voting sites despite hearing<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-trib.com\/news\/lake\/1205956,lcvote.article\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.post-trib.com\/news\/lake\/1205956,lcvote.article<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MI: Clerks&#8217; offices swamped with voters-to-be<br \/>\nRegistration deadline was Monday<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20081007\/NEWS15\/810070358\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.freep.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20081007\/NEWS15\/810070358<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MT: Montana Registration Challenges Are Error-Prone<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/WO0810\/S00128.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/WO0810\/S00128.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MT: Suit filed to stop vote challenges<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missoulian.com\/articles\/2008\/10\/07\/news\/local\/news02.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.missoulian.com\/articles\/2008\/10\/07\/news\/local\/news02.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MT: Dems challenge claim that 6,000 Montanans aren&#8217;t eligible to vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montanakaimin.com\/index.php\/news\/news_article\/dems_challenge_claim_that_6000_montanans_arent_eligible_to_vote\/2974\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.montanakaimin.com\/index.php\/news\/news_article\/dems_challenge_claim_that_6000_montanans_arent_eligible_to_vote\/2974<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MT: GOP registration challenge frustrates voters, officials<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatfallstribune.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20081004\/NEWS01\/810040302\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.greatfallstribune.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20081004\/NEWS01\/810040302<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Report on voting machines at issue<br \/>\nAnalyst wants results released to public<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/ledger\/jersey\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-11\/1223352931205580.xml&#038;coll=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/ledger\/jersey\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-11\/1223352931205580.xml&#038;coll=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Bernalillo County &#8211; New voters&#8217; ballots could be thrown out<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/media.www.dailylobo.com\/media\/storage\/paper344\/news\/2008\/10\/07\/News\/New-Voters.Ballots.Could.Be.Thrown.Out-3473497.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/media.www.dailylobo.com\/media\/storage\/paper344\/news\/2008\/10\/07\/News\/New-Voters.Ballots.Could.Be.Thrown.Out-3473497.shtml<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Window came as surprise to Ohio GOP<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnewsj.com\/main.asp?SectionID=42&#038;SubSectionID=201&#038;ArticleID=169947&#038;TM=31864.27\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wnewsj.com\/main.asp?SectionID=42&#038;SubSectionID=201&#038;ArticleID=169947&#038;TM=31864.27<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio GOP sues over voter ID discrepancies<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20081007\/UPDATES01\/81007015\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20081007\/UPDATES01\/81007015<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Come To Ohio! What We Can Learn From 2004 &#8211; And What We Can Do In 2008<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/sandi-dubowski\/come-to-ohio-what-we-can_b_132581.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/sandi-dubowski\/come-to-ohio-what-we-can_b_132581.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Licking County &#8211; Some enjoy convenience of early balloting; others see disadvantages<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newarkadvocate.com\/article\/20081007\/NEWS03\/810070303\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newarkadvocate.com\/article\/20081007\/NEWS03\/810070303<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Putnam County &#8211; Ohio county fires election director <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=891904&#038;c=y\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=891904&#038;c=y<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Bucks County &#8211; Bucks awaits voting figures, machine count<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/pb-dyn\/news\/113-10072008-1601911.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/pb-dyn\/news\/113-10072008-1601911.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Bucks County &#8211; Voting deadline draws last-minute registrations<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/pb-dyn\/news\/113-10072008-1601921.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/pb-dyn\/news\/113-10072008-1601921.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Beaufort County &#8211; Voting machine snafu hits county<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beaufortgazette.com\/local\/story\/577608.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.beaufortgazette.com\/local\/story\/577608.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Beaufort County &#8211; Ballot machines for early voting down again today<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandpacket.com\/front\/story\/631679.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.islandpacket.com\/front\/story\/631679.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Officials: It&#8217;s too late to change ballot<br \/>\nU.S. District Court in Nashville to hear Kurita&#8217;s case Friday<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theleafchronicle.com\/article\/20081007\/NEWS03\/810070339\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.theleafchronicle.com\/article\/20081007\/NEWS03\/810070339<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Salt Lake County needs more poll workers and voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksl.com\/?nid=148&#038;sid=4456306\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ksl.com\/?nid=148&#038;sid=4456306<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Virginians meet registration deadline in droves<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxhamptonroads.com\/myfox\/pages\/News\/Detail?contentId=7591235&#038;version=1&#038;locale=EN-US&#038;layoutCode=TSTY&#038;pageId=3.2.1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.myfoxhamptonroads.com\/myfox\/pages\/News\/Detail?contentId=7591235&#038;version=1&#038;locale=EN-US&#038;layoutCode=TSTY&#038;pageId=3.2.1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Outdated, Arcane Laws Disenfranchising Voters in Seattle<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/patty-cogen\/outdated-arcane-laws-dise_b_132192.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/patty-cogen\/outdated-arcane-laws-dise_b_132192.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Legal Center Opposes Voter Roll Purges in Wisconsin Lawsuit<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.campaignlegalcenter.org\/press-3397.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.campaignlegalcenter.org\/press-3397.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>Several days ago, in this space, we recommended that voters who have the ability to vote &#8220;straight party&#8221;\u009d do not exercise that right. Yes, it is easier because all you have to do is mark one box on the ballot for the top-of-the-ticket votes are all taken care of for you. However, consider this. 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