{"id":6549,"date":"2008-10-23T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6549"},"modified":"2008-10-23T11:58:28","modified_gmt":"2008-10-23T18:58:28","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-23-2008-%e2%80%93-morning-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6549","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 23, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>12 days until Election Day. <\/p>\n<p>  There is just too much news to fit into one DVN today so there will be one edition this morning (Pac time) and one at the normal time. We will be doing that through the election as the amount of news grows. <\/p>\n<p> So far today a federal lawsuit has been filed in Pennsylvania seeking an earlier use of emergency paper ballots than is presently the dictate of the Secretary of State. The SoS has dictated that emergency ballots can only be used when all of the machines at a poll site are shut-down for some reason. The lawsuit hopes to loosen up that dictate to when 50% of the machines are shut-down for some reason. <\/p>\n<p> While the West Virginia SoS has dictated that all of the states ES&#038;S iVotronic touch-screen machines must be recalibrated we are still getting reports of vote switching.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: Editorial &#8211; Sorry, I Can&#8217;t Find Your Name <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/10\/23\/opinion\/23thu1.html?_r=1&#038;oref=slogin\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/10\/23\/opinion\/23thu1.html?_r=1&#038;oref=slogin<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Election officials try to ease long voting lines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5iXAkBilVhjbpsgAAHfgp6kGEShvwD93VRFK80\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5iXAkBilVhjbpsgAAHfgp6kGEShvwD93VRFK80<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Errors, mischief could lead to long election night<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5gGnXAe9LtYL6kK0RfS4kG9VYGacgD9402DIO0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5gGnXAe9LtYL6kK0RfS4kG9VYGacgD9402DIO0<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Mickey Mouse Operation<br \/>\nMaking sense of the confusing, contentious &#8220;problem&#8221; of voter fraud.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnr.com\/politics\/story.html?id=1c31a193-489f-45b0-8bd7-bb0db7a12227\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tnr.com\/politics\/story.html?id=1c31a193-489f-45b0-8bd7-bb0db7a12227<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Chocolate News on the proper care of our voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Chocolate-News-on-the-prop-by-the-web-081023-809.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Chocolate-News-on-the-prop-by-the-web-081023-809.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Here&#8217;s an outstanding article on massive voter purges going on<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Here-s-an-outstanding-arti-by-Katie-Hickox-081023-562.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Here-s-an-outstanding-arti-by-Katie-Hickox-081023-562.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: POLITICS-US: E-Voting Worries Focus on Swing States<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=44411\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=44411<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Enough Voting Machine Problems, Let&#8217;s Return to Traditional Ballot Box<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/rw-sanders\/enough-voting-machine-pro_b_137141.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/rw-sanders\/enough-voting-machine-pro_b_137141.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Stop, Drop, and Poll &#8211; What to Do if You Have Problems Voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Stop-Drop-and-Poll--Wha-by-Mary-Mancini-081023-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Stop-Drop-and-Poll&#8211;Wha-by-Mary-Mancini-081023-1.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Pima County &#8211; Count the Votes<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s a voter to do in Pima County&#8211;wear a foil hat and pray Attorney General Terry Goddard puts an end to the RTA election distrust?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsonweekly.com\/gbase\/Currents\/Content?oid=oid:117425\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tucsonweekly.com\/gbase\/Currents\/Content?oid=oid:117425<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Los Angeles County &#8211; Voting Registrations Break Records, Early Voting Continues<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/laist.com\/2008\/10\/23\/voting_registrations_break_records.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/laist.com\/2008\/10\/23\/voting_registrations_break_records.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Arapahoe County &#8211; Perlmutter waits for response after requesting monitors <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.9news.com\/news\/article.aspx?storyid=102377&#038;catid=188\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.9news.com\/news\/article.aspx?storyid=102377&#038;catid=188<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: No Confidence Vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cioinsight.com\/knowitall\/content001\/culture\/no_confidence_vote.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blogs.cioinsight.com\/knowitall\/content001\/culture\/no_confidence_vote.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Internet Voting in Florida Raises Security Concerns: Geek the Vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/technology\/industry\/4288327.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/technology\/industry\/4288327.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: More Florida Counties Give Unverified Voters Leeway<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/oct\/23\/na-more-counties-give-unverified-voters-leeway\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/oct\/23\/na-more-counties-give-unverified-voters-leeway\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Lawyer: Voter matching can be done at polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcactionnews.com\/news\/state\/story.aspx?content_id=b1d81f16-44b6-4c90-9f82-177b2ad81d6e\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.abcactionnews.com\/news\/state\/story.aspx?content_id=b1d81f16-44b6-4c90-9f82-177b2ad81d6e<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Students at FAMU, FSU and TCC playing larger role in presidential politics<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/article\/20081023\/BREAKINGNEWS\/81022005\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/article\/20081023\/BREAKINGNEWS\/81022005<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Early voting wait times in Miami-Dade, Broward posted online<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/breaking-news\/story\/737936.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/breaking-news\/story\/737936.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Vote tabulating machines pass test as absentee ballot count awaits<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2008\/10\/22\/a1b_vote_1023.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2008\/10\/22\/a1b_vote_1023.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Volusia County &#8211; Central Florida Foreclosures Could Lead To Challenges At The Polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/17784210\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/17784210\/detail.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Fulton County &#8211; Glitch Keeps Fulton Voters Waiting For Hours<br \/>\nComputers Lose Connection To State&#8217;s Database<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs46.com\/news\/17785206\/detail.html#-\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cbs46.com\/news\/17785206\/detail.html#-<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Cook County &#8211; The Machine Vote<br \/>\nDespite millions of dollars spent on new electronic election equipment in Illinois, many still wonder, &#8220;Will my vote count?&#8221; <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/wls\/story?section=news\/iteam&#038;id=6465381\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/wls\/story?section=news\/iteam&#038;id=6465381<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Sedgwick County &#8211; First day of advance voting sees big crowd<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/story\/570193.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/story\/570193.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Poll location vital for vote to count<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/politics\/bal-md.elections23oct23,0,2710359.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/politics\/bal-md.elections23oct23,0,2710359.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Election Day hash<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/collections\/special\/columns\/news_cut\/archive\/2008\/10\/election_day_hash.shtml?refid=0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/collections\/special\/columns\/news_cut\/archive\/2008\/10\/election_day_hash.shtml?refid=0<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: NJ Elections Board Says This Election Is Too Important To Allow Outside Observers<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/NJ-Elections-Board-Says-Th-by-the-web-081022-343.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/NJ-Elections-Board-Says-Th-by-the-web-081022-343.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: ACLU Calls for Criminal Investigation of Bernalillo County Clerk&#8217;s Office, GOP <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclu.org\/votingrights\/gen\/37304prs20081022.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.aclu.org\/votingrights\/gen\/37304prs20081022.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NV: Nevada Secretary of State Rebuffs Latest GOP Effort To Suppress Vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2008\/10\/nevada_secretary_of_state_rebu.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2008\/10\/nevada_secretary_of_state_rebu.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Thousands dropped from local voter rolls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressrepublican.com\/midday\/local_story_297095908.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pressrepublican.com\/midday\/local_story_297095908.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Monroe County &#8211; Homeless Face Challenges in Voting <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicbroadcasting.net\/wxxi\/news.newsmain?action=article&#038;ARTICLE_ID=1396393&#038;sectionID=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.publicbroadcasting.net\/wxxi\/news.newsmain?action=article&#038;ARTICLE_ID=1396393&#038;sectionID=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Brunner disallows mismatch challenges<br \/>\nDirective to counties&#8217; elections officials comes after victories in court <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/10\/23\/no_challenge.ART_ART_10-23-08_B1_E3BM90B.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/10\/23\/no_challenge.ART_ART_10-23-08_B1_E3BM90B.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ashland County &#8211; Ashland professor challenges voting rights \/ Filing claims juvenile inmates at Mohican facility shouldn&#8217;t be allowed to vote in Ashland County <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.times-gazette.com\/news\/article\/4450751\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.times-gazette.com\/news\/article\/4450751<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ross County &#8211; Official to board of elections: Focus on local voters<br \/>\nSecretary of state visits office in Ross County<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chillicothegazette.com\/article\/20081023\/NEWS03\/810230303\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chillicothegazette.com\/article\/20081023\/NEWS03\/810230303<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Press Release &#8211; Coalition of Voters and Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit in Pennsylvania Seeking Emergency Paper Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5qadup\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5qadup<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Lawsuit: Paper ballots should be on hand in Pa.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldnews.com\/news\/ci_10794336\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ldnews.com\/news\/ci_10794336<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Lawsuit: Paper ballots should be on hand in Pa.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/news\/politics\/story\/919372.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/news\/politics\/story\/919372.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Pennsylvania Department of State Debunks Myths Associated With Election, Voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/6sxeq3\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/6sxeq3<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Beaufort County &#8211; County election officials assert that votes have been correctly tabulated<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beaufortgazette.com\/local\/story\/593539.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.beaufortgazette.com\/local\/story\/593539.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Beaufort County &#8211; Election officials: Voting machine, paper ballot problems resolved<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandpacket.com\/news\/local\/story\/646485.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.islandpacket.com\/news\/local\/story\/646485.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Travis County fights misleading voting advice<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kxan.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=9220170&#038;nav=menu73_6_1_3\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kxan.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=9220170&#038;nav=menu73_6_1_3<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Travis County &#8211; Ignore straight-ticket voting rumors, clerk says<br \/>\nVoting straight party and also for individual candidate, will cancel vote on electronic ballot, DeBeauvoir says.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/content\/news\/stories\/local\/10\/23\/1023voterscam.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/content\/news\/stories\/local\/10\/23\/1023voterscam.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Lubbock County &#8211; Disabled Lubbock Citizens Have More Voting Options Than Ever<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=9223438&#038;nav=menu69_2_9\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=9223438&#038;nav=menu69_2_9<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Voter fraud, suppression battle to intensify as election approaches <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/index.aspx?id=809369\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/index.aspx?id=809369<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Subject: Take Action to Stop Vote Flipping in West Virginia<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Subject-Take-Action-to-St-by-Kevin-Zeese-081022-581.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Subject-Take-Action-to-St-by-Kevin-Zeese-081022-581.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: W.Va. official stands by touch-screen voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5iJ1S7a0ZEQaSbug7MrGES692oirwD93VRK3O0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5iJ1S7a0ZEQaSbug7MrGES692oirwD93VRK3O0<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Ireland says WV voting machines O.K.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvpubcast.org\/newsarticle.aspx?id=5598\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wvpubcast.org\/newsarticle.aspx?id=5598<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: West Virginia reassures voters about e-voting machines <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.computerworld.com\/west_virginia\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blogs.computerworld.com\/west_virginia<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Berkeley County &#8211; More voting problems reported<br \/>\nMartinsburg man says machine switched Democratic vote to Republican 5 times<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/sundaygazettemail.com\/News\/200810220659\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/sundaygazettemail.com\/News\/200810220659<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Wyoming County &#8211; Voting errors<br \/>\nPerhaps Wyoming County&#8217;s antiquated&#8217; ballots aren&#8217;t so bad<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.register-herald.com\/opinion\/local_story_296230717.html?keyword=topstory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.register-herald.com\/opinion\/local_story_296230717.html?keyword=topstory<\/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>12 days until Election Day. There is just too much news to fit into one DVN today so there will be one edition this morning (Pac time) and one at the normal time. We will be doing that through the election as the amount of news grows. 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