{"id":6591,"date":"2008-10-30T08:10:53","date_gmt":"2008-10-30T15:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6591"},"modified":"2008-10-30T16:29:46","modified_gmt":"2008-10-30T23:29:46","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-october-30-2008-%e2%80%93-morning-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6591","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For October 30, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5 days until Election Day. <\/p>\n<p> A deal was struck last evening in Colorado with the Secretary of State. 20,000 voters who were illegally purged from the state&#8217;s voter rolls will now be allowed to vote using provisional ballots and those ballots will get priority handling and a presumption of validity by Colorado counties. <\/p>\n<p> The Reform Institute, a non-partisan public policy organization, today released a checklist to assist voters in casting their ballots.  The checklist provides helpful tips for voters, especially those going to the polls for the first time, to facilitate a voting process free of complications&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Featured &#8211; CO: Deal ensures 20,000 taken off rolls can to vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/oct\/30\/deal-ensures-20000-taken-off-rolls-can-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/oct\/30\/deal-ensures-20000-taken-off-rolls-can-to-vote\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Featured &#8211; National: Guide for Navigating the Polls Released<br \/>\nChecklist Helps Prepare and Inform Voters for Election Day<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reforminstitute.org\/DetailNews.aspx?nid=1426&#038;cid=7\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.reforminstitute.org\/DetailNews.aspx?nid=1426&#038;cid=7<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Lab that Tests and Certifies Voting Machines Suspended<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/27bstroke6\/2008\/10\/lab-that-tests.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/27bstroke6\/2008\/10\/lab-that-tests.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Experts see potential problems on Election Day<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/29\/MN4N13PJCE.DTL&#038;type=politics\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/29\/MN4N13PJCE.DTL&#038;type=politics<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Election officials brace for huge turnout<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/29\/MN4N13PJCE.DTL&#038;tsp=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/29\/MN4N13PJCE.DTL&#038;tsp=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Legal battles over balloting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/politics\/la-na-votingbox30-2008oct30,0,1927132.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/politics\/la-na-votingbox30-2008oct30,0,1927132.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: ACLU Launches Voter Empowerment Program <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/WO0810\/S00587.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/WO0810\/S00587.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Paper Ballot Has Md.&#8217;s, Va.&#8217;s Vote<br \/>\n2 States Plan to Ditch Electronic Machines, Part of a Rapid National Reversal<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/10\/29\/AR2008102904105.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&#038;sub=AR\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/10\/29\/AR2008102904105.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&#038;sub=AR<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Editorial &#8211; The Success of Early Voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/10\/30\/opinion\/30thu1.html?_r=2&#038;oref=slogin&#038;oref=slogin\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/10\/30\/opinion\/30thu1.html?_r=2&#038;oref=slogin&#038;oref=slogin<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Glitch reports mount for e-voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betanews.com\/article\/Glitch_reports_mount_for_evoting_machines\/1225325421\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.betanews.com\/article\/Glitch_reports_mount_for_evoting_machines\/1225325421<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Telling No Lies and Still Not Telling the Truth<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Telling-No-Lies-and-Still-by-Dave-Berman-081030-580.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Telling-No-Lies-and-Still-by-Dave-Berman-081030-580.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: BLACK LEGAL ISSUES: Does the &#8216;Help America Vote Act of 2002&#8217; really guarantee your right to vote?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/eurweb.com\/story\/eur48246.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/eurweb.com\/story\/eur48246.cfm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Vote watchdogs warn of troubles on election day<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/front\/la-na-voting30-2008oct30,0,3851838.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/front\/la-na-voting30-2008oct30,0,3851838.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Have American Elections Really Been Stolen? <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0810\/S00428.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0810\/S00428.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Election officials brace for huge turnout<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?file=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/30\/MN4N13PJCE.DTL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?file=\/c\/a\/2008\/10\/30\/MN4N13PJCE.DTL<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Pima County &#8211; Big turnout, long lines expected on Election Day<br \/>\nHalf of votes cast may be from early voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsoncitizen.com\/ss\/fromcomments\/101132.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tucsoncitizen.com\/ss\/fromcomments\/101132.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Colorado Sued To Reverse Voter Purges<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/104805\/colorado_sued_to_reverse_voter_purges\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/104805\/colorado_sued_to_reverse_voter_purges\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Election revolt over provisional ballots <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/state\/article881423.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/state\/article881423.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County &#8211; Feds move to suspend company that certified electronic voting machines that Sarasota County used in contested 2006 congressional election.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/198\/story\/993098.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/198\/story\/993098.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Georgia to 4,770: Your vote is &#8216;challenged&#8217;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/content\/metro\/stories\/2008\/10\/29\/georgia_votes_challenged.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/content\/metro\/stories\/2008\/10\/29\/georgia_votes_challenged.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: State to notify 4,770 their votes are &#8216;challenged&#8217;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2008\/10\/30\/citizen.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/services\/content\/printedition\/2008\/10\/30\/citizen.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Editorial &#8211; Early-voting hours must be extended<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/content\/opinion\/stories\/2008\/10\/30\/voteed_1030.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/content\/opinion\/stories\/2008\/10\/30\/voteed_1030.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Coweta County &#8211; 26 percent have voted in Coweta<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.times-herald.com\/local\/26-percent-have-voted-in-Coweta-578122\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.times-herald.com\/local\/26-percent-have-voted-in-Coweta-578122<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Sangamon County returns to paper ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sj-r.com\/homepage\/x1197765697\/Sangamon-County-returns-to-paper-ballots\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sj-r.com\/homepage\/x1197765697\/Sangamon-County-returns-to-paper-ballots<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Voter registry concerns emerging <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/news\/2008\/oct\/30\/voter-registry-concerns-emerging\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/news\/2008\/oct\/30\/voter-registry-concerns-emerging\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: State making progress on voting systems<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/589\/story\/573636.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/589\/story\/573636.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: Where voting machines reside<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/roslindale\/news\/x635415768\/Where-voting-machines-reside\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/roslindale\/news\/x635415768\/Where-voting-machines-reside<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: St. Louis voters will test election plans<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/stltoday\/news\/stories.nsf\/politics\/story\/C96CA17FE133FC4E862574F200125EDF?OpenDocument\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/stltoday\/news\/stories.nsf\/politics\/story\/C96CA17FE133FC4E862574F200125EDF?OpenDocument<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Guilford County &#8211; Officials: Voting machines fine<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/hpe.southernheadlines.com\/index.cfm?section=6&#038;story=5628\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/hpe.southernheadlines.com\/index.cfm?section=6&#038;story=5628<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Guilford County &#8211; Editorial: Make early voting easy<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-record.com\/content\/2008\/10\/29\/article\/editorial_make_early_voting_easy\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.news-record.com\/content\/2008\/10\/29\/article\/editorial_make_early_voting_easy<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Voting machine approval hits delay<br \/>\nTesting company loses federal certification; decision won&#8217;t impact Tuesday&#8217;s vote <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=734443&#038;category=REGION\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=734443&#038;category=REGION<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: ACLU Urges Rejection Of 200,00 Voter Challenges<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/WO0810\/S00588.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/WO0810\/S00588.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Possible voter-fraud cases keep cropping up<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/10\/29\/fraud30.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/10\/29\/fraud30.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: In Ohio, Wary Eyes On Election Process<br \/>\nFears of Fraud and Blocked Votes<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/10\/29\/AR2008102904545.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/10\/29\/AR2008102904545.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ashland County &#8211; Voting lawsuit asks: Where should inmates register?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/metro\/2008\/10\/group_files_lawsuit_after_inca.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/metro\/2008\/10\/group_files_lawsuit_after_inca.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Opinion &#8211; Having paper ballots on hand sensible as backup to machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/editorials\/patriotnews\/index.ssf?\/base\/opinion\/1225317328255050.xml&#038;coll=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/editorials\/patriotnews\/index.ssf?\/base\/opinion\/1225317328255050.xml&#038;coll=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Court Orders Pa. to Provide Paper Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/the-trail\/2008\/10\/29\/court_orders_pa_to_provide_pap.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/the-trail\/2008\/10\/29\/court_orders_pa_to_provide_pap.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Plaintiff Demand for Emergency Paper Ballots in PA (With Updates)<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6588\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6588<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Paper&#8217;s ready if machines fail voters<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/dailynews\/local\/20081030_Paper_s_ready_if_machines_fail_voters.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.philly.com\/dailynews\/local\/20081030_Paper_s_ready_if_machines_fail_voters.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Will every vote count?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/dailynews\/opinion\/20081030_Will_every_vote_count_.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.philly.com\/dailynews\/opinion\/20081030_Will_every_vote_count_.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Westmoreland County &#8211; County bans cameras from polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/tribunereview\/news\/westmoreland\/s_595844.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/tribunereview\/news\/westmoreland\/s_595844.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: More Vote-Flipping In TX From Dems To Republicans<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0810\/S00421.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0810\/S00421.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Beaumont voter complaint makes CNN blog<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beaumontenterprise.com\/news\/local\/beaumont_voter_complaint_makes_cnn_blog_10-29-2008.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.beaumontenterprise.com\/news\/local\/beaumont_voter_complaint_makes_cnn_blog_10-29-2008.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Galveston County &#8211; Blunder at polls casts doubt on school bond<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galvnews.com\/story.lasso?ewcd=698163794bd7813c&#038;-session=TheDailyNews:42F946A71926001221rjU42E7A38\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.galvnews.com\/story.lasso?ewcd=698163794bd7813c&#038;-session=TheDailyNews:42F946A71926001221rjU42E7A38<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Webb County &#8211; Paper ballots<br \/>\nAgreement states only the disabled will use voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmtonline.com\/articles\/2008\/10\/28\/news\/doc4906bbd568cb1287938360.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lmtonline.com\/articles\/2008\/10\/28\/news\/doc4906bbd568cb1287938360.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Machine filmed flipping votes<br \/>\nGroup did not use part where it worked, Jackson clerk says<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/sundaygazettemail.com\/News\/200810290855\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/sundaygazettemail.com\/News\/200810290855<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Secretary of State Wants Voters to Stay Confident<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statejournal.com\/story.cfm?func=viewstory&#038;storyid=46201\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.statejournal.com\/story.cfm?func=viewstory&#038;storyid=46201<\/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>5 days until Election Day. A deal was struck last evening in Colorado with the Secretary of State. 20,000 voters who were illegally purged from the state&#8217;s voter rolls will now be allowed to vote using provisional ballots and those ballots will get priority handling and a presumption of validity by Colorado counties. 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