{"id":6635,"date":"2008-11-05T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6635"},"modified":"2008-11-05T16:50:21","modified_gmt":"2008-11-06T00:50:21","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-november-05-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6635","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For November 05, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning there are some articles that were from last night after I sent the evening edition. Anything I entered this morning is strictly about problems with voting machines and tabulation of votes. Except for something that I feel needs to be in DVN that is not about technology and vote counting I will probably skip it unless it is a big story. I have also made things easier and added notes between brackets [ ] so the reader will know the manufacturer of the system and\/or what the problem is that is being reported. <\/p>\n<p> There are some problems with vote tabulation that will be followed. Hillsborough Co Florida is having problems with their Premier\/Diebold system and with the vendor. Washoe Co Nevada is reporting 40 blank memory cards. Boulder Co Colorado is having problems because their Hart eScan optical-scan machines have problems with ballot dust and dirt&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>National: The Basics of Voter Suppression Tactics<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pubrecord.org\/politics\/462.html?task=view\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pubrecord.org\/politics\/462.html?task=view<\/i><\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: E-Voting: What Will it Take for a Smooth Election?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/459513\/E_Voting_What_Will_it_Take_for_a_Smooth_Election_\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/459513\/E_Voting_What_Will_it_Take_for_a_Smooth_Election_<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Voting hotline gets 3,000 complaints an hour <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/campaign-2008\/voting-hotline-has-received-3000-complaints-an-hour-2008-11-04.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/thehill.com\/campaign-2008\/voting-hotline-has-received-3000-complaints-an-hour-2008-11-04.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: RNC May Challenge Integrity of &#8216;Computerized Voting&#8217;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pubrecord.org\/component\/content\/470.html?task=view\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pubrecord.org\/component\/content\/470.html?task=view<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Electronic scams attempt to keep new voters at home<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/05\/electronic-scams-attempt-keep-new-voters-home\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/05\/electronic-scams-attempt-keep-new-voters-home\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Santa Clara County &#8211; Few problems reported in area despite record turnout<br \/>\n[Sequoia machine failures caused delays &#8220;\u201c 57 machines failed] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/elections\/ci_10901166\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/elections\/ci_10901166<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; Dust, Creases Slow Ballot Count In Boulder<br \/>\nWorkers Have To Inspect Ballots [Hart eScan] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedenverchannel.com\/news\/17895498\/detail.html#-\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thedenverchannel.com\/news\/17895498\/detail.html#-<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; &#8216;Phantom&#8217; marks frustrate election workers [Hart eScan problems] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescall.com\/news_story.asp?ID=11914\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.timescall.com\/news_story.asp?ID=11914<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Voting Glitches Mar Election [Diebold\/Premier Optical-scan] <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/nov\/05\/na-voting-glitches-mar-election\/news-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/nov\/05\/na-voting-glitches-mar-election\/news-politics\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Voting problems plagued Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/elections\/article888482.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/elections\/article888482.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Hillsborough To Resume Tabulating Votes Today<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/nov\/05\/judge-shuts-down-hillsborough-elections-office-bec\/news-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/nov\/05\/judge-shuts-down-hillsborough-elections-office-bec\/news-politics\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough results frozen, tens of thousands still uncounted<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabays10.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?storyid=93530&#038;catid=8\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabays10.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?storyid=93530&#038;catid=8<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Vote counting won&#8217;t end in Hillsborough until this afternoon<br \/>\n[&#8220;They weren&#8217;t speaking the truth about what they promised,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;I wish I had told you that at first and was less nice, but we haven&#8217;t had much help from the vendor for the second time in a row.&#8221; The vendor is Diebold\/Premier] <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.tampabay.com\/baybuzz\/2008\/11\/counting-of-vot.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blogs.tampabay.com\/baybuzz\/2008\/11\/counting-of-vot.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Glitch prevents Manatee County from issuing final election results [Diebold\/Premier OS] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20081104\/BREAKING\/811040175?Title=Glitch_prevents_Manatee_County_from_issuing_final_election_results\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20081104\/BREAKING\/811040175?Title=Glitch_prevents_Manatee_County_from_issuing_final_election_results<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Manatee County &#8211; Glitch postpones Manatee vote totals <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20081105\/BREAKING\/811050297\/-1\/NEWSSITEMAP\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20081105\/BREAKING\/811050297\/-1\/NEWSSITEMAP<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Why counting electronic ballots takes time<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/metro\/content\/metro\/stories\/2008\/11\/04\/counting_votes_takes_time.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/metro\/content\/metro\/stories\/2008\/11\/04\/counting_votes_takes_time.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Fulton County &#8211; Senior citizens among those who have voting problems<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/traffic\/content\/metro\/atlanta\/stories\/2008\/11\/04\/problems_election.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/traffic\/content\/metro\/atlanta\/stories\/2008\/11\/04\/problems_election.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Modem Problem Delayed Linn County Results [Premier\/Diebold OSx optical scan] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcrg.com\/explorepolitics\/33875909.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kcrg.com\/explorepolitics\/33875909.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Madison County &#8220;\u201c Editorial &#8211; Ballot-counting problem should have been avoided [Early voting ballots misprinted by ES&#038;S] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theheraldbulletin.com\/opinion\/local_story_309220039.html?keyword=topstory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.theheraldbulletin.com\/opinion\/local_story_309220039.html?keyword=topstory<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Tippecanoe County &#8211; Final counts delayed as ballots sorted [Premier\/Diebold TS R6 download problem] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jconline.com\/article\/20081105\/ELECTION01\/811050349\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.jconline.com\/article\/20081105\/ELECTION01\/811050349<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Touch-screen voting will be gone in 2010<br \/>\nMaryland to return to paper ballots in next election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.somdnews.com\/stories\/11052008\/entetop161045_32347.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.somdnews.com\/stories\/11052008\/entetop161045_32347.shtml<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Registration errors disrupt voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/media.www.diamondbackonline.com\/media\/storage\/paper873\/news\/2008\/11\/05\/News\/Registration.Errors.Disrupt.Voting-3525728.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/media.www.diamondbackonline.com\/media\/storage\/paper873\/news\/2008\/11\/05\/News\/Registration.Errors.Disrupt.Voting-3525728.shtml<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>ME: Cumberland County &#8211; Broken voting machine delays Scarborough results [memory card failure] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepmecurrent.com\/Community\/story.cfm?storyID=60312\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.keepmecurrent.com\/Community\/story.cfm?storyID=60312<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Miss. voters face long lines, machine problems<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desototimes.com\/articles\/2008\/11\/04\/news\/doc4910d96493b52894290100.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.desototimes.com\/articles\/2008\/11\/04\/news\/doc4910d96493b52894290100.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Voting glitch in Rockingham County  [ES&#038;S optical scan] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godanriver.com\/gdr\/news\/local\/rockingham_news\/article\/voting_glitch_in_rockingham_county\/7254\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.godanriver.com\/gdr\/news\/local\/rockingham_news\/article\/voting_glitch_in_rockingham_county\/7254\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: High Turnout, Voter Problems Reported Around N.J.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/elections\/local\/High_Turnout_Voter_Problems_Reported_Around_NJ.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/elections\/local\/High_Turnout_Voter_Problems_Reported_Around_NJ.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Hudson County vote count hits major snag<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/elections\/index.ssf\/2008\/11\/hudson_county_vote_count_hits.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nj.com\/elections\/index.ssf\/2008\/11\/hudson_county_vote_count_hits.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NV: Washoe County &#8211; Blank cartridges delay final Washoe tally<br \/>\n[40 blank cartridges from Sequoia AVC Edge machines used in the election; or not used?] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rgj.com\/article\/20081105\/NEWS19\/811050465\/1321\/NEWS\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.rgj.com\/article\/20081105\/NEWS19\/811050465\/1321\/NEWS<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Oneida County &#8211; New voting machines prove troubling<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uticaod.com\/election2008\/x1197773421\/New-voting-machines-prove-troubling\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.uticaod.com\/election2008\/x1197773421\/New-voting-machines-prove-troubling<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Boards of elections set to deal with provisional ballots as Ohio polls close<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/toledoblade.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20081104\/NEWS09\/811040230\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/toledoblade.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20081104\/NEWS09\/811040230<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County elections workers rescanning ballots from more than 100 precincts<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/index.ssf\/2008\/11\/cuyahoga_county_elections_work.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/index.ssf\/2008\/11\/cuyahoga_county_elections_work.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Miami County set to recount 7,500 paper ballots [Diebold\/Premier optical-scan memory card failure] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2008\/11\/05\/ddn110508miamiwoesweb.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2008\/11\/05\/ddn110508miamiwoesweb.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Miami Co. count in, delayed by equipment failure<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2008\/11\/05\/ddn110508miamielectweb.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2008\/11\/05\/ddn110508miamielectweb.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Northumberland County voting machines will be impounded [Diebold TSx] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyitem.com\/0100_news\/local_story_309211730.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailyitem.com\/0100_news\/local_story_309211730.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Northumberland County &#8211; Computer glitch stalls Northumberland County vote count [Diebold TSx] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyitem.com\/0100_news\/local_story_309211730.html?keyword=topstory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailyitem.com\/0100_news\/local_story_309211730.html?keyword=topstory<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Philadelphia &#8211; Judge denies vote-counting suit vs. Philly<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bostonherald.com\/news\/politics\/2008\/view\/2008_11_04_Judge_denies_vote-counting_suit_vs__Philly\/srvc=home&#038;position=recent\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/news.bostonherald.com\/news\/politics\/2008\/view\/2008_11_04_Judge_denies_vote-counting_suit_vs__Philly\/srvc=home&#038;position=recent<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Marion County &#8211; Glitch Stops Vote Counting in Marion [ES&#038;S] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whsv.com\/westvirginiaap\/headlines\/33863909.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.whsv.com\/westvirginiaap\/headlines\/33863909.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Marion County &#8211; Software glitch delays vote count [ES&#038;S &#8220;\u201c &#8220;&#8221;I&#8217;m very disappointed with the software system that reads and tallies the votes,&#8221;\u009d Marion County Clerk Janice Cosco said.] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeswv.com\/todaystopnews\/local_story_310033002.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.timeswv.com\/todaystopnews\/local_story_310033002.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Washington DC: D.C. Board of Elections Yet to Release Any Results<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/11\/04\/AR2008110404287.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/11\/04\/AR2008110404287.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>This morning there are some articles that were from last night after I sent the evening edition. Anything I entered this morning is strictly about problems with voting machines and tabulation of votes. 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