{"id":6647,"date":"2008-11-07T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T00:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6647"},"modified":"2008-11-08T03:00:22","modified_gmt":"2008-11-08T11:00:22","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-november-07-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6647","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For November 07, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have reports that ES&#038;S software actually flipped votes in three races at one polling place in Crawford Co., Kansas. We also have reports that ES&#038;S software incorrectly reported results in one race in Polk Co., North Carolina. <\/p>\n<p> The long count of votes in Hillsborough Co., Florida, seems to be over with the blame for problems being put, where else, on &#8220;human error.&#8221;\u009d It seems that Premier\/Diebold had warned Florida users of their high-speed OSX voting machines that those machines could not take a high-volume of ballots without bogging down and causing problems. Hillsborough ignored that warning. However, why would a vendor put out a system for use in elections that cannot be used in a high-volume of ballots. King Co., Washington, wanted badly to use that system. If they had it would have been a disaster&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: Push to Expand Voter Rolls and Early Balloting in U.S. <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/07\/us\/politics\/07voting.html?hp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/07\/us\/politics\/07voting.html?hp<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Election gives early-balloting initiatives a boost<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/election2008\/2008-11-06-voting_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/election2008\/2008-11-06-voting_N.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Election-Day Problems &#8212; Part Deux<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/27bstroke6\/2008\/11\/election-day-pr.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/27bstroke6\/2008\/11\/election-day-pr.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Election Night traffic slowed Secretary of State&#8217;s computers<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitolweekly.net\/article.php?_adctlid=v|jq2q43wvsl855o|xj9ez54zy35esf&#038;issueId=xj4ev62g1hdw61&#038;xid=xj91sfkny7hmq4\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.capitolweekly.net\/article.php?_adctlid=v|jq2q43wvsl855o|xj9ez54zy35esf&#038;issueId=xj4ev62g1hdw61&#038;xid=xj91sfkny7hmq4<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Leon County elections officials still counting votes; Boulware needs 158 for House 9 recount<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/article\/20081107\/CAPITOLNEWS\/81107011\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/article\/20081107\/CAPITOLNEWS\/81107011<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Two days after polls close, Johnson concedes Hillsborough elections supervisor race to Busansky &#8216;<br \/>\n[Diebold\/Premier OSX optical-scan system] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/article893690.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/article893690.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Hillsborough election fixes up to Busansky <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/elections\/article893707.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/elections\/article893707.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Human Error Suspected In Election Results Delay<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/nov\/07\/na-human-error-suspected-in-election-results-delay\/news-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/nov\/07\/na-human-error-suspected-in-election-results-delay\/news-politics\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Ousted Johnson Still Blames Voting Machine Firm<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/nov\/07\/ousted-elections-supervisor-still-blames-voting-ma\/news-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/nov\/07\/ousted-elections-supervisor-still-blames-voting-ma\/news-politics\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8220;\u201c Editorial &#8211; Cleaning up after Johnson&#8217;s disaster <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article894912.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article894912.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Crawford County sees voting machine error<br \/>\n[ES&#038;S ballot programming error that flipped votes in some local races] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morningsun.net\/news\/x1772937985\/County-sees-voting-machine-error\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.morningsun.net\/news\/x1772937985\/County-sees-voting-machine-error<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Machine error could affect Crawford County attorney race<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joplinglobe.com\/Campaigns_and_Politics\/local_story_311233642.html?keyword=topstory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.joplinglobe.com\/Campaigns_and_Politics\/local_story_311233642.html?keyword=topstory<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Crawford County &#8211; Error comes from voting machine programming<br \/>\nOfficials to test machines Saturday in Frontenac<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morningsun.net\/news\/x635432391\/Error-comes-from-voting-machine-programming\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.morningsun.net\/news\/x635432391\/Error-comes-from-voting-machine-programming<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Crawford County &#8211; Error in voting machine could affect four races<br \/>\nOfficials to test machines Saturday in Frontenac<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morningsun.net\/kansas\/x1772939006\/Error-in-voting-machine-could-affect-four-races\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.morningsun.net\/kansas\/x1772939006\/Error-in-voting-machine-could-affect-four-races<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Plymouth County &#8211; Speedy ballot count? Result of paper voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemarssentinel.com\/story\/1476419.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lemarssentinel.com\/story\/1476419.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Hamilton County &#8211; 350 Hamilton Co. ballots tossed after error<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/article\/20081107\/LOCAL0101\/811070499\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/article\/20081107\/LOCAL0101\/811070499<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Man will judge machine: scanner accuracy big in Senate race<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/news.ars\/post\/20081107-man-will-judge-machine-scanner-accuracy-big-in-senate-race.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/news.ars\/post\/20081107-man-will-judge-machine-scanner-accuracy-big-in-senate-race.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Coleman campaign questions big Franken gains<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/display\/web\/2008\/11\/07\/coleman_franken_recount\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/display\/web\/2008\/11\/07\/coleman_franken_recount\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: FAQ on the Senate recount<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/display\/web\/2008\/11\/06\/recount_faq\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/display\/web\/2008\/11\/06\/recount_faq\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Polk County &#8211; Revised results give Democrats sweep in county board race<br \/>\n[ES&#038;S incorrectly reported results] <a href=\"http:\/\/tryondailybulletin.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1370&#038;Itemid=192\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/tryondailybulletin.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1370&#038;Itemid=192<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: CD-5 &#8211; Goode Issues Statement on 5th District Race<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wset.com\/news\/stories\/1108\/567963.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wset.com\/news\/stories\/1108\/567963.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NE: Douglas County &#8211; Thousands of early ballots arrive late <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashland-gazette.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=20191610&#038;BRD=2712&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=556239&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ashland-gazette.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=20191610&#038;BRD=2712&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=556239&#038;rfi=6<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: [Governor] Paterson Seeks Voting Assessment<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/blogs\/dailypolitics\/2008\/11\/paterson-seeks-voting-assessme.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/blogs\/dailypolitics\/2008\/11\/paterson-seeks-voting-assessme.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Electronic Voting Machines Still in Limbo<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longislandpress.com\/articles\/news\/541\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.longislandpress.com\/articles\/news\/541\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Charleston County &#8211; Like old times<br \/>\nVoting glitches bring delays of yesteryear to mind<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charleston.net\/news\/2008\/nov\/07\/like_old_times60766\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.charleston.net\/news\/2008\/nov\/07\/like_old_times60766\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Tenn. will pay $25M for voting machines<br \/>\nState spent millions on paperless version less than five years ago<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/article\/20081107\/NEWS0201\/811070412\/1009\/NEWS01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/article\/20081107\/NEWS0201\/811070412\/1009\/NEWS01<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: TN to spend $25M grant on voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/07\/tn-spend-25m-grant-voting-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/07\/tn-spend-25m-grant-voting-machines\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Scanning paper ballots best election choice, study says<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beaumontenterprise.com\/news\/local\/scanning_paper_ballots_best_election_choice__study_says_11-06-2008.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.beaumontenterprise.com\/news\/local\/scanning_paper_ballots_best_election_choice__study_says_11-06-2008.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: North Carolina early voting eliminated hassles<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/hamptonroads.com\/2008\/11\/north-carolina-early-voting-eliminated-hassles\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/hamptonroads.com\/2008\/11\/north-carolina-early-voting-eliminated-hassles<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Recount Fictions in Virginia&#8217;s Fifth<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanchronicle.com\/articles\/80324\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.americanchronicle.com\/articles\/80324<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>VA: Goode cites &#8216;irregularities&#8217; in reporting votes <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/article.cfm?ID=12261\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thefranklinnewspost.com\/article.cfm?ID=12261<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Release of returns delayed<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-dispatch.com\/news\/x766434407\/Release-of-returns-delayed\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.herald-dispatch.com\/news\/x766434407\/Release-of-returns-delayed<\/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>Today we have reports that ES&#038;S software actually flipped votes in three races at one polling place in Crawford Co., Kansas. We also have reports that ES&#038;S software incorrectly reported results in one race in Polk Co., North Carolina. The long count of votes in Hillsborough Co., Florida, seems to be over with the blame [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3,122,6,5,16,171,43],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-6647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news","category-dieboldpremier","category-election-2008","category-election-irregularities","category-ess","category-florida","category-kansas","category-north-carolina"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6647\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6647"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=6647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}