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Subject: [DVN] - 'Daily Voting News' For November 04, 2008 – Evening Edition
From: John Gideon
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:09:28 -0800
To: Daily Voting News Provisional ballot usage has become a big issue this election. Many voters don’t want to use them and who can blame them? Many voters need to use them as the only way they can vote. Part of the problem is that they are misused by election officials. Voter suppression schemes are being used around the country. Someone hacked into the George Mason University intranet and sent an email to staff and students, via the Provost’s email, that election day had been moved to Wed. The Provost, on discovering this, sent an email to tell recipients this was a hoax. Robocalls have been placed to voters telling them the same thing. However, with all of these schemes, and more, the turnout will probably set a record at the polls. A judge has ordered a restraining order at the request of the McCain campaign to require the state to extend the date for adding votes from military voters to the totals to Nov 14 from close of polls today. This means the election may not be certified until after Nov 14. Also going to court is a group representing the voters of Philadelphia who are asking a judge to tell the county to follow a previous ruling and to count emergency paper ballots tonight and not later in the week as they want. And the Ohio GOP has filed asked a federal court to rule that provisional ballots be verified and counted the same way statewide. National: Voting Machine Wins the Presidential Race http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/voting-machine.html National: E-Voting Put to the Ultimate Test http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/11/04/e-voting-put-to-the-ultimate-test/ National: Optical Scanners Winning War of Voting Machines http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Government-IT/Optical-Scanners-Winning-War-of-Voting-Machines/ National: Voting machine insecurity Technical glitches and security incidents from the past still cast a long shadow over the electronic voting. http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47494-1.html National: Op-Scan Machines Have Trouble Reading Ballots http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/op-scan-machine.html National: Machine Problem Reports Increasing in VA, PA, FL... http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6619 National: Voting technology: Arrows vs. ovals for optical scan ballots http://blogs.computerworld.com/voting_technology_arrows_vs_ovals_for_optical_scan_ballots National: Scattered problems reported in historic U.S. vote http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/voting.problems/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail National: Election Problems Around the Country http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/election-prob-1.html National: E-voting glitches hamper elections in seven states Hanging Chad, make room for Folded Crease http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/04/election_day_evoting_glitches/ National: Voting Problems Reports Slowly Coming In http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/11/voting_problems_reports_coming.html National: Glitches, machine breakdowns hamper voting in five states http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/55259.html National: E-Voting Machines in Two-Dozen States Incorrectly Count Votes http://www.pubrecord.org/nationworld/454-voting-machines-in-two-dozen-states-incorrectly-count-votes.html National: ELECTION PROTECTION 2008: Proskauer Partner Says Provisional Ballots a Concern http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2008/11/election-2008-p.html National: E-voting '08: Problems, yes, but it could have been worse Scattered malfunctions caused delays but didn't appear to be widespread http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9119071&intsrc=news_ts_head National: Republican National Committee Prepares for Computerized Voting Fraud Legal Battle http://tinyurl.com/5hptsr AR: Technical Glitch Affects Machines in Clay County http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9291876&nav=menu67_2 AZ: AZ election results to start at 8 p.m. - except Pima http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?id=9744 AZ: Pima County - County challenged over vote-counting for disabled http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/kmsb20081104jc-county-challenged-vote-counting-dis.17d305e6f.html CA: Los Angeles County - SoCal Voting Problems http://www.knx1070.com/Voting-Problems-in-the-Valley/3254548 CA: Los Angeles County - Four L.A. polling places struggle with power outages http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pollproblems5-2008nov05,0,2915947.story CO: Colorado Voters Cast Ballots http://cbs4denver.com/politics/denver.voters.ballots.2.856047.html CT: Memory card problem will not affect Torrington polls http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2008/11/04/news/doc4910802049d17446977746.txt FL: In Florida, Glitches Leave Thousands of Unscanned Ballots Piling Up, Warns Watchdog http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/11/04/in-florida-glitches-leave-thousands-of-unscanned-ballots-piling-up-warns-watchdog.html FL: Voting Rights Watch: Pollsite sabatoge foiled in Florida http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-pollsite-sabatoge.asp FL: Voting Rights Watch: Across Florida optical scanner failures are a widespread issue http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-across-florida.asp FL: Florida Ballots Go Into Duffle Bags http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/11/04/florida-ballots-go-into-duffle-bags.aspx FL: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach County precinct problems http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=0443f586-cec6-4dfc-8eb1-2b54b388b00f FL: Palm Beach County - Elections officials: Glitches abound, but election is going smoothly http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/11/04/1104elexdelays.html GA: Clayton sends up helicopter to check lines http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/clayton/stories/2008/11/04/clayton_election.html?cxntlid=brkng_nws_bnr IA: Grinnell College students' ballots challenged http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081104/NEWS/81104012&theme=CAMPAIGN_2008 KY: Kenton County - Malfunctioning machines pulled in N. Ky. http://www.nola.com/elections/index.ssf/2008/11/malfunctioning_machines_pulled.html MD: Montgomery County - Broken poll book doubles the wait in Takoma Park http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=8989&type=UTTM MI: Machine malfunctions, voter intimidation reported http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081104/POLITICS01/811040396/&imw=Y MI: Voting machine incorrectly counts votes, Oakland Co. clerk says http://www.freep.com/article/20081104/NEWS15/81104053 MI: Electronic Voting Machine Maker Responds http://www.propublica.org/article/electronic-voting-machine-maker-responds-1104/ MN: Voters Report Broken Machines in Buffalo, Brooklyn Center Overall, few voting problems on Election Day in Minnesota http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7788175&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 MO: Hundreds wait in line to vote in Cape Girardeau http://www.semissourian.com/article/20081104/NEWS01/711055095 MS: Voting machine complaints reported http://www.sunherald.com/185/story/930164.html MS: Voting snafus addressed in South Mississippi http://www.sunherald.com/pageone/story/930309.html NJ: High turnout, voter problems reported around NJ http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20081104_ap_highturnoutvoterproblemsreportedaroundnj.html NJ: Thousands of new N.J. voters forced to use paper ballots http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/thousands_of_new_nj_voters_for.html NJ: Morris County - Registration mix-ups send Morris voters to court http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/registration_mixups_send_morri.html NY: One Sequoia machine faulty; no other major hiccups in Tompkins County http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20081104/NEWS03/81104021 NY: Tim Robbins Faces Mix-Up at Polling Place http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/tim-robbins-encounters-confusion-at-the-polls/?ei=5070&emc=eta1 OH: Ohio GOP files complaint over provisional ballots http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/2008/view/2008_11_04_Ohio_GOP_files_complaint_over_provisional_ballots/srvc=home&position=recent OH: Fairfield County - Fairfield corrects provisional ballot snafu http://blog.dispatch.com/vote08/2008/11/ready_for_prime_time.shtml OH: Franklin County - Concerns about provisional ballots surfacing http://blog.dispatch.com/vote08/2008/11/concerns_about_provisional_bal_1.shtml OH: Stark County voters bemoan machine troubles http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=439655&subCategoryID=31 PA: Officials: Potential problem in voting straight party http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20081104_Even_before_polling_stations_opened_at_7_00_this_morning__NO_HEAD_SPECIFIED.html PA: Centre County - PSU students reportedly facing voting hurdles http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=1030548 PA: Philadelphia County - Philadelphia County Election Officials Fail To Meet Secretary of State’s Orders to Count Emergency Paper Ballots on Election Night - County Claims It Will Count Such Ballots on Friday http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2989&Itemid=113 PA: Philadelphia County - NAACP files suit over emergency ballots http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/11/03/daily17.html PA: Wayne County - Tunkhannock poll worker dismissed after allegations of impropriety http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081104/NEWS/81104023 TN: Shelby County - Dozens in Bartlett unable to vote in city's election http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/nov/04/dozens-bartlett-unable-vote-citys-election/ VA: Voting Rights Watch: More details emerge on widespread Va. voting problems http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-more-details-emerge.asp VA: Judge Issues Restraining Order in Virginia Vote http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/11/04/judge-issues-restraining-order-in-virginia-vote VA: Voting Rights Watch: Many of Va.'s election day problems could have been avoided by honoring request for paper ballots http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-many-of-vas.asp VA: Voting Rights Watch: Improperly distributed provisional ballots jeopardize Virginians' voting rights http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-improperly.asp VA: Election Watchers Report Problems Across Virginia http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2008/11/the_election_protection_coalit.html VA: Virginia: The New Florida? http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081117/gumbel VA: Hacker sends bogus e-mail from George Mason University official’s account http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/11/03/daily37.html VA: Voting Machine Problems in Hampton http://www.wtkr.com/Global/story.asp?S=9290967&nav=ZolHbyvj VA: Hampton Roads Voting Problems http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-135518 VA: Voting Rights Watch: Voting problems continue to plague Virginia http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-voting-problems.asp VA: Pittsylvania County - Voters Asked to Return to Polls http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1108/567001.html WV: Ohio County - Voters Have Trouble At the Polls http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/516505.html?nav=515 **Articles and commentary included in “Daily Voting News” may not all reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or its allied organizations. 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