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'Daily Voting News' For May 13, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Tuesday, May 13, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Election Problems Reported (WV) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 13, 2008 The polls in West Virginia are now closed but some problems were reported in Hancock County earlier Tuesday. Some voting machines in Weirton have been having problems and voters said they have been waiting in line since 3:30 p.m. to cast their ballots. |
'Daily Voting News' For May 12, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Monday, May 12, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For May 10 and 11, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Sunday, May 11, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Report on vote-counting mistake due this week (OH) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, May 11, 2008 State and county elections officials will find out this week whether a local ballot-counting mishap has further implications. Ballots are counted using memory cards located in separate voting machine at precincts. The cards are supposed to be read by special computers — or servers — that tabulate votes once the polls are closed. |
Human error at Chesapeake polls led to mix-up about who won seat (VA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Saturday, May 10, 2008 Although some voters distrust the new technology, city voting officials say that it wasn’t a problem with the electronic machines themselves. The numbers fluctuated, they said, because poll workers, in two precincts, made mistakes when they phoned in the “tapes,” or results, printed out from the precinct voting machines. |
'Daily Voting News' For May 09, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Friday, May 9, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For May 08, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Thursday, May 8, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For May 07, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Wednesday, May 7, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Colorado election clerks plan only partial use of new system Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Clerks in several large counties are so nervous about the new $13 million statewide voter registration program that they plan to use their old systems for most Election Day functions this year. During simulated elections that ended Friday, clerks had problems accessing the system from polling sites and generating data reports. They also said the system, known as SCORE (State of Colorado Registration and Election) slowed down when many poll workers were connected simultaneously. |
'Daily Voting News' For May 06, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Judge's Names Left Off Washington County Ballots (AR) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Candidates in five district judges' races were mistakenly left off 27,000 Washington County ballots. The mistake was discovered Friday and a small batch of corrected ballots were printed in time for Monday's early voting for the May 20 primary, said John Logan Burrow, chair of the Washington County Election Commission. |
Polling place glitches are few in Indy (IN) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 A “perfect storm” of two polling problems temporarily halted Democratic voting at a Warren Township precinct this morning, officials said. |
Primary Update: Dayton problems fixed (IN) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 According to Heather Maddox, the Democratic co-chairwoman of the county's Board of Election and Registration, an encoder at the vote center inside the Dayton United Methodist Church froze up around 6:30 a.m. |
5 judicial positions in Washington County likely decided by 73 voters (AR) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Only 73 Washington County residents voted on the first day of early voting in the May 20th primary, unofficially electing five district judges whose names were not even listed on some of the ballots. |
Voter turnout high, some problems reported (IN) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Problems were reported at 5:30 a.m. at the Klondike Branch of the Tippecanoe County Public Library on Lindberg Road. Phillips said that problem was an internet connection problem. She said the problem was solved "in a few minutes." During the outage, Phillips said voters were checked in by telephone, which took about one minute longer than normal. Phillips said she did not believe any voters were inconvenienced because, as of 9:30, 467 voters had cast ballots at the Klondike branch, and that is high compared to other locations. |
Unaffiliated voter says she encounters problem at polls (NC) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Cynthia Sawyer, who was registered unaffiliated, said she encountered a problem while voting at the Eli Whitney Recreation Center. Sawyer said she was never asked which race she wanted to vote in and was handed the ballot for independents, which included only judicial races. |
Ballot shortage in Howard County (IN) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. (Kokomo Tribune) - Howard County Clerk Mona Myers cited an unexpected number of registered Republican voters crossing over to the Democratic primary for a ballot shortage early Tuesday. Myers said before noon that Democratic ballots were in short supply at several Howard County precincts, and more ballots were being printed. |
Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary Election Voters in North Carolina and Indiana Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, together with a diverse group of partners, is in high gear helping voters in Indiana and North Carolina cast meaningful ballots through a comprehensive voter protection program. Volunteers will be available throughout the day to continue assisting Primary Election Day voters with questions and to ensure that all voters know their rights. Voters in both states can call 1-866-OUR-VOTE toll-free until 8 p.m. EDT with any questions or issues that arise at polling areas. |
'Daily Voting News' For May 05, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Monday, May 5, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
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