Even R. Doug Lewis, executive director of the Election Center, an association of election officials realizes the November election is going to be a problem. "We've made some valiant attempts ... (but) there are going to be some problems. Things could be just a little bit ugly this time." Meanwhile the EAC still has their heads buried deep in the sand. Paul DeGregorio, chairman of the federal Election Assistance Commission, said he doesn't believe "it's necessarily going to be chaos out there. We will see mistakes made just as we've seen in other elections, but because of close contests ... these problems will be magnified. People will wonder about all those reforms since 2000." DeGregorio is still preparing to blame all problems on election workers and the voters. / A lack of enough poll workers seems to be one of the big problems for this coming election. Everyone should be encouraged to volunteer for the day.
 
NAtional: Editorial - American Elections and the Grand Old Tradition of Disenfranchisement
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/opinion/08sun3.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
 
NAtional: National voter ID legislation poses a direct threat to the right to vote
http://www.louisianaweekly.com/weekly/news/articlegate.pl?20061009e
 
NAtional: Editorial - This poll tax isn't welcome
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2006/10/08/this_poll_tax_isnt_welcome/
 
NAtional: Editorial - Voting fraud hurts democracy
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061008/OPINION01/610080301/1006
 
CO: Weld County - Absentee ballots can go uncounted
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061008/NEWS/110080140
 
FL: Broward County - Brenda Snipes. Elections supervisor, on this year's voting
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/editorial/sfl-opqa09oct08,0,6424052.story?coll=sfla-news-editorial
 
GA: Despite Ruling, Voters Are Told to Provide ID
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/us/politics/08voter.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
 
IN: Porter County - Casting a vote in confidence. County's new voting machines offer a paper trail
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/10/08/news/porter_county/6fb78e0365ee14db8625720100052073.txt
 
MD: Election judges are still needed. Republican workers especially hard to find a month before voting
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.judges08oct08,0,6360554.story?coll=bal-home-headlines
 
MD: Anne Arundel County – Opinion - Progress being made to solve last month's election problems
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2006/10_08-38/OPN
 
NJ: Hudson County - Voting machines will definitely have printed backups
http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17298796&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523586&rfi=6
 
OH: Judge rules proof of citizenship not required
http://www.recordpub.com/news/simple_article/258719
 
OH: Election Day could be full of problems
http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/B6/20061006/NEWS01/610060301/1002
 
NEatherlands: Can we trust voting computers?
http://civicminded.corante.com/archives/2006/10/can_we_trust_voting_computers.php
 
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