David Tom, elections manager, county of San Mateo: "I feel very secure in the machines and how they work. We do a lot of testing on these machines and we're absolutely 100 percent sure these machines will work the way they do." Huh?? / “We can expect that things will go smoother this November,” said Michelle Shafer, spokeswoman for Sequoia. In other words, more problems will be blamed on 'human error' than in previous elections. / Tonights DVN is more heavily weighted toward reports of problems and less to the editorials and opinions. Some of the news services and local media outlets are talking about the 'minor glitches' and ignoring the major failures across the country. Today's election proved Ms. Shafer wrong but the blame will go on the 'human error' just the same.

 

NAtional: Concern grows over ballot fraud

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15595511/

 

NAtional: Candidates Advised To 'Citizen Audit' Race Before Conceding

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00113.htm

 

NAtional: Protecting The Democratic Vote

A Formula for Catching Election Fraud. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00119.htm

 

NAtional: Justice department dispatches election monitors

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/06/election.observers/

 

NAtional: Voting machine companies to deploy thousands of techs

http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/11/06/business/doc454fb1fb85da8355420208.txt

 

NAtional: Polling places turn to paper ballots after glitches

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/voting.problems.ap/index.html

 

NAtional: Lawmakers among those snagged by voting problems

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110700834.html

 

NAtional: New voting machines and dirty tricks confound voters

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/31826.php

 

NAtional: Watchdog groups report e-voting problems

Coast-to-coast snafus involve flipped votes, machine failures

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleCoverage&articleId=9004848&continuingCoverageId=1012&intsrc=hm_cc_head

 

AR: Garland County: More Voting Problems

http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=96127.55059.108269

 

AZ: Photo finish in Arizona

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/11/06/arizona_voters/index_np.html

 

CA: Bay Area - Minor malfunctions at East Bay polls

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15953115.htm

 

CA: Butte County - Voting machine stolen from Chico area; Recovered

http://www.paradisepost.com/breakingnews/ci_4612233

 

CA: Contra Costa County - Minor malfunctions at Contra Costa polls

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/15951641.htm

 

CA: Riverside County - Locks demanded for vote machines; critics say 'sleepovers,' though legal and common, are an unnecessary risk

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/11/07/news/californian/8_00_3811_6_06.txt

 

CA: San Diego County - Judge tosses paper-ballot lawsuit calling for 1.3 million paper ballots

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/11/07/news/top_stories/1_04_4011_6_06.txt

 

CA: San Mateo Rolls Out New Voting Machines

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=elections&id=4734625

 

CO: A thing or 2 amiss at sites

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4614209

 

CO: Denver - Computer logjams plague Denver voting

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_4616285

 

CO: Denver - CHAOS: Problems worsen, Dems seek voting extension

http://test.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_4616285

 

FL: Broward County - No chads, but plenty of doubts

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/sfl-mayocol07nov07,0,2232001.column?coll=sfla-news-col

 

FL: Broward County - Deerfield Beach voters frustrated by bad electronic ballots

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15950470.htm

 

FL: Broward County - Ballot problem delays voting 90 minutes in Deerfield Beach

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/nation/15950720.htm

 

FL: Lee County - Minor glitch reported as polls open

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/nov/07/minor_glitch_reported_polls_open/?latest

 

FL: Lehigh County - Voter smashes touch-screen machine in Allentown

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/all-smashedmachine1107-cn,0,4086243.story?coll=orl-news-headlines

 

FL: Miami-Dade County - Dade Votes Were Possibly Lost In 2004 Election

http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_310211457.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Voting officials putting out fires

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2006/11/07/s1b_VOTING_1107.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Voting machine frustrations at Jeaga Middle School

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/floridapolitics/entries/2006/11/07/voting_machine_frustrations_at.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Supervisor answers voter complaints on polling place, posters

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2006/11/07/1107anderson.html

 

FL: Sarasota County voters may mandate paper ballots

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/breaking_news/15949451.htm

 

IA: Pocahontas County - Scattered voting machine snags reported

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061107/NEWS/61107016/1001/OBITUARIES02

 

ID: DISABLED VOTERS ASKED TO USE PUNCH CARD BALLOTS

http://www.kpvi.com/index.cfm?page=nbcheadlines.cfm&ID=37581

 

IL: Chicago - NBC5 Viewers Report Voting Problems

http://www.nbc5.com/politics/10263755/detail.html

 

IL: Cook County - Voters face low-tech problem: Not enough pens

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-061107voting-story,0,828063.story

 

IL: Kane County - State's Atty. wants voting extended to 9:30 p.m. in Kane County

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-061107kanevote-story,1,3800262.story?coll=chi-news-hed

 

IN: Delaware County - Voting Troubles Plague Delaware County

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/10262154/detail.html

 

IN: Delaware County - Voting Computer Error at 75 Delaware County Precincts

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5643756&nav=0Ra7

 

IN: Problems Reported With Voting Machines by Microvote

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=20436

 

IN: Marion and Delaware Counties - Voting off to rocky start in Marion, Delaware Counties

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=5644539&nav=9Tai

 

KY: Poll worker charged with assault

http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1326269

 

MD: Polling Places Report Some Problems

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=213&sid=966689

 

MO: Missouri Sec. of State Forced to Show Photo ID at Poll When Voting!

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3737

 

MS: Officials say elections going smoothly, despite minor problems

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/15952652.htm

 

MS: Hancock County - Computer Problems Force Some Hancock County Voters To Use Paper Ballots

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=5647080&nav=6DJI

 

MS: Harrison County - Poll Workers Struggle With New Voting Machines

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=5646515&nav=6DJI

 

NJ: Voting problems reported in NJ

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=elections&id=4737362

 

NJ: Election observers concerned about e-vote tampering

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1162878619148240.xml&coll=1

 

NJ: NJ voting machine woes reported, but no major problems

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/15950839.htm

 

NM: Phone Calls Directing Voters to the Wrong Polling Place Continue

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1975&Itemid=113

 

NM: GOP calls ballot shortage malicious

http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BNews%5D=ID&ID%5BNews%5D=18035

 

NY: How to vote is the next major issue ahead

http://www.syracuse.com/poststandard/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-0/116289386194071.xml&coll=1

 

OH: Long lines, problems with voting machines reported across Ohio

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/15950479.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga encounters voting problems

http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/election/index.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_vpdebate/archives/2006_11.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - 16 Cleveland polls stay open longer

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061107/NEWS01/311070030

 

OH: Franklin County: Delay in counting could leave close races up in air

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=225018

 

OH: Stark County - Lines and problems reported at scattered polling sites

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=317947&subCategoryID=0

 

OH: Summit County - Election officials report voting problems; turnout heavy

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/golf/15951709.htm

 

PA: Allegheny County - Several Reports Say New Voting Machines Not Working

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/10262283/detail.html

 

PA: Centre County - Commissioners: Voting machines result in minor glitches

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/15951227.htm

 

PA: Lancaster County - Electronic voting machine problems reported early

http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/27525

 

SC: Judge: Computer glitch means 4 polling sites to stay open longer

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/15953125.htm

 

TN: Reported election problems

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061107/NEWS0206/61107030

 

TN: Dems will go to court this afternoon to ask for polls to stay open

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061107/NEWS0206/61107022

 

TX: Problems await some local voters at the polls

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/4316180.html

 

TX: Fort Bend County - Voting problems reported in Fort Bend this morning

http://blogs.chron.com/kuffsworld/2006/11/voting_problems_reported_in_fo.html

 

UT: A few glitches mar early voting in Salt Lake City

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650205084,00.html

 

UT: Problems for voters in Utah County; some delays in Salt Lake

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4616716

 

UT: Voting machine encoders fail in Utah County

http://www.abc4.com/local_news/local_headlines/story.aspx?content_id=9AAE3546-7D9D-46F0-B685-E21BBA506EB8

 

UT: Utah County - UPDATE: Voting machine glitch causes big delays, county says problem fixed

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/199102/3/

 

UT: Daggett County - Election Fixing Charges Fly in Utah Town

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110601334.html