'Daily Voting News' For February 05, 2008 – Evening Edition
I know that any voter who was affected by a machine malfunction or had to wait in a long line will disagree but we seem to have dodged a bullet so far in this primary. Voting machine malfunctions were wide-spread as were electronic poll book failures. This evening and tomorrow will bring us many more reports of problems as counties get polls closed and begin to tabulate the votes. Please note that our information comes from media reports and not anecdotal reports from voters.
Also in the news this evening is a report from Cuyahoga Co Ohio where a judge has denied an injunction filed by the ACLU in which the group hoped to stop the county from changing to centrally-counted paper ballots.
NAtional: A guide to Super Tuesday's riskiest voting machines
http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/02/05/voting_technology/
NAtional: Early Votes Go Smoothly in Most States
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h5bvnvKVFnHMNnWKFHDXB7pXdpcgD8UKBE001
NAtional: Myth that Touch-Screen Voting Machines Mean Faster Election Results Debunked
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/myth-that-touch.html
NAtional: Super Tuesday: Groups say states face e-voting risks
The Verified Voting Foundation and Common Cause say that voting machines can pose problems when left unattended or if they don't have paper backups
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/05/Super-Tuesday-Groups-say-states-face-e-voting-risks_1.html
NAtional: Super Tuesday. And Wednesday, and Thursday - by Tova Andrea Wang
http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20080205.114518&time=12%2058%20PST&year=2008&public=0
CA: Expect record turnout, long wait for results
http://www.sfgate.com/flat/archive/2008/02/05/chronicle/archive/2008/02/05/MNPPURQHV.html?tsp=1
CA: Record turnout expected
Large number of mailed ballots may delay final tally until Wednesday
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/ci_8173055
CA: Tuesday Prize Fight Could Go into Wed.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/05/ca_biggest_tuesday_prize_fight.html
CA: High number of mail-in ballots raises concern of late vote tally
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8176472
CA: Los Angeles County - Los Angeles = Voting Problems Everywhere?
http://laist.com/2008/02/05/los_angeles_vot.php
CA: Los Angeles County - Polling place says equipment not delivered
http://www.chicoer.com/news/national/ci_8175340
CA: Los Angeles County - Numerous Voter Irregularities Reported Across Los Angeles
http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/community/post/elliottpetty/Brj
CA: San Diego County - No blips as county goes to ballots
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20080205-1015-bn05voting.html
CA: Santa Clara County - Higher than expected turnout causes some ballot shortages
http://morganhilltimes.com/news/235570-higher-than-expected-turnout-causes-some-ballot-shortages
GA: Ga. voters face long lines, some glitches in Super Tuesday vote
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/240221.html
GA: Voter Turnout Turns Into Long Lines
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=110725
GA: Ga. voters see long lines, potential for record turnout
http://www.dailyreportonline.com/Editorial/News/singleEdit.asp?individual_SQL=2%2F5%2F2008%4021084
GA: Down the stretch: Voters see long lines, some bottlenecks
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/02/05/votereports_0205.html
GA: Voters Face Long Lines in Georgia as Photo ID Laws and Diebold's Crashing E-Pollbook System Slow Process
Wait Times Up to 90 Minutes or More in Metro Atlanta, While New E-Registration Computers Cause Delays
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5654
IA: Iowa: Secretary of state seeks money for voting upgrades
Governor disagrees that state should continue to pay for counties to machines
http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=189727
MA: Voter: Paper beats computers
http://blogs.computerworld.com/voter_paper_beats_computers
NJ: Confusion reported in New Jersey presidential primary polls
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-njprimary-problems0205feb05,0,7887455.story
NJ: Mercer County Elections Superintendent says turnout is huge
http://www.politickernj.com/mercer-county-elections-superintendent-says-turnout-huge-16187
NJ: Warren County - Some N.J. Polling Places Switch to Paper Ballots
http://wfmz.com/view/?id=218064
NY: Blind Justice
Court Orders DREs Can Be Sold in NY
http://www.nyvv.org/boblog/
NY: NYPIRG: Voting Problems No Worse Than Usual
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/supertuesday/2008/02/nypirg-voting-problems-no-wors.html
NY: Voting Glitches on Super Tuesday
http://gothamist.com/2008/02/05/voting.php
NY: Obama campaign dispatches lawyers to troublesome Brooklyn polling places
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?NoCache=1&Dato=20080205&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=802050358&Ref=AR
NY: Dutchess County - Voting machine problems repaired in Fishkill, Tivoli
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/NEWS01/80205029
OH: Large number of Ohioans want paper ballots
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=375866&c=y
OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga's Plan to Vote on Paper Goes Before Federal Court Judge
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5685172&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
OH: Cuyahoga County - Judge backs state officials in voting dispute
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/02/05/voting_mess.html?sid=101
OH: Cuyahoga County - Judge Rules Cuyahoga County to Use Paper Ballots
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5688620&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
TN: Locally Produced Documentary Explores Voter Fraud
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7822766
TN: Some Problems In Knoxville, Nashville, Sullivan County
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7827054
UT: Super Tuesday brings big turnout in Davis County
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695250459,00.html
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