'Daily Voting News' For February 29, 2008

 

As hard as Sequoia must have had to search they actually found a way to blame the problem found on their machines in New Jersey on the poll worker. I am duly impressed. They even appear to admit that they stopped looking after they were able to figure out a way to blame the poor poll worker for the problem. “We identified a way in which poll worker error can result in the party turnout totals to be reported incorrectly.” Did they look for any other potential answers for the problem? They don’t say. Remember that the problem was the vote counts were correct, as far as anyone can know from a DRE, but the party totals did not match between the internal memory and the internal paper record. There were one or two Republican votes registered as being Democratic votes or vice versa. This only happened on 59 machines in 6 counties. Sequoia claims there was some special machinations poll workers used inside the control panel that allows them to the R or D ballot for each voter. How did these machinations result in a different report on electronic memory from the paper memory? Also, why did it only happen once or twice on each machine? If a poll worker was making an error in the process why didn’t that error happen much more often?? I have, again, requested that the EAC do their jobs and notify any potentially affected jurisdictions outside of New Jersey of this problem. They will ignore this problem as they have all previous problems with voting systems. Election officials in Pennsylvania counties that use these machines need to be made aware of the issues. Please pass on the word.

 

 Late this afternoon it was reported that the first two pretests of Cuyahoga Co Ohio’s new ES&S optical-scan machines were failures. The computer showed error messages during the first two tests. The third test was successful. What? Me Worry?

 

NAtional: High voter turnout prompts resource concerns for Nov.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-02-28-Turnout_N.htm

 

NAtional: Get out the pencils: Paper ballots return

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-02-28-votinginside_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

 

CO: Coffman recertifies paper-ballot machines

http://origin.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8396068

 

CO: Clerks rejoice at machines' recertification

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8400053

 

CO: Boulder County's election equipment recertified

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/feb/28/boulder-countys-election-equipment-recertified/

 

CO: Boulder County voting machines get OK

Secretary of state clears way to use Hart InterCivic machines

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/feb/29/county-voting-machines-get-ok/

 

CO: Morgan County - Paper ballots? If so, clerks want mail-in

http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/articles/2008/02/29/news/local_news/voting%20machines.txt

 

FL: Touch-screen voting machines destined for parts recycler

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/south/epaper/2008/02/29/s1a_touch_screen_0229.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota 13: If the tests can't find it, never mind it?

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_lani_mas_080229_sarasota_13_3a___if_th.htm

 

IN: Grant County – Editorial - Fewer polling sites a great idea for county

http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080229/OPINION/802290312/1014

 

KS: Legislation brings potential for satellite voting in Ford County

http://www.dodgeglobe.com/stories/022908/loc_20080229001.shtml

 

NJ: Company explains voting machine errors

http://www.nj.com/centraljersey/index.ssf/2008/02/company_explains_voting_machin.html

 

NM: Herrera: Human Error, Revised Lists At Fault For Caucus Troubles

http://www.koat.com/news/15443555/detail.html?rss=alb&psp=news

 

OH: Ohio elections chief: Primary will be smooth, have huge turnout

http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=414636&c=y

 

OH: Sec. of State Brunner predicts huge turnout Tuesday

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/02/brunner_predicts_huge_turnout.html

 

OH: Absentee voting could top prior high

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/gov/2008/02/absentee-voting-could-top-prior-high.asp

 

OH: Brunner expects big turnout Tuesday

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/02/29/turnout.html

 

OH: Ohio Voter Mugging 2008: OEJC Announces Quarantine That Machine Initiative

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb732394.htm

 

OH: Get out your pencils: Paper ballots make a return

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-02-28-votinginside_N.htm

 

OH: Brunner tosses Cunningham off statewide board

http://www.limaohio.com/story.php?IDnum=49899

 

OH: Brunner Proposes Reforms

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/506458.html?nav=515

 

OH: Republicans Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner removed from elections boards cry foul

Brunner defends vote-board moves

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/120427741377180.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - 2 Of 3 Tests Of New Ballot Scanners Fail

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/15453424/detail.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga vote board stumbles in vote count test

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/02/cuyahoga_vote_board_stumbles_i.html

 

OH: Stark County - Voters have choice of paper ballot or plastic voting machine

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=401551&r=0&Category=11&subCategoryID=0

 

PA: Absentee ballot printing delayed in Westmoreland

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_554885.html

 

TX: Upshur County - Upshur disabled voters in peril, state official says

Ruling against county's Republican Party could mean rights violation

http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/29/02292008_Lawsuit_Folo.html

 

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