'Daily Voting News' For March 04, 2008

 

Today was as busy as expected but most of the reports of problems are minor. Turnout in Ohio was high even though the weather did not support people going to the polls. Power outages were reported in different areas but no mention was made of any occasion where voting changed to paper ballots during the outages. Flooding in some counties forced the moving of some poll sites and added an hour on to the polling time in ten counties. There were problems with Diebold TSx memory card programming that left races off of the ballot in two counties. There was also a complaint from the GOP in Cuyahoga Co that only Democratic poll workers were involved in the SOS mandated mid-day pickup of ballots from polling sites. In Texas, turnout was high and there were some concerns about whether some counties had enough ballots for voters. Rhode Island also reported high turnout. If everything works out as normal tomorrow will be another big news day and it will probably feature more reports of system failures. I hope I am wrong and that all of the counting goes well but history tells us there will be problems. Time will tell.

 

NAtional: Do You Want the Military Industrial Complex Counting Your Votes?

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_kevin_ze_080304_do_you_want_the_mili.htm

 

NAtional: State Use of Remaining HAVA Funds For New Voting Systems: A Reasonable Option

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

 

CA: Los Angeles County - Election officials make it count

`Double-bubble' figures won't alter results of primary

http://www2.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_8443963

 

CA: Los Angeles County - L.A. County Registrar Chooses to Disenfranchise 12,000 Voters in Final 'Double Bubble' Ballot Tally

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5763

 

CA: Los Angeles County - Most double-bubble votes now counted

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vote5mar05,1,5078401.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

 

CO: Lawmakers postpone vote on bill requiring paper ballots

http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=7960183

 

CO: Clerks against plan to use paper ballots

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=87467

 

CO: Lack of funding for paper-ballot elections snags bill

http://www.gazette.com/articles/county_33818___article.html/bill_machines.html

 

CO: Lawmakers postpone vote on bill requiring paper ballots

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080303/NEWS/877851080

 

CO: Paper vote foes speak up

Proposal could cost $15 million, counties say

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/mar/04/paper-vote-foes-speak-up/

 

CO: Punching holes in paper ballots

Foes claim a state bill isn't needed since most machines have been recertified.

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8442934

 

CO: Coffman recertifies more counting machines

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7964153

 

CO: Pueblo County - Requiring Paper Ballot Election Will Cost Counties

http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=7960986

 

CT: Susan Bysiewicz: LHS Invented Our Voting Machines

http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=166

 

HI: State sticks with voting machine contract

http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=14083

 

IA: New plan: State would pay for voting machines

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/NEWS/80304027/-1/BUSINESS04

 

IL: Du Page County – The Empire Strikes Back!

Sun-Times Group falls for GOP disinformation

http://www.ballot-integrity.net/docs/DuPage_Release_3-3-2008.pdf

 

IN: Vanderburgh County - Planning local primary

If turnout massive, officials will be ready

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/mar/04/planning-local-primary/

 

MS: Voter reform bill headed to House

http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_063223753.html

 

NJ: Mercer clerk calls for voting probe

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1204608966194610.xml&coll=1

 

OH: Voters get jump-start on primary election

Thousands of voters have taken advantage of a change in the law to cast absentee ballots ahead of time

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/03/03/ddn030408elections.html

 

OH: Waiting game

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19355372&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6

 

OH: Record Turnout Expected in Ohio Primary

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/78558/

 

OH: Ohio's Primary: What Will Go Wrong?

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/2008/03/ohios-primary-what-will-go-wrong.html

 

OH: Bomb scare, power outage stalls vote temporarily in Lake County

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/03/bomb_scare_power_outage_stalls.html

 

OH: Little interest in paper ballots in some precincts, voting goes smoothly

http://blog.dispatch.com/primary/2008/03/little_interest_in_paper_ballo.shtml

 

OH: Flooding prompts Ohio to extend primary voting in one county

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/04/court-order-calls-for-provisional-ballots-in-one-ohio-county/

 

OH: Flooding prompts Brunner to get court orders

http://blog.dispatch.com/primary/2008/03/flooding_prompts_brunner_to_ge.shtml

 

OH: Ohio voting: steady with a few minor problems

http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/UPDATES01/80304016/1002/

 

OH: Voting continues in Lexington despite power outage

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/UPDATES01/80304015

 

OH: Few Voting Problems Emerge, Even in Ohio

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Mar04/0,4670,PrimariesVotingProblems,00.html

 

OH: Ohio voting system debuts amid pressure

State, especially Cleveland, under close scrutiny for past election problems

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23471705/

 

OH: Belmont County - Ballots Creating Some Confusion

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/506638.html?nav=515

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio, especially Cleveland, under scrutiny for voting problems

http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=420961&c=y

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Absentee voter turnout indicates lines will be long today

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1204623095137820.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Questions mounting about ballot stubs

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/03/questions_mounting_about_ballo.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio GOP Complains About Democrat-Controlled Ballot Pick-Up

http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/15489566/detail.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - GOP questions Cuyahoga County ballot pickups

http://blog.dispatch.com/primary/2008/03/gop_questions_cuyahoga_county.shtml

 

OH: Darke County - Voters Turn Out In Near-Record Numbers To Cast Ballot

http://www.whiotv.com/news/15490217/detail.html

 

OH: Lucas County - Officials see few glitches across Ohio

http://blog.dispatch.com/primary/2008/03/officials_see_few_glitches_acr.shtml

 

OH: Montgomery County - Reports Emerge of Diebold Failures in Montgomery County, Ohio

'40-50 People in Line...4 of 8 Machines Not Working...Poll Workers Didn't Offer Paper Ballots...Get Rid of These Diebold Machines and Get Something That Works!,' Declares one Buckeye Voter

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5764

 

OH: Putnam County - Voting underway

http://putnamsentinel.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=2591&TM=29241.68

 

OH: Sandusky County - Sandusky County Runs Out of Ballots

http://www.myfoxtoledo.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5938354&version=7&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

 

OH: Stark County - Power outages didn't compromise electronic voting machines

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=402065&subCategoryID=31

 

OH: Tuscarawas County - Voters line up to exercise their right

http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=80725&r=0

 

OH: Union County - Paper-ballot flap doesn't impede voting in Union County

http://blog.dispatch.com/primary/2008/03/paperballot_flap_doesnt_impede.shtml

 

PA: It's Paper Ballots for Lackawanna County Voters

http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=7964626

 

RI: Primary: Voter turnout strong, some problems reported

http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo-20080204-primary.2006b2d7.html

 

RI: Nation's Eyes on R.I. during Primary

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=2cff0669-030a-40e2-9942-b9922f69dc1f

 

TX: Voter turnout 'steady' in El Paso

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_8449508

 

TX: Williamson County - Williamson Democratic ballots running low

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/election/entries/2008/03/04/williamson_democratic_ballots_running_low.html

 

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