'Daily Voting News' For May 06, 2008

 

As is becoming typical, the Main Stream Media is not reporting a lot of voting problems today. It appears that we have to wait for the busy election protection hotlines to report on their day. One thing for sure is that turnout was huge.

 

Early voting began today in Washington Co Arkansas where the county is using some paper ballots in which names of some unopposed judicial candidates are missing. State law requires any unopposed candidate to get at least one vote and that has happened. It is typical for the ballot printer, ES&S (yes, the one and the same ES&S), to mis-print ballots but why did the county not proof read their ballots before they got into a position where they had to use them? Those stories and more below.

 

NAtional: Democratic Congress to Voters: What Election Problems?

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/84492/

 

NAtional: Book Review - Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_joan_bru_080505_loser_take_all_3a_elec.htm

 

NAtional: Quick Study: Voting Machines

Do voting machines work as well as they should?

http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/quick-study-voting-machines/article58348.html

 

NAtional: Quick Study: Voting Machines

Learn who's who when it comes to making sure the nation's voting machines work, plus get up-to-speed on ballot lingo.

http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/quick-study-on-voting-machines/article64864.html

 

NAtional: Supreme Court Ignores Wisconsin Data

http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/murphyslaw/default.asp

 

AR: Washington County - Judge's Names Left Off Washington County Ballots

Correcting Mistake Would Cost County $15,000, Election Commissioner Says

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2008/05/05/news/050608fzballots.txt

 

AR: Washington County - 5 judicial positions in Washington County likely decided by 73 voters

http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=8276797

 

IN and North Carolina: Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary Election Voters in North Carolina and Indiana

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-06-2008/0004807682&EDATE=

 

IN: 140K New Voters In IN

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/05/140k_new_voters.html

 

IN: State braces for record turnout

http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/NEWS07/805060330/1002/LOCAL

 

IN: Gary – Opinion - Be prepared to comply with picture ID rule

http://nwi.com/articles/2008/05/01/opinion/guest_commentaries/docb635e8730a8036738625743b005b40fd.txt

 

IN: Marion County - Touch-screen machines, extra poll workers ready for high turnout

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/NEWS0502/805060373

 

IN: Marion County - Polling place glitches are few in Indy

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/NEWS0502/805060396

 

IN: St.  Joseph County - Voters experience problems at the polls

http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/18687414.html

 

IN: St. Joseph County - Students, Nuns, Denied RIGHT to Vote in Indiana Today Following Supreme Court Approval of State Photo ID Restrictions, Says Nonpartisan Watchdog Group

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5960

 

IN: St. Joseph County - Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll by fellow sister

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gRN59j2QQCVZYwfdLSokUeN1K9hQD90GBCNO0

 

IN: Tippecanoe County - Primary Update: Dayton problems fixed

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/NEWS09/80506005

 

IN: Tippecanoe County - Voter turnout high, some problems reported

http://www.wlfi.com/Global/story.asp?S=8277078&nav=menu591_3

 

NC: Massive voter turnout predicted

http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/05/06/turnout.html

 

NC: Voters could see lines at polls today

Board of Elections staff fields number of calls

http://www.hickoryrecord.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=HDR/MGArticle/HDR_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173355435469

 

NC: Polls open in North Carolina

Some long lines reported

http://www.charlotte.com/109/story/611598.html

 

NC: Alamance County - Live election blog: Unaffiliated voter says she encounters problem at polls

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/voter_13244___article.html/live_polls.html

 

ND: Election process changing with times

http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/200326

 

NY: Accessible voting machines require accessible sites

http://www.buffalonews.com/149/story/339890.html

 

OH: Editorial - Keep law as it is

New voting equipment for Ohio counties should have a federal seal of approval

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2008/05/06/fedvote.ART_ART_05-06-08_A8_HBA3L33.html?sid=101

 

OK: Voter ID law may come to Oklahoma

http://www.edmondsun.com/local/local_story_126121727.html

 

TX: Austin Plans 'Point-by-Point' Review of Hart InterCivic E-Vote System in Light of Federal Fraud Lawsuit

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5957

 

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