'Daily Voting News' For June 5, 2008

 

Election officials in Pinellas Co. Florida were probably very surprised when they inspected their voting machines for malware and found that even though their system is not connected to the internet two bugs, known as Flush.G and W32.SillyDC, were present. There goes the excuse that “our system can’t be hacked (attacked) because it isn’t hooked-up to the internet” excuse.

 

San Bernardino Co California has discovered a ‘bug’ in their central tabulator, known by Sequoia Voting, that does not correctly count the number of precincts.

 

The ES&S system used in Curry Co New Mexico seems to have a ‘glitch’. Precinct totals in an early voting location were counted more than once.

 

One voter went to the polls in Los Angeles Co California and used the accessible voting system only to find that the system “flipped” his votes in four separate races.

 

NAtional: Opinion - A return to paper ballots in the U.S.? Not so fast

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080605/OPINION02/806050319

 

NAtional: Voting Rights Advocates Say America Is Unprepared For Massive Turnout Nov. 4

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1077&dept_id=472286&newsid=19750389&PAG=461&rfi=9

 

NAtional: Exposing the GOP’s Voter Suppression Campaign

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080605_exposing_the_gops_voter_suppression_campaign/

 

CA: Los Angeles County - My Votes, Four of Them, Were Flipped Yesterday Before My Very Eyes

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6043

 

CA: Riverside County - Low turnout, slow count on election

http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080604/NEWS03/80604034/1006/news01

 

CA: San Bernardino County - Software glitch led to precinct, vote uncertainty in SB County

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_N_glitch05.41ce262.html

 

CA: San Bernardino County - Scanners help with quick election results

http://www2.dailybulletin.com/ci_9483737

 

CA: Unforeseen errors complicate Santa Cruz County vote counting

http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_9486430

 

FL: Pinellas County - Bugs removed from Pinellas vote tabulation system

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/article605711.ece

 

FL: Pinellas County - Malicious Viruses Discovered on FL Vote Tabulation System

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6044

 

IN: Randolph County - State doesn't want to pay for Randolph voting machines

http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080605/NEWS01/806050322/1008

 

IN: Randolph County - Voting machines cost Randolph County

http://www.newslinkindiana.com/index.php?src=news&refno=1926&category=Headlines

 

MS: Voter ID a must to maintain public’s trust in electoral process

http://www.leadercall.com/opinion/local_story_157100414.html?keyword=topstory

 

NJ: Monmouth County - Delays reported in recording election results

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080605/NEWS/806050564

 

NM: Curry County clerk: 'We have a problem'

http://www.cnjonline.com/news/results_28424___article.html/software_left.html

 

NM: Curry County - Software glitch found, election results released

http://www.cnjonline.com/news/tuesday_28438___article.html/election_county.html

 

OH: Will Ohio Have Another Problematic Presidential Election?

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/87076/

 

PA: Schuylkill County - Schuylkill risks losing money

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_1elect.6444104jun05,0,3052537.story

 

TX: Fort Bend County – Revolving Door

Voting Machine Company Salesman Becomes Election Director in Texas

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/voting-machine.html

 

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