'Daily Voting News' For September 21, 2008

 

This from our “Featured” article: “Three weeks after the election and several recounts the canvassing board advises that they can’t come to a final answer today. The board is done with the manual count but there are some issues with the computers still. &&& “The results of the first recount were thrown out because of missing ballots which were eventually found.The second machine recount began Friday and Saturday after an equipment delay. The machine count left William Abramson ahead of incumbent Judge Richard Wennet by 115 votes. There were still more than 1,200 ballots that were not read by the machine that have to be counted by hand. &&& “The interim chair of the canvassing board says there is a discrepancy in the number of ballots. &&& “The canvassing board is expected to meet Monday afternoon at 3pm.”

 

Featured: FL: Palm Beach County - Judicial race manual recount over, but there are still problems

http://www.wptv.com/content/breakingnews/story.aspx?content_id=07a47a7d-ae37-43e0-8417-045aafb44587

 

National: Electoral apocalypse? E-voting woes remain as election nears

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080921-electoral-apocalypse-e-voting-woes-remain-as-election-nears.html

 

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: Protecting Your Vote With Invisible Ink

http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/04-protecting-your-vote-with-invisible-ink/?searchterm=vote

 

National: Scammers prey on voter excitement

http://www.ldnews.com/business/ci_10519615

 

AZ: Pima County - Our Opinion: Integrity in elections here, nationwide

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/97224.php

 

FL: Collier County - Guest Commentary: Canvassing votes: mail-in ballots were clear winner

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/20/guest-commentary-canvassing-votes-mailballots-we/

 

FL: Palm Beach County to weigh switch to appointing elections supervisor

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpelection0922pnsep21,0,6935662.story

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Recount halted after ballot counts don't add up

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/09/21/0921recount.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Results of judge's race on hold another day

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-judge092108,0,5670017.story

 

HI: Only 35% of Isle voters turn out — a historic low

New ballot confuses some but still preferred over new machines

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/NEWS05/809210390/-1/LOCALNEWSFRONT

 

MI: Opinion - State will be ready for heavy voter turnout

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/OPINION01/809210370/1069

 

OH: Explosive Events Happening In King-Lincoln V. Blackwell Case

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Explosive-Events-Happening-by-Velvet-Revolution-080920-704.html

 

PA: Despite myths, most ex-cons still eligible to vote

http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_10519665

 

PA: Montgomery County - County may add voting machines

http://www.thereporteronline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20131478&BRD=2275&PAG=461&dept_id=466404&rfi=6

 

VT: My Turn: Free Press editorial a disservice to city voters

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/OPINION/809210305/1006

 

WA: Kitsap County - Ballots Flying Out to Far-Flung Military Posts

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/sep/21/ballots-flying-out-to-far-flung-military-posts/

 

WI: Q. & A.: Elections suit issues are not so clear-cut

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=797225

 

WI: Absentee voting expected to increase in Wisconsin

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-earlyvoting-wisco,0,7185096.story

 

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