'Daily Voting News' For September 26, 2008

 

Forty-one states have voter registration deadlines between Oct. 6 and Oct 20. One of the tools that states need is the online system provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows states to match Social Security Numbers on voter registration forms. So what does the SSA do? They schedule a total shutdown of their National Computer Center Building for annual maintenance from Oct. 10 to Oct. 13. States are extremely busy right now checking a record number of new voter registrations. Closing down SSA’s online system, even over a weekend, will result in many new registrations not being filed and those new voters not being able to participate in this election. The chair of the Election Assistance Commission, Rosemary Rodriguez, has sent a letter to Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue asking that the SSA reconsider the date of the shutdown. &&& There is now evidence, and an investigation by a county District Attorney, that the fraudulent act of “slamming” is happening in two California counties; San Bernardino and San Joaquin. “Slamming” is the act of changing the party affiliation of a voter without their consent and knowledge.

 

Featured: National: Registration Deadlines and Social Security Computer Shutdown: EAC Chair Urges Delayed System Outage

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2957&Itemid=26

 

National: Prevent unwanted presidencies with paper ballots

http://blogs.computerworld.com/voting_should_be_a_hand_job

 

National: Ballots Attract Scrutiny Spurred by Past Problems

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122239229357477631.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

 

National: Book of Matthew: Hold on to your votes!

Will your vote in the upcoming election count?

http://thehoot.net/articles/3686

 

National: Congress Pushes to Bring Youth to the Polls

http://www.thehoya.com/node/16517

 

National: Be a poll worker and save American democracy

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2008/3205

 

National: Beware Smoke and Mirrors

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Beware-Smoke-and-Mirrors-by-the-web-080926-139.html

 

National: Gearing up for a spike in the youth vote

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=99259

 

CA: Counting Every Vote

California's secretary of state says open-source software is needed to safeguard electronic voting systems.

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21429/page1/

 

CA: San Bernardino County - SB County's DA looking into local Dem claim of voter fraud

http://www.sbsun.com/search/ci_10550922?IADID=Search-www.sbsun.com-www.sbsun.com

 

CA: San Bernardino County - Voter fraud charges mount

http://www.sbsun.com/sanbernardino/ci_10559994

 

CA: Voter registration fraud investigation started in San Joaquin County

http://bayneweb.com/blog/?p=1903

 

CO: It All Comes Down to Colorado?

http://ballotbox.governing.com/2008/09/it-all-comes-do.html

 

CO: Routt County - County urges early voting

High turnout expected for general election

http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2008/sep/26/county_urges_early_voting/

 

FL: Provisional ballots could spell trouble

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/local_news/epaper/2008/09/25/a1b_bino_0926.html

 

FL: Opinion - Needless election hand-wringing

http://www.ocala.com/article/20080926/OPINION/809262007?Title=Needless_election_hand_wringing

 

FL: Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Richard Wennet to contest two recounts

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpwennet0926pnsep26,0,1320255.story

 

GA: DeKalb County - More than 10,000 vote early

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/09/26/early_vote.html

 

KS: A.G. warns of voter scams, offers ID theft kit

http://www.cjonline.com/stories/092608/kan_337022910.shtml

 

OH: 2 Ohio justices step down in cases challenging early-voting procedure

http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/sep/26/2-ohio-justices-step-down-in-cases-challenging/

 

OH: Lorain County - November vote’s cost to county: $775K

http://www.chroniclet.com/2008/09/26/november-vote%E2%80%99s-cost-to-county-775k_122/

 

PA: Counties adding voting machines

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-09262008-1596761.html

 

TX: Groups: Extend voter sign-up in Ike-hit counties

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYIbwkBo3LMkgCV7CVp0mqCyTPzQD93EJUC80

 

Washington DC: DC elections board certifies primary results

http://www.examiner.com/a-1607797~DC_elections_board_certifies_primary_results.html

 

Washington DC: District's Primary Results Certified

No Rationale Given for Phantom Votes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092504166.html

 

WI: State clerks: We're too busy to check voter IDs

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/GPG0101/80925144/1206/GPG01

 

WV: Editorial - Voting Machine Decision Correct

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/514676.html?nav=511

 

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