'Daily Voting News' For October 09, 2008

 

“When I finally saw the results of our [EVEREST] tests, I thought I was going to throw up. I didn’t think it would be that bad. And it was — it was awful. I looked at it on a Saturday morning, and that night I went to bed and woke up [just before 4:00 on] Sunday morning going, “Oh my God.” I never wake up on the weekends — trust me.”

Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State when asked in a recent interview about the state’s EVEREST evaluation of the voting machines used in Ohio.

 

The group of potential voters that has participated the least in past years has probably been students. From all reports students seem to be engaged in this year’s election and will be turning out in large numbers. That can only be a good thing. However, it seems that some are doing all they can to keep the students away from the polls. Our second “Featured” article discusses the actions being taken to disenfranchise student voters and the counter-actions to enfranchise them.

 

Featured - OH: Exclusive: OH's SoS Brunner Looks Beyond Todays E-Voting Nightmares

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6483

 

Featured - National: College students facing barriers to voting

http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/hp/content/shared/news/stories/2008/10/VOTING_COLLEGE05_1STLD_COX.html

 

National: States’ Purges of Voter Rolls Appear Illegal

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/us/politics/09voting.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin

 

National: NYTimes: Thousand of Eligible Voters Illegally Removed From Voter Rolls

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6490

 

National: Are States Illegally Removing Voters From the Rolls?

http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=10&year=2008&base_name=are_states_illegally_removing

 

National: Purges & Provisional Ballots

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/freefair/articles.php?ID=2461

 

National: Think Again: The Uses and Abuses of “Voter Fraud”

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/10/voter_fraud.html

 

National: Polling places lack resources, civil rights group says

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-08-racevote_N.htm

 

National: U.S. polling places said to lack resources

http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/9743.html

 

National: Election Protection Wiki  Registration Concludes in Many States

http://www.accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=1835

 

National: Elections officials deny illegally purging voters

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jEO59UYwxH2aOTkJJiWyLf7P0slQD93N69C02

 

National: Democrats Fight Back: Taking On GOP Voter Suppression

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-pelosi/democrats-fight-back-taki_b_133358.html

 

National: Voters Want Choices. And They Want to Be Heard

That's why Ranked Choice Voting makes so much sense.

http://www.seattleweekly.com/2008-06-11/news/voters-want-choices-and-they-want-to-be-heard/

 

National: Protecting the Vote

http://egpnews.com/?p=2379

 

National: Voting concerns persist in Florida and around the country

http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/6224

 

AZ: Many Arizona election results could be delayed

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourly/261506.php

 

AZ: Early ballots may stall vote results

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/10/09/20081009earlyvoting1009.html

 

CA: Los Angeles County - Surge in voter registration highlights electoral fraud

http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/news6.txt

 

CO: Coffman to address NYT voter purge story

http://www.denverpost.com/dnc/ci_10678855

 

CO: Coffman says report wrong on voter purging

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/09/democratic-official-questions-report-voter-purges/?partner=RSS

 

CO: Ritter scolds Coffman over voter error

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/09/ritter-scolds-coffman-over-voter-error/

 

CO: Ritter Responds

http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A31158

 

CO: Denver - Voter registration forms scrutinized

Election workers find thousands of errors on records

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/09/voter-registration-forms-scrutinized/

 

CO: El Paso County - Lawmaker calls out El Paso Clerk Balink for ‘12-point strategy’ on voter suppression

http://coloradoindependent.com/10844/lawmaker-calls-out-el-paso-clerk-balink-for-12-point-strategy-on-voter-suppression

 

CO: El Paso County - Springs editor beseeches Gov. Ritter to intervene in election ‘crisis’

http://coloradoindependent.com/10914/springs-editor-beseeches-gov-ritter-to-intervene-in-election-crisis

 

FL: Few reliable voting machines in Florida

http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/Few-reliable-voting-machines-in-Florida/111696

 

IA: Plymouth County - Voters back to pen and paper at the polls

http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1468392.html

 

KY: Voters' fears about tricks understandable

http://www.kentucky.com/139/story/550030.html

 

LA: Iberia Parish - Electronic voting glitch reported in Delcambre race

http://www.iberianet.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/doc48ee56fed1702965734605.txt

 

LA: Orleans Parish - State official suggests shakeup at polls

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/state_official_suggests_shakeu.html

 

MI: Thousands of voters removed or blocked from registering

http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=6440949

 

MO: Voter registration fraud investigated

http://www.krcg.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=204257

 

MT: Molloy calls GOP voter challenges 'political chicanery'

http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/10/08/news/local/news01a.txt

 

MT: Judge blasts GOP voter registration challenges

http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/local/news03.txt

 

MT: Montana GOP Spanked by Judge for Bogus, Illegal Voter Challenges

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6489

 

NV: Lomax, Miller say NYT got it wrong

http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/ralstons-flash/2008/oct/09/lomax-miller-say-nyt-got-it-wrong/

 

NV: Washoe County Registrar: Voter fraud attempts will be "unsuccessful"

http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9148702&nav=menu113_1_3

 

OH: E-voting system evaluator: “I thought I was going to throw up”

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/08/e-voting-system-evaluator-i-thought-i-was-going-to-throw-up/

 

OH: Courts Allow Same-Day Vote Window to Go Forward in Ohio

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/29/courts_allow_same-day_vote_win.html

 

OH: GOP, Brunner spar over verifying voter registrations

http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/08/toolittle.html?sid=101

 

OH: Editorial - That’s a Pretty Big Glitch

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/opinion/09thu2.html?ei=5070&emc=eta1

 

OH: Dispatch propaganda campaign to cover-up e-voting flaws reaches new low

http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2008/1684

 

OH: Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on Voter Rights, Faulty Electronic Voting Machines, Voter Fraud and GOP Voter Challenges

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/9/ohio_secretary_of_state_jennifer_brunner

 

OH: Franklin County - Voters who goof can get new ballot

Paper option may lead to more errors

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/09/copy/spoiledballot.ART_ART_10-09-08_B1_38BI868.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

PA: Group says many Pa. voters may face lines at polls

http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania/20081009_ap_groupsaysmanypavotersmayfacelinesatpolls.html

 

PA: Philadelphia – ‘Tis the Season of Election Dirty Tricks: Scaring Student Voters

Flyer Warns of Undercover Police Presence at Polls on Election Day

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5963751

 

SC: Beaufort County - County voting machines up and running

http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/579726.html

 

TN: Sullivan County - Sullivan election commissioner wants extra set of GOP eyes at the polls

http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9008486

 

VA: Virginia not ready for Election Day surge, voters group says

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/virginia-not-prepared-surge-voters-charges-advancement-project

 

VA: Voter group says Va. not ready to handle huge voter turnout

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-10-09-0184.html

 

VA: Loudon County - Registered and Ready to Vote

Thousands Beat Deadline For November Election

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/08/AR2008100800034.html

 

WI: Our View: Voter ID suit all politics, no substance

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081009/WDH06/810090334

 

WI: Politicians disrespect voting rights

Voting system needs to see improvements

http://media.www.spectatornews.com/media/storage/paper218/news/2008/10/09/Editorialopinion/Politicians.Disrespect.Voting.Rights-3478223.shtml

 

Washington DC - Firm, Elections Board Faulted in Voting Mishap

Panel Cites Poor Equipment, Communication

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/08/AR2008100803542.html

 

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