'Daily Voting News' For November 04, 2008 – Evening Edition

 

Provisional ballot usage has become a big issue this election. Many voters don’t want to use them and who can blame them? Many voters need to use them as the only way they can vote. Part of the problem is that they are misused by election officials.

 

Voter suppression schemes are being used around the country. Someone hacked into the George Mason University intranet and sent an email to staff and students, via the Provost’s email, that election day had been moved to Wed. The Provost, on discovering this, sent an email to tell recipients this was a hoax. Robocalls have been placed to voters telling them the same thing. However, with all of these schemes, and more, the turnout will probably set a record at the polls.

 

A judge has ordered a restraining order at the request of the McCain campaign to require the state to extend the date for adding votes from military voters to the totals to Nov 14 from close of polls today. This means the election may not be certified until after Nov 14.

 

Also going to court is a group representing the voters of Philadelphia who are asking a judge to tell the county to follow a previous ruling and to count emergency paper ballots tonight and not later in the week as they want.

 

And the Ohio GOP has filed asked a federal court to rule that provisional ballots be verified and counted the same way statewide.

 

National: Voting Machine Wins the Presidential Race

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/voting-machine.html

 

National: E-Voting Put to the Ultimate Test

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/11/04/e-voting-put-to-the-ultimate-test/

 

National: Optical Scanners Winning War of Voting Machines

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Government-IT/Optical-Scanners-Winning-War-of-Voting-Machines/

 

National: Voting machine insecurity

Technical glitches and security incidents from the past still cast a long shadow over the electronic voting.

http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47494-1.html

 

National: Op-Scan Machines Have Trouble Reading Ballots

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/op-scan-machine.html

 

National: Machine Problem Reports Increasing in VA, PA, FL...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6619

 

National: Voting technology: Arrows vs. ovals for optical scan ballots

http://blogs.computerworld.com/voting_technology_arrows_vs_ovals_for_optical_scan_ballots

 

National: Scattered problems reported in historic U.S. vote

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/voting.problems/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail

 

National: Election Problems Around the Country

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/election-prob-1.html

 

National: E-voting glitches hamper elections in seven states

Hanging Chad, make room for Folded Crease

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/04/election_day_evoting_glitches/

 

National: Voting Problems Reports Slowly Coming In

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/11/voting_problems_reports_coming.html

 

National: Glitches, machine breakdowns hamper voting in five states

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/55259.html

 

National: E-Voting Machines in Two-Dozen States Incorrectly Count Votes

http://www.pubrecord.org/nationworld/454-voting-machines-in-two-dozen-states-incorrectly-count-votes.html

 

National: ELECTION PROTECTION 2008: Proskauer Partner Says Provisional Ballots a Concern

http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2008/11/election-2008-p.html

 

National: E-voting '08: Problems, yes, but it could have been worse

Scattered malfunctions caused delays but didn't appear to be widespread

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9119071&intsrc=news_ts_head

 

National: Republican National Committee Prepares for Computerized Voting Fraud Legal Battle

http://tinyurl.com/5hptsr

 

AR: Technical Glitch Affects Machines in Clay County

http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9291876&nav=menu67_2

 

AZ: AZ election results to start at 8 p.m. - except Pima

http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?id=9744

 

AZ: Pima County - County challenged over vote-counting for disabled

http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/kmsb20081104jc-county-challenged-vote-counting-dis.17d305e6f.html

 

CA: Los Angeles County - SoCal Voting Problems

http://www.knx1070.com/Voting-Problems-in-the-Valley/3254548

 

CA: Los Angeles County - Four L.A. polling places struggle with power outages

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pollproblems5-2008nov05,0,2915947.story

 

CO: Colorado Voters Cast Ballots

http://cbs4denver.com/politics/denver.voters.ballots.2.856047.html

 

CT: Memory card problem will not affect Torrington polls

http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2008/11/04/news/doc4910802049d17446977746.txt

 

FL: In Florida, Glitches Leave Thousands of Unscanned Ballots Piling Up, Warns Watchdog

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/11/04/in-florida-glitches-leave-thousands-of-unscanned-ballots-piling-up-warns-watchdog.html

 

FL: Voting Rights Watch: Pollsite sabatoge foiled in Florida

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-pollsite-sabatoge.asp

 

FL: Voting Rights Watch: Across Florida optical scanner failures are a widespread issue

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-across-florida.asp

 

FL: Florida Ballots Go Into Duffle Bags

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/11/04/florida-ballots-go-into-duffle-bags.aspx

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach County precinct problems

http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=0443f586-cec6-4dfc-8eb1-2b54b388b00f

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Elections officials: Glitches abound, but election is going smoothly

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/11/04/1104elexdelays.html

 

GA: Clayton sends up helicopter to check lines

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/clayton/stories/2008/11/04/clayton_election.html?cxntlid=brkng_nws_bnr

 

IA: Grinnell College students' ballots challenged

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081104/NEWS/81104012&theme=CAMPAIGN_2008

 

KY: Kenton County - Malfunctioning machines pulled in N. Ky.

http://www.nola.com/elections/index.ssf/2008/11/malfunctioning_machines_pulled.html

 

MD: Montgomery County - Broken poll book doubles the wait in Takoma Park

http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=8989&type=UTTM

 

MI: Machine malfunctions, voter intimidation reported

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081104/POLITICS01/811040396/&imw=Y

 

MI: Voting machine incorrectly counts votes, Oakland Co. clerk says

http://www.freep.com/article/20081104/NEWS15/81104053

 

MI: Electronic Voting Machine Maker Responds

http://www.propublica.org/article/electronic-voting-machine-maker-responds-1104/

 

MN: Voters Report Broken Machines in Buffalo, Brooklyn Center

Overall, few voting problems on Election Day in Minnesota

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7788175&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

MO: Hundreds wait in line to vote in Cape Girardeau

http://www.semissourian.com/article/20081104/NEWS01/711055095

 

MS: Voting machine complaints reported

http://www.sunherald.com/185/story/930164.html

 

MS: Voting snafus addressed in South Mississippi

http://www.sunherald.com/pageone/story/930309.html

 

NJ: High turnout, voter problems reported around NJ

http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20081104_ap_highturnoutvoterproblemsreportedaroundnj.html

 

NJ: Thousands of new N.J. voters forced to use paper ballots

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/thousands_of_new_nj_voters_for.html

 

NJ: Morris County - Registration mix-ups send Morris voters to court

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/registration_mixups_send_morri.html

 

NY: One Sequoia machine faulty; no other major hiccups in Tompkins County

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20081104/NEWS03/81104021

 

NY: Tim Robbins Faces Mix-Up at Polling Place

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/tim-robbins-encounters-confusion-at-the-polls/?ei=5070&emc=eta1

 

OH: Ohio GOP files complaint over provisional ballots

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/2008/view/2008_11_04_Ohio_GOP_files_complaint_over_provisional_ballots/srvc=home&position=recent

 

OH: Fairfield County - Fairfield corrects provisional ballot snafu

http://blog.dispatch.com/vote08/2008/11/ready_for_prime_time.shtml

 

OH: Franklin County - Concerns about provisional ballots surfacing

http://blog.dispatch.com/vote08/2008/11/concerns_about_provisional_bal_1.shtml

 

OH: Stark County voters bemoan machine troubles

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=439655&subCategoryID=31

 

PA: Officials: Potential problem in voting straight party

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20081104_Even_before_polling_stations_opened_at_7_00_this_morning__NO_HEAD_SPECIFIED.html

 

PA: Centre County - PSU students reportedly facing voting hurdles

http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=1030548

 

PA: Philadelphia County - Philadelphia County Election Officials Fail To Meet Secretary of State’s Orders to Count Emergency Paper Ballots on Election Night - County Claims It Will Count Such Ballots on Friday

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2989&Itemid=113

 

PA: Philadelphia County - NAACP files suit over emergency ballots

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/11/03/daily17.html

 

PA: Wayne County - Tunkhannock poll worker dismissed after allegations of impropriety

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081104/NEWS/81104023

 

TN: Shelby County - Dozens in Bartlett unable to vote in city's election

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/nov/04/dozens-bartlett-unable-vote-citys-election/

 

VA: Voting Rights Watch: More details emerge on widespread Va. voting problems

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-more-details-emerge.asp

 

VA: Judge Issues Restraining Order in Virginia Vote

http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/11/04/judge-issues-restraining-order-in-virginia-vote

 

VA: Voting Rights Watch: Many of Va.'s election day problems could have been avoided by honoring request for paper ballots

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-many-of-vas.asp

 

VA: Voting Rights Watch: Improperly distributed provisional ballots jeopardize Virginians' voting rights

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-improperly.asp

 

VA: Election Watchers Report Problems Across Virginia

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2008/11/the_election_protection_coalit.html

 

VA: Virginia: The New Florida?

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081117/gumbel

 

VA: Hacker sends bogus e-mail from George Mason University official’s account

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/11/03/daily37.html

 

VA: Voting Machine Problems in Hampton

http://www.wtkr.com/Global/story.asp?S=9290967&nav=ZolHbyvj

 

VA: Hampton Roads Voting Problems

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-135518

 

VA: Voting Rights Watch: Voting problems continue to plague Virginia

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/11/voting-rights-watch-voting-problems.asp

 

VA: Pittsylvania County - Voters Asked to Return to Polls

http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1108/567001.html

 

WV: Ohio County - Voters Have Trouble At the Polls

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/516505.html?nav=515

 

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