'Daily Voting News' For November 06, 2008 – Morning Edition
Tabulating is still going on around the country and there are a lot of reports of problems with memory cards, software that is slow, over use of provisional ballots, voting system failures that have resulted in voting machines being locked-up, e-poll book errors and other issues. When appropriate I have included the voting system vendor.
National: E-voting machines, registration databases have a mixed Tuesday
http://www.betanews.com/article/Evoting_machines_registration_databases_have_a_mixed_Tuesday/1225926460
AZ: Pima County - 80,000 Pima ballots may still be uncounted
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/265944
CA: Opinion - Secretary of state's Web site let us down
http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_10908011
CA: Santa Clara County - More touch-screen machines malfunction [Sequoia Edge DREs]
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_10911038
CA: Ventura County - Provisional ballots confuse voters
http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/provisional_ballots_confuse_voters/6418/
CA: Ventura County - At least 86,000 ballots still not counted; some races left hanging
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/nov/06/at-least-86000-ballots-still-not-counted-some/
CO: Boulder County’s counting crawls on
Explanation for ‘paper dust’ still elusive [Hart eScan]
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/nov/05/boulder-countys-counting-crawls/
FL: Vote software is under fire [Premier/Diebold]
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081106/ARTICLE/811060374?Title=Vote_software_is_under_fire
FL: Hillsborough County – Editorial - Call in federal help
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article891756.ece
FL: Hillsborough To Resume Tabulating Votes Today
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/nov/05/050502/judge-shuts-down-hillsborough-elections-office-bec/
GA: Chambliss, Martin gear up for expected runoff
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/110608/met_482381.shtml
IA: Computer glitch slows Scott County vote reporting
[Diebold memory card failures]
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/11/06/news/local/doc49123f892f98e671559233.txt?sPos=1
IN: Early voting might have eased polling place jam at Northside Middle School
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20081106/NEWS01/811060390/1002
IN: Wayne County - County's count last in state
Glitch delays Wayne election results until after midnight [ES&S]
http://www.pal-item.com/article/20081106/NEWS01/811060306/1008
KY: Hand Counting Ballots In Kenton Co. Complete
[Hart eSlate]
http://www.kypost.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=380096e9-d911-4e3f-8c5f-0e854c958bb3
ME: Officials to push for early voting in Maine
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081106/NEWS81/811059833
MN: Undecided Minnesota Senate Race Used Machines that Flunked Accuracy Tests
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/ess-machines-th.html
MN: E-Voting Machines Used in Disputed Franken, Coleman Race Failed Tests
http://www.pubrecord.org/politics/474-e-voting-machines-used-in-disputed-franken-coleman-race-failed-tests.html
MS: Editorial - Mississippi Needs ‘Early Voting’
http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/mississippi_needs_early_voting_110508/
MS: Voting problems still unresolved
Machines switching votes are among issues cited
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20081106/NEWS04/811060374/1001/news
NV: Registrar: No Washoe County votes lost due to malfunction
http://www.rgj.com/article/20081105/NEWS19/81105075/1232
OH: Brunner scolds Franklin County for glitch [voter data base problems caused voters to vote on provisional ballots]
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/06/copy/look_ahead.ART_ART_11-06-08_B1_FABQEVB.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
OH: Lucas County - Paper ballots hold up Lucas County results
Staff spends an all-nighter feeding votes into scanners
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081106/NEWS09/811060408
PA: Northumberland County - Voting machines under lock, key
Hardware glitch causes problem [Diebold/Premier TSx]
http://www.dailyitem.com/0100_news/local_story_310234544.html?keyword=topstory
SC: Election numbers point to problems
Spartanburg County: Poll workers’ tallies, machines in question
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20081106/NEWS/811060297/1083/NEWS01?Title=Election_numbers_point_to_problems
TX: Williamson County - Ballot glitch didn't affect outcome, Williamson spokeswoman says
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/11/06/1106problems.html
VA: Chesapeake's electronic poll books were voting-delay villains
[Diebold/Premier E-Poll Book]
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/chesapeakes-electronic-poll-books-were-votingdelay-villains
WA: Pierce County - Slow going for local counting
County blames ranked-choice voting for lines at polls, delayed results
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/529926.html
WV: Marion County - Software problem election issue
Officials unhappy about time needed to resolve matter [ES&S]
http://www.timeswv.com/todaystopnews/local_story_311004541.html
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