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'Daily Voting News' For August 19, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Tuesday, August 19, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For August 18, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Monday, August 18, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For August 17, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Sunday, August 17, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For August 15 and 16, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Saturday, August 16, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For August 14, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Thursday, August 14, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For August 13, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Wednesday, August 13, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For August 12, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Tuesday, August 12, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Computer problems frustrate some on first day of early voting (FL) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Early voting using new optical scanners was plagued Monday by a sluggish state computer system used to verify voters' identities. |
'Daily Voting News' For August 11, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Monday, August 11, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For August 09 and 10, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Sunday, August 10, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Voting-machine deal in jeopardy (HI) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, August 10, 2008 The state Office of Elections acted in bad faith when it awarded an expensive contract for new voting machines and the contract should be canceled after this year's elections, an administrative hearings officer has ruled. |
'Daily Voting News' For August 08, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Friday, August 8, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
'Daily Voting News' For August 07, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Thursday, August 7, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Voter Arrested After Not Showing Photo ID (MO) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, August 7, 2008 Thousands went to the polls on Tuesday and showed their IDs before they voted. An Independence man who refused to show an ID with his picture and signature ended up in jail, even though showing a photo ID is not required by law. |
Vote count – oops (KS) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, August 7, 2008 Thousands of uncounted Shawnee County ballots on Wednesday caused stomachs to churn and defeated candidates to cling to hope. But in the end, no elections were overturned once 4,446 votes that accidentally went untallied Tuesday night were added to vote totals. The votes, amounting to 14 percent of all ballots cast in Shawnee County, came from 42 of 198 precincts. |
Wrong ballots may prompt revote in Cole County's Eastern District (MO) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, August 7, 2008 Register revealed Thursday that 144 voters at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, which is in Jefferson City's Fourth Ward, voted on a Western District ballot, not an Eastern District. The district boundary runs through the precinct, and poll workers should have determined which ballot to give individual voters based on where they live. |
Shawnee Co. mistake doesn't alter outcome; No big problems in Riley (KS) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, August 7, 2008 A mistake by Shawnee County's election office that caused 4,446 votes to go uncounted Tuesday night did not change the outcome of the county's races. The problem, which was discovered by election officials Wednesday morning, left the winners of some of the close races hesitant to crack open the champagne. |
'Daily Voting News' For August 06, 2008 Story Here |
| Published:Wednesday, August 6, 2008 A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Four election boards join lawsuit against voting machine maker (OH) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, August 6, 2008 She said a flaw in the machines can cause votes to not be counted. Premier has blamed the problem on virus protection software and issued an advisory in May to boards of elections, Brunner said. The problem occurred three times in Montgomery County, and was caught, so the votes were counted, said Steve Harsman, director of the Montgomery County Board of Elections. He said officials thought it was human error and did not realize that there was a problem with software. |
Amid confusion, school bond fails (KS) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, August 6, 2008 A $3.5 million bond issue for Victoria USD 432 is five votes short of passing today following a controversial primary election Tuesday. Voters said no to the issue by a 277-273 tally; however, some voters reported receiving the wrong ballot just after polls opened Tuesday. At least four people were given the wrong ballot on the electronic voting machine Tuesday morning, and Victoria Superintendent Linda Kenne said she heard reports of discrepancies up until 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. |
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