Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
"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 LINK
Featured - National: College students facing barriers to voting LINK
National: States' Purges of Voter Rolls Appear Illegal LINK
National: NYTimes: Thousand of Eligible Voters Illegally Removed From Voter Rolls LINK
National: Are States Illegally Removing Voters From the Rolls? LINK
National: Purges & Provisional Ballots LINK
National: Think Again: The Uses and Abuses of "Voter Fraud" LINK
National: Polling places lack resources, civil rights group says LINK
National: U.S. polling places said to lack resources LINK
National: Election Protection Wiki Registration Concludes in Many States LINK
National: Elections officials deny illegally purging voters LINK
National: Democrats Fight Back: Taking On GOP Voter Suppression LINK
National: Voters Want Choices. And They Want to Be Heard
That's why Ranked Choice Voting makes so much sense. LINK
National: Protecting the Vote LINK
National: Voting concerns persist in Florida and around the country LINK
AZ: Many Arizona election results could be delayed LINK
AZ: Early ballots may stall vote results LINK
CA: Los Angeles County - Surge in voter registration highlights electoral fraud LINK
CO: Coffman to address NYT voter purge story LINK
CO: Coffman says report wrong on voter purging LINK
CO: Ritter scolds Coffman over voter error LINK
CO: Ritter Responds LINK
CO: Denver - Voter registration forms scrutinized
Election workers find thousands of errors on records LINK
CO: El Paso County - Lawmaker calls out El Paso Clerk Balink for '12-point strategy' on voter suppression LINK
CO: El Paso County - Springs editor beseeches Gov. Ritter to intervene in election 'crisis' LINK
FL: Few reliable voting machines in Florida LINK
IA: Plymouth County - Voters back to pen and paper at the polls LINK
KY: Voters' fears about tricks understandable LINK
LA: Iberia Parish - Electronic voting glitch reported in Delcambre race LINK
LA: Orleans Parish - State official suggests shakeup at polls LINK
MI: Thousands of voters removed or blocked from registering LINK
MO: Voter registration fraud investigated LINK
MT: Molloy calls GOP voter challenges 'political chicanery' LINK
MT: Judge blasts GOP voter registration challenges LINK
MT: Montana GOP Spanked by Judge for Bogus, Illegal Voter Challenges LINK
NV: Lomax, Miller say NYT got it wrong LINK
NV: Washoe County Registrar: Voter fraud attempts will be "unsuccessful" LINK
OH: E-voting system evaluator: "I thought I was going to throw up" LINK
OH: Courts Allow Same-Day Vote Window to Go Forward in Ohio LINK
OH: GOP, Brunner spar over verifying voter registrations LINK
OH: Editorial - That's a Pretty Big Glitch LINK
OH: Dispatch propaganda campaign to cover-up e-voting flaws reaches new low LINK
OH: Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on Voter Rights, Faulty Electronic Voting Machines, Voter Fraud and GOP Voter Challenges LINK
OH: Franklin County - Voters who goof can get new ballot
Paper option may lead to more errors LINK
PA: Group says many Pa. voters may face lines at polls LINK
PA: Philadelphia - 'Tis the Season of Election Dirty Tricks: Scaring Student Voters
Flyer Warns of Undercover Police Presence at Polls on Election Day LINK
SC: Beaufort County - County voting machines up and running LINK
TN: Sullivan County - Sullivan election commissioner wants extra set of GOP eyes at the polls LINK
VA: Virginia not ready for Election Day surge, voters group says LINK
VA: Voter group says Va. not ready to handle huge voter turnout LINK
VA: Loudon County - Registered and Ready to Vote
Thousands Beat Deadline For November Election LINK
WI: Our View: Voter ID suit all politics, no substance LINK
WI: Politicians disrespect voting rights
Voting system needs to see improvements LINK
Washington DC - Firm, Elections Board Faulted in Voting Mishap
Panel Cites Poor Equipment, Communication LINK
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