Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
5 days until Election Day. The Brennan Center, Common Cause and Verified Voting are reminding election officials from Diebold/Premier jurisdictions about a problem with Premier Election Solutions' vote tabulating software that could cause the system to lose votes. I hope this reminder and their recommended actions are not too late and that officials will listen and pay heed.
CNN did a pretty good article on straight-party voting. There was one quote that is good for a chuckle and shake of the head. One of the voting systems that has had reported vote-flipping in straight-party voting is manufactured by Hart Intercivic. The vendor's spokesman, Peter Lichtenheld, actually pointed at the voters for making the error and then said the problem stems from habits formed when doing punch-card voting. Yes, the voters just can't tell the difference between a punch card and the Hart eSlate. He claimed, "In that system, you didn't know if the chad separated or not, so people would punch each candidate after punching the [straight-ticket] part, just to be sure." It is amazing at what lengths the vendors will go to blame the voters for all of the problems with the vendor's machines. ...
Featured - National: Groups Warn Election Officials About Diebold Voting Machine Flaw LINK
Featured - National: Straight-ticket voting not straightforward LINK
National: Are design issues to blame for vote 'flipping' in touch-screen machines?
Vendors say no, but critics say e-voting devices aren't designed for most voters LINK
National: Tool Developed to Detect Possible Fraud in Election Tabulating Software
Pima County EI Creates Software to Analyze GEMS Databases, Wants to Share Capability With Others LINK
National: Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches LINK
National: eTRICK or reTREAT? Nightmare of Elections Future LINK
National: Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches LINK
National: Concern Mounts Over Expected Voting Surge
The Early Show: Experts Weigh In Over Whether Unusually High Turnout Would Impact Accuracy Of Counting LINK
National: Rising Tide of Suits Filed in Search of Political Edge LINK
National: Schneier on Voting Machine Security LINK
National: Undervotes - The Scary Canary LINK
National: Lab may lose accreditation to test voting machines
Denver lab that tests voting machines may lose accreditation, but Nov. 4 elections unaffected LINK
National: Electronic voting machine lab suspended by feds over performance concerns LINK
National: Lab will seek reaccreditation to test voting gear LINK
National: Voting Machines Flipping Votes at Many Early Voting Sites: Where Are the Election Protection Attorneys? LINK
National: Can the System Handle Huge Voter Turnout?
Long Lines, Close Race Will Trigger Legal Challenges on Election Day LINK
National: Mr. Rogers Has a Voting Machine Mishap LINK
National: Voters Who Registered But Received No Confirmation Should Still Vote LINK
National: Special report: Issues in electronic voting machine security LINK
CA: Los Angeles County - Mail ballot backlog poses problems for L.A. County voters
Thousands may not receive their ballots soon enough to mail them back and will have to drop them off in person instead. LINK
CO: Purged voters can cast provisional ballots in Colorado LINK
CO: Voter Purge Rejected in Colorado LINK
CO: Adams County - Vote-Flipping Diebold Machine Removed, Quarantined in CO LINK
FL: Opinion - Ensuring the vote
Despite overblown claims of fraud, simple steps can counter problems at polls LINK
FL: Early Voting Extended Hours Cause Problems LINK
FL: Dems file lawsuit against GOP to avert voter challenges LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Early voting sets another record LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Voting machine changes don't ease concerns
Analysts say no system is perfect LINK
FL: Volusia County switches to stickier tape to secure election LINK
IA: Dementia patient allegedly pressured to cast ballot LINK
IN: Marion Co. GOP seeks ballot scrutiny LINK
NJ: NJ voting machines vulnerable, report says LINK
OH: Jennifer Brunner cancels cross-checking of Ohio's new voters LINK
OH: In Ohio, Provisional Ballots May Prove Pivotal LINK
PA: Judge widens backup paper ballots provision in Pa. LINK
TX: Texas Voters Urged to Avoid Straight-Party Option, After Vote-Flip Complaints LINK
VA: Kaine says he has no authority to extend hours LINK
VA: NAACP hearing on Election Day prep canceled LINK
VA: NAACP stands down over Virginia election prep LINK
VA: Absentee Ballot Voting Soars in Virginia LINK
WI: Wisconsin AG to dispatch agents to supervise election LINK
WV: Alleged vote flipping video false, defamitory, WVSOS says LINK
WV: Campaigns express concern about voting machines LINK
Washington DC: Washington, D.C., Suffers Headaches as Early Voters Show Up at Election Board HQ LINK
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