Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
4 days until Election Day.
Georgia has, again, had problems with their voter registration database. This time there were between 500 and 1000 voters, depending on reports, who were left standing in line for two hours while they waited for Fulton Co. officials to reestablish connection with the state's computer system. This will be a huge problem on election day and may cause thousands of voters to give-up and go home. Let's hope not.
I never imagined that I would find myself agreeing with anything that John Fund had to say but in our 'Featured' article Fund wrote one graf that gives me hope for the guy. He said, "Independent, nonpartisan groups, as well as candidates and parties, should be authorized to appoint poll watchers to observe the election and the vote tabulation. All vendors who supply voting machines and computer software should be required to undergo investigation for financial security and integrity. Clear rules for identifying what constitutes a vote and procedures for contesting an election result must be developed by each state"....
Featured ? GA: Voting problems hit Atlanta's Adamsville Rec Center LINK
Featured - National: This election could be worse than 2000 Florida
POINT OF VIEW Election system LINK
National: Top Officials 'Doing The Right Thing' For Voters LINK
National: Early & Absentee Voting Scandals in D.C. & L.A. LINK
National: Provisional Ballots Could Decide Election This Year LINK
National: Editorial - Won't get fooled again? LINK
National: When Bad Things Happen to Good Voters - A Tale of Two Students LINK
National: Legal volunteers hope to ensure a fair election LINK
National: Provisional balloting could slow elections
Tabulation differences threaten election results LINK
CO: Colorado Agrees to Restore Voters to Rolls LINK
CO: Provisional ballots are piling up, but many may never be counted LINK
CO: Purged Colorado Voters Will Be Able to Vote LINK
CO: Summit County - Some Summit County ballots lost in the mail LINK
CT: UConn, MIT help tackle voting tech security LINK
FL: Avalanche of attorneys arrive to monitor state polls LINK
FL: Democrats join lawsuit to block GOP challenges to Florida voters LINK
FL: Democrats sue GOP over voter challenges LINK
FL: Greer jeers Dems lawsuit LINK
GA: Computer glitch leaves Atlanta voters waiting LINK
IN: Vanderburgh County - Party Call for Paper Ballots Election Night LINK
MO: Lawyers eye Missouri on Tuesday LINK
OH: Election results may not be in on Tuesday LINK
OH: Justice Dept. sides with Brunner on registrations LINK
OH: Fear of system crash halts Ohio registration-fraud check LINK
PA: Cortes Applauds Court's Ruling In Voter Fraud Suit LINK
PA: Cortes Says Court's Decision Affirms Department's Position in Voter Activity Case LINK
PA: Four Counties Ban Cameras From Voting Polls
Cell Phone Cameras Banned, Too LINK
SC: Spartanburg County - Long line snaps in spat over vote LINK
TX: Vote is in for many Texans
1 million more have cast ballot than did by this point in 2004 LINK
TX: Bell County - Early voting totals reach record level LINK
VA: Virginia Election Board Counters Attempts to Mislead Voters LINK
VA: Va. GOP Fights Election Lawsuit
Party Says NAACP's Bid for More Resources Favors Democrats LINK
VA: Dual registrations surface in Virginia
Virginia voters have requested Pennsylvania absentee ballots. LINK
WA: King County - Election woes: Double ballots, uncertified machines LINK
WA: Tuesday election a huge test for King County after 2004 mistakes
If there's one thing King County election officials don't want, it's a repeat of 2004. The governor's race between Christine Gregoire and... LINK
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