Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today was as busy as expected but most of the reports of problems are minor. Turnout in Ohio was high even though the weather did not support people going to the polls. Power outages were reported in different areas but no mention was made of any occasion where voting changed to paper ballots during the outages. Flooding in some counties forced the moving of some poll sites and added an hour on to the polling time in ten counties. There were problems with Diebold TSx memory card programming that left races off of the ballot in two counties. There was also a complaint from the GOP in Cuyahoga Co that only Democratic poll workers were involved in the SOS mandated mid-day pickup of ballots from polling sites. In Texas, turnout was high and there were some concerns about whether some counties had enough ballots for voters. Rhode Island also reported high turnout. If everything works out as normal tomorrow will be another big news day and it will probably feature more reports of system failures. I hope I am wrong and that all of the counting goes well but history tells us there will be problems. Time will tell....
NAtional: Do You Want the Military Industrial Complex Counting Your Votes? LINK
NAtional: State Use of Remaining HAVA Funds For New Voting Systems: A Reasonable Option LINK
CA: Los Angeles County - Election officials make it count
'Double-bubble' figures won't alter results of primary LINK
CA: Los Angeles County - L.A. County Registrar Chooses to Disenfranchise 12,000 Voters in Final 'Double Bubble' Ballot Tally LINK
CA: Los Angeles County - Most double-bubble votes now counted LINK
CO: Lawmakers postpone vote on bill requiring paper ballots LINK
CO: Clerks against plan to use paper ballots LINK
CO: Lack of funding for paper-ballot elections snags bill LINK
CO: Lawmakers postpone vote on bill requiring paper ballots LINK
CO: Paper vote foes speak up
Proposal could cost $15 million, counties say LINK
CO: Punching holes in paper ballots
Foes claim a state bill isn't needed since most machines have been recertified. LINK
CO: Coffman recertifies more counting machines LINK
CO: Pueblo County - Requiring Paper Ballot Election Will Cost Counties LINK
CT: Susan Bysiewicz: LHS Invented Our Voting Machines LINK
HI: State sticks with voting machine contract LINK
IA: New plan: State would pay for voting machines LINK
IL: Du Page County - The Empire Strikes Back!
Sun-Times Group falls for GOP disinformation LINK
IN: Vanderburgh County - Planning local primary
If turnout massive, officials will be ready LINK
MS: Voter reform bill headed to House LINK
NJ: Mercer clerk calls for voting probe LINK
OH: Voters get jump-start on primary election
Thousands of voters have taken advantage of a change in the law to cast absentee ballots ahead of time LINK
OH: Waiting game LINK
OH: Record Turnout Expected in Ohio Primary LINK
OH: Ohio's Primary: What Will Go Wrong? LINK
OH: Bomb scare, power outage stalls vote temporarily in Lake County LINK
OH: Little interest in paper ballots in some precincts, voting goes smoothly LINK
OH: Flooding prompts Ohio to extend primary voting in one county LINK
OH: Flooding prompts Brunner to get court orders LINK
OH: Ohio voting: steady with a few minor problems LINK
OH: Voting continues in Lexington despite power outage LINK
OH: Few Voting Problems Emerge, Even in Ohio LINK
OH: Ohio voting system debuts amid pressure
State, especially Cleveland, under close scrutiny for past election problems LINK
OH: Belmont County - Ballots Creating Some Confusion LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio, especially Cleveland, under scrutiny for voting problems LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Absentee voter turnout indicates lines will be long today LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Questions mounting about ballot stubs LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio GOP Complains About Democrat-Controlled Ballot Pick-Up LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - GOP questions Cuyahoga County ballot pickups LINK
OH: Darke County - Voters Turn Out In Near-Record Numbers To Cast Ballot LINK
OH: Lucas County - Officials see few glitches across Ohio LINK
OH: Montgomery County - Reports Emerge of Diebold Failures in Montgomery County, Ohio
'40-50 People in Line...4 of 8 Machines Not Working...Poll Workers Didn't Offer Paper Ballots...Get Rid of These Diebold Machines and Get Something That Works!,' Declares one Buckeye Voter LINK
OH: Putnam County - Voting underway LINK
OH: Sandusky County - Sandusky County Runs Out of Ballots LINK
OH: Stark County - Power outages didn't compromise electronic voting machines LINK
OH: Tuscarawas County - Voters line up to exercise their right LINK
OH: Union County - Paper-ballot flap doesn't impede voting in Union County LINK
PA: It's Paper Ballots for Lackawanna County Voters LINK
RI: Primary: Voter turnout strong, some problems reported LINK
RI: Nation's Eyes on R.I. during Primary LINK
TX: Voter turnout 'steady' in El Paso LINK
TX: Williamson County - Williamson Democratic ballots running low LINK
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