Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The Help America Vote Act requires states to have a centralized voter registration data base. Most of the states have successfully been able to meet this mandate. Colorado, on the other hand, has done about as well with their data base as they did recertifying voting systems; they appear to have failed. Election officials throughout the state tested the system during simulated elections. They found the system extremely slow; in fact it is so slow that many plan on using their old systems to do the actual poll data work on election-day. Just a reminder that voter registration data bases are fairly new and there has been a lot of data entry. Every voter needs to ensure they are on the rolls, their name is spelled correctly, and that there is nothing that will keep them from being able to get a ballot in November. What is all the talk about Lake Co Indiana (Gary) reporting last evening's primary results late? Now the county is promising to be quicker in reporting. They need to ensure every vote is counted and that every vote is counted correctly. The media can wait for those correct numbers. Don't speed up just to satisfy the cable news services....
CA: Opinion - Debra Bowen - Poll workers stand on the front lines of democracy LINK
CO: Colorado election clerks plan only partial use of new system LINK
FL: Florida 2006: Can Statistics Tell Us Who Won Congressional District-13? (pdf) LINK
Indiana and North Carolina: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Presents A Tale of Two Counties: Lake County Indiana and Guilford County North Carolina LINK
Indiana and North Carolina: Election Protection Fields Nearly 800 Calls During North Carolina and Indiana Primary Elections
Indiana Voter ID Law Emerges as a Significant Issue; Scattered Problems Reported Throughout Both Primary States LINK
IN: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Reports in Indiana Scattered Machine Problems, Some Polling Location Confusion and a Lack of Democratic Ballots in Some
Precincts. LINK
IN: Voter ID Law Consequences Mild in Ind. LINK
IN: Ballot shortage in Howard County LINK
IN: Lake County - Election officals were optimistic that vote problem were over LINK
IN: Lake Co. vote results criticized, explained LINK
IN: Lake County - History of corruption clouds primary in northern Indiana LINK
IN: Lake County - Late-Reporting Indiana County Vows to Fix Poll Problems Before November LINK
IN: La Porte County - Two NW Indiana Voting Places To Stay Open LINK
IN: Porter County won't have final count tonight LINK
KS: Voter ID passes, but veto possible LINK
KS: Voter ID measure sent to Sebelius LINK
MD: Voter registration rejections sent to 17-year-old voters LINK
NC: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Reports in North Carolina Scattered Machine Problems, Questions Regarding Registration Status and the Hybrid, Closed/Open Primary, and A Responsive State Board of Elections. LINK
NY: New Blog Website to Keep NYers Informed on How to Prevent Stolen Elections LINK
NY: Storage of voting machines in question LINK
OK: Voter ID measure dies in Senate LINK
TX: Editorial - Voter ID bills are vote suppression LINK
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