November 5, 2006
By JGideon
a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas.
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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The full, un-redacted SAIC report has finally been released today. / Today marks the 58th anniversary of the "Polk County Massacre" in Tennessee. / The news for the past week, today and surely tomorrow has been rife with 'feel-good' articles about how prepared counties are and how well the voters like their voting machines. If the primaries and early voting are a gauge, then we are looking at many of these counties, especially those in states with no early voting, to have problems. / Bibb, Camden and Cobb Co.s Georgia will all use machines with a vvpat for the first time this year. Let's hope the state is serious about this test and that the printers are properly serviced and not allowed to fail just so the state and Diebold can claim it is a mistake. / Anderson Co South Carolina has sleepovers this weekend. / ...
NAtional: BradBlog Exclusive Documents: 'The Pentagon Paper Of E-Voting' – The Long-sought 2003 State of Maryland's 'SAIC Report' On Diebold Security Vulnerabilities – Now Released in Full! LINK NAtional: Elections 58 years ago marked by violence LINK NAtional: All Four Major E-Voting Machines Flip Votes in Early Voting LINK NAtional: Fingers Crossed That Voting Machines Work LINK NAtional: What to Do if You Have Trouble Voting LINK NAtional: Lawyers fan out for US mid-term elections LINK NAtional: Groups at odds with Pentagon over e-mail ballots LINK NAtional: The Importance of Recounts LINK NAtional: Tight Lid Kept On Exit-Poll 'Vault' LINK NAtional: Columnist - Sanctity of ballot is once more at stake LINK NAtional: Counting on security The transition to electronic voting without tough standards for security, reliability and accessibility is a serious mistake. LINK NAtional: U.S. Attorney's Office: We're ready to investigate election fraud LINK NAtional: Vote-counting, exit-poll groups learned from '04 LINK NAtional: Getting Ugly Early On Election Law LINK NAtional: Political pressure mounts on decision desks LINK NAtional: Nancy Giles: Why Doesn't U.S. Voting Work? Inspiring Democracy Abroad May Seem Easier Than Ensuring Democratic Principles, Like Voting, Back Home LINK AK: Voters prefer paper ballots over screens Machines shunned in 20 percent of precincts LINK AL: Baldwin County - Changes made to avoid 2002 voting problems Alabama voters head to the polls Tuesday LINK CA: How Safe Is Your Vote? LINK CA: Riverside County - Electronic voting safe, secure and monitored LINK DE: Elections chief: Electronic machines just fine LINK FL: Electronic machines' vote tallies will be on the button, elections chiefs vow LINK FL: Sarasota County - Voting glitch prompts warning LINK GA: 3 Georgia precincts to use paper trail Officials hope experiment reassures voters LINK GA: Opinions remain mixed on voting machines LINK IL: Rockford, Winnebago Counties - E-voting safe bet for local voters LINK KS: Shawnee County - The right touch? Voters not sure Majority casting advance ballots opting not to use high-tech devices LINK MD: Mail-voting extension sought LINK MD: Group Threatens Legal Action To Extend Absentee Balloting LINK MO: Boone County - Clerk still wary of electronic voting LINK MS: Moment of truth for new voting machines LINK NJ: Experts: Be alert for voting machine problems LINK NJ: Poll workers predict rough day LINK NM: On the bubble LINK NM: New Mexico Dirty Tricks: GOP Targets Voters With Hispanic Surnames LINK OH: Absentee ballots double this year LINK OH: Officials ready for anything New machines, ID requirements keep many on their toes LINK OH: State advises counties not to scan absentee ballots early LINK OH: Tuscarawas County - Making sense of ID requirements LINK PA: An eSlate of candidates LINK PA: Lawrence and Mercer Counties - Mercer, Lawrence workers to hand-count absentees LINK SC: Anderson County - Voting machines go home with election workers LINK TN: Shelby County - Tennessee's GOP Party Says More Voter Smart Cards Are Missing LINK TX: Lawyers stand by in Dist. 22 LINK TX: Gregg, Harrison, Rusk Counties - More counties vote 'no' to paper ballots LINK VA: Columnist - Take a healthy skepticism to the polls LINK WI: Touch-screen voting to aid larger turnout Tuesday LINK **"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or OpEdNews.Com**
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Authors Bio:John is the Executive Director of VotersUnite.Org