Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
19 days until Election Day. In a small but notable victory Vermonters for Voting Integrity were able to prove to the voters in Calais Vermont that it was a good thing to stand-up against the Secretary of State's office and vote down the use of Diebold voting machines for their elections. The town will continue to hand-count their ballots. Congratulations and good work to VVI and the voters of Calais.
The Brennan Center, Common Cause and Verified Voting Foundation report today on what states they believe will be the most likely to be trouble spots on election day. The report evaluates each state by four criteria: procedures for issuing emergency paper ballots, reconciling ballot tallies, providing paper records of votes cast, and post-election audits....
Featured - VT: Vermont Town Says "NO" To Diebold Voting Machines LINK
Featured - National: Ready or Not: Report Predicts Voting Glitches LINK
National: Editorial - Voting irregularities LINK
National: Strengthening Democracy Through Election Integrity LINK
National: Voter fraud called a minor issue for November LINK
National: Beware of Accidental Disenfranchisement
Voting Rules Have Changed LINK
National: YouTube: An Invitation To Video Your Vote LINK
National: Editorial - No place for sophomoric electioneering this year LINK
National: No Voter Meltdown on Election Day LINK
National: FindLaw Offers Special Edition: Elections 2008 LINK
National: The Problem Of Databases LINK
National: Call Out For Election Protection Wiki Help LINK
National: Election Basics: The Voting Booth LINK
National: Voting Rights Watch: Report finds many Southern states unprepared for voting system failures LINK
National: Voter Watchdog Groups Write Public Officials: Promises to Monitor and Report on Denial of Voting Rights LINK
National: E-voting report: Several states still vulnerable LINK
AL: Contests filed in Evergreen, Monroeville elections
Candidates claim declared winners had illegal votes LINK
CA: Despite lawsuit, state OKs Merced County's voting machines
California elections officials previously said machines weren't tested LINK
CA: San Bernardino County - Electronic voting machines lie dormant LINK
CA: San Diego County - Elections Expert Sal Magallanez Speaks at Activist San Diego LINK
CO: Report says Colorado poorly prepared for electronic voting machine problems LINK
CO: Rise in Voting by Mail Transforms Race in Colorado LINK
CO: Report: CO among least-prepared to handle vote problems LINK
CO: Registration errors may thwart thousands of new voters from casting mail-in ballots LINK
CO: Boulder County - Man vs machine: Boulder County ballot testing LINK
CO: El Paso County - Quirks at the clerk's
Voters fret about errors, glitches and strange alliances LINK
FL: Broward County Absentee Ballots Carry Party Affiliation
Critics fear labeling on return envelopes could lead to ballots getting intentionally lost LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - How votes could go missing LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Elections supervisor bars party observers LINK
GA: Diebold Vote Company Whistleblower and GOP Cyber Security Expert Both State That Chambliss Senate Race Was Rigged LINK
GA: State responds to voter ID challenge LINK
HI: Hawaii needs an easy vote-by-mail system LINK
IL: DuPage County - DuPage Dems: GOP bias taints vote panel LINK
IL: DuPage County - Opinion - What is being done to assure accuracy of election results? LINK
IL: DuPage County - DuPage election machines pass 'key' test LINK
IN: Report finds mixed results for Ind. vote readiness LINK
IN: Lake County - Ind. GOP warns disputed early votes may be tossed LINK
KS: Shawnee County - This could be the year for voting machine problems LINK
MA: Salem State panel tackles media and election questions LINK
MD: Hordes Make Voter Registration Deadline LINK
MN: As the election nears, nonprofits seek voter outreach, civic engagement LINK
MO: Mo. election officials prepare for heavy turnout LINK
MS: Officials working to alleviate Election Day problems LINK
MS: Lawmakers say Miss. needs early voting on machines LINK
NJ: Monmouth County - Concerns Raised About New Voting Machines Now in Use LINK
OH: Some Ohio counties still looking for poll workers LINK
OH: Court Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters LINK
OH: Will Ohio GOP Block Voters at Polls in 2008? LINK
OH: Ohio Files Appeal to Supreme Court on Voter Registration Data LINK
OH: Ohio Elections Head Appeals to US Supreme Court in Registration Case LINK
OH: Report: Ohio elections in good shape LINK
PA: Bucks County - Bucks renting 80 voting machines LINK
SC: Mass e-mails wrong about election rules
Straight-party voting problem fixed, director says LINK
SC: Election Commission Clarifies Confusion About Voting Procedures LINK
TN: Editorial - Making Every Vote Count LINK
TN: Early voters cast ballots
Pre-Election Day voting leaves some concerned LINK
TN: Murfreesboro - Voters line up at the polls LINK
TX: Some still skeptical of electronic voting machines LINK
TX: Travis County - Mega voting centers to open for Travis County elections LINK
VA: Voter registration record: Expect long lines on Election Day LINK
WA: Snohomish County - Ballots go in mail today; GOP prepares for post-election fight LINK
WI: Wisconsin Republicans accused of voter intimidation plot LINK
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