http://newmexicoindependent.com/65031/overseas-ballots-will-get-four-day-extension
Ballots sent to uniformed New Mexicans and other state residents living overseas will get an extra four days to reach New Mexico to be counted.
NV: Nevada Secretary of State Acted Swiftly in Overseas Ballot SNAFU *
http://www.nationalreview.com/battle10/249518/nevada-secretary-state-acted-swiftly-overseas-ballot-snafu-elizabeth-crum The 34 voters in question, 25 of whom are members of the military or their spouses, all have addresses in Elko County, where the vendor chosen to print the ballots failed to deliver them to the county clerk's office on schedule.
As a result, Secretary of State Ross Miller's office filed an emergency regulation on October 6th allowing Elko County an additional six days to receive and count ballots from the voters.
OK: Debate over Voter ID Law Continues as Oklahomans Look to November 2 Referendum http://electls.blogs.wm.edu/2010/10/13/debate-over-voter-id-law-continues-as-oklahomans-look-to-november-2-referendum/
SC: You're Right to Question Voting Machines
http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=1992912063981076&ShowArticle_ID=12241210102607057
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20101013/DICKSON01/101013040/Dickson-polls-back-after-hiccup
The first few hours of early voting in Dickson were hampered by Internet connection troubles at the Restoration Church. But the polls were reopened by 1 p.m.
The polling location was unavailable to take votes when it opened this morning, and technical difficulties stemmed into the afternoon. About 50 voters were estimated to have been turned away and directed to the Charlotte Election Office polling location.
TN: Shelby County Election Commission officials work on mending trust of voters
Public view tainted by controversy after issues raised over August miscues
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/oct/13/officials-work-on-mending-trust/
Some voters remain leery of the touch-screen voting machines and the lead lawyer in last week's lawsuit, J. Gerard Stranch IV of Nashville, has been one of the strongest advocates for making the state legislature follow through with its promise to introduce voting machines that scan paper ballots -- thus creating an irrefutable hard copy from each and every voter.
TN: Election Commission Urges Voters to Voice Problems
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/politics/101310-election-commission-urges-voters-to-voice-problems
TX: Group of Travis voters takes e-voting case to Supreme Court
NAACP, others want paper ballot backups.http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/group-of-travis-voters-takes-e-voting-case-968861.html
TX: Texas Supreme Court to weigh in on e-voting (video interview w/Dan Wallach)
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/274630/travis-co--voters-file-lawsuit-against-paperless-voting "We don't have any confidence that these machines are secure and auditable," Sonia Santana said. "And we'd heard of several instances throughout the United States were causing problems in terms of people feeling confident in the results of the election."
It will be several months before the Supreme Court renders a decision.
TX: Dallas County commissioners call on state to monitor Nov. 2 election for fraud
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dnetmvotemonitors.1833cf762.html http://tinyurl.com/25e8opr
VA: Va. Board of Elections says glitch was harmless*
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/10/va-board-elections-says-glitch-was-harmless
The Virginia State Board of Elections experienced some intermittent technical difficulties throughout the day that kept some people from seeing their registration information. Susan Pollard, a spokeswoman, said there was no security breach and anyone who was registering to vote today should not have experienced any problems
WA: State voter guide missing pages
http://www.whidbeyexaminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=4542
The state voter pamphlet for three counties including Island County is missing a section, and another section appears twice, according to an e-mail from the Washington Secretary of State's Office.
WI: Groups protest voter fraud ads
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/104816414.html The Rev. Ken Wheeler, pastor of Cross Lutheran Church and a member of the Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope, or MICAH, said: "The message is offensive and implicitly and explicitly creates a climate of fear in the African-American community that was historically denied justice and discouraged from voting."
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