http://columbustelegram.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_7dc0d44a-f25b-11df-8083-001cc4c03286.html Olmer said ES&S the election service company that provided the ballots for the election has agreed to credit its billing for Platte County's election in the amount of $2,000.
The credit will cover the costs incurred for extra temporary employees to hand count the 455 ballots rejected by the scanner because of a printing error
OH: Cost of early voting site divides Summit elections board
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/108537499.html
OK: Oklahoma voter ID measure challenged
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-voter-id-measure-challenged/article/3515365
A lawsuit claims State Question 746 interferes with Oklahomans' voting rights. It is the third challenge to a state question approved by voters earlier this month.
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The measure imposes undue limits on the right to vote, Thomas wrote in the lawsuit, and is unconstitutional under Article 3 of the state constitution, which reads: "All elections shall be free and equal. No power, civil or military, shall ever interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage."
OK: League of Women Voters sues to stop voter ID
http://www.kfsm.com/news/sns-ap-ok--voteridchallenge,0,2219160.story
http://ballotnews.org/2010/11/17/rumored-lawsuit-becomes-reality-for-oklahomas-sq-746/ A lawsuit was filed on November 16, 2010 in Tulsa County District Court challenging the passage of Oklahoma's State Question 746, stating that statewide question interferes with the "right of suffrage by those entitled to such right."
TX: Left with discrepancies*
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/judge-119501-left-cameron.html
The Cameron County judge's race remains in limbo, and the individual who can settle the issue is not saying a word about it.
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Still at issue is which candidate will be the county judge starting in 2011. Both Republican Carlos H. Cascos, the incumbent, and Democrat John Wood had been deemed the winners just hours apart.
Shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Ortiz said Cascos was the winner receiving 20,392 votes to Wood's 20,342. However, within hours, a discrepancy was discovered, resulting in reports that Wood defeated Cascos by five votes, 20,576 to 20,571.
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Records indicate that there appears to be a discrepancy between the votes counted on Election Day and the recount conducted on Friday and Saturday.
Unofficial returns in the county judge's race show there were 41,164 votes counted on Election Day and 40,734 votes tallied during the recount -- meaning that the recount had 430 fewer votes in total.
The numbers also differ in the number of mail-in votes counted on Election Day and during the recount. On Election Day 674 mail-in votes were counted, but during the recount that number jumped to 926 -- a difference of 252 votes.
TX: Fraser Files Photo ID Measure
http://www.llanonews.com/news/article/36564
TX: Casey: Feuds are bloodiest in the family
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/7298159.html
State Sen. John Whitmire, a Democrat, had little use two years ago for a Republican-backed law requiring voters to present a picture ID when they go to the polls.
"I've never thought there was much fraud at the polls," he said. "Mail-in ballots -- there's a problem there, but not at the polls."
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But he's not joking about being more flexible on the voter ID issue.
"If we fight like hell, we'll lose," he said. "We need some discussion about making it work better."
TX: Houston Group Sues to Strike Down Texas Campaign Finance Law
http://www.lobbycomply.com/wordpress/?p=1779
VT: Recount set in Vt. race separated by a single vote
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=13515355
According to the secretary of state's office, there are nine recounts taking place across Vermont, including Rutland City which also has only a one-vote difference.
WV: City Council considers vote-by-mail system (Morgantown)
http://www.thedaonline.com/news/city-council-considers-vote-by-mail-system-1.1780207
Postal voting is on the agenda for the Committee of the Whole meeting Dec. 3.
Internet Voting Watch
Editorial: Electronic voting should be the goal in New York
http://www.mpnnow.com/opinions/x1270142273/Editorial-Electronic-voting-should-be-the-goal-in-New-York {another bad idea for election reform)
National
Wall St: I Voted (Cartoon)
http://protectourelections.org/index.php?q=node/86
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