Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
One episode highlights the success of vote-by-mail in Tillamook Co Oregon, where 13 inches of rain on Election Day sent many citizens scrambling to the safety of shelters under a declared state of emergency. Despite the fact that many roads were impassable and parts of the county were inaccessible -- conditions that would have crippled turnout in a state that relied on conventional polling places -- 70 percent of the voters cast ballots. Only voting by mail could have led to this outcome. / Sarasota Co., Florida elections director Kathy Dent has declared in her official election certification documents that there were no errors caused in the general election by voting machines. Clearly the courts will have to make that decision and VoterAction will be at the forefront of any court case brought for the voters of the county. They need help to help those voters. VotersUnite does not ask for donations for the work we do but VoterAction needs your support. Please consider visiting www.voteraction.org/donate.html and helping them a little. Our democracy needs it....
NAtional: A Better Way to Vote LINK
NAtional: Glitches hit other Sequoia systems LINK
NAtional: Fixing The 2008 Election LINK
NAtional: Senator Obama Introduces Legislation to Criminalize Election-Day Fraud LINK
CA: Humboldt County - Still no timetable for finished vote count LINK
CT: Audits in Connecticut LINK
FL: Voting Blunder Puts Florida in Spotlight Again LINK
FL: Broward and Miami-Dade Counties - Ballot design an issue in Broward and Dade, too LINK
FL: Citrus County - Candidate pulls recount suit LINK
FL: FL-13 - Buchanan wins District 13 recount; legal action looms LINK
FL: Sarasota County - In the Eye of Florida's Latest Vote Storm
Ballot Irregularities Cast Scrutiny Upon Sarasota County's Elections Supervisor LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Voting mystery defies solid answer
The recount in Sarasota's congressional race ends without satisfying the questions. LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Republican maintains lead; Democrat may go to court LINK
FL: Sarasota County - GOP claims recount in Sarasota -- for now LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Dent will report no touchscreen errors on state paperwork LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Buchanan wins District 13 again - for now LINK
FL: Volusia County - Volusia vote machine woes outpace other counties LINK
FL: Volusia County - Voters skipped over race
A losing council candidate is satisfied with the explanation for ballot blanks LINK
IN: Vigo County - Tom contests 2,000 vote loss LINK
NC: This election year to be remembered for its problems LINK
NC: Lenoir County - Election irregularities 'unacceptable' LINK
SC: Close statewide elections bring calls for voting paper trail LINK
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