All this and more in today's voting news below...
CO: Primary turnout breaks records* (voter confusion, touchscreen trouble)
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/141958
A technical difficulty uploading voting information from the county's touch-screen machines caused hours of delay and an eventual hand count, Shellman said. Come general election time in November, that issue should be eliminated, Shellman said.
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As Pitkin County ran both a mail-in and polling place election, some voters showed up to the polling place to cast a ballot, but had previously requested a mail-in ballot. Voters in those cases either had to fill out a provisional ballot or were asked to go to the county clerk's office and cast an absentee ballot there. This often caused frustrating delays for voters, Shellman said.
CO: PitCo sets voting standard(in praise of polling places)
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/letter-editor/141966
Few people realize that because of Janice and Dwight's leadership, unlike most Colorado counties, Pitkin voters could vote in the most secure and verifiable type of election -- an election-day polling place election. They bucked the unfortunate trend of most counties to move to an all mail-in primary, and saved money by consolidating polling places.
FL: Computer glitch affecting absentee ballots*
http://www.nbc-2.com/global/story.asp?s=12965097
LEE COUNTY: A computer glitch is causing a major problem with Lee County absentee ballots. Some voters are getting their absentee ballots right back in their mailboxes just one day after sending them in to be counted.
GA: Precinct Mix-Up Caused Voter Confusion For Some* (video available)
http://www.wsbtv.com/politics/24601754/detail.html
A wrong address for a Fulton County voting precinct may have cost some voters the chance to cast a ballot in Tuesday's runoff election.
"I drove up and down Roswell Road, looking for the address printed on the precinct card. Unfortunately, it doesn't exist," said Alexandra Geist.
GA: Verifiable Voting Opponents Suffer Dramatic Defeats in Georgia
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Verifiable-Voting-Opponent-by-Garland-Favorito-100811-676.html
IA: Soldiers reminded: Voting absentee is easy
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/08/11/soldiers-reminded-voting-absentee-is-easy/
MN: Wrong Winona County vote totals released to public
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/article_4e836030-a5c1-11df-917a-001cc4c03286.html Winona County officials mistakenly failed to report more than 1,500 ballots when announcing primary election results to the public Tuesday night
NC: NC judge's departure means one more election* (uncertified software use?)
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/8128299/
"This will be a massive undertaking," he said. "We will have to have an intense education effort, not only for the election officials but also for the voters."
NC: Handle N.C.'s ballots with care(OpEd)
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/12/624627/handle-ncs-ballots-with-care.html
News stories about a lack of competition for ballot printing in North Carolina feed a storyline of political corruption - but before we form conclusions we need to understand why there's a lack of competition for ballot printing, and work for a solution that does not undermine the integrity of our election process.
NE: Nebraska Libertarians Certified for the Ballot
http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/08/12/nebraska-libertarians-certified-for-the-ballot/
NM: Clerk's Office Sure None Registered in 1801 Voted in Primary
http://www.riograndesun.com/articles/2010/08/12/news/doc4c62f77454e4f126853962.txt
The list of Rio Arriba County voters in the June 1 primary election is riddled with questionable registrants, dozens of which appear to violate state statute.
NJ: New Jersey Officials Refuse to Let Voters Register into the Socialist Party
http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/08/12/new-jersey-officials-refuse-to-let-voters-register-into-the-socialist-party/
NY: Ulster Board of Elections asks for additional funding
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2010/August/11/UC_BOE_funding-11Aug10.html
The Ulster County Board of Elections needs an additional $35,000 for this fall's elections.
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