Daily Voting News For November 7, 2006

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org David Tom, elections manager, county of San Mateo: "I feel very secure in the machines and how they work. We do a lot of testing on these machines and we're absolutely 100 percent sure these machines will work the way they do." Huh?? / "We can expect that things will go smoother this November," said Michelle Shafer, spokeswoman for Sequoia. In other words, more problems will be blamed on 'human error' than in previous elections. / Tonights DVN is more heavily weighted toward reports of problems and less to the editorials and opinions. Some of the news services and local media outlets are talking about the 'minor glitches' and ignoring the major failures across the country. Today's election proved Ms. Shafer wrong but the blame will go on the 'human error' just the same....

NAtional: Concern grows over ballot fraud LINK

NAtional: Candidates Advised To 'Citizen Audit' Race Before Conceding LINK

NAtional: Protecting The Democratic Vote A Formula for Catching Election Fraud. LINK

NAtional: Justice department dispatches election monitors LINK

NAtional: Voting machine companies to deploy thousands of techs LINK

NAtional: Polling places turn to paper ballots after glitches LINK

NAtional: Lawmakers among those snagged by voting problems LINK

NAtional: New voting machines and dirty tricks confound voters LINK

NAtional: Watchdog groups report e-voting problems Coast-to-coast snafus involve flipped votes, machine failures LINK

AR: Garland County: More Voting Problems LINK

AZ: Photo finish in Arizona LINK

CA: Bay Area - Minor malfunctions at East Bay polls LINK

CA: Butte County - Voting machine stolen from Chico area; Recovered LINK

CA: Contra Costa County - Minor malfunctions at Contra Costa polls LINK

CA: Riverside County - Locks demanded for vote machines; critics say 'sleepovers,' though legal and common, are an unnecessary risk LINK

CA: San Diego County - Judge tosses paper-ballot lawsuit calling for 1.3 million paper ballots LINK

CA: San Mateo Rolls Out New Voting Machines LINK

CO: A thing or 2 amiss at sites LINK

CO: Denver - Computer logjams plague Denver voting LINK

CO: Denver - CHAOS: Problems worsen, Dems seek voting extension LINK

FL: Broward County - No chads, but plenty of doubts LINK

FL: Broward County - Deerfield Beach voters frustrated by bad electronic ballots LINK

FL: Broward County - Ballot problem delays voting 90 minutes in Deerfield Beach LINK

FL: Lee County - Minor glitch reported as polls open LINK

FL: Lehigh County - Voter smashes touch-screen machine in Allentown LINK

FL: Miami-Dade County - Dade Votes Were Possibly Lost In 2004 Election LINK

FL: Palm Beach County - Voting officials putting out fires LINK

FL: Palm Beach County - Voting machine frustrations at Jeaga Middle School LINK

FL: Palm Beach County - Supervisor answers voter complaints on polling place, posters LINK

FL: Sarasota County voters may mandate paper ballots LINK

IA: Pocahontas County - Scattered voting machine snags reported LINK

ID: DISABLED VOTERS ASKED TO USE PUNCH CARD BALLOTS LINK

IL: Chicago - NBC5 Viewers Report Voting Problems LINK

IL: Cook County - Voters face low-tech problem: Not enough pens LINK

IL: Kane County - State's Atty. wants voting extended to 9:30 p.m. in Kane County LINK

IN: Delaware County - Voting Troubles Plague Delaware County LINK

IN: Delaware County - Voting Computer Error at 75 Delaware County Precincts LINK

IN: Problems Reported With Voting Machines by Microvote LINK

IN: Marion and Delaware Counties - Voting off to rocky start in Marion, Delaware Counties LINK

KY: Poll worker charged with assault LINK

MD: Polling Places Report Some Problems LINK

MO: Missouri Sec. of State Forced to Show Photo ID at Poll When Voting! LINK

MS: Officials say elections going smoothly, despite minor problems LINK

MS: Hancock County - Computer Problems Force Some Hancock County Voters To Use Paper Ballots LINK

MS: Harrison County - Poll Workers Struggle With New Voting Machines LINK

NJ: Voting problems reported in NJ LINK

NJ: Election observers concerned about e-vote tampering LINK

NJ: NJ voting machine woes reported, but no major problems LINK

NM: Phone Calls Directing Voters to the Wrong Polling Place Continue LINK

NM: GOP calls ballot shortage malicious LINK

NY: How to vote is the next major issue ahead LINK

OH: Long lines, problems with voting machines reported across Ohio LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga encounters voting problems LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - 16 Cleveland polls stay open longer LINK

OH: Franklin County: Delay in counting could leave close races up in air LINK

OH: Stark County - Lines and problems reported at scattered polling sites LINK

OH: Summit County - Election officials report voting problems; turnout heavy LINK

PA: Allegheny County - Several Reports Say New Voting Machines Not Working LINK

PA: Centre County - Commissioners: Voting machines result in minor glitches LINK

PA: Lancaster County - Electronic voting machine problems reported early LINK

SC: Judge: Computer glitch means 4 polling sites to stay open longer LINK

TN: Reported election problems LINK

TN: Dems will go to court this afternoon to ask for polls to stay open LINK

TX: Problems await some local voters at the polls LINK

TX: Fort Bend County - Voting problems reported in Fort Bend this morning LINK

UT: A few glitches mar early voting in Salt Lake City LINK

UT: Problems for voters in Utah County; some delays in Salt Lake LINK

UT: Voting machine encoders fail in Utah County LINK

UT: Utah County - UPDATE: Voting machine glitch causes big delays, county says problem fixed LINK

UT: Daggett County - Election Fixing Charges Fly in Utah Town LINK

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