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May 6, 2006

'Daily Voting News' For May 06, 2006

By JGideon

a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas.

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org

Five Missouri counties (all ES&S customers) have announced they will return to paper ballots or drag out their lever machines because ES&S cannot have them ready for the primary. They have now joined a majority of Arkansas counties who are also going to be in violation of federal law because they agreed to contract with ES&S. Cuyahoga County Ohio is still counting ballots as of this morning. ...

  • NAtional: Many died for nothing so blacks could vote LINK


  • AR: Train Wreck - Electronic machines in some 2nd District counties, not in others, ready for early voting (ES&S) LINK


  • AR: Train Wreck - Officials work to get ready for early voting LINK


  • IN: Train Wreck - Hearing is postponed on voting systems LINK


  • MO: Train Wreck - ES&S MELTDOWN: MO Counties Going Back to Paper, Lever Voting as Company Failures Continue to Pile Up Around the Country LINK


  • MO: Boone, Carroll, Marion, Newton and Searcy Counties – Train Wreck - Paper ballots ordered. Counties were scrambling Wednesday to print paper ballots for early voting, which starts Monday for the upcoming primary elections (ES&S) LINK


  • NJ: Mercer County – Train Wreck – Voting glitch creates tension (Sequoia) LINK


  • OH: Train Wreck - Voting problems called par for the course LINK


  • OH: Cuyahoga County - Train Wreck - Cleveland's election system gets another black eye LINK


  • OH: Cuyahoga County – Train Wreck - Voting glitches will be probed in Cuyahoga Co. (Diebold) LINK


  • WV: Editorial – Train Wreck - Be Prepared For Election Problems (ES&S) LINK


  • WV: Editorial – Train Wreck - COMMENTARY: No, ES&S is Not a Division of FEMA: It Just Seems Like It in Wake of Foul-ups LINK


  • MS: Jackson County - Push comes to shove in Demo primary LINK


  • NY: Disabled say voting plan isn’t enough LINK


  • PA: Lackawanna County - E-voting machine consultant rips party leaders for no-show LINK


  • PA: Northampton County - Voting devices arrive in time for elections (AVS WinVote) LINK


  • **"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or OpEdNews.Com**

    Authors Website: www.votersunite.org

    Authors Bio:
    John is the Executive Director of VotersUnite.Org

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