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 It took over 24 hours for Cook Co. Illinois to count their votes. That's with their brand-new Smartmatic clone Sequoia voting machines. County Clerk David Orr conceded that the hardware and software being used should be re-examined. / One of the striking problems that has come up around the country is the reason for long lines in many places. They just didn't buy enough machines for the turnout they had. Another boon for the vendors when all they really needed to do was buy one PBOS for each precinct and there would have been no need to go out and buy more DRE machines. And the cause of the long lines in Denver; poorly written, poorly tested voter registration software from Sequoia. ...

NAtional: What, exactly, is an election meltdown? LINK

NAtional: Voting booth glitches show where fixes needed ahead LINK

NAtional: Vote-flipping plagues e-voting LINK

NAtional: A monumental victory for the election protection movement LINK

NAtional: The drama of empty numbers LINK

NAtional: E-Voting Glitches Examined; Reform Push Planned LINK

NAtional: A Post Mortem on the Voting Process LINK

AK: Judge Orders Division of Elections To Preserve Copies of Election Records LINK

AR: One county has yet to report in general election LINK

AR: Benton County To Recount Votes Inspection Could Affect Every Race LINK

AR: Benton County - Waiting for results LINK

AR: Sharp County - Sharp voting machines have problems LINK

CA: E-Voting; A True Story LINK

CA: Paper problems jam up electronic voting LINK

CA: Los Angeles County - SCV: InkaVote Plus Machine Not Working LINK

CO: Denver - Mayor says "Enough is enough" LINK

CO: Denver - City official wants to scrap Denver Election Commission LINK

CO: Denver – Editorial - Time to junk election commission LINK

CO: Denver - Experts not surprised by Denver woes LINK

CO: Denver - Tech experts, election judges blast efforts LINK

CO: Denver - City election panel blames delays on software glitches LINK

CO: Douglas County - Clerk Takes Blame For Voting Problems LINK

FL: Hillsborough County - Human error possible in voting glitch LINK

FL: Pinellas County - Firm's role in voting at issue LINK

FL: Sarasota County - 18,000 votes in U.S. House race may be lost LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Attorneys swarm in for vote recount LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota voters report touch-screen woes LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Race so close 2 recounts may be required by law LINK

FL: Sarasota County voters choose paper ballots LINK

FL: Sarasota County - State to audit flawed Sarasota County vote LINK

FL: Sarasota County - PFAW Foundation Asks for Investigation into Massive Undercount in Florida Congressional Race LINK

FL: 'Undervotes' in race to fill Harris' seat spur call for inquiry LINK

IA: Humboldt County - Auditor will seek recount after discrepancy LINK

IL: Chicago/Cook County - Cook County's Pricey Voting Equipment Falters Votes Still Being Counted Almost 24 Hours After Polls Closed LINK

IL: Chicago/Cook County - Cook voting glitches blamed on small computers LINK

IL: Cook County - Finger-pointing begins over slow vote tabulation LINK

IL: Cook County - Second time not the charm for new voting equipment LINK

IL: Cook County - County to probe slow count LINK

KY: Voting machine glitches statewide delay results LINK

KY: Machines' problems led to hand counts Results delayed in 19 Ky. counties LINK

ME: Results slowed by machine trouble LINK

MO: St Louis County - Touch-screen voting will be reviewed LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Election success cost an extra $17 per voter LINK

OH: Warren County - Warren delay raises eyebrows LINK

PA: Lancaster County - County to investigate voting problems LINK

PA: Luzerne County - Two Hazleton area voters file complaints about new machines LINK

PA: Westmoreland County - Paper ballots to back up machines LINK

SC: Parties line up people to watch recounts in two statewide races LINK

TN: Metro wants more voting machines LINK

TX: Ballot, polling woes aggravate voters LINK

TX: Three counties wrestled with voting miscues LINK

TX: Human error to blame for wrong vote tally in South Texas LINK

TX: North Texas - Problems are reported with vote machines LINK

TX: Tom Green County - Tom Green County experiences voting problems LINK

WV: Fayette County - Fayette glitches lead to all-night vote count LINK

VA: Machine Politics '06: Paperless Ballots That Generate a Lot of Ink LINK

VA: Fairfax County - Voting Glitch in Fairfax Some machine malfunctions could fuel arguments for recount. LINK

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John is the Executive Director of VotersUnite.Org