From John Gideon: 20 days until Election Day.
"Experts" are all speaking out and warning of voting meltdowns across the country. Where were these "experts" six months ago? Where have they been since the last national election? Why have they not spoken out against these same voting systems that they are concerned about now? Of course it wasn't political for them to take a position against the use of these machines until now. 1-866-OUR-VOTE; 1-866-MY-VOTE1 and now YouTube and WiredNews all want voters to report when they have problems voting. And what will happen with the data collected by these groups? Will any of it be compiled and released after the election? Probably not a lot of it is my guess. National: Experts warn of Nov. 4 voting meltdowns http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14580.html National: Fortify Software Releases Voting Guide in Time for November Elections http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-15-2008/0004904378&EDATE= National: Professor's Book Examines Nationwide Variations in Voting http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=News&storyID=12886 National: ACM Experts See Opportunities and Risks for E-Voting; Technology Leaders Stress Need to Build Trust in Computer-Based Voting Systems http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20081015.063815.2&time=09%2052%20PDT&year=2008&public=0 National: YouTube Asks Voters to Record Poll Problems http://newteevee.com/2008/10/15/youtube-asks-voters-to-record-poll-problems/ National: Legislation introduced to revamp FVAP http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47353-1.html National: The Real Issue Isn't Voter Fraud, Its Vote Suppression (Joe Rothstein's Commentary) http://uspolitics.einnews.com/article.php?nid=561852 National: Problems Voting in the General Election? Report Your Issue Here http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/had-problems-vo.html National: GoVote.org Launches: Next Generation in Voter Support http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/govoteorg-launches-next-generation-voter/story.aspx?guid={59B1BC9A-316E-4791-A565-784340380E1A}&dist=hppr CA: Sacramento County - Weighty ballot takes an extra stamp http://www.sacbee.com/389/story/1314558.html CA: San Francisco - Let there be election results http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=55&entry_id=31507 CA: Tulare County - County leaders fight state-mandated manual re-count of 10 percent of ballots http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20081015/NEWS01/810150320 CO: Denver - Denver doubling number of voting booths http://www.examiner.com/a-1638147~Denver_doubling_number_of_voting_booths.html FL: Florida AG: "No excuse" not to purge voter rolls of felons http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/oct/14/florida-ag-no-excuse-not-purge-voter-rolls-felons/ FL: Florida Dems Told to Vote by Phone http://www.opednews.com/articles/BREAKING-Florida-Dems-Tol-by-Rady-Ananda-081014-352.html FL: Palm Beach County - Early returns justify hope for a glitch-free election http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/10/15/a12a_leadedit_elections_1015.html IL: Sangamon County - Many Sangamon voters hit polls early http://www.sj-r.com/homepage/x1261523871/Hundreds-of-Sangamon-voters-hit-polls-early IN: Lake County - Early voting begins late but enthusiastically http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/10/15/news/top_news/doc8890a652bea72f4a862574e300085712.txt IN: Lake County - Judge opens early voting sites in Lake County http://www.post-trib.com/news/1221804,nulcvote.article KS: Error found in voting machines http://www.ktka.com/news/2008/oct/15/error_found_voting_machines/ KY: 34 Kentucky Counties To Use New Voting Machines http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00308.htm MI: Mich. clerks deal with duplicate voter forms http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9178309&nav=0RcdbB6n MN: Commentary -- Instant Runoff Voting: Neither complex nor expensive election choice http://www.morrissuntribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15154§ion=Opinion MO: Technology helps troops overseas cast their ballots http://www.joplinglobe.com/Campaigns_and_Politics/local_story_288223523.html?keyword=topstory MO: St. Louis - An election experiment http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/news/editorialcommentary/story/03131d5df6f6cc5e862574e2007ece64?OpenDocument MT: Voter Challenges: The Montana Example http://www.accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=1833 NV: Activists didn't research assertion of Douglas voters' rights violation http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20081014/NEWS/810149987/1062&ParentProfile=1049&title=Activists%20didn%E2%80%99t%20research%20assertion%20of%20Douglas%20voters%E2%80%99%20rights%20violation NV: Presidential campaigns will deploy armies of poll watchers http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/15/presidential-campaigns-will-deploy-armies-poll-wat/ NY: Mission: Possible -- Fight NOW to Retain New York's Lever Voting System! http://re-mediaetc.blogspot.com/2008/10/mission-possible-fight-now-to-retain.html NY: Ulster County - Woodstock protests county elections bill http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20164539&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74958&rfi=6 OH: Brunner: I'll obey court order, but thousands could lose their right to vote http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/10/jennifer_brunner_says_courts_d.html OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio voters pick nominee for late lawmaker's term http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=926549&c=y OH: Cuyahoga County - Workers Get 'Error Message' After Elections http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/17721517/detail.html OH: Cuyahoga County - BOE Director Gives 'B' To First Test Of Voting System http://www.newsnet5.com/news/17724314/detail.html PA: While flagging illegal practices, don't overlook machine error http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1224017708102750.xml&coll=1 PA: Union County - Polling site switched to Bucknell campus Lewisburg's 3rd Ward has more than 1,000 new voters http://www.dailyitem.com/0100_news/local_story_289000051.html TN: Shelby County - Jump seen as early voting in presidential race begins http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/oct/15/jump-seen-as-early-voting-begins/ TX: Democrats cry foul over suspicious e-mail http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_10726527 TX: Denton County - Paper pushed on voters Local party leaders urge use of printed ballots http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Paper_Ballots_1015.11397d91e.html WV: Programming glitch affects state ballots Corrected memory cards just in time for early voting http://wvgazette.com/News/politics/200810140750 WV: Campaigns optimistic about W.Va. early voting http://www.dailymail.com/News/statenews/200810150413 **Articles and commentary included in "Daily Voting News" may not all reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or its allied organizations. 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