From John Gideon: 17 days until Election Day.
Along with early voting we are getting reports of early vote switching. The ES&S iVotronic machines in Jackson Co. West Virginia are reportedly swapping voters selections from one candidate to another. VotersUnite has done some research of state laws and talked with election officials in a few states on the subject of straight-party voting. The laws and rules from one state to another are a confusing mess and even state election officials did not understand the rules without checking. How can the machine vendors and ballot programmers be expected to get it right? The best answer for everyone is to vote the whole ballot but avoid straight-party voting. We have done our best to explain the rules in each state for the voters. http://www.votersunite.org/info/straight_party.asp Featured - WV: Jackson County - Some early W.Va. voters angry over switched votes Jackson County touch-screens switched votes, 3 residents say http://wvgazette.com/News/200810170676 Featured - National: Avoid Straight-Party Voting http://www.votersunite.org/info/straight_party.asp National: Block the Vote http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23638322/block_the_vote National: Election Watchdog Group Compiles Stunning List of Recent 'Problems Facing Voters Nationwide' http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6529 National: States' Attempts to Clean up Voting Lists Result in Unlawful Voter Purging and Suppression http://www.civilrights.org/library/features/033-voter-purge.html National: Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations In New Databases, Many Are Wrongly Flagged as Ineligible http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/17/AR2008101703360.html National: USA Today cited "accusations of voter fraud and voter suppression" but omitted examples of voter suppression http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170017?f=h_latest National: Policy Brief on the Truth About Voter Fraud http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00268.htm National: 'SWAT' lawyers ready for election http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/101808/geo_345796578.shtml National: Study by USA dean could play role in election process Dean to lead team seeking to locate risks to voting systems http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/1224321336249860.xml&coll=3 National: Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines? http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/508139.html National: Forward to the Past: Junk the Machines, Count Votes Manually http://www.opednews.com/articles/Forward-to-the-Past-Junk-by-Stephen-Unger-081018-602.html CA: Voters say they were duped into registering as Republicans http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fraud18-2008oct18,0,1216330.story CO: Election option: Early voting begins Monday http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/18/election-option-early-voting-begins-monday/ CO: Pueblo County Clerk says Colorado ready for election http://www.koaa.com/aaaa_top_stories/x1658640080/Pueblo-County-Clerk-says-Colorado-ready-for-election FL: Treasure Coast officials calling residents on 'no match, no vote' list http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/oct/18/officials-calling-no-match-no-vote-list/ FL: Indian River County - Early voting in Indian River to include electronic ID machines http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/oct/18/no-headline---200810172219-18vvoterid/ FL: Volusia County adds nearly 10,000 new voters in October http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/1189 IN: Porter County - Porter officials on lookout for voting problems http://www.post-trib.com/news/porter/1228591,pcelex.article KY: Report: Kentucky not prepared for election http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/559398.html KY: Kentucky assails PBS-YouTube video vote project http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/54401.html MI: Judge Rules Michigan Voter Purging Program Illegal http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5453/53 MO: Missouri recognized for elections system http://www.themaneater.com/blogs/politics/2008/10/18/missouri-recognized-elections-system/ MS: HAVA interpretations may be problematic in Mississippi http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=9197997 NJ: Jersey disputes report faulting voting machines http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-14/122430339766090.xml&coll=1 NJ: N.J. voting machines vulnerable, report says http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20081018/NEWS01/810180345/1006 NJ: Mercer County - Advice on how to vote: Absentee Mercer official targets fear after report on machines http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-14/122430275232350.xml&coll=5 NM: Election Officials Grapple With Voting Irregularities in New Mexico http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/nmirregularity_10-17.html NV: Officials Reassure: ACORN Hasn't Compromised Nevada Voting http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9198347 NV: Voters will see more security Officials to watch for fraud at polls http://www.lvrj.com/news/31224124.html NV: Nye County - Alphabetical registration to ease check-in on voting day http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2008/Oct-17-Fri-2008/news/24566401.html NY: DiNapoli: More hiring needed to avoid election glitches http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/saturday/news/ny-stvote185888833oct18,0,7270911.story NY: There's No Place Like Home: Plan L for NY Elections http://www.opednews.com/articles/There-s-No-Place-Like-Home-by-Rady-Ananda-081015-502.html OH: Ohio GOP loses fight to contest new voters The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by the Ohio Republican Party that could have made it easier to challenge tens of... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/presidentialrace/2008281507_campdig18.html OH: Two Lines For Voting Choice In Jefferson County http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/515597.html SC: Attorney general asked for opinion on emergency ballots http://www.scpronet.com/archives/378 TX: Concerns wrong instructions will give Obama less votes http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa081018_lj_vote.126b529f3.html TX: Bexar County - Missing Marker For Ballots Confusing Voters Mail-In Ballots Can Be Marked With Black Or Blue Pen, Pencil http://www.ksat.com/news/17749889/detail.html WV: Jackson County - And It Begins Again: Touch-Screen Votes Flipping From Dem to Rep in WV Votes for Obama Switching to McCain in Early Voting in Jackson County... http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6528 VA: Virginia is ready for Election Day - really, state officials say http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/virginia-ready-election-day-really-state-officials-say VA: Early Voters Sticking With Electronic Machines http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2008/10/18/arlington/news/nw891.txt VA: Suffolk - City still processing voters Registar's office swamped with applications http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2008/oct/17/city-still-processing-voters/ **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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