From John Gideon: 13 days until Election Day.
Today we have more vote switching reports from Tennessee. There are also reports that the "Ballot-On-Demand" printer may be the root of the problems in some Florida counties. It seems that if the blank paper is not put into the printer just exactly right the printer prints the ballot skewed and the OSX tabulator will not read that ballot. Voters on Hilton Head Island South Carolina were surprised when they reviewed their ES&S iVotronic ballots to find that some races were not shown on the review screen at all. They voted those races but nothing was shown on the review screen. South Carolina seems to have a real problem with doing any pre-election testing to ensure the ballot programming works the way it is supposed to work and when you have ES&S as a vendor that testing is even more important. 69 voters in Sarasota Co Florida received their absentee ballots only to find that the State Senate District 23 race was left off. Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent, whose name appears 8 times on sample ballots, knew about this problem 11 days ago and claims she told members of the elections board about it but they deny knowing any specifics. National: Voter Registration Databases and Purges -- Part I http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/voter-registr-1.html National: Early voting suggests 2008 may see record turnout, expert says http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/early.voting/?iref=mpstoryview National: Personal About Politics: Voter Fraud - Where and By Whom? http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977485106 National: Block The Vote http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/19196 National: Editorial - National standard for counting dead votes needed http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=53875 National: Long Lines, Machine Failures Greet Early Voters, CNN Reporter, in Florida http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6544 National: Early voting starts in 31 states; e-voting snag in W.Va. fixed http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9117645 National: Early Voting Sees Reports of Voter Intimidation, Machine Malfunctions http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/22/votes National: Voting Machines Must be Nationalized http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-white/voting-machines-must-be-n_b_136824.html National: Voting Rights Watch: Report underscores Election Day will be a major test for the U.S. voting system http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/10/voting-rights-watch-report-underscores.asp National: Green Party Becomes First Political Party to Endorse Election Integrity Pledge http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/green-party-becomes-first-political/story.aspx?guid={A31683B8-3BF1-4DCC-BC40-84BD66C0E98C}&dist=hppr National: New Voting Systems Could Cause Problems in Swing States Analysts are concerned about some of the new systems being implemented in key states http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/10/22/new-voting-systems-could-cause-problems-in-swing-states.html National: Election officials try to ease long voting lines http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iXAkBilVhjbpsgAAHfgp6kGEShvwD93VQ9Q80 CO: Perlmutter wants election monitor in Arapahoe County http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=102330&catid=346 CO: Dems' ballot requests surge in Colorado http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_10782203 FL: Election Supervisors Association Attorney Advises Okay to Take Voter ID at the Polls http://www.floridavoters.org/downloads/FVC_PressRelease_102008.pdf FL: Scanner Snafu Prompts Machines Removal http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/31962894.html FL: Editorial - Ballot machines a problem http://media.www.thefamuanonline.com/media/storage/paper319/news/2008/10/22/Opinions/Ballot.Machines.A.Problem-3498717.shtml FL: Is the Legislature to blame for long early voting lines? A 2005 bill passed by Florida legislators that caps the number of hours polls are open each day may be partly responsible for South Florida's long early voting lines this week. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/735905.html FL: Broward County - Privacy Schmivacy Tell the world how you vote! http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2008-10-23/news/privacy-schmivacy/ FL: Duval County - Lines, Voting Problems Continue On 2nd Day http://www.news4jax.com/news/17770664/detail.html FL: Duval County - Jacksonville's black voters skeptical about ballot http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/736234.html FL: Duval County officials locate polling problems Human and mechanical errors are blamed for early voting woes. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/102208/met_346957418.shtml FL: Flagler County - Problems force Flagler to switch to old voting machines http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Flagler/flaHEAD04FLAGPOL102208.htm FL: Leon County - Problems at the polls slow vote casting http://media.www.thefamuanonline.com/media/storage/paper319/news/2008/10/20/News/Problems.At.The.Polls.Slow.Vote.Casting-3499012.shtml FL: Palm Beach County - Yes, Abramson is the winner http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/10/22/a14a_wennet_edit_1022.html FL: Another Sarasota County Election Blunder http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081022/BREAKING/810220284/2055/NEWS?Title=Another_Sarasota_County_election_blunder GA: Democrats fight Karen Handel to stay on ballot http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/democrats_fight_karen_handel_to_stay_on_ballot/Content?oid=589953 GA: Cobb County - Voting lines get longer in metro Atlanta More polling places to open next week http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/10/21/waiting_to_vote.html HI: Voting System Needs Changing http://www.mauiweekly.com/commentary/story7975.aspx IL: DuPage Democrats urge election attorney's ouster http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=244376&src=2 KS: Election Office 'under control' http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2008/oct/22/election-office-under-control/ KY: Whitley citizens express voting concerns http://www.thetimestribune.com/local/local_story_296083014.html MD: High Turnout = More Voting Machines http://voices.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2008/10/elections_chief_linda_lamone_t.html MI: State to appeal fed order in voter file purge case http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/POLITICS01/810220446/1409/METRO MO: St. Louis County sees record number of registered voters http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/CD342E1A2924CF5D862574EA001078E8?OpenDocument NM: Being served? Advocates question election-night process http://sfreporter.com/stories/detail/being_served/4174/ NV: Nev. GOP complains of voter registration policy http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10778764?nclick_check=1 NY: Onondaga County facing lever machine shortage http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=77e3635e-d2f9-44af-b516-5042ce1007e0 OH: Ohio GOP halts voter registration challenges, seeks to negotiate solution Attorney general to meet with party lawyers today http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1224664380228190.xml&coll=2 OH: Press Release - Voting Rights Groups Warn Prosecutors About Investigating Ohio Voters http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/gen/37281prs20081021.html OH: Top Ohio court throws out voter registration claim http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/31957174.html OH: Licking County - Big vote means beefed-up security, extra machines http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081021/NEWS01/81021028 OH: Licking County - Election board preparing for Nov. 4 turnout Greeters needed to help voters; transportation arranged for machines http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081022/NEWS03/810220303/1002/NEWS01 PA: Voting controversies revisited http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/NEWS02/810220282 PA: PA Voting Officials Expect Increase in Military, Overseas Ballots http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/pa-voting-officials-expect-increase/story.aspx?guid={659F38E0-0600-4C97-9FF2-FD143D874D3C}&dist=hppr PA: Allegheny County - Voting machine audit falls short, group says http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08296/921755-85.stm SC: Beaufort County - Machine ballots omit candidates' names http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/645376.html SC: Beaufort County - ES&S Touch-Screens in SC Omit Candidates, Races on Final Voter Review Screen http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6546 TN: Votes Reportedly Flipping from Repub to Dem in TN! So NOW Can We Impound These Machines, Take Them Out of Service and Give Every Voter a PAPER BALLOT, Please?! http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6547 TN: Decatur County - Machine Problems Frustrate Early Voters http://www.decaturcountyonline.com/article.asp?art=1244 TN: Knox County - Voting machine issue confusing to some http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/oct/22/voting-machine-issue-confusing-some/ TN: Early voting strong in Shelby County http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/oct/22/early-voting-strong-shelby-county/ TX: Texas: Straight Party Voting Leads To Lost Votes http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00328.htm TX: Midland County Voter Mystery http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=8999 UT: Washington Co. vote underway http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20081022/NEWS01/81022002 VA: State investigates complaint regarding absentee ballots http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/state-investigates-complaint-regarding-absentee-ballots VA: Fairfax County - Massive E-Mail Campaign Freezes Absentee Ballots http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/21/AR2008102102555.html WV: Editorial - Guard Against Voting Problems http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/515789.html WV: WV voters say machines are switching Dem votes to GOP http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=5588 WV: E-voting machines good to go, Ireland says Voting irregularities have been reported in Putnam, Jackson http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200810210722 WV: Voters allege e-voting machines switching votes http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/56575/voters-allege-e-voting-machines-switching-votes WV: Ohio County - Editorial - Ensure Voting Machines Work http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/515766.html?nav=511 WV: Putnam County - Putnam offers exit survey for early voters http://www.dailymail.com/News/election08/200810220202 WV: Putnam commissioner worried about early-voting problems http://wvgazette.com/News/politics/200810210675 **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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