From John Gideon: 18 days until Election Day.
Today was a day for court decisions. Finally a judge in New Jersey has released the Princeton University report on the state's Sequoia Voting Machines. Earlier Sequoia had released their response to the report. After the recent failures of their voting systems in Palm Beach Co. Florida and Washington DC Sequoia must be very concerned about this report and what it contains. One item of note is that the inspection and resulting report was the result of an election problem that called into question the accuracy of the Sequoia Advantage voting system. The cause of that failure is discussed in the Princeton report but that section of the report is one of the only sections that Sequoia ignores. Also this morning the Supreme Court sided with the voters of Ohio and freed the Secretary of State and county election officials from a ruling by a lower court that would have caused as many as 200,000 voters to lose their right to vote in this election. Featured - Insecurities and Inaccuracies of the Sequoia AVC Advantage 9.00H DRE Voting Machine http://citp.princeton.edu/voting/advantage/ Featured - OH: Ohio Democrats Win at Top U.S. Court in Voting Fight http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a5EBGhvepnG4&refer=home National: Robert Koehler - Our national juncture http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2008/3243 National: Report Card: How States Fix Voting Machine Issues http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00350.htm National: E-Vote: Report Sends Wake-Up Call to Election Officials http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/422402 National: States warned to prep for election glitches http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348702 National: Americans put revamped voting technology to test http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49G0VG20081017 National: Big turnout, long lines expected at the polls Officials say they are ready for vote http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081017/NEWS0106/810170466/1008/NEWS01 National: Study: Ohio ready for election, Ky.'s not http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081017/NEWS0106/810170408 National: Several US states not ready for accurate e-voting - report http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=11520 National: The Election Protection Wiki: A Dynamic Website Helps Safeguard America's Right to Vote http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Election-Protection-Wi-by-Steven-Freeman-081017-33.html National: Coalition mobilizes to protect the vote http://www.pww.org/article/view/13861 AZ: State has ongoing criminal inquiry on RTA election, Goddard confirms http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/fromcomments/262856.php CA: San Diego County - Walk the Vote! A Pre-emptive Strike on Voter Fraud in Our Fine City http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/ive-got-issues/2008/oct/17/walk-the-vote-a-pre-emptive-strike-on-voter-fraud-/ CO: New Colorado Voters Are Told to Reregister After Failure to Check Box on Form http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/politics/17vote.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin CO: Study: Colorado Not Ready for Voting Problems http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7664381&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 CO: Rise in Voting by Mail Transforms Race in Colorado http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/politics/17colorado.html CO: Election readiness panned http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_10740735 CO: Colorado election snafu roundup: Are we ready for Nov. 4? http://coloradoindependent.com/11745/colorado-election-snafu-roundup-are-we-ready-for-nov-4 CT: 90% voter turnout predicted for Connecticut http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_10743576 CT: Bysiewicz: No one in Connecticut will be disenfranchised due to home foreclosure http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Bysiewicz-No-one-in-Connecticut-will-be-disenfranchised-due-to-home-foreclosure3692.shtml IL: Cook County - Early voters on track to set record http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=101089 IN: Delaware County - Dems: Expect long lines on Nov. 4 Democrats are warning voters to expect long lines on Election Day, while Republicans accuse Democrats of grandstanding. http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20081017/NEWS01/810170344 IN: Shelby County - Power cord puts kink in test Officials plan to check voting machines Tuesday http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&ArticleID=57970&TM=61732.87 MD: Study: Md. Not Ready For All Election Problems http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/17736343/detail.html MO: Show Me the Vote! Gears Up for November Election to Protect Voters from Disenfranchisement http://www.kctribune.com/article.cfm?articleID=18428 MO: Missouri voting system ranked as one of most ready http://www.news-leader.com/article/20081017/BREAKING01/81017033 NC: N.C. votes are in -- early voting already underway http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081016/ARTICLES/810160287/0/ARTICLE NJ: Judge agrees to release voting machine report http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/machinevoting_critics_are_due.html NJ: Sequoia Voting Systems Refutes Academic Report Related to Court Case on the Constitutionality of Electronic Voting in New Jersey http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/sequoia-voting-systems-refutes-academic/story.aspx?guid={A652EF08-9D4C-4C1C-8FF5-05DB4AAD1DCB}&dist=hppr NJ: Judge releases report on NJ voting machines http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/ap/2008/10/17/judge-releases-report-on-nj-voting-machines NJ: Reports claim tampering risk in NJ voting machines http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/10/17/the_princeton_packet/news/doc48f8df66baae1696338016.txt NJ: Jersey voting machines susceptible to hackers, report finds http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/B3/20081017/NEWS0301/81017034/1123/NEWS02 NJ: Sensitive reports loom on electronic voting http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/10/17/the_princeton_packet/news/doc48f7e6c458be2033077491.txt NJ: Rep. Holt Statement on New Jersey Voting Report http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2978&Itemid=51 NM: Dona Ana County - Elections official: concerns on vote tallies not true http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_10747907 NY: Audit: Are NY counties ready for Election Day? http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--votingmachines1017oct17,0,7275858.story OH: Jennifer Brunner asks high court to decide ballot issue; hearing as early as Friday http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/10/jennifer_brunner_asks_high_cou.html OH: Q&A voting fraud http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/17/copy/fraud_case_q_a.ART_ART_10-17-08_B1_0IBKK5I.html?adsec=politics&sid=101 OH: Elections officials: Don't expect results on Election Day http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/17/ddn101708election.html OH: Ohio Litigating Its Way Through Election Cycle Partisan Distrust Rampant in Swing State http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/16/AR2008101600702.html OH: Supreme Court Sides With Ohio Election Official http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122425922129244747.html?mod=djemalertNEWS OH: High court rejects GOP in Ohio voting dispute Republicans had won order that state do more to check eligibility http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27238980/ OH: Justices Rule Against Ohio G.O.P. in Voting Case http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/washington/18scotus.html?ref=us OK: State GOP to renew voter ID bill efforts http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081017_16_A12_OKLAHO286317 TX: Editorial - Don't vote straight-ticket http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-flip_19edi.State.Edition1.2917cd6.html TX: Texas faulted on preparations for Election Day http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/10/17/1017voteproblems.html TX: One study hits Texas' voting-equipment system; another praises election Web site http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/980684.html VA: Spin-free polls will smooth election http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/spinfree-polls-will-smooth-election VA: Va. Election Preparations Inadequate, Study Finds http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/16/AR2008101603641.html?hpid=topnews VA: Record voter registration, no sign of fraud http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/17/record-registration-no-sign-of-fraud/ WA: Number of felons still may be on Wash. voter rolls http://www.examiner.com/a-1642229~Number_of_felons_still_may_be_on_Wash__voter_rolls.html WI: "My Vote, My Right" program tackling voting rights abuses http://dailykenoshan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6966&Itemid=106 **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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