Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
While activist eyes will be watching Ohio next Tuesday I am going to be watching Texas. The March 4 primary is one week from tomorrow and some Texas counties are just now deciding that turn-out is going to be huge and that they are not prepared. El Paso Co. is leasing 100 voting machines to help. Fort Bend Co is leasing 200 machines from Dent Co. to get them through the primary. Readers will recall that Fort Bend is the county that recently accepted the resignation of their election director because he warned that there would be long lines and he wanted to solve the problem with paper ballots. Now the county is leasing paperless voting machines in hopes of keeping the lines short.
Those stories, and the rest of today’s notable voting news, all linked below as usual…
- NAtional: Cyberye—commentary: Problems electronic voting systems aren’t all high-tech, and neither are the solutions
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45870-1.html - CO: Lawmakers to introduce paper ballot election bill Tuesday
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080225/NEWS/408610393 - CO: Ritter seeks extra cash to cover cost of elections
A Senate bill will detail what a paper-ballot system would look like as well as fund it.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_8347551 - CO: San Miguel County – Opinion – From the clerk’s office
http://www.telluridenews.com/opinions/x1637673439 - FL: Sarasota County – Opinion – Analyzing numbers in D-13 revealing
http://www.bradenton.com/opinion/story/421783.html - NH: Vote Recount Report!! – Optical Scan Machines Violate Federal Law
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_bob_schu_080224_new_hampshire_vote_r.htm - NJ: Editorial – Vote of no confidence
http://www.nj.com/opinion/times/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1203915930293260.xml&coll=5 - OH: Ohio leads in providing voting access to nursing home residents
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1203931962124320.xml&coll=2 - OH: Opinion – Ohio national leader in addressing voting machine concerns
http://xeniagazette.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=17&SubSectionID=452&ArticleID=158505&TM=32509.1 - PA: Bucks County & PA – Ground ZERO for 2008 Election & YOUR Vote!
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mary_ann_080225_bucks_county__26__pa__.htm - TX: El Paso County – More voting machines needed
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_8356886 - TX: Fort Bend County – County Leases Voting Machines In Anticipation of Heavy Primary Voter Turnout
http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home&id=20119-Fort-Bend-Leases-More-Voting-Machines–Creates-TV-Spots-To-Help-Ease-Anticipated-Heavy-Primary-Voter-Turnout&article-Fort-Bend-Leases-More-Voting-Machines–Creates-TV-Spots-To-Help-Ease-Anticipated-Heavy-Primary-Voter-Turnout%20=&widget=push&instance=home_news_lead_story&open=&
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Brad! Breaking News!!
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/diebold_accidentally_leaks
Seems to me John, too many election officials treat election integrity as an after thought…that is, after they pick up their pay checks.
The republican turnout looks to be less than last time, but the democratic and independent turnout is the “problem” 😉 … in Texas (something about a 100 more years of bad economy and war that even ralphie can’t help with).
I wanna eat at the Texas Roadhouse! hmmmm Steak! Yum. ;o)
Wow leasing the machines, that ought to be the way to do it eh?
the help your neighbor vote act HYNVA why do all these states need to buy their own machines?
One set of machines, different voting dates in each state.
It’s just an idea — Don’t hate. Don’t be a hater
Oh hey and the states could have NUMBERS! hahahaha
there is no HYNVA ACT
“Help Your Neighbor Vote”
Did you know that in Ohio you have to ASK for a paper ballot when you go in to vote? Poll workers are not allowed to offer them to voters as per SoS Brunner.