5 days until Election Day.
The Brennan Center, Common Cause, and Verified Voting are reminding election officials from Diebold/Premier jurisdictions about a problem with Premier Election Solutions’ vote tabulating software that could cause the system to lose votes. I hope this reminder and their recommended actions are not too late and that officials will listen and pay heed.
CNN did a pretty good article on straight-party voting. There was one quote that is good for a chuckle and shake of the head. One of the voting systems that has had reported vote flipping in straight-party voting is manufactured by Hart Intercivic. The vendor’s spokesman, Peter Lichtenheld, actually pointed at the voters for making the error and then said the problem stems from habits formed when doing punch-card voting. Yes, the voters just can’t tell the difference between a punch card and the Hart eSlate. He claimed, “In that system, you didn’t know if the chad separated or not, so people would punch each candidate after punching the [straight-ticket] part, just to be sure.†It is amazing to what lengths the vendors will go to blame the voters for all of the problems with the vendor’s machines. …
- Featured – National: Groups Warn Election Officials About Diebold Voting Machine Flaw
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/voting-groups-w.html - Featured – National: Straight-ticket voting not straightforward
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/30/straight.ticket/ - National: Are design issues to blame for vote ‘flipping’ in touch-screen machines?
Vendors say no, but critics say e-voting devices aren’t designed for most voters
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=IT+in+Government&articleId=9118642&taxonomyId=69&pageNumber=1 - National: Tool Developed to Detect Possible Fraud in Election Tabulating Software
Pima County EI Creates Software to Analyze GEMS Databases, Wants to Share Capability With Others
https://bradblog.com/?p=6587 - National: Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/10/30/voting.machines/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail - National: eTRICK or reTREAT? Nightmare of Elections Future
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=910 - National: Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/10/29/voting.machines/ - National: Concern Mounts Over Expected Voting Surge
The Early Show: Experts Weigh In Over Whether Unusually High Turnout Would Impact Accuracy Of Counting
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/30/earlyshow/main4557962.shtml - National: Rising Tide of Suits Filed in Search of Political Edge
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122532888316282651.html - National: Schneier on Voting Machine Security
http://blogs.cioinsight.com/knowitall/content001/bruce_schneier/schneier_on_voting_machine_security.html - National: Undervotes – The Scary Canary
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Undervotes–The-Scary-Can-by-Mary-Mancini-081029-783.html - National: Lab may lose accreditation to test voting machines
Denver lab that tests voting machines may lose accreditation, but Nov. 4 elections unaffected
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/57e9bb0307a5210955e6e1fbfedf8e30.htm - National: Electronic voting machine lab suspended by feds over performance concerns
http://coloradoindependent.com/13317/electronic-voting-machine-lab-suspended-by-feds-over-performance-concerns - National: Lab will seek reaccreditation to test voting gear
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=102893&catid=346 - National: Voting Machines Flipping Votes at Many Early Voting Sites: Where Are the Election Protection Attorneys?
http://tinyurl.com/5g965k - National: Can the System Handle Huge Voter Turnout?
Long Lines, Close Race Will Trigger Legal Challenges on Election Day
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Vote2008/story?id=6147679&page=1 - National: Mr. Rogers Has a Voting Machine Mishap
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/mr-rogers-has-a.html - National: Voters Who Registered But Received No Confirmation Should Still Vote
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/know-your-votin.html - National: Special report: Issues in electronic voting machine security
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Special-report-Issues-in-electronic-voting-machine-security/article/120219/ - CA: Los Angeles County – Mail ballot backlog poses problems for L.A. County voters
Thousands may not receive their ballots soon enough to mail them back and will have to drop them off in person instead.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vote30-2008oct30,0,506897.story - CO: Purged voters can cast provisional ballots in Colorado
http://coloradoindependent.com/13332/some-hope-for-purged-voters-in-court-settlement - CO: Voter Purge Rejected in Colorado
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31colorado.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin - CO: Adams County – Vote-Flipping Diebold Machine Removed, Quarantined in CO
https://bradblog.com/?p=6592 - FL: Opinion – Ensuring the vote
Despite overblown claims of fraud, simple steps can counter problems at polls
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20081029/OPINION/810290308/1006/NEWS01 - FL: Early Voting Extended Hours Cause Problems
http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/early_voting_extended_hours_cause_problems/mbb7711455/ - FL: Dems file lawsuit against GOP to avert voter challenges
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/floridapolitics/entries/2008/10/30/dems_file_lawsuit_against_gop.html - FL: Palm Beach County – Early voting sets another record
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/10/30/1030voting.html - FL: Palm Beach County – Voting machine changes don’t ease concerns
Analysts say no system is perfect
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081029/NEWS0206/810290443/1001/RSS6001 - FL: Volusia County switches to stickier tape to secure election
http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/1228 - IA: Dementia patient allegedly pressured to cast ballot
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081030/NEWS09/810300395/0/NEWS12 - IN: Marion Co. GOP seeks ballot scrutiny
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081030/NEWS0502/81030041 - NJ: NJ voting machines vulnerable, report says
http://www.montclairtimes.com/NC/0/882.html - OH: Jennifer Brunner cancels cross-checking of Ohio’s new voters
http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/10/brunner_says_voter_registratio.html - OH: In Ohio, Provisional Ballots May Prove Pivotal
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31ohio.html?hp - PA: Judge widens backup paper ballots provision in Pa.
http://www.examiner.com/x-1082-Philadelphia-News-Examiner~y2008m10d29-Breaking-Judge-rules-for-plaintiffs-in-Pa-paper-ballots-suit - TX: Texas Voters Urged to Avoid Straight-Party Option, After Vote-Flip Complaints
http://sacurrent.com/blog/default.asp?perm=69255 - VA: Kaine says he has no authority to extend hours
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va–electionsuit-kain1030oct30,0,3425391.story - VA: NAACP hearing on Election Day prep canceled
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va–electionsuit1030oct30,0,5929550.story - VA: NAACP stands down over Virginia election prep
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/30/naacp-stands-down-over-virginia-election-prep/ - VA: Absentee Ballot Voting Soars in Virginia
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/30/AR2008103003011.html - WI: Wisconsin AG to dispatch agents to supervise election
http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/216995-wisconsin-ag-to-dispatch-agents-to-supervise-election - WV: Alleged vote flipping video false, defamitory, WVSOS says
http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=5766 - WV: Campaigns express concern about voting machines
http://www.dailymail.com/News/election08/200810300207 - Washington DC: Washington, D.C., Suffers Headaches as Early Voters Show Up at Election Board HQ
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/30/washington-experiences-voting-headaches/
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