{"id":2034,"date":"2005-11-17T16:55:39","date_gmt":"2005-11-17T20:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2034"},"modified":"2005-11-17T16:55:39","modified_gmt":"2005-11-17T20:55:39","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-november-17-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/?p=2034","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For November 17, 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.org<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The new Secretary of State in Colorado has told 10 counties to be prepared to conduct hand recounts of all of their paper ballots. An audit of the results from those counties ES&#038;S optical-scan machines has caused some question as to whether the results are correct. Also, on the front of this morning&#8217;s Washington Post is an article that reports that not everyone in the Department of Justice was in agreement that Georgia&#8217;s voter ID law is constitutional. Political appointees overruled career employees&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Media Ignore The GAO Report <a href=\" http:\/\/www.gp.org\/press\/pr_2005_11_16.shtml\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Mail-in democracy should be marked &#8216;return to sender&#8217; <a href=\" http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/arizonarepublic\/local\/articles\/1117montini17.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Mateo County &#8211; Vice mayor&#8217;s lead shrinks to 11 votes <a href=\" http:\/\/www.smdailyjournal.com\/article_preview.php?id=51150\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: State official [Secretary of State] to seek full term <a href=\" http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/mld\/mercurynews\/news\/local\/states\/california\/northern_california\/13189650.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Hand count of ballot required in 10 counties (ES&#038;S Optech Eagle III-P) <a href=\" http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/drmn\/local\/article\/0,1299,DRMN_15_4245675,00.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: State asks 10 counties for manual vote recount <a href=\" http:\/\/www.gjsentinel.com\/hp\/content\/news\/stories\/2005\/11\/16\/11_17_1b_gigi.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Write-In Recount Ordered in North Branford <a href=\" http:\/\/www.theday.com\/eng\/web\/news\/re.aspx?re=E3CACCAF-9ACC-41A5-BA21-3EC09929C5A3\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Criticism of Voting Law Was Overruled. Justice Dept. Backed Georgia Measure Despite Fears of Discrimination <a href=\" http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/11\/16\/AR2005111602504_pf.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Bush DoJ Political Appointee Overruled Staff Recommended Rejection of GA&#8217;s Voter Photo ID Law&#8230; <a href=\" https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002032.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: North Liberty candidate wants recount <a href=\" http:\/\/www.hawkcentral.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20051116\/NEWS01\/511160307\/1079\/HAWKS\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Peoria &#8211; Board considers voting machine options <a href=\" http:\/\/www.pjstar.com\/stories\/111705\/TRI_B85C1OTJ.007.shtml\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: McDonough County &#8211; State must OK McDonough voting change <a href=\" http:\/\/www.pjstar.com\/stories\/111705\/REG_B85D9HF3.033.shtml\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: McDonough County &#8211; County board members look at revamped voting <a href=\" http:\/\/www.macombjournal.com\/articles\/2005\/11\/17\/news\/news5.txt\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: Poll workers are guardians of democracy <a href=\" http:\/\/www2.townonline.com\/littleton\/localRegional\/view.bg?articleid=369241\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Winona County &#8211; Voting machines work well <a href=\" http:\/\/www.winonadailynews.com\/articles\/2005\/11\/17\/news\/01voting.txt\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Cooper County &#8211; Election improvements could result in fewer polling locations <a href=\" http:\/\/www.boonvilledailynews.com\/articles\/2005\/11\/17\/news\/news3.txt\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Essex County &#8211; The vote is in for a new voting machine: Freeholders choose the Sequoia Advantage for Essex elections <a href=\" http:\/\/www.montclairtimes.com\/page.php?page=10827\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Parsippany &#8211; Court filing challenges Parsippany mayoral race (Sequoia Advantage) <a href=\" http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20051117\/NEWS01\/511170329\/1005\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Holmdel &#8211; Berk will seek vote recount in Holmdel <a href=\" http:\/\/www.app.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20051117\/NEWS01\/511170503\/1004\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Troy &#8211; GOP calls for revote in Troy <a href=\" http:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=420528&#038;category=REGION&#038;newsdate=11\/17\/2005\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Opinion &#8211; New York State League of Women Voters Supports the Optical Scan Voting System <a href=\" http:\/\/www.antonnews.com\/greatneckrecord\/2005\/11\/18\/opinion\/leagueoped.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Asian Americans Face Barriers At Seven Local Polling Stations <a href=\" http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=15592998&#038;BRD=1865&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=152944&#038;rfi=6\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Hamilton County &#8211; How your ballot dodged many a bullet <a href=\" http:\/\/news.enquirer.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20051117\/COL05\/511170324\/1009\/EDIT\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Montgomery County &#8211; Votes won&#8217;t count in Carlisle precinct <a href=\" http:\/\/www.middletownjournal.com\/news\/content\/news\/stories\/2005\/11\/17\/mj1117carlisleelection.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Democracy Breakin&#8217;: Ohio&#8217;s Electric Boogaloo <a href=\" https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00002030.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Georgetown County &#8211; New deputy registrars to reach potential Georgetown voters <a href=\" http:\/\/www.myrtlebeachonline.com\/mld\/myrtlebeachonline\/news\/local\/13190332.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Fort Bend County &#8211; DOJ Push For Voting Rights Agreement Puzzles Officials <a href=\" http:\/\/www.fortbendnow.com\/article\/387\/justice-department-requests-over-voting-rights-issues-puzzles-county-officials\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Dallas County &#8211; DA looks into reports of voting irregularities <a href=\" http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/news\/localnews\/stories\/DN-hpvote_17met.ART.West.Edition2.17861176.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Cherokee County &#8211; County soon to have new voting machines <a href=\" http:\/\/www.jacksonvilleprogress.com\/articles\/2005\/11\/17\/news\/news03.txt\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Spanish Fork &#8211; Slim loser seeks recount <a href=\" http:\/\/deseretnews.com\/dn\/view\/0,1249,635161843,00.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: King County &#8211; Voter-challenge errors mount <a href=\" http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/politics\/2002626368_challenges16m.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>INternational: Montreal, Canada &#8211; Machines let us down <a href=\" http:\/\/www.canada.com\/montreal\/montrealgazette\/news\/montreal\/story.html?id=c6f6cd9a-0e56-4c6d-b74b-a074440f2030\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<b>**&#8221;Daily Voting News&#8221; is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in &#8220;Daily Voting News&#8221; may not reflect the opinions of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.Org<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BradBlog.com\">BradBlog.Com<\/a>**<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The new Secretary of State in Colorado has told 10 counties to be prepared to conduct hand recounts of all of their paper ballots. An audit of the results from those counties ES&#038;S optical-scan machines has caused some question as to whether the results are correct. Also, on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}