Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Provisional ballot usage has become a big issue this election. Many voters don't want to use them and who can blame them? Many voters need to use them as the only way they can vote. Part of the problem is that they are misused by election officials. Voter suppression schemes are being used around the country. Someone hacked into the George Mason University intranet and sent an email to staff and students, via the Provost's email, that election day had been moved to Wed. The Provost, on discovering this, sent an email to tell recipients this was a hoax. Robocalls have been placed to voters telling them the same thing. However, with all of these schemes, and more, the turnout will probably set a record at the polls.
A judge has ordered a restraining order at the request of the McCain campaign to require the state to extend the date for adding votes from military voters to the totals to Nov 14 from close of polls today. This means the election may not be certified until after Nov 14.
Also going to court is a group representing the voters of Philadelphia who are asking a judge to tell the county to follow a previous ruling and to count emergency paper ballots tonight and not later in the week as they want.
And the Ohio GOP has filed asked a federal court to rule that provisional ballots be verified and counted the same way statewide....
National: Voting Machine Wins the Presidential Race LINK
National: E-Voting Put to the Ultimate Test LINK
National: Optical Scanners Winning War of Voting Machines LINK
National: Voting machine insecurity
Technical glitches and security incidents from the past still cast a long shadow over the electronic voting. LINK
National: Op-Scan Machines Have Trouble Reading Ballots LINK
National: Machine Problem Reports Increasing in VA, PA, FL... LINK
National: Voting technology: Arrows vs. ovals for optical scan ballots LINK
National: Scattered problems reported in historic U.S. vote LINK
National: Election Problems Around the Country LINK
National: E-voting glitches hamper elections in seven states
Hanging Chad, make room for Folded Crease LINK
National: Voting Problems Reports Slowly Coming In LINK
National: Glitches, machine breakdowns hamper voting in five states LINK
National: E-Voting Machines in Two-Dozen States Incorrectly Count Votes LINK
National: ELECTION PROTECTION 2008: Proskauer Partner Says Provisional Ballots a Concern LINK
National: E-voting '08: Problems, yes, but it could have been worse
Scattered malfunctions caused delays but didn't appear to be widespread LINK
National: Republican National Committee Prepares for Computerized Voting Fraud Legal Battle LINK
AR: Technical Glitch Affects Machines in Clay County LINK
AZ: AZ election results to start at 8 p.m. - except Pima LINK
AZ: Pima County - County challenged over vote-counting for disabled LINK
CA: Los Angeles County - SoCal Voting Problems LINK
CA: Los Angeles County - Four L.A. polling places struggle with power outages LINK
CO: Colorado Voters Cast Ballots LINK
CT: Memory card problem will not affect Torrington polls LINK
FL: In Florida, Glitches Leave Thousands of Unscanned Ballots Piling Up, Warns Watchdog LINK
FL: Voting Rights Watch: Pollsite sabatoge foiled in Florida LINK
FL: Voting Rights Watch: Across Florida optical scanner failures are a widespread issue LINK
FL: Florida Ballots Go Into Duffle Bags LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach County precinct problems LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Elections officials: Glitches abound, but election is going smoothly LINK
GA: Clayton sends up helicopter to check lines LINK
IA: Grinnell College students' ballots challenged LINK
KY: Kenton County - Malfunctioning machines pulled in N. Ky. LINK
MD: Montgomery County - Broken poll book doubles the wait in Takoma Park LINK
MI: Machine malfunctions, voter intimidation reported LINK
MI: Voting machine incorrectly counts votes, Oakland Co. clerk says LINK
MI: Electronic Voting Machine Maker Responds LINK
MN: Voters Report Broken Machines in Buffalo, Brooklyn Center
Overall, few voting problems on Election Day in Minnesota LINK
MO: Hundreds wait in line to vote in Cape Girardeau LINK
MS: Voting machine complaints reported LINK
MS: Voting snafus addressed in South Mississippi LINK
NJ: High turnout, voter problems reported around NJ LINK
NJ: Thousands of new N.J. voters forced to use paper ballots LINK
NJ: Morris County - Registration mix-ups send Morris voters to court LINK
NY: One Sequoia machine faulty; no other major hiccups in Tompkins County LINK
NY: Tim Robbins Faces Mix-Up at Polling Place LINK
OH: Ohio GOP files complaint over provisional ballots LINK
OH: Fairfield County - Fairfield corrects provisional ballot snafu LINK
OH: Franklin County - Concerns about provisional ballots surfacing LINK
OH: Stark County voters bemoan machine troubles LINK
PA: Officials: Potential problem in voting straight party LINK
PA: Centre County - PSU students reportedly facing voting hurdles LINK
PA: Philadelphia County - Philadelphia County Election Officials Fail To Meet Secretary of State's Orders to Count Emergency Paper Ballots on Election Night - County Claims It Will Count Such Ballots on Friday LINK
PA: Philadelphia County - NAACP files suit over emergency ballots LINK
PA: Wayne County - Tunkhannock poll worker dismissed after allegations of impropriety LINK
TN: Shelby County - Dozens in Bartlett unable to vote in city's election LINK
VA: Voting Rights Watch: More details emerge on widespread Va. voting problems LINK
VA: Judge Issues Restraining Order in Virginia Vote LINK
VA: Voting Rights Watch: Many of Va.'s election day problems could have been avoided by honoring request for paper ballots LINK
VA: Voting Rights Watch: Improperly distributed provisional ballots jeopardize Virginians' voting rights LINK
VA: Election Watchers Report Problems Across Virginia LINK
VA: Virginia: The New Florida? LINK
VA: Hacker sends bogus e-mail from George Mason University official's account LINK
VA: Voting Machine Problems in Hampton LINK
VA: Hampton Roads Voting Problems LINK
VA: Voting Rights Watch: Voting problems continue to plague Virginia LINK
VA: Pittsylvania County - Voters Asked to Return to Polls LINK
WV: Ohio County - Voters Have Trouble At the Polls LINK
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