Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
This morning there are some articles that were from last night after I sent the evening edition. Anything I entered this morning is strictly about problems with voting machines and tabulation of votes. Except for something that I feel needs to be in DVN that is not about technology and vote counting I will probably skip it unless it is a big story. I have also made things easier and added notes between brackets [ ] so the reader will know the manufacturer of the system and/or what the problem is that is being reported. There are some problems with vote tabulation that will be followed. Hillsborough Co Florida is having problems with their Premier/Diebold system and with the vendor. Washoe Co Nevada is reporting 40 blank memory cards. Boulder Co Colorado is having problems because their Hart eScan optical-scan machines have problems with ballot dust and dirt.
National: The Basics of Voter Suppression Tactics LINK...
National: E-Voting: What Will it Take for a Smooth Election? LINK
National: Voting hotline gets 3,000 complaints an hour LINK
National: RNC May Challenge Integrity of 'Computerized Voting' LINK
National: Electronic scams attempt to keep new voters at home LINK
CA: Santa Clara County - Few problems reported in area despite record turnout
[Sequoia machine failures caused delays - 57 machines failed] LINK
CO: Boulder County - Dust, Creases Slow Ballot Count In Boulder
Workers Have To Inspect Ballots [Hart eScan] LINK
CO: Boulder County - 'Phantom' marks frustrate election workers [Hart eScan problems] LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Voting Glitches Mar Election [Diebold/Premier Optical-scan] LINK
FL: Voting problems plagued Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough To Resume Tabulating Votes Today LINK
FL: Hillsborough results frozen, tens of thousands still uncounted LINK
FL: Vote counting won't end in Hillsborough until this afternoon
["They weren't speaking the truth about what they promised," Johnson said. "I wish I had told you that at first and was less nice, but we haven't had much help from the vendor for the second time in a row." The vendor is Diebold/Premier] LINK
FL: Glitch prevents Manatee County from issuing final election results [Diebold/Premier OS] LINK
FL: Manatee County - Glitch postpones Manatee vote totals LINK
GA: Why counting electronic ballots takes time LINK
GA: Fulton County - Senior citizens among those who have voting problems LINK
IA: Modem Problem Delayed Linn County Results [Premier/Diebold OSx optical scan] LINK
IN: Madison County - Editorial - Ballot-counting problem should have been avoided [Early voting ballots misprinted by ES&S] LINK
IN: Tippecanoe County - Final counts delayed as ballots sorted [Premier/Diebold TS R6 download problem] LINK
MD: Touch-screen voting will be gone in 2010
Maryland to return to paper ballots in next election LINK
MD: Registration errors disrupt voting LINK
ME: Cumberland County - Broken voting machine delays Scarborough results [memory card failure] LINK
MS: Miss. voters face long lines, machine problems LINK
NC: Voting glitch in Rockingham County [ES&S optical scan] LINK
NJ: High Turnout, Voter Problems Reported Around N.J. LINK
NJ: Hudson County vote count hits major snag LINK
NV: Washoe County - Blank cartridges delay final Washoe tally
[40 blank cartridges from Sequoia AVC Edge machines used in the election; or not used?] LINK
NY: Oneida County - New voting machines prove troubling LINK
OH: Boards of elections set to deal with provisional ballots as Ohio polls close LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County elections workers rescanning ballots from more than 100 precincts LINK
OH: Miami County set to recount 7,500 paper ballots [Diebold/Premier optical-scan memory card failure] LINK
OH: Miami Co. count in, delayed by equipment failure LINK
PA: Northumberland County voting machines will be impounded [Diebold TSx] LINK
PA: Northumberland County - Computer glitch stalls Northumberland County vote count [Diebold TSx] LINK
PA: Philadelphia - Judge denies vote-counting suit vs. Philly LINK
WV: Marion County - Glitch Stops Vote Counting in Marion [ES&S] LINK
WV: Marion County - Software glitch delays vote count [ES&S - --I'm very disappointed with the software system that reads and tallies the votes," Marion County Clerk Janice Cosco said.] LINK
Washington DC: D.C. Board of Elections Yet to Release Any Results LINK
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