Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today we have reports that ES&S software actually flipped votes in three races at one polling place in Crawford Co Kansas. We also have reports that ES&S software incorrectly reported results in one race in Polk Co North Carolina. The long count of votes in Hillsborough Co Florida seems to be over with the blame for problems being put, where else, on "human error". It seems that Premier/Diebold had warned Florida users of their high-speed OSX voting machines that those machines could not take a high-volume of ballots without bogging down and causing problems. Hillsborough ignored that warning. However, why would a vendor put out a system for use in elections that cannot be used in a high-volume of ballots. King Co. Washington wanted badly to use that system. If they had it would have been a disaster....
National: Push to Expand Voter Rolls and Early Balloting in U.S. LINK
National: Election gives early-balloting initiatives a boost LINK
National: Election-Day Problems -- Part Deux LINK
CA: Election Night traffic slowed Secretary of State's computers LINK
FL: Leon County elections officials still counting votes; Boulware needs 158 for House 9 recount LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Two days after polls close, Johnson concedes Hillsborough elections supervisor race to Busansky '
[Diebold/Premier OSX optical-scan system] LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough election fixes up to Busansky LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Human Error Suspected In Election Results Delay LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Ousted Johnson Still Blames Voting Machine Firm LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Editorial - Cleaning up after Johnson's disaster LINK
KS: Crawford County sees voting machine error
[ES&S ballot programming error that flipped votes in some local races] LINK
KS: Machine error could affect Crawford County attorney race LINK
KS: Crawford County - Error comes from voting machine programming
Officials to test machines Saturday in Frontenac LINK
KS: Crawford County - Error in voting machine could affect four races
Officials to test machines Saturday in Frontenac LINK
IA: Plymouth County - Speedy ballot count? Result of paper voting machines LINK
IN: Hamilton County - 350 Hamilton Co. ballots tossed after error LINK
MN: Man will judge machine: scanner accuracy big in Senate race LINK
MN: Coleman campaign questions big Franken gains LINK
MN: FAQ on the Senate recount LINK
NC: Polk County - Revised results give Democrats sweep in county board race
[ES&S incorrectly reported results] LINK
NC: CD-5 - Goode Issues Statement on 5th District Race LINK
NE: Douglas County - Thousands of early ballots arrive late LINK
NY: [Governor] Paterson Seeks Voting Assessment LINK
NY: Electronic Voting Machines Still in Limbo LINK
SC: Charleston County - Like old times
Voting glitches bring delays of yesteryear to mind LINK
TN: Tenn. will pay $25M for voting machines
State spent millions on paperless version less than five years ago LINK
TN: TN to spend $25M grant on voting machines LINK
TX: Scanning paper ballots best election choice, study says LINK
VA: North Carolina early voting eliminated hassles LINK
VA: Recount Fictions in Virginia's Fifth LINK
VA: Goode cites 'irregularities' in reporting votes LINK
WV: Release of returns delayed LINK
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