Article: 'Daily Voting News' For November 14, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Need more proof that the vendors have made elections expensive? The folks in Vigo Co Indiana find themselves having to hold a special election for mayor of Terre Haute, a city of over 44,000 voters. The county would probably pay for the election and then be reimbursed by the city. The last municipal election the county paid for cost $580,000. The cost for one race in the city would probably be something less than that. Why so much? The county pays ES&S to manage the voting machines. What would happen if the county or city just decided to print the ballots and hand-count them? Well, the ballots would cost around $0.05 per ballot or around $3500. The cost to hand-count those ballots, based on the cost to hand-count ballots in WA in the 2004 gubernatorial hand-recount would probably be less than $10,000. Why is it that we have these vendors involved making our elections much more expensive than they should be? ...

Featured - IN: Vigo County - Election officials face possible special election after ruling LINK

National: Machine Problems Worsened 2008 Voting Woes LINK

National: Voter-rights advocates hope that this year they've won LINK

FL: Alachua County - Time to double-check those voting machines LINK

FL: Broward County - Defeated challenger to Broward County elections chief is arrested LINK

FL: Duval County - Election: Positive records LINK

GA: Early voting starts Nov. 19 in Floyd County for runoff; Gordon starts early voting today LINK

GA: Laurens County - Early Voting Could Begin On Tuesday LINK

KY: Calloway County - Election's main complaint was with machines LINK

KY: Hardin County - Some results called 'tainted' Recanvass verifies original election winners LINK

MN: Franken seeks names of rejected voters SENATE RECOUNT: Franken sues for lists of voters whose absentee ballots were disqualified. LINK

MN: Opinion - Recount: What to expect, not expect LINK

MN: Outsiders to observe recount, but GOP objects to one of the watchdogs LINK

NC: Craven County - Revised numbers add to turnout in Craven election [ES&S failures] LINK

NJ: Move to delay voting paper trail advances LINK

NJ: NJ bill would nix voting machine retrofit deadline LINK

NJ: New Jersey Secretary of State Supports Voter Verified Paper Record Legislation LINK

NJ: Provisional-ballot results are expected in Middlesex County LINK

OH: Franklin County - Ballot-count suit could tip results LINK

TX: Dallas County Republicans protest provisional ballot rulings in Texas House race LINK

VA: Goode, Perriello race still remains unended LINK

WA: As votes dribble in, Pierce County still counting Pierce County vote counting continues. But it may take another week to learn who wins some races. LINK

Washington DC: Cheh Digs In Heels On Voting Software Smooth Elections Don't Erase Concerns LINK

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