Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
This morning a judge in Florida authorized Palm Beach Co. to do another recount. That is they are going to recount the recount of the recount of the original count. In this machine recount the county hopes to find 159 ballots in 54 precincts in which good ballots were mixed in with ones that contain over- and under-votes. Those 159 ballots will then be inspected to determine what the voters intended. Also featured is an article by Bev Harris with regards to voter list databases. These databases are largely untested in real elections and will almost assuredly be a point of problems in November. Some states made their own central data bases while others spent millions of tax payers dollars for ES&S or Sequoia or Bermuda-based Accenture to build their data bases. Errors in these data bases serve only to disenfranchise voters....
Featured - FL: Another recount on the way for Palm Beach County LINK
Featured - National: Excruciating issues with voter list database LINK
National: Sequoia's Sinking Ship LINK
National: Campus Advantage and Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) Launch LINK
New Website Dedicated to Recording and Reporting Student Voting Problems LINK
National: Protect your vote LINK
CO: Coffman: Election returns to be a day late LINK
FL: Elections officials try to clear up ID requirement LINK
FL: Ballot printing in Broward County halted until dispute settled LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Board to seek another recount LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach County election officials seek third round of recounts in disputed judicial race LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Opinion - An Anderson problem? LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Opinion - Palm Beach should debate merits of an appointed elections chief LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach Ballots Down for the Count LINK
FL: Palm Beach County commission to take more time on idea of appointing elections supervisor LINK
GA: Editorial - Georgia must honor new voters, not impede them LINK
GA: Opinion - Integrity of elections 'my highest priority' LINK
MA: Winning candidate files for recount in 9th Plymouth District
Ward 2 City Councilor Michael Brady won Democratic primary race for Brockton state representative seat LINK
MA: Boston - Dianne Wilkerson demands recount LINK
MA: Boston - Wilkerson seeks election recount in five wards
Aide cites complaints of uncounted votes LINK
MD: Voter Excitement Tempered by Concerns of Fairness at Polls
Officials Prepare for Record Turnout; Worry About Voting Persists LINK
MN: Ritchie: Changes to Minnesota law should prevent voter-challenge shenanigans and conflicts LINK
MN: Minnesota Cites Paper Ballots As Factor in Quick Election Recount LINK
MO: Students have absentee option for voting LINK
OH: Fight Heats Up in Ohio Over Voting Procedures LINK
OH: How the GOP Wired Ohio's 2004 Vote Count for Bush to Win LINK
PA: Pennsylvania Urged To Follow Voting Laws LINK
PA: Lancaster County - County to buy 10 voting machines
Will raise total number of machines here to 652 for busy presidential election. LINK
PA: Montgomery County - Montco buys 75 more voting machines LINK
RI: Do primary day glitches foretell an Election Day mess? LINK
TX: Panel addresses voters' issues LINK
TX: Panel of Election Officials to Discuss Voting System Integrity for November Elections LINK
WV: W.Va. Counties Won't Get New Voting Machines LINK
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