Article: 'Daily Voting News' For November 20, 2006

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Doug Chapin of electionline.org 'said for all the flaws, Colorado was fortunate on two fronts. First, the problems were largely what he called ''hassle factor,'' and had nothing to do with allegations of inaccuracy, fraud or large-scale disenfranchisement. Plus, Florida grabbed the headlines again with a congressional race that has wound up in court.' I wonder how the fact that over 18,000 voters stepped out of lines over 4 blocks long and did not vote in Denver is not, arguably, 'large-scale disenfranchisement'? It is certainly "large-scale voter suppression" and much more than just a "hassle factor". / In Florida today the Jennings campaign has filed their election challenge. Groups representing the voters in Sarasota Co. have also announced a press conference for tomorrow morning. This PC will be followed by a lawsuit filed by those groups; VoterAction, PFAW-FL, ACLU, EFF....

NAtional: Electronic voting: democracy in peril LINK

NAtional: Hugh Thompson Answers Voting Machine Security Questions LINK

CO: Colorado elections: Too much to fix Problems ranged from lack of workers to software that didn't work. LINK

FL: Missing votes expose flaw in voter system LINK

FL: Voting Still Is Not Uniform LINK

FL: FL-13 - Jennings challenges 369-vote loss in congressional race LINK

FL: FL-13 - Jennings wastes no time in contesting her defeat in District 13 election LINK

FL: FL-13 - Electronic voting challenge filed in Florida LINK

FL: FL-13 - Democrat files suit in Sarasota election flap LINK

FL: FL-13 - Election Contest Filed, State Certifies Race, Buchanan Claims Victory, Calls on Jennings to Concede, Says 'Special Interest Groups Have Hijacked Election to Advance Own Agenda' LINK

FL: FL-13 - Democrat's Challenge in Fla. 13 Focuses on Undervotes LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Democratic Congressional Candidate Goes to Court LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Missing votes validate claims of touch-screen critics LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Screenshots of the FL-13 Buchanan/Jennings Race as Seen on Sarasota's ES&S Touch-Screen Voting Machines on Election Day LINK

KS: Seward County - New voting machines receive vote of approval from voters this election LINK

KY: Opinion - Taylor County - Candidate concerned about voting machine reliability LINK

KY: Opinion - Taylor County Clerk Mark Carney had this response: LINK

LA: St. Landry Parish - Judge tosses St. Landry sheriff election suit LINK

MA: Broad Voting Rights Coalition Calls For Independent Election Commission In Massachusetts LINK

MN: Our View: A clean vote count saves voter trust LINK

MO: Harvey Friedman: My Election Day Experience in St. Louis County, MO LINK

NC: Recounts begin in Hayes-Kissell congressional race, state races LINK

NH: Vote count gets double check Two groups say voting machines need to be scrutinized, so they get hand counts LINK

NJ: Editorial - Start leaving paper trail LINK

NY: Editorial - Keep the dinosaurs for one more year LINK

SC: Call for vote receipts renewed LINK

SC: Kershaw County - Three protests filed in county elections LINK

TX: Smith County - Commissioners to Hear More About Election-Night Delays LINK

UT: Worries on voting machines persist Chaos in 2008?: Counties pressing for more touch screens with an eye on long lines in presidential year LINK

VT: Salmon/Brock recount may begin in two weeks LINK

WA: King County's vote counters still have a lot of work to do LINK

WY: Trauner: Change law to allow hand counts LINK

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