Article: 'Daily Voting News' For November 23, 2006

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org HAPPY THANKSGIVING! / The disaster of an election in Denver, Colorado cost the tax payers over $4M or $20 for each voter who went to the polls. This is an amazing cost and it is being borne out all over the country as counties begin to tally up the costs of HAVA. Many counties are now spending two and three times more for elections than they have spent in the past and the cost can only go up once the first year contracts go away and the counties begin to realize they have the extra costs of maintenance, licensing, technical support, and the other hidden costs. And to add to the misery, many counties are beginning to complain about the cost of purchasing accessible voting machines that were not used in the last election and may never be used. ...

NAtional: GOP's Hayes Urges Rival To Concede LINK

NAtional: Opinion - Democrats can build trust by working for election fairness LINK

AR: Benton County - Election problems, federal requirements challenge commissioners LINK

CA: Actor apologizes for copying key documents on election equipment LINK

CO: Denver County - Panel Investigates Election Fiasco LINK

CO: Denver County - Election season costs Denver 20 bucks a vote LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Florida's 'national model' for fair elections now under scrutiny LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Voting machines actually used in disputed election to be tested LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Jennings team: Test of machines flawed LINK

IN: Posey County - Curtis requests recount LINK

MA: Lenox - CPA passes, but voting system fails LINK

MD: Anne Arundel County - Recount Is Likely in House Contest LINK

NJ: Ocean County - Voting machines �proved reliable LINK

PA: Centre County - Board hears from unhappy voters LINK

PA: Northampton County - Changes slated for Northampton ballot LINK

TX: El Paso County - A troubleshooting report reveals the problems reported by election judges during the mid-term election. LINK

TX: Williamson County - Former Williamson elections administrator gets blame for problems LINK

WV: Belmont County - Election Costs Sky High In Belmont County LINK

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