Article: 'Daily Voting News' For April 22, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org What is wrong with election officials in Pennsylvania? They knew that voter turnout was going to set records today yet many precincts only have two machines. Two machines equal long lines and voters turning around and going home. On top of that there were wide-spread machine failures. And, on top of that, in areas like Philadelphia officials will not allow voters to use a paper ballot unless both machines are out-of-service and then, the paper ballot is a provisional ballot that may or may not ever be counted. At the same time that voters are reporting problems to the local news blogs and the voting assistance groups, local officials were telling the broadcast media that there were very few problems and they were all expected (normal). In fact the problems were numerous enough to warrant VoterAction to go to court in an attempt to keep the polls open for two extra hours. That attempt was denied....

NAtiona: The BRAD BLOG [And VotersUnite] Invited to Address U.S. Election Assistance Commission... LINK

NAtional: Lawyers' Committee Releases Interim Protection 2008 Primary Report LINK

NAtional: Are E-Voting Paper Trails A Bad Idea? from the depends-on-your-point-of-view dept LINK

AZ: Pima County - Who Checks The Vote Counters? LINK

AZ: Pima County - State law backs Dems' request for election databases LINK

CA: Foundation to honor secretary of state for actions regarding voting machines LINK

CO: Mock election to test statewide voter registration Boulder County testing election system LINK

CO: Mock election will test if SCORE rides smoothly New voter registration system will be used in Aug. primaries LINK

CO: Dry run for new voter database LINK

CT: State Officials Asked To Probe Flaws In Voter Lists LINK

IN: Marion County - Preparing for Indiana's May primary election LINK

IN: Shelby County - Ballot back in proper order LINK

MT: E-Vote: $800,000 in Grants Awarded to Montana County Election Offices LINK

NY: Storage sought for new machines ELECTRONIC VOTING: Counties need secure, climate-controlled site LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - High-cost elections stun cities, schools Some increases are more than tenfold LINK

PA: Pennsylvania Primary: Polling Place, E-Voting Problem Wire... LINK

PA: Voter Story: Battling Administrative Incompetence And Technical Failure At The Polls LINK

PA: Reports of disenfranchised and uncertain voters LINK

PA: Heavy Turnout In Pa. LINK

PA: Obama camp charging voting problems in PA LINK

PA: Election Protection in Full Swing in Pennsylvania LINK

PA: Voting Problems In Pennsylvania? LINK

PA: Breaking: Voter Group Requests Extended Poll Hours LINK

PA: Poll problems: The case to extend hours LINK

PA: Judge: Polls Will Close As Scheduled LINK

PA: Allegheny County - Early Polling Issue Reported In Green Tree LINK

PA: Bucks County - Downed voting machines caused delays in Falls LINK

PA: Centre County - Update: Voting brisk in county, at HUB LINK

PA: Monroe County - Changes should eliminate long lines, lengthy waits for voters LINK

PA: Northampton County - Polls open for Pennsylvania primary LINK

PA: Northampton County - Palmer Twp. voter reports ballot confusion LINK

PA: Philadelphia - Court Appointed Machine Inspector Denied Entrance to Poll LINK

PA: Westmoreland County - Election workers brace for onslaught LINK

TN: It's time to ensure every vote is counted LINK

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