The
Help America Vote Act requires states to have a centralized
voter registration data base. Most of the states have
successfully been able to meet this mandate. Colorado, on
the other hand, has done about as well with their data base
as they did recertifying voting systems; they appear to have
failed. Election officials throughout the state tested the
system during simulated elections. They found the system
extremely slow; in fact it is so slow that many plan on
using their old systems to do the actual poll data work on
election-day. Just a reminder that voter registration data
bases are fairly new and there has been a lot of data entry.
Every voter needs to ensure they are on the rolls, their
name is spelled correctly, and that there is nothing that
will keep them from being able to get a ballot in November.
What is all the talk about Lake Co Indiana (Gary)
reporting last evening’s primary results late? Now the
county is promising to be quicker in reporting. They need to
ensure every vote is counted and that every vote is counted
correctly. The media can wait for those correct numbers.
Don’t speed up just to satisfy the cable news services....
CA: Opinion – Debra Bowen - Poll
workers stand on the front lines of democracy LINK
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Colorado:
Colorado election clerks plan only partial use of new system
LINK
Florida: Florida
2006: Can Statistics Tell Us Who Won Congressional
District-13? (pdf) LINK
Indiana and
North Carolina: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline
Presents A Tale of Two Counties: Lake County Indiana and
Guilford County North Carolina LINK
Indiana and
North Carolina: Election Protection Fields Nearly 800 Calls
During North Carolina and Indiana Primary Elections
Indiana Voter ID Law Emerges as a Significant Issue;
Scattered Problems Reported Throughout Both Primary States
LINK
Indiana:
866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Reports in Indiana
Scattered Machine Problems, Some Polling Location Confusion
and a Lack of Democratic Ballots in Some Precincts. LINK
Indiana: Voter
ID Law Consequences Mild in Ind. LINK
Maryland: Voter
registration rejections sent to 17-year-old voters LINK
North Carolina:
866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Reports in North
Carolina Scattered Machine Problems, Questions Regarding
Registration Status and the Hybrid, Closed/Open Primary, and
A Responsive State Board of Elections. LINK
New York: New
Blog Website to Keep NYers Informed on How to Prevent Stolen
Elections LINK
New York:
Storage of voting machines in question LINK
Texas: Editorial
- Voter ID bills are vote suppression LINK
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