Daily Voting News For June 14 and 15, 2008

Monday, 16 June 2008, 9:02 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For June 14 and 15, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Happy Fathers Day to all of the Fathers reading this.

Following last year’s mayoral primary in Bridgeport Connecticut, one Democratic candidate was sure there were problems with the vote totals. He went to court and appealed the loss but the Superior Court found against him. He was still sure so he asked that the case be heard by the state Supreme Court. He was rebuffed. Today the Connecticut Post revealed the results of their investigation. 105 more votes were tallied than voters went to the polls. The state claims it is not unusual for there to be a few more votes than voters in any given polling place because POLL WORKERS MAKE MISTAKES. The have agreed that 105 votes is a bit much so the state is now investigating....

NAtional: Just How Bad Can Software Screw Up An Election? LINK

National: Voting commission plagued by problems, limited funds LINK

Arizona: Pima County - Pima scales back election changes LINK

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Colorado: Electronic voting figure takes new job
Gardner snared in lawsuit over qualifications LINK

Connecticut: Broken System: Bridgeport Primary Does Not Add Up LINK

Connecticut: Probe: Voting numbers don't add up LINK

Connecticut: Newspaper: more votes cast than voters in Bridgeport primary LINK

Florida: Ballot Audits Don't Get A Vote Of Confidence LINK

Florida: Sen. Bill Nelson looks to end Electoral College LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County - ELECTION NON-REFORMS: New, useless paper trail LINK

Louisiana: Democrats’ Vote Drive in Louisiana Stirs Concern LINK

New Jersey: Editorial - The voting machine verdict LINK

Nevada: Clark County - Audit report won’t tell you much
Election Department data redacted to ensure privacy LINK

New York: So Now Can We Talk About Hand Counts? LINK

Ohio: Capital News: More volleys over Brunner's Project Everest LINK

Ohio: Sit down and have a chat with Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner LINK

Pennsylvania: Batteries backup to backup
Officials will buy 100 extra to ensure voting machines work Nov. 4 LINK

South Carolina: Horry County - Horry may buy laptops for quicker poll check-in LINK

**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**

*************

John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org

"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Did you know Scoop has an Ethical Paywall?

If you're using Scoop for work, your organisation needs to pay a small license fee with Scoop Pro. We think that's fair, because your organisation is benefiting from using our news resources. In return, we'll also give your team access to pro news tools and keep Scoop free for personal use, because public access to news is important!

Go to Scoop Pro Find out more

Find more from John Gideon on InfoPages.

Top Scoops Headlines

COMMENT

Gordon Campbell: On The Hamas Ceasefire Offer, And Mark Mitchell’s Incompetence

With hindsight, it was inevitable that (a) Hamas would agree to the ceasefire deal brokered by Egypt and Qatar and that ( b) Israel would then immediately launch attacks on Rafah, regardless.

Peter Dunne: Beware The All-Knowing Controller And Auditor-General

According to the legislation, the role of the Controller and Auditor-General is to make sure that public sector organisations are spending public resources well and making good decisions. That is as it should be and consistent with what might be expected of good audit practice.

Paul Moon: An Outsider On The Inside, How Ans Westra Created New Zealand’s ‘National Photo Album’

Westra produced what amounts to a national photo album, in which a vast span of the country’s everyday existence was documented with unrivalled skill and perception.

Jane Kelsey: How The Fast-Track Law Could Expose Future NZ Governments To Trade Disputes

Foreign investors wanting to protect their gains under the controversial new law could hold the country to ransom by threatening a dispute. As a result, they would constrain New Zealand’s democratic ability to exercise its sovereignty, and to protect te Tiriti rights.

Gordon Campbell: On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism

The rise in unemployment numbers for the March quarter was bigger than expected – and especially sharp amongst young job seekers. The surge in migration has boosted the ranks of the jobless, and is depressing wage growth. As usual this government seems utterly clueless about what it has wrought.

Bill Bennett: Another Pacific cable for NZ by 2026

An Auckland link will be added to the trans-Pacific submarine cable being built by Vocus and Google. Spark uses MBNZ technology to highlight fixed wireless performance. 2degrees appears to be winning mobile market share.

Join Scoop Pro

Submit News

Become a Member

Community Scoop

More RSS News Alerts

Wellington Scoop

More RSS News Alerts

Daily Voting News For June 14 and 15, 2008

Daily Voting News For June 14 and 15, 2008

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Did you know Scoop has an Ethical Paywall?

COMMENT

Gordon Campbell: On The Hamas Ceasefire Offer, And Mark Mitchell’s Incompetence

Peter Dunne: Beware The All-Knowing Controller And Auditor-General

Paul Moon: An Outsider On The Inside, How Ans Westra Created New Zealand’s ‘National Photo Album’

Jane Kelsey: How The Fast-Track Law Could Expose Future NZ Governments To Trade Disputes

Gordon Campbell: On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism

Bill Bennett: Another Pacific cable for NZ by 2026

Comment Section

Join Our Free Newsletter