Daily Voting News For February 05, 2008 (Morning)

There is a lot of voting news today so this will be the morning edition of today's news. There have been voting machine problems reported around the country. All of the reported problems, so far, have been on DRE machines. None of the reported problems would have been solved by the inclusion of a vvpat printer or an audit. In fact, of the reports we have seen so far, the inclusion of vvpat printers on DREs has actually caused problems with paper jams. ...

NAtional: States Prepare for Tests of Voting-System Changes LINK

National: Perspective: The Democratic Party's dangerous experiment LINK

National: 'Crash tested' e-voting machines spread doubt on Super Tuesday LINK

National: AUDIO: How Do You Know If Your Vote is Counted Accurately or Even at All? LINK

National: Super Tuesday: An e-voting report from the trenches A closer look at three states' e-voting readiness LINK

National: Why America Needs Coalition - Clean Elections and Freedom LINK

Arkansas: Tuesday will test success of Arkansas' earlier party primaries LINK

California: Counting votes -- it ain't fast food, folks! LINK

California: 20 Calif. Counties Scrap Electronic Vote Machines LINK

California: Columnist - Thomas Elias: Voting machines back on track LINK

California: Columnist - Peter Schrag: A one-of-a-kind Rube Goldberg election machine LINK

California: After a reboot, does my vote count? LINK

California: State Officials Predict Slow Vote Count LINK

California: Los Angeles County - California's Butterfly Ballot? LINK

California: Riverside county back to using paper ballots LINK

California: Riverside County - County using all-paper ballots LINK

California: San Diego County - Out of touch: Voting machines sit idle LINK

California: San Diego County - Registrar staff expects to work through night LINK

California: San Joaquin County - Paper ballots filling in for touchscreens LINK

California: San Mateo County - Dozens to help oversee voting Local Democrats volunteer to ensure smooth counting LINK

Colorado: Editorial - Lessons in other states' elections LINK

Georgia: Extra eyes on the polls for presidential contests LINK

Georgia: Georgia voters head to the polls for Super Tuesday LINK

Georgia: Glitches Reported at Metro Atlanta Polls LINK

Georgia: State workers fan out when problems arise at polls LINK

Georgia: Habersham County - State still investigating Habersham Several reported violations in July election means polls may be monitored LINK

Georgia: Hall County - Glitch slows things to start with at Wilson II polling place LINK

Iowa: Culver, Mauro disagree on paying for voting machine upgrades LINK

Illinois: Early voters took their chances Those who chose candidates who dropped out knew it could happen LINK

Illinois: ELECTION '08: State officials alert to voter fraud LINK

Illinois: Chicago and Cook County - Some voters face minor problems, delays, election officials report LINK

Indiana: Requiring IDs, Revoking IDs LINK

Missouri: St Louis - Some technical issues reported at polls in St. Louis LINK

New Jersey: Hudson County - N.J. governor vote delayed because of poll problems LINK

New Jersey: Hudson County - Machine problems at Corzine's voting station LINK

New Jersey: Hudson County - Technical Difficulties Delay The Vote In Hoboken Several Voting Machines Malfunction LINK

New Jersey: Hudson County - Some Voting Machines Malfunction On Super Tuesday Technical Difficulties Delay The Vote LINK

New Jersey: Hudson County - Hoboken voting machine now working LINK

New Jersey: Hudson County - Computer Glitch Delays Corzine's Vote LINK

New York: Lawsuits could jeopardize NY's compliance with federal voting law LINK

New York: Ruling rocks N.Y. voting debate State Supreme Court gives touch-screen company's bid new life. LINK

New York: Chemung County - Chemung Leg. Approves New Voting Machines LINK

New York: Debate in Essex Co. over voting machines for the disabled LINK

New York: Otsego County - New voting machines ordered LINK

New York: Saratoga County - Saratoga stuck with obsolete voting machines? Upgrades in parts of county don't meet the newer requirements of federal law LINK

New York: Ulster County - Hearing focus is voting machine law LINK

Ohio: Large number of people want paper ballots; shortage feared LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County elections board fires one ballot printer Replacement scanner ballots ordered after six tests fail LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga's plan to vote on paper goes before federal court judge LINK

Ohio: Franklin County - Paper ballots await voters LINK

Ohio: Union County officials contest state's decision on paper ballots LINK

Pennsylvania: Editorial - It's time to fix voting LINK

West Virginia: Kanawha County - Audit finds flaws in table games election, but determines no laws were broken LINK

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