Daily Voting News For May 6, 2008

As is becoming typical, the Main Stream Media is not reporting a lot of voting problems today. It appears that we have to wait for the busy election protection hotlines to report on their day. One thing for sure is that turnout was huge.

Early voting began today in Washington Co Arkansas where the county is using some paper ballots in which names of some unopposed judicial candidates are missing. State law requires any unopposed candidate to get at least one vote and that has happened. It is typical for the ballot printer, ES&S (yes, the one and the same ES&S), to mis-print ballots but why did the county not proof read their ballots before they got into a position where they had to use them? Those stories and more below. ...

NAtional: Democratic Congress to Voters: What Election Problems? LINK

National: Book Review - Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008 LINK

National: Quick Study: Voting Machines
Do voting machines work as well as they should? LINK

National: Quick Study: Voting Machines
Learn who's who when it comes to making sure the nation's voting machines work, plus get up-to-speed on ballot lingo. LINK

National: Supreme Court Ignores Wisconsin Data LINK

Arkansas: Washington County - Judge's Names Left Off Washington County Ballots
Correcting Mistake Would Cost County $15,000, Election Commissioner Says LINK

Arkansas: Washington County - 5 judicial positions in Washington County likely decided by 73 voters LINK

Indiana and North Carolina: Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary Election Voters in North Carolina and Indiana LINK

Indiana: 140K New Voters In IN LINK

Indiana: State braces for record turnout LINK

Indiana: Gary – Opinion - Be prepared to comply with picture ID rule LINK

Indiana: Marion County - Touch-screen machines, extra poll workers ready for high turnout LINK

Indiana: Marion County - Polling place glitches are few in Indy LINK

Indiana: St. Joseph County - Voters experience problems at the polls LINK

Indiana: St. Joseph County - Students, Nuns, Denied RIGHT to Vote in Indiana Today Following Supreme Court Approval of State Photo ID Restrictions, Says Nonpartisan Watchdog Group LINK

Indiana: St. Joseph County - Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll by fellow sister LINK

Indiana: Tippecanoe County - Primary Update: Dayton problems fixed LINK

Indiana: Tippecanoe County - Voter turnout high, some problems reported LINK

North Carolina: Massive voter turnout predicted LINK

North Carolina: Voters could see lines at polls today
Board of Elections staff fields number of calls LINK

North Carolina: Polls open in North Carolina
Some long lines reported LINK

North Carolina: Alamance County - Live election blog: Unaffiliated voter says she encounters problem at polls LINK

North Dakota: Election process changing with times LINK

New York: Accessible voting machines require accessible sites LINK

Ohio: Editorial - Keep law as it is
New voting equipment for Ohio counties should have a federal seal of approval LINK

Oklahoma: Voter ID law may come to Oklahoma LINK

Texas: Austin Plans 'Point-by-Point' Review of Hart InterCivic E-Vote System in Light of Federal Fraud Lawsuit LINK

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