Daily Voting News For May 7, 2008

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

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

Indiana: Ballot shortage in Howard County LINK

Indiana: Lake County - Election officals were optimistic that vote problem were over LINK

Indiana: Lake Co. vote results criticized, explained LINK

Indiana: Lake County - History of corruption clouds primary in northern Indiana LINK

Indiana: Lake County - Late-Reporting Indiana County Vows to Fix Poll Problems Before November LINK

Indiana: La Porte County – Two NW Indiana Voting Places To Stay Open LINK

Indiana: Porter County won't have final count tonight LINK

Kansas: Voter ID passes, but veto possible LINK

Kansas: Voter ID measure sent to Sebelius 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

Oklahoma: Voter ID measure dies in Senate LINK

Texas: Editorial - Voter ID bills are vote suppression LINK

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