Daily Voting News For September 24, 2008

This morning a judge in Florida authorized Palm Beach Co. to do another recount. That is they are going to recount the recount of the recount of the original count. In this machine recount the county hopes to find 159 ballots in 54 precincts in which good ballots were mixed in with ones that contain over- and under-votes. Those 159 ballots will then be inspected to determine what the voters intended.

Also featured is an article by Bev Harris with regards to voter list databases. These databases are largely untested in real elections and will almost assuredly be a point of problems in November. Some states made their own central data bases while others spent millions of tax payers dollars for ES&S or Sequoia or Bermuda-based Accenture to build their data bases. Errors in these data bases serve only to disenfranchise voters....

Featured – FL: Another recount on the way for Palm Beach County LINK

Featured - National: Excruciating issues with voter list database LINK

National: Sequoia's Sinking Ship LINK

National: Campus Advantage and Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) Launch LINK
New Website Dedicated to Recording and Reporting Student Voting Problems LINK

National: Protect your vote LINK

Colorado: Coffman: Election returns to be a day late LINK

Florida: Elections officials try to clear up ID requirement LINK

Florida: Ballot printing in Broward County halted until dispute settled LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County - Board to seek another recount LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach County election officials seek third round of recounts in disputed judicial race LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County – Opinion - An Anderson problem? LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County – Opinion - Palm Beach should debate merits of an appointed elections chief LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County - Palm Beach Ballots Down for the Count LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County commission to take more time on idea of appointing elections supervisor LINK

Georgia: Editorial - Georgia must honor new voters, not impede them LINK

Georgia: Opinion - Integrity of elections ‘my highest priority’ LINK

Massachusetts: Winning candidate files for recount in 9th Plymouth District
Ward 2 City Councilor Michael Brady won Democratic primary race for Brockton state representative seat LINK

Massachusetts: Boston - Dianne Wilkerson demands recount LINK

Massachusetts: Boston - Wilkerson seeks election recount in five wards
Aide cites complaints of uncounted votes LINK

Maryland: Voter Excitement Tempered by Concerns of Fairness at Polls
Officials Prepare for Record Turnout; Worry About Voting Persists LINK

Minnesota: Ritchie: Changes to Minnesota law should prevent voter-challenge shenanigans and conflicts LINK

Minnesota: Minnesota Cites Paper Ballots As Factor in Quick Election Recount LINK

Missouri: Students have absentee option for voting LINK

Ohio: Fight Heats Up in Ohio Over Voting Procedures LINK

Ohio: How the GOP Wired Ohio's 2004 Vote Count for Bush to Win LINK

Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Urged To Follow Voting Laws LINK

Pennsylvania: Lancaster County - County to buy 10 voting machines
Will raise total number of machines here to 652 for busy presidential election. LINK

Pennsylvania: Montgomery County - Montco buys 75 more voting machines LINK

Rhode Island: Do primary day glitches foretell an Election Day mess? LINK

Texas: Panel addresses voters’ issues LINK

Texas: Panel of Election Officials to Discuss Voting System Integrity for November Elections LINK

West Virginia: W.Va. Counties Won't Get New Voting Machines LINK

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