'Daily Voting News' For November 07, 2008

Today we have reports that ES&S software actually flipped votes in three races at one polling place in Crawford Co Kansas. We also have reports that ES&S software incorrectly reported results in one race in Polk Co North Carolina.

The long count of votes in Hillsborough Co Florida seems to be over with the blame for problems being put, where else, on “human error”. It seems that Premier/Diebold had warned Florida users of their high-speed OSX voting machines that those machines could not take a high-volume of ballots without bogging down and causing problems. Hillsborough ignored that warning. However, why would a vendor put out a system for use in elections that cannot be used in a high-volume of ballots. King Co. Washington wanted badly to use that system. If they had it would have been a disaster....

National: Push to Expand Voter Rolls and Early Balloting in U.S. LINK

National: Election gives early-balloting initiatives a boost LINK

National: Election-Day Problems -- Part Deux LINK

California: Election Night traffic slowed Secretary of State’s computers LINK

Florida: Leon County elections officials still counting votes; Boulware needs 158 for House 9 recount LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Two days after polls close, Johnson concedes Hillsborough elections supervisor race to Busansky ‘
[Diebold/Premier OSX optical-scan system] LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough election fixes up to Busansky LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Human Error Suspected In Election Results Delay LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Ousted Johnson Still Blames Voting Machine Firm LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County – Editorial - Cleaning up after Johnson's disaster LINK

Kansas: Crawford County sees voting machine error
[ES&S ballot programming error that flipped votes in some local races] LINK

Kansas: Machine error could affect Crawford County attorney race LINK

Kansas: Crawford County - Error comes from voting machine programming
Officials to test machines Saturday in Frontenac LINK

Kansas: Crawford County - Error in voting machine could affect four races
Officials to test machines Saturday in Frontenac LINK

Iowa: Plymouth County - Speedy ballot count? Result of paper voting machines LINK

Indiana: Hamilton County - 350 Hamilton Co. ballots tossed after error LINK

Minnesota: Man will judge machine: scanner accuracy big in Senate race LINK

Minnesota: Coleman campaign questions big Franken gains LINK

Minnesota: FAQ on the Senate recount LINK

North Carolina: Polk County - Revised results give Democrats sweep in county board race
[ES&S incorrectly reported results] LINK

North Carolina: CD-5 - Goode Issues Statement on 5th District Race LINK

Nebraska: Douglas County - Thousands of early ballots arrive late LINK

New York: [Governor] Paterson Seeks Voting Assessment LINK

New York: Electronic Voting Machines Still in Limbo LINK

South Carolina: Charleston County - Like old times
Voting glitches bring delays of yesteryear to mind LINK

Tennessee: Tenn. will pay $25M for voting machines
State spent millions on paperless version less than five years ago LINK

Tennessee: TN to spend $25M grant on voting machines LINK

Texas: Scanning paper ballots best election choice, study says LINK

Virginia: North Carolina early voting eliminated hassles LINK

Virginia: Recount Fictions in Virginia's Fifth LINK

Virginia: Goode cites 'irregularities' in reporting votes LINK

West Virginia: Release of returns delayed LINK

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