The election nightmare may be over in Palm Beach
Co Florida. After seven recounts, machine and hand, the
election for a county circuit court seat has been certified.
The losing candidate, of course, is considering legal
actions. Still not explained is how ballots were lost then
found and how the machines just couldn’t seem to get an
accurate count. Sequoia should have some explaining to do
beyond just “No, no, no, it wasn’t us”.
Think no
one is using punch-cards anymore? You’re wrong. Eight
counties in Idaho are still using them and they like them.
Over 25 years ago one well-known political hack said
this about voting, “I don't want everybody to vote.
Elections are not won by a majority of people, they never
have been from the beginning of our country and they are not
now. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections
quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down."
Democracy is only effective when everyone participates.
Please don’t be left out on election day. Make sure you
are registered to vote now and ensure all of your
information is correct and up-to-date and then exercise your
right to that vote on election day. Many states have a
registration deadline the first week of next month. Find out
where to go to get information from your state here:
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National: Advancement Project
Report Shows Provisional Ballots May Disenfranchise Voters
LINK
National:
Confusing Voter Registration Laws Could Affect Presidential
Election Register at parents' home? At school? Students
get conflicting advice LINK
National: This
may be the election of the century LINK
National: FOX
Friends: 2000-like recounts in multiple states? LINK
Florida: Opinion
- Our views: Don’t block the vote Florida should stop
hasty rollout of law putting the integrity of elections at
risk LINK
Florida: State
addresses rumors about voter ID LINK
Florida: Broward
County - Court: Candidate shouldn't have been dropped in
Broward judge race LINK
Florida: Recount
gives Abramson Palm Beach County Circuit Court seat LINK
Florida: Palm
Beach County commissioners postpone plan to appoint
supervisor of elections LINK
Florida: Palm
Beach County - Voter groups to hover over county Nov. 4 LINK
Georgia:
Richmond County - Officials examine voter ID numbers LINK
Idaho: Some
Idaho Counties Won't Abandon Punch Cards LINK
Maryland: Voting
machine switch difficult Hopes to change to optical-scan
muddied by lack of availability LINK
Michigan: Voting
rights, voter removal program LINK
Ohio: Diebold
Keeps on Truckin' in Ohio for McCain LINK
Ohio: Secretary
Brunner Protects the Voting Rights Of Ohioans Facing
Foreclosure LINK
Ohio: If Ohio
polling looks like Chicago, 'thank' Brunner LINK
Ohio: GOP
criticizes advisory of Ohio elections chief LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga
County - Low-Tech Voting System Comes With $5M Price Tag LINK
Ohio: Lorain
County – Elections Board blankets county with absentee
ballot applications LINK
Pennsylvania:
Pa. counties expect more voters, order machines LINK
Virginia:
Officials Say Young People Coming Out In Droves Registering
To Vote LINK
Wisconsin: WI
Attorney General Battles State Over Voter Registration
Checks LINK
Wisconsin:
ELECTION 2008: Wisconsin Judge Rules AG Can Sue State's
Election Board LINK
Wisconsin: Forum
to discuss state's readiness for Nov. election LINK
West Virginia:
State counties won’t get new voting machines LINK
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