Election
officials across the country are beginning to make the same
statements they make before every election. In order to try
to give the voters some confidence they are talking about
how they are ready. The voting machines are programmed and
tested and all set and this year they will have another
successful election. Of course on Nov. 4, just 23 days from
today, we will hear the same reports of voter
disenfranchisement, long lines at the polls causing voters
to give up and not vote, vote flipping on touch-screen
machines, and all of the other negative reports and many
will come from the very same jurisdictions that are now
talking about being ready.
In a year when turn-out
is predicted to be much higher than every before county
election officials should be looking to add polling sites
yet in Fairfield Co Ohio the county has decided to delete
25 polling sites. This will cause voters to have to travel a
further distance to vote and will increase the length of the
lines. The county claims they are being forced into this
decision by recent rulings from the Secretary of State,
Jennifer Brunner. If that is correct then Brunner needs to
reconsider her rulings. If the county is just trying to
make it more difficult for voters to vote then Brunner needs
to re-direct the county. Either way Brunner needs to take
action....
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National: College voters
facing obstacles Some mistakenly told they may lose
financial aid if they registered using address at school LINK
National: Voter
Hot Line Upgraded for Election LINK
National:
Princeton prof: Your votes could disappear without leaving
paper trail LINK
National:
Editorial - Two sides of vote fraud LINK
National: GOP
Attacks on American Voters Turn Desperate, Ugly and
Dangerous LINK
Florida: Many
convicted felons remain on voter rolls, according to Sun
Sentinel investigation Thousands who should be ineligible
are registered to vote LINK
Illinois: Kane
County - Vote early to avoid election day wait LINK
Illinois: Peoria
- 'I really hated what happened to Sam Polk' Early period
hopes to ease problems problems [sic]voters run into LINK
Illinois:
Tazewell County - Officials show confidence in equipment LINK
Indiana: Making
every vote count, as many times as necessary LINK
Indiana: Lake,
Porter officials hope to avoid pitfalls from spring primary
LINK
Maryland: Harford
County - High interest suggests Nov. voting might reach 90%
Record numbers are registering in county as deadline nears
LINK
Michigan: Do
allegations of massive voter purge hold water? LINK
Minnesota:
Ritchie: Primary recount shows voting system works LINK
Mississippi:
Lowndes, state election officials focus on ways to improve
voting process LINK
Montana: State,
local elections officials work to avoid '06 repeat New
security plans, new equipment, more people should help make
it smooth LINK
New Jersey: So
many new NJ voters, so little time to log them LINK
New Jersey:
Mercer County - Mercer registering voters at record pace:
210K-plus LINK
New Mexico:
Opinion - Even Jimmy Carter supports Voter ID LINK
New Mexico:
Cibola County - AG: No crime in missing-ballots case LINK
New York: Cayuga
County - Voters scramble to get registered LINK
New York:
Rensselaer County - 'Osama' error sparks probe County
lawmakers to investigate how Barack Obama's name was
misprinted on ballots LINK
Ohio: Butler
County - What do you need to know before you vote? Find your
polling place and decide which kind of ballot you want LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga
County - Cuyahoga election officials downplay odds of vote
fraud 50 of 65,000 registration cards have irregularities.
Members of both parties say safeguards are in place LINK
Ohio: Fairfield
County - Board of Elections eliminates polling sites
Decision to reduce number of locations comes as officials
try to comply with state directives LINK
Oklahoma: No
doubt cast on voting machines ElectionOfficials say scanners
should hold up fine in large turnout LINK
Pennsylvania:
Point/Counterpiont: Political apparel at polling places LINK
Pennsylvania:
Montgomery County - Montco official says county prepared
for voter turnout LINK
Rhode Island: Man
vs. machine at R.I. ballot box Courts revisit hand-count ban
LINK
Tennessee:
Sullivan County - Voting process features mix of new and
old technologies LINK
Washington:
Pierce County - You chose it – now you’ll use ranked
voting in Pierce County Ranked choice what? Get ready for a
new voting system for Pierce County offices, starting with
this election. LINK
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