Election Reform, Fraud, & News Sunday 10/29/06 Lou Dobbs Tonight

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Election Reform, Fraud, & News Sunday 10/29/06
Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN

Please join us for a "Lou Dobbs Tonight" special this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET: "America Votes 2006: Democracy at Risk."

We'll have a series of special reports on the dangers electronic voting machines pose to the integrity of America's elections.

Plus, we'll be joined by two lawmakers leading the fight to secure our nation's elections, Rep. Rush Holt, D-New Jersey, and state Rep. Brady Wiseman, D-Montana.

Then, three of America's leading electronic voting experts tell us what they're doing to prevent an election disaster.
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1. Democrats Push to Counter G.O.P. in Turnout Race

Democrats Push to Counter G.O.P. in Turnout Race

Adam Nagourney
The New Yorl Times
October 29, 2006

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/us/politics/29vote.html?ex=1319774400&en=ca90045586413abf&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss

VINITA PARK, Mo., Oct. 28 — Democrats are pushing into high gear this weekend a sharply expanded campaign to get their voters to the polls, even as some party leaders expressed anxiety that Republicans would again out-organize them in the approximately 20 House and 3 Senate races that both sides agree will determine the outcome of the midterm elections.

After two national elections in which Republicans’ sophisticated get-out-the-vote operation helped them triumph over their opponents, Democrats have invested heavily in catching up.

The success of that effort could be crucial to their hopes on Nov. 7. Notwithstanding polls that show broad Democratic strength, control of Congress appears to rest on a relatively few races in which the candidates are separated by razor-thin margins. Those are precisely the kinds of races where turnout efforts can make a difference, and the Republicans’ track record on getting their supporters to the polls in districts they focus on is a primary reason that the White House continues to express confidence that it can at least limit Democratic gains this year.

Howard Dean, the Democratic national chairman, said Friday that he was confident that a swell of enthusiasm among Democratic voters, combined with what he characterized as despondency among Republicans, would push Democrats to victory, an assessment that even some Republican strategists said they shared. But in an interview, Mr. Dean said that Republicans continued to have a clear superiority in identifying voters they can persuade to vote for their candidates and then getting them to cast ballots.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/us/politics/29vote.html?ex=1319774400&en=ca90045586413abf&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss

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2. Nat: BostonGlobe: Hampering the Vote

Hampering the vote

Robert Kuttner
Boston Globe
October 28, 2006

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/10/28/hampering_the_vote/
POLLS SHOW Democrats picking up between 20 and 30 House seats, enough to take control of the House. But brace yourself for a very long evening -- that could go on for days.
Republicans' superior ground operation -- they spend more on targeting voters and getting out the vote -- has received some attention in the press. But far more ominous is the organized effort to suppress voter turnout, directed entirely against groups likely to vote for Democrats.

An exhaustive report, "Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004?" by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the Century Foundation, and Common Cause, catalogs new, sickening assaults on our democracy: Hurdles to voter registration. Several states, led predictably by Florida and Ohio, have added criminal penalties for voter-registration efforts that violate deliberately complicated rules . In Florida, the Legislature added fines for nonpartisan groups that turn in registration materials late. This put League of Women Voters volunteer efforts in many minority areas out of business.

In Ohio, where the notorious secretary of state, Ken Blackwell, is also the Republican candidate for governor, technical violations of complex voter-registration laws are now felonies. Republicans even tried to disqualify Blackwell's opponent, Ted Strickland, from running, on the ground that he had voted in past years from two different Ohio addresses (where he lived).

Excessive ID requirements. In states that require voter ID, common-sense documentation such as a utility bill or tax receipt has long been accepted. Other states have accepted a signed affidavit or signature match, and experienced no fraud problems. But in several Republican-controlled states, such as Florida, Georgia, and Missouri, photo-ID requirements have been added, disqualifying people -- mostly poor, elderly, minority (and likely to vote for Democrats) -- who lack driver's licenses or passports or special voter cards. In Florida, the requirement could disqualify 300,000 voters.

Impediments to voting. In Arizona, an anti-immigrant ballot initiative passed in 2004 requires voters to bring proof of citizenship. In the first two months after the initiative passed, 70 percent of voter-registration applications in Maricopa County (Phoenix) were rejected for lack of adequate documentation. In Ohio, where voters in heavily Democratic and minority precincts waited for as long as 10 hours and countless gave up because of mysterious shortages of voting machines, the state belatedly required roughly equal allocation of voting machines. This remedy takes effect in 2013!

Polls have Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown leading Republican incumbent Mike DeWine by about eight points. But one Ohio activist told me, "We put the margin of theft at about seven points."

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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/10/28/hampering_the_vote/

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3. TN: Voting is back in style

Voting is back in style

The Tennessean
October 28, 2006
http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061028/OPINION01/610280323/1007/MTCN0305

There is a lot to be worried about this election season. Campaign ads are more vile than ever, candidate debates are scarce, and then there's that whole business of meddling out-of-state politicos.

But there is a bright spot: Tennesseans are getting to the polls.

State Election Coordinator Brook Thompson said more than 280,000 early and absentee votes had been cast as of Wednesday. That's a 39 percent higher turnout than at the same point in the 2002 mid-term elections.

Officials credit the turnout to the contentiousness of the Harold Ford Jr.-Bob Corker Senate contest and the highly controversial ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage.

Of course, some may see their Senate vote as a referendum on President Bush, not who should be senator. Also, a main reason that the marriage amendment is on the ballot at all is because conservatives see it as a way to get their base to the polls to re-elect them.

But this does not diminish the good news: Voting is up again.

More people want to be heard on how they should be governed. The larger the turnout, the clearer the signal to elected officials on how to serve their constituents.
http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061028/OPINION01/610280323/1007/MTCN0305

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4. Nat: Walll Street Journal: Polls and Pundits: How Reliable Are Forecasts?

Polls and Pundits: How Reliable Are Forecasts?

Lauren Etter
The Wall Street Journal
October 28, 2006

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116199972368106767-wWi0U8qOLxLX1bQMkid0ByAGjOc_20061126.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top

With 10 days left before the Nov. 7 midterm congressional elections, pollsters and pundits are forecasting a good night for Democrats.

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Current projections show the party is poised to gain the 15 new seats needed to control the House of Representatives, and possibly more. Control of the Senate is seen as a closer contest, but Democrats are given a decent shot of winning the six seats they need to lead there as well. Meanwhile, Republican support has waned to the lowest levels in decades. The most recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showed that 52% of voters want Democrats rather than Republicans to control Congress -- the first time either party has had a clear majority in that poll.

But will today's polls translate into a Democratic victory on Election Day? History suggests the vagaries of polling and the importance of the final two weeks of campaigning make that far from certain.

Here's a look at how well polls and pundits predict elections:

How reliable are polls? Polls can't predict the outcome of an election; they only take a snapshot at a given moment. Opinions often change in the final days before an election. Up to a quarter of voters don't decide whom they'll vote for until the week before an election, according to Republican pollster Bill McInturff. As many as 8% don't decide until Election Day.
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http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116199972368106767-wWi0U8qOLxLX1bQMkid0ByAGjOc_20061126.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top

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5. AL: Get Out the Native Vote

Get Out the Native Vote

Andrea Gusty
CBS 11 News
KTVA.com
October 27, 2006
http://www.ktva.com/topstory/ci_4562330

Low voter turnout rates among Alaska Natives has inspired Get Out the Native Vote, a group devoted entirely to getting Alaska's rural population to the polls on Election Day to choose the candidate that will best represent the Native community.
Historically, only a fraction of the 69,000 registered Alaska Native voters actually go to the polls on Election Day. That could be because many Alaska Natives don t think their single vote matters.

"The biggest reason of all is, 'My vote won't make a difference,'" said Vicki Otte.

This is not true. Remember the primary election? In the Bristol Bay region, only 1,500 of the 7,000 registered voters cast their ballot. The election came down to a coin toss.

"I think people are getting motivated and they have a reason to go to the polls this year," said Otte. It's a high stakes election for Alaska Natives, with big issues like subsistence, power cost equalization, education and the lack of jobs on everyone's minds.

http://www.ktva.com/topstory/ci_4562330

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6. CO: Denver voters can ride to polls in style

Denver voters can ride to polls in style

The Associated Press
Denver Post
October 28, 2006
http://www.denverpost.com/watercooler/ci_4567319

DENVER- Don't feel like standing in line on Election Day? In Denver, you can get a limo ride to the polls if you take advantage of early voting Saturday.
Fearing that new voting machines, new voting centers and a ballot full of measures could create gridlock Nov. 7, a coalition of advocacy groups is offering door-to-door service to the city's six new voting centers.

"We're expecting a lot of confusion, voter fatigue and, because of the long ballot, we're expecting long lines on Election Day," Lindsey Hodel, a spokeswoman for the limo effort, said Friday.

Her coalition includes groups aiming to increase turnout among Hispanic women and black voters. The coalition is nonpartisan, though some of its members have endorsed some proposals on the ballot.

The group has reserved two limos to handle pickup requests. To get as many people to the polls as possible, the limos will be making multiple stops to fit up to eight people on each ride, Hodel said.

http://www.denverpost.com/watercooler/ci_4567319

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7. Nat: Voter Registration Lists May Foil Voters

Voter Registration Lists May Foil Voters

thanks Hissyspit
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17. Nat: IPA: Voter Rolls and Election Day

Voter Rolls and Election Day

Institute for Public Accuracy
October 27, 2006
http://www.accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=1378

ION SANCHO
Available for a limited number of interviews, Sancho is elections supervisor for Leon County in Florida. He said today: "Florida's new statewide voter registration database may result in thousands of Floridians not being allowed to vote despite their good-faith efforts to register to vote. The three previous efforts by Florida Secretaries of State to create accurate databases determining the eligibility of voters, in 1998, 2000, and 2004, were abysmal failures. We'll all find out how good this database is on November 7, 2006." Sancho will be in New York City on Sunday and Monday.

JUSTIN LEVITT
Associate counsel with the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center, Levitt said today: "We remain concerned that problems with the voter rolls will impact eligible citizens, and we urge voters who encounter problems at the polls to persevere in the face of administrative difficulties. People should not be discouraged if their names are not found in the poll book -- at a minimum, they should demand a provisional ballot.

"For the first time this year, each state is required to have a computerized statewide voter list, replacing what had been local lists of varying quality. These new systems are extremely large and extremely complex, and were put together at an aggressive pace; as with any complex technology project, there could well be glitches in the first big test this election.

"Moreover, particular state procedures are likely to cause problems for some voters. For example, eligible citizens may have problems getting on the rolls in states like North Carolina or South Dakota, which require that a voter's registration information match information on the motor vehicles or Social Security database before the voter can be registered to vote. Typos and other inconsistencies could prevent eligible voters from getting on the rolls. The Brennan Center successfully litigated a case in Washington state on this issue, but problems remain elsewhere around the country. In Florida, if registration information doesn't 'match,' the voter must vote a provisional ballot, and return to the office of the county supervisor within three days with documentary proof of a driver's license or Social Security number. And states like Ohio have not publicized their practices, and could well be implementing versions of these 'no match, no vote' rules.

"Other procedures may create problems with purges of eligible citizens. As states consolidate local lists statewide, they are also attempting to remove duplicate or ineligible entries, on a greatly expanded scale. Such cleaning is laudable, but must not sweep eligible voters out in the process. We remain concerned that purges undertaken without public scrutiny, and under pressure from federal officials, may cause eligible citizens to be struck from the lists. Given that most of these purges are poorly publicized, we may only find out about the problems with the purges for the first time on Election Day."

http://www.accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=1378

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8. NY: Registration list errors could keep Americans from voting

Registration list errors could keep Americans from voting
Typos and time crunches have states in a tizzy

Deborah Hastings AP
The York Dispatch
October 27, 2006
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/nationworld/ci_4560297

Between every registered voter and the voting booth is The List. And if you're not on it, you might not be able to cast a ballot.
One of the biggest changes wrought by the Help America Vote Act is the mandate that every state must have a voter registration database up and working by the Nov. 7 general election. But a dozen states missed the Jan. 1 deadline for finishing their databases, which produce lists of registered voters for every precinct. And four states have been sued by the Justice Department.

That leaves a confusing array of systems that may or may not work come Election Day, voting rights groups say. And it creates a growing anxiety that registered voters with every right to cast a ballot will be turned away because their names are not on the list for a variety of reasons, including something as innocuous as a typo.

"No issue is more important on Election Day than the quality of the list," said Doug Chapin of the nonpartisan reform group electionline.org. "Those databases are the final say on whether a person gets to vote."

Central database: The regulation was designed to assure that each state would have a central, independent repository for all registered voters -- created by cross-checking voter registrations with existing state records to make sure dead people, incarcerated felons, and others not eligible to cast a ballot were removed from the rolls. It was also supposed to make it easier to vote by having a single list instead of scores of county-based rolls.

Using drivers' license data and Social Security numbers, state officials were supposed to match that data to voter registration cards. It didn't take long for unforeseen problems to pop up. Someone may use a middle initial on their voter registration card, but not on their driver's license. Married women may change their names, but not on every form of identification. Data entry errors can, and often do, occur.

"In theory, it looks like a really good idea," said Chapin. "But it's not as easy to match information on databases as they originally thought."

Trial run: In September 2004, New York City decided to do a trial run. The board of elections sent 15,000 registration records to the Department of Motor Vehicles to match license numbers on the voter cards to those in the DMV. The results? Nearly 20 percent couldn't be matched because of typos made by city employees.

Earlier this year, the Department of Justice sued New York, Alabama, New Jersey and Maine for failing to implement statewide lists. The states have reached agreements with the Justice Department, most in the form of interim databases.

http://www.yorkdispatch.com/nationworld/ci_4560297

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9. NPR: Diane Rehm Show Monday: Electronic Voting and the Midterm Elections

10:00 Electronic Voting and the Midterm Elections

The Diane Rehm Show
NPR
October 30, 2006, 10:00 AM

A preview of how well new technology and procedures are expected to work in the midterm elections.
http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/06/10/30.php#11767

Guests
Mark Radke, director of marketing, Diebold Election Systems

Steven Hertzberg, project director, Election Science Institute

Dan Seligson, editor, electionline.org

Edward Felten, professor of computer science, Princeton University

http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/06/10/30.php#11767

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10. Re-Post: 10/28 News, Out of Whack Touchscreens, Laugh of the day

10/28 News, Out of Whack Touchscreens, Laugh of the day

Thanks WillYourVoteBCounted
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11. CA: 11 GOP Recruits Charged With Voter Registration Fraud

Orange County charges 11 with phony voter registration

Associated Press
Contra Costa Times
October 27, 2008
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/state/15867579.htm

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Eleven people who were paid as much as $10 for each voter they registered in a Republican recruiting drive targeting central Orange County were charged with fraud.

Fraudulent voter registration charges were filed this week by prosecutors who said Democrats were unwittingly signed up as Republicans. Central Orange County includes the district represented by Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez.

There were at least 37 instances in which Democratic, Green Party voters and a noncitizen were registered as Republicans. Each defendant was charged with felony counts of fraudulent completion of registration affidavits.

No charges were filed against the companies or executives hired by the Republican Party to conduct the registration drive.

County GOP chairman Scott Baugh said he got complaints from people who received letters welcoming them to the Republican Party. Registration workers were fired for being too aggressive or submitting faulty paperwork, he said.

The recruiters worked for the Newport Beach petition circulating firm Bader & Associates as well as a subcontractor. Company owner Tom Bader said Thursday that his firm cooperated in the investigation.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/state/15867579.htm

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12. MD: Gov. Ehrlich Warns of Absentee Ballot 'Crisis'

Ehrlich warns of voting 'crisis'. Backup plans urged due to area shortages in absentee ballots

Melissa Harris
The Baltimore Sun
October 27, 2006
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.voting27oct27,0,5228264.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. warned yesterday that a shortage of absentee ballots is "approaching crisis proportions" and asked the state elections administrator to develop contingency plans if more cannot be delivered in time.

Maryland elections chief Linda H. Lamone acknowledged that some counties had run out of ballots or had not received all they need, with the election 11 days away. But she said more deliveries were scheduled, and described the problems as manageable.

Demand for absentee ballots is high after a push by Ehrlich and others for the use of the paper alternative in the aftermath of the Sept. 12 primary, which was crippled by human and technological errors. A new state law makes absentee ballots available to voters for any reason.

The company that makes Maryland's heavily scrutinized electronic voting machines, Diebold Election Systems Inc., also prints the state's absentee ballots.

Local election directors have warned for weeks that increased demand could create havoc during a tight election timetable.

Meanwhile, some voters are growing frustrated that they have not received their ballots yet - including some whose travel plans will take them out of state.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.voting27oct27,0,5228264.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

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13. E-Commerce Times: E-Voting Still Stirring Controversy as Mid-Term Elections Approach

E-Voting Still Stirring Controversy as Mid-Term Elections Approach


Keith Regan
E-Commerce Times
October 27, 2006
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/T6hmvFOiyuyIQ5/E-Voting-Still-Stirring-Controversy-as-Mid-Term-Elections-Approach.xhtml

According to published reports, Diebold Election Systems quietly replaced flawed components in several thousand voting machines last year. The repairs were aimed at fixing a so-called "screen-freeze" problem discovered three years earlier. The state's Board of Elections is considering whether Diebold's failure to inform the board of those changes is a violation of the company's contract.

With millions of voters set to cast ballots in key mid-term elections in just over a week, a long-simmering controversy over voting machines continues to percolate. New reports suggest a major manufacturer of e-voting kiosks quietly repaired a flaw without informing election officials.

The case involves machines in Maryland, where, according to published reports, Diebold Election Systems quietly replaced flawed components in several thousand voting machines last year. The repairs were aimed at fixing a so-called "screen-freeze" problem discovered three years earlier.

Now, the state's Board of Elections is considering whether Diebold's failure to inform the board of those changes and what brought them about represents a violation of the company's contract with the state.

Diebold reportedly replaced motherboards on some 4,700 machines in a handful of Maryland counties. Maryland has been at the forefront of a movement to create broad access to e-voting systems and as a result has found itself in the spotlight of controversy.

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/T6hmvFOiyuyIQ5/E-Voting-Still-Stirring-Controversy-as-Mid-Term-Elections-Approach.xhtml

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14. Electionline Report: Election Preview 2006

Election Preview 2006: What Changed, What Hasn't and Why

Electionline.org
http://www.electionline.org/Portals/1/Publications/Annual.Report.Preview.2006.Final.pdf

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20. This is a nice, comprehensive report.

In addition to the overall state of affairs across the nation, it gives individual state reports, including voter registration requirements, types of voting equipment used, absentee ballot policies, etc. There are several maps of the states for quick reference. If someone wanted to print it out, it would make a nice quick reference tool.

Good find, freedomfries!

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15. FL Re-Post: Touch-Screen D to R 'Glitches' in Broward Ct

Glitches cited in early voting. Early voters are urged to cast their ballots with care following scattered reports of problems with heavily used machines.

Charles Rabin and Darran Simon
The Miami Herald
October 28, 2008

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/15869924.htm

After a week of early voting, a handful of glitches with electronic voting machines have drawn the ire of voters, reassurances from elections supervisors -- and a caution against the careless casting of ballots.

Several South Florida voters say the choices they touched on the electronic screens were not the ones that appeared on the review screen -- the final voting step.

Election officials say they aren't aware of any serious voting issues. But in Broward County, for example, they don't know how widespread the machine problems are because there's no process for poll workers to quickly report minor issues and no central database of machine problems.

In Miami-Dade, incidents are logged and reported daily and recorded in a central database. Problem machines are shut down.

''In the past, Miami-Dade County would send someone to correct the machine on site,'' said Lester Sola, county supervisor of elections. Now, he said, ``We close the machine down and put a seal on it.''

Debra A. Reed voted with her boss on Wednesday at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center near Fort Lauderdale. Her vote went smoothly, but boss Gary Rudolf called her over to look at what was happening on his machine. He touched the screen for gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis, a Democrat, but the review screen repeatedly registered the Republican, Charlie Crist.

That's exactly the kind of problem that sends conspiracy theorists into high gear -- especially in South Florida, where a history of problems at the polls have made voters particularly skittish.

A poll worker then helped Rudolf, but it took three tries to get it right, Reed said.

''I'm shocked because I really want . . . to trust that the issues with irregularities with voting machines have been resolved,'' said Reed, a paralegal. ``It worries me because the races are so close.''

Broward Supervisor of Elections spokeswoman Mary Cooney said it's not uncommon for screens on heavily used machines to slip out of sync, making votes register incorrectly. Poll workers are trained to recalibrate them on the spot -- essentially, to realign the video screen with the electronics inside. The 15-step process is outlined in the poll-workers manual.

''It is resolved right there at the early-voting site,'' Cooney said.

Broward poll workers keep a log of all maintenance done on machines at each site. But the Supervisor of Elections office doesn't see that log until the early voting period ends. And a machine isn't taken out of service unless the poll clerk decides it's a chronic poor performer that can't be fixed.

Cooney said no machines have been removed during early voting, and she is not aware of any serious problems.

In Miami-Dade, two machines have been taken out of service during early voting. No votes were lost, Sola said.

Joan Marek, 60, a Democrat from Hollywood, was also stunned to see Charlie Crist on her ballot review page after voting on Thursday. ''Am I on the voting screen again?'' she wondered. ``Well, this is too weird.''

Marek corrected her ballot and alerted poll workers at the Hollywood satellite courthouse, who she said told her they'd had previous problems with the same machine.

Poll workers did some work on her machine when she finished voting, Marek said. But no report was made to the Supervisor of Elections office and the machine was not removed, Cooney said.

Workers at the Hollywood poll said there had been no voting problems on Friday.

Mauricio Raponi wanted to vote for Democrats across the board at the Lemon City Library in Miami on Thursday. But each time he hit the button next to the candidate, the Republican choice showed up. Raponi, 53, persevered until the machine worked. Then he alerted a poll worker.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/15869924.htm

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16. Bradblog: E-Voting Train Wreck 2006: The Week in Review

E-Voting Train Wreck 2006: The Week in Review

thanks Brad!
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3682

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18. Re-Post: Simon & Garfunkel's Sound of Silence w/ Heavy Graphics

thanks for your beautiful post
Jeffersons Ghost!
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19. Have a Great Sun Day!

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[Algorem]

21. Doubt and anxiety at the ballot box

http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1162024820301610.xml?ocoth&coll=2

Sunday, October 29, 2006
Victoria Lovegren

The 2000 presidential election and subsequent recount opened a wound of doubt and suspicion that has yet to heal. According to a recent Zogby poll, most people believe the 2004 presidential election was tampered with.

For many voters, there simply is no way to reconcile the huge discrepancies between 2004's exit polls and the "official numbers." Despite the media's downplaying of these discrepancies and discrediting the exit polls, the public knows the numbers just don't add up. Voters wonder why the historically accurate exit polls have been so "wrong" since the introduction of electronic voting machines. Why do we routinely accept the validity of exit polls in the Ukraine and other countries, but not here? Why didn't the 2004 pollsters release the data? Why are many states, including Ohio, seeking to prohibit exit polls?

Worried voters harbor fears about Nov. 7 and the future of voting. Studies continue to be released about the security and vulnerability of electronic voting, one of the latest being from Princeton University (on the Web at: http://itpolicy.princeton.edu/voting/). With Diebold machines, "an attacker could create malicious code that spreads automatically and silently from machine to machine during normal election activities," according to the report. Though computer scientists have always known of these vulnerabilities, it comes as new information to many voters. Ninety-two percent of the public is not comfortable with electronic voting, according to Zogby...


If you are concerned about our elections, there are important roles you can play. Participate in an election-protection or vote-count protection project on Election Day and check out some of the election-integrity groups in Northeast Ohio. For more information, contact me by e-mail at [e-mail] or visit www.ohiovigilance.org.


Lovegren is an election-integrity activist who lives in Cleveland Heights.



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22. excellent column! thanks for posting!

Thanks for finding and posting this excellent Plain Dealer column, Algorem! Way to go Victoria!
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23. Thank you, FF!

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24. Kick to the top!

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25. KnR for the ERD squad.

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26. IS THAT SHOW going to be REPEATED?

I missed the first 20 minutes and I really need the whole thing so i can make DVDs of it. If anyone knows when it will air again please let me know.!!!