'Daily Voting News' For June 6, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of
VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
Madison Co. Indiana needs to do a recount but before they do two ES&S employees have to come into the state to do that count for them. There are reports of failures of Diebold DREs coming from Mississippi. In Contra Costa Co., California 5 to 10% of the counties AutoMark machines did not work today. Kern Co., California had problems with their voter access cards which weren't programmed properly at the beginning of the day. Pima County, Arizona officials voted to purchase Diebold DREs for their disability accessible machines, ignoring the fact they are not accessible and the vote does not say they are going to use the machines in Sept. Thieves stole two optical-scan machines and an AutoMark from a polling place in Barbour Co., Alabama....
AR: White County – Train Wreck - Election 2006: ‘a royal mess’ LINK
CA: Contra Costa County – Train Wreck - Few flock to polls by midday (AutoMark machines not working) LINK
CA: Kern County – Train Wreck - Elections Snarl Delays Voting (Diebold) LINK
CA: Kern County – Train Wreck - Voting problems (Diebold) LINK
CA: Los Angeles County – Train Wreck - Diebold Voting Machine Scandal Hits L.A. County LINK
CA: San Joaquin County – Train Wreck - Early voting problems in S.J. (8:05 a.m.) (Diebold) LINK
IN: Madison County – Train Wreck - Anderson recount would need two contractor staffers (ES&S) LINK
MS: Train Wreck - Low voter turnout, few problems reported with new voting system (Diebold) LINK
MS: Train Wreck - Voting machines not working in Leflore, Jackson counties; other problems reported statewide (Diebold) LINK
MS: Leflore County – Train Wreck - Paper ballots required at precinct on Claiborne Avenue (Diebold) LINK
MS: Leflore County – Train Wreck - Machine woes plague polling sites (Diebold) LINK
PA: Allegheny County – Train Wreck - Primary to be certified despite lost votes LINK
NAtional: New Voting Systems Test More Than Candidates in Primary Season LINK
NAtional: Lawsuits Target Electronic Voting Machines LINK
NAtional: Colorado Voters File Lawsuit to Halt DRE Purchase LINK
AL: Barbour County - Voting was delayed Tuesday morning at Mount Andrew after two voting machines were reportedly stolen. LINK
AL: Montgomery County - County Residents Say New Voting Machines are Much Easier LINK
AZ: Pima County - County votes to purchase controversial electronic voting machines (Diebold) LINK
CA: Bay Area Voters Face Various Voting Systems LINK
CA: Why some results will be delayed LINK
CA: Alameda County - Diebold machines pressed into service LINK
CA: Alameda County - Give Me Fast Food, But Take the Time to Count the Votes LINK
CA: Berkeley - Clerk: Berkeley Won’t Get IRV This Year LINK
CA: El Dorado County - Voters head to the polls: El Dorado County races include Tahoe supervisor and the district attorney LINK
CA: Marin County - Marin's new election chief hits the ground running LINK
CA: Marin County - Group tries to ensure voting accuracy LINK
CA: Ventura County - New vote machines to be put to the test (Sequoia) LINK
CO: Editorial - Keep a sharp eye on new voting machines LINK
FL: Voting activists protest machines LINK
FL: Volusia County - Touch Screens Approved LINK
GA: Paper trail for voting wins praise. GOP secretary of state hopefuls tackle issues LINK
IA: As Iowans vote, a few snags reported LINK
KS: Sedgwick County - The Election Day test LINK
MS: Voting precincts readying for disabled LINK
MS: Coahama County - New touch-screen machine debuts Tuesday LINK
NJ: Monmouth County - Machines expected to speed tallying LINK
NY: Madison County - Disabled to get new voting machines this year (Avante) LINK
OH: Critics rip rules for paid staffers signing up voters LINK
OH: New election rules draw fire LINK
PA: Centre County - Poll workers tell county to stick with voting paper trail LINK
PA: Philadelphia - Write-in candidate argues for recount LINK
SD: AutoMark: Time-Consuming Voting Technology? LINK
WA: King County - County Council again delays vote on all-mail ballots LINK
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