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John Gideon: Train Wreck In Maryland Primary
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 1:40 pm | John Gideon
This morning voters in much of Maryland awoke with plans to go to the polls early and then head off to a normal day. Unfortunately when they got to their polling places they only found locked doors. More >>
Daily Voting News For September 11, 2006
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 10:49 am | John Gideon
Texas' voter database, required by federal law to be in effect on 1 Jan. 2006 will not be ready this year and the state's best estimate is now 1 Jan. 2007. / VVPAT problems? Here's a good solution from Ken Blackwell's office. If the VVPAT printer ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 9, 2006
Monday, 11 September 2006, 12:25 am | John Gideon
Voters with disabilities are being asked to call for an appointment to vote using the new, accessible machines in some New York counties. "Scheduling in advance allows boards to arrange transportation and minimize waiting periods for the ballot-marking ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 7, 2006
Saturday, 9 September 2006, 10:11 pm | John Gideon
Late this afternoon a US District Court judge ordered all Ohio counties to preserve all 2004 ballots. / Poll watchers on Guam report that ballot boxes have two doors on them. One has a padlock installed and the other has 'twist-ties'. More >>
Daily Voting News For September 8, 2006
Saturday, 9 September 2006, 9:23 pm | John Gideon
Sequoia Voting has been in a media blitz lately. Today it is a media release announcing a demonstration of their full-screen Advantage DRE in New York. Unfortunately they are still not telling the truth about their accessibility features which actually ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 6, 2006
Friday, 8 September 2006, 12:01 am | John Gideon
For those who were not aware, Warren Mitofsky 'exited' last Friday. Our best wishes go to his family and friends. / The major failure reported in Florida's primary, so far, seems to be the failure of getting speedy results from the polling places ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 5, 2006
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 4:38 pm | John Gideon
A lawsuit has been filed against Shelby Co. Tennessee and Diebold alleging that the Diebold AccuVote Machine is subject to tampering, that workers in some cases were not properly trained in the use of the machine and that the machines denied voters ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 4, 2006
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 11:49 am | John Gideon
A Georgia State Elections Board member has stated his concern that touch-screen voting machines count accurately and he will be calling for hearings around the state. He says it is his guess that Nov. will be the last election in the state on DREs. / ... More >>
The Constitution As A Weapon Against Democracy
Monday, 4 September 2006, 1:10 pm | John Gideon
Let me preface this with a statement. I am not an attorney. I'm just a retired "knuckle dragger" (marine machinist). While I'm not an academic I do have the ability to read something and know what it says especially when it is written in clear English. I've ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 1-2, 2006
Monday, 4 September 2006, 11:35 am | John Gideon
According to the AP, "Activists filed a civil-rights lawsuit Thursday claiming Secretary of State Ken Blackwell deprived people of their voting rights during the 2004 presidential election and seeking to have him removed from overseeing the general election in ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 30, 2006
Friday, 1 September 2006, 11:27 am | John Gideon
Foreign-born, US citizens have filed a suit in Ohio against a law that could require that they provide citizenship papers at the polls when they go to vote. This seems to be a violation of their right to equal protection. Included in the group bringing ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 31, 2006
Friday, 1 September 2006, 12:50 am | John Gideon
Under pressure from activists Blackwell has decided to stop any plans to destroy 2004 voting records for several months at least. This seems to be a win for those who are still looking going through the mounds of data. / Ballot access (whether ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 28, 2006
Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 12:47 am | John Gideon
Today we have articles in the Washington Post and New York Times and a release of another Brennan Center Report. / A Republican state senator in Arizona is highly upset that the Arizona Secretary of State has not been able to do everything necessary ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 25-26, 2006
Monday, 28 August 2006, 11:35 am | John Gideon
Diebold machines failed in the state of Alaska requiring hand counts of ballots in some locations. / Arizona is supposed to have a hand-recount law for this year's primary, however, the SoS has not managed to do her duties that will lead up to implementation ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 24, 2006
Friday, 25 August 2006, 9:58 pm | John Gideon
It is important to note that the Cuyahoga Co. Ohio County Commission contracted with Election Science Institute (ESI) to investigate the counties voting system and the results of how it was used in the May primary. It is the Board of Elections (BoE) ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 23, 2006
Thursday, 24 August 2006, 3:42 pm | John Gideon
ES&S denies any wrong-doing for it's failures in Indiana while agreeing to pay $245,000 to the state and provide other services such as training through 2007. Total cost to ES&S $753,130. Sounds to me like they are admitting they were wrong. / Cuyahoga ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 22, 2006
Thursday, 24 August 2006, 11:01 am | John Gideon
Unlike some California counties who have chosen to remove themselves from a law suit against the use of Diebold TSx voting machines by choosing to use optical-scan systems, Nevada Co. have decided, today, to go the opposite way. They are spending $250,000 ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 21, 2006
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 11:56 am | John Gideon
Early voting started in Florida today. Tomorrow is primary election day in Alaska and Wyoming / It looks like officials in Auglaize Co. Ohio may have some problems responding to a new law suit that was filed today. They are accused, in part, of ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 20, 2006
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 10:44 am | John Gideon
Franklin Co. Ohio is planning on putting the results from each of their voting machines on-line for anyone to see. This will happen after all vote counting takes place and after the final canvass. They are also asking the County BoE for funds to do an independent ... More >>
Daily Voting News For August 17-19, 2006
Sunday, 20 August 2006, 9:50 pm | John Gideon
The big news today is still the ESI report on Cuyahoga Co. Ohio. Diebold claims the only flaws are in ESIs report. Democrats are asking for a complete investigation. Even the Republican candidate for SoS is asking for a complete inventory of Blackwell's ... More >>
