The Voting News Daily: Touchscreens in 2 NC Counties flip votes from GOP to DEM. 866-OUR-VOTE
Chuck Tyson, chair of Craven Cnty NC GOP about touchscreen machines: “They never work, they’re late reporting, they screw up, they ain’t worth a damn and we ought to go back to paper ballots,” ….Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE to get help & report problems…Security Fears Mount as E-Voting Comes of Age: “I think these systems can be compromised,” says Pam Smith, Pres of Verified Voting. “It might not happen this year, it might be in a close presidential election.” Voters in Philippines told not to use crayons on ballots..
All this and more in today’s voting news below…
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AZ: Rumors about voter fraud by Raul Grijalva? FALSE!
http://tucsoncitizen.com/three-sonorans/2010/10/24/rumors-about-voter-fraud-by-raul-grijalva-false/
The County Recorder’s office has to verify every voter first of all, and if the person is not a real person, then they don’t get their voter ID. They found 65% are not valid, and those people don’t get to vote, and thus no fraud has been committed.
A more accurate question would be is “is voter REGISTRATION fraud taking place.”
CT: Post-Election Audit Report: Incremental Improvement – New Integrity Concern
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/aug-10-post-election-audit-report-incremental-improvement-new-integrity-concern/ Citizen observation and analysis shows some improvements along with a newly uncovered problem with the random selection process…We conclude that August post-election audits still do not inspire confidence..
IL: You Can Still Register to Vote in Illinois Through Tuesday, October 26
http://www.enewspf.com/index.php/latest-news/latest-local/19433-you-can-still-register-to-vote-in-illinois
NC: Problems at the ballot box
http://www.newbernsj.com/articles/today-91666-ballot-box.html
The voting result in Craven County will now forever be in doubt because of this.
NC: [UPDATED] Touch-Screens in Two NC Counties Flip Straight-Party Votes Repeatedly from GOP to Dem http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8143
County GOP Chair: The ES&S machines ‘ain’t worth a damn, we ought to go back to paper ballots’. One voter says: ‘I pressed confirm and screen went totally black’..
NC: Voter reports problem with ballot machine*
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/10/23/5087612.htm Sun Journal — A Craven County voter says he had a near miss at the polls on Thursday when an electronic voting machine completed his straight-party ticket for the opposite of what he intended
Sam Laughinghouse of New Bern said he pushed the button to vote Republican in all races, but the voting machine screen displayed a ballot with all Democrats checked. He cleared the screen and tried again with the same result, he said.
Then he asked for and received help from election staff.
“They pushed it twice and the same thing happened,” Laughinghouse said. “That was four times in a row. The fifth time they pushed it and the Republicans came up and I voted.”
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Tyson reported other problems as well, including long lines waiting for just two voting machines in Havelock, and machines reporting 250 ballots cast where 400 voters had signed in to vote.