The Voting News Daily: ‘new’ voting machines turn up in Buffalo. Ballot removal for Minnesota?
US Senate candidate Miller(R)wins delay on Alaska election cert…Palm Beach officials building their case for touchscreen voting, now claim its about disability access…Now That He’s Been Elected, KS Sec. of State-Elect Kris Kobach Can’t Find Any ‘Voter Fraud’…Minnesota GOP lays groundwork to “remove” alleged phantom ballots. Ramsey County says suit should be rejected…2 ‘new’ voting machines turn up in Buffalo 3 weeks after election…”Tabulator Troubles in New York:What actually malfunctioned? Could the glitch have effect the election result?”..Unique Challenges of Election Administration…
All this and more in today’s voting news below…
AK: U.S. District Court in Alaska Tells Joe Miller to File Case on Vote-Counting in State Court; Tells State Not to Certify Election Until State Court Rules
http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/11/19/u-s-district-court-in-alaska-tells-joe-miller-to-file-case-on-vote-counting-in-state-court-tells-state-not-to-certify-election-until-state-court-rules/
FL: Sarasota ‘Conduct of Election Report’ offers little elaboration on early vote glitch* http://floridaindependent.com/15327/sarasota-conduct-of-election-report-offers-little-elaboration-on-early-vote-glitch The report describes the early vote failure as the result of an “intermittent signal on network port switch.” Dent told The Florida Independent the morning after the glitch that the voting site lost “connectivity” with her main office, which delayed voting by around 40 minutes. The report indicates that elections staff replaced the “network switch and network cables” to correct the problem, and offers no other information. (report at link)
FL: PB County commissioner joins elections chief in push for return to touch screens
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/pb-county-commissioner-joins-elections-chief-in-push-1056815.html In conjunction with Bucher’s announcement, County Commissioner Karen Marcus said she will lobby to have that part of the law overturned, saying that “touch screens are a better system” with “less opportunity for human error.”
Bucher said she hopes to speak to the county commission in January. She wants to replace all of her equipment before the 2012 election, with touch screens if Marcus is successful and with newer optical machines if she is not.
FL: Disabilities Act might force PB County to replace all voting machines by 2016
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/disabilities-act-might-force-pb-county-to-replace-1060662.html
Guam: Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn 2010 Gubernitorial Results Expected To Be Filed By End of Today http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9459:lawsuit-seeking-to-overturn-2010-gubernitorial-results-expected-to-be-filed-by-end-of-today&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156
IA: District 13 Senate recount hits a snag
http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=302806 Democrat Tod Bowman holds a 71-vote lead against Republican Andrew Naeve.
After hand-counting the absentee ballots, the Dubuque County recount board came up 11 ballots short and decided to recess until Wednesday, Nov. 24. After the board left, election officials searched through the ballots and found all 11 by 5:45 p.m., according to Tom O’Neill, deputy commissioner of elections for Dubuque County.
IN: Critic claims a voting machine shortage in suburbs*
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_f38cedc4-6110-5216-ba40-591bc26c632f.html
Republican activist claims election officials were practicing voter suppression “by accident or design” by failing to provide enough electronic voting machines in suburban communities.
“I’m not blaming anybody, but it’s a situation that needs to be looked at,” Joe Hero said.
IN: “DEMS CONTEST CHARLIE WHITE’S ELIGIBILITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE“
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/018030.html
IN: Decision On Charlie White Charges Expected Next Month
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/25843447/detail.html
Embattled Secretary of State-elect Charlie White may learn his fate within the next 30 days
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White got into trouble when it was discovered he had voted in the primary from his ex-wife’s home where he used to live, not his new home across town, 6News reported.