The Voting News Daily: ES&S ‘Glitch’ in Champaign Co. IL Explained, NY State Assembly Contest May Go to Court, No voting Rights for Puerto Rico
http://kimalex.blogspot.com/2011/01/sos-bowen-unveils-four-year-strategic.html
At her inauguration ceremony today, Secretary of State Debra Bowen
announced that her office was implementing a four-year strategic plan focused on three priorities: ensuring fair and secure elections, doing business, and protecting rights and state treasures. She also listed six values that will guide the work of the office of Secretary of State: service; integrity; teamwork; openness; innovation; and consistency. She concluded by saying that standing up for the workers in her office is the most important thing she can do to make sure they deliver excellent public service, so “let’s get back to work.”CT: State senator resigns, pleads guilty to election violations | Local Politics | The State Column
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/local-politics/connecticut-state-senator-resigns-pleads-guilty-to-election-violations/
Sen. Tom Gaffey, D-13th, announced Monday he will not take the oath of office on Wednesday. Mr. Gaffey was re-elected to office in November. Mr. Gaffey is charged with double-billing his political action committee, a charge that amounts to larceny. He says he plans to plead guilty on Wednesday and that he has taken steps to repay the money. The state senator said in a press release that he apologizes to family and constituents, saying “I apologize to my family, friends, colleagues and the voters of my district for any embarrassment my mistakes may have caused.”
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/news/x1599389713/Four-objections-for-St-Charles-elections-denied-by-board
While four candidates challenged their opponents’ petition for nomination early Monday evening, all four candidates were upheld in the end. The St. Charles election board, which consisted of Mayor Donald DeWitte, 4th Ward Alderman James Martin and Clerk Nancy Garrison, decided in all cases that even though certain points were valid, nothing made any of the challenged candidates ineligible for the election.
IL: ES&S Glitch Explained | Blog – Champaign County Clerk, IL – Mark Shelden
http://blog.champaigncountyclerk.com/2011/01/04/glitch-explained/
ES&S used a “Graphic Dump” on the M100 to show exactly what was being read in each oval on the ballot. What that graphic dump showed was that for the ballots in question, when placed in the machine top first, the M100 read not the area within the oval, but rather the area to the left. That area to the left corresponds to the place on the top of the ballot where the judge’s initials go within the area that contains the column timing bars. Essentially what appears to have happened is that when the judge’s initials cross into the timing area within a very limited range and at a very limited angle (that is, very horizontal), that extra line is being read as one of the column timing bars. No one at ES&S had seen this before, and it is odd enough that it is unlikely that its cropped up many times before. At the same time, I’d be surprised if we were the first people to witness this.
IA: Former Morningside student sentenced for voter fraud – KTIV NewsChannel 4 Sioux City IA
http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13777266