electionline Today

Nov 06, 2009

Overseas News: Adjutant general says every absentee vote counts

Alabama: Commission OKs polling place changes  |  New polling places closer to approval

California: New election system gives flawless first performance  |  More than 5,000 absentee and provisional ballots to be counted

Colorado: Officials name possible 44 in voter fraud probe

Connecticut: One-vote margin triggers recount

Florida: Venice ballots were counted properly  |  Paper trail for disabled voters may have to wait

Iowa: Auditor to use electronic maps to search for mistakes

Louisiana: Panel: Early voting at satellite locations should stay consistent  |  Felony status urged for election fraud

Massachusetts: Cooper seeking recount  |  Recount cost put at $1700  |  These poll workers are sweet on voting

Michigan: Early to bed on election night

Missouri: Long-time county clerk to retire

New Jersey: Voting machines absolved of blame  |  Board strives to move polls out of schools

New Mexico: Dona County election official picked for national board

New York: ETC claims electronic voting machines unreliable  |  Nassau's no stranger to late election result changes  |  Officials: Machines a success  |  Error might change outcome of supervisor race  |  Homeless, student voters challenged  |  Some New Yorkers uncomfortable with new system

Ohio: Proposal would allow online registration  |  Year-long vote fraud probe in Miami County finds no crime committed

Pennsylvania: Election results in question after voting machine glitch discovered

South Carolina: Election results challenged  |  Protest filed after election hearing  |  Expenses pile up during election season

Tennessee: Ruling on voting machine law leaves wiggle room on both sides  |  Nashville judge won't act on voting machine case  |  Judge declines paper ballot push  |  Elections machines' cost considered

Texas: 32 uncounted military ballots could sway council race  |  Houston man refuses to vote electronically

Vermont: Burlington IRV repeal picks up momentum

Nov 05, 2009

Arizona: 15,000 ballots uncounted

California: Delay in opening precinct prevents man from voting  |  Hand count likely  |  More than 10,000 ballots remain uncounted  |  In era of vote-by-mail, many still enjoy polls  |  Lots of mail-ins delivered at last minute

Colorado: More mail-only elections likely for primaries, odd year elections

Florida: Elections supervisor blasts commissioner for proposed budget cuts  |  Ballot changes made to keep voting secure

Georgia: Election results delayed because machine malfunctions

Illinois: Clerk updates committee on election issues

Indiana: For voters, county maps a source of confusion

Iowa: Election worker's service spans decades

Maryland: New voting machines concern for county  |  Maryland voters test new cryptographic voting system

Massachusetts: Voting machine malfunctions after power surge

Michigan: Detroit mayoral race includes 3,849 write-in votes

Minnesota: Ballot count by hand starts in Minneapolis  |  Ranked-choice opponents have day in court  |  Instant runoff supporters next stop: Duluth

Montana: Ravalli County mail-in election went off without a hitch

Nevada: County looks to bring in manufactured building to store voting machines

New Jersey: Problems found in vote tallies  |  Jackson Dems cry foul in election process  |  Councilman arraigned on voter fraud charge

New York: BOE reacts to low turnout, new voting machines  |  New voting methods raise privacy concerns  |  New voting machines produce mixed reviews  |  Election commissioners: New voting machines pass test  |  Ballot scanners raise privacy issues  |  Voting machine crash adds to drama of council election  |  Officials look at issues with new machines  |  Glitches with machines cause problems in Cayuga County  |  Oneida County to proceed if lever machine had worked properly  |  Election machine glitch prevents votes from being counted  |  Madison County voting machines impounded  |  Is using that voting pen hazardous to your health?  |  Man strips naked outside NYC polling place

Ohio: Smooth sailing helps repair county's election image  |  Voter turnout exceeds expectations, causes problems at some locations

Pennsylvania: Electronic sign-in passes election-day test  |  Bad blood between siblings spills over at polling place

South Carolina: Council election recounts to be held

Tennessee: Scant voter turnout leads some to suggest charter change

Texas: Texas withdraws voter registration system from IBM contract  |  Appeals court rules against voting rights lawsuit

Utah: Ogden, Weber counties pretty sure one of them can't count ballots  |  Glitch stalls Ogden vote count

Virginia: Payne laughs off poll mix-up

Washington: Hutchinson calls for state election reform

Wisconsin: Alderwoman to spearhead referendum on voter ID

Nov 04, 2009

Nationa News: Political foes team up to improve voter registration

Technology News: Diebold posts 3Q loss on voting unit sale  |  E-voting system lets voters verify their ballots are counted

Arizona: City officials: Election shows promising signs

California: Polling nearly silent as voters mail it in  |  Used car dealership turns polling place workers away

Colorado: Aspen rejects instant-runoff voting by six votes  |  Ballot count goes smoothly in Boulder

Connecticut: Voting goes smoothly at area polls  |  Report indicates smooth going at the polls  |  Voters complain about ballot layout  |  Man hits cop in front of polling place

Florida: Voting machine issues  |  Election's low turnout comes at a high cost  |  Some confusion reported finding Cape Coral precinct  |  Pinellas voting chief: Bad turnout, clean election

Georgia: Memory cards forgotten in 7 Ga. voting machines  |  Paper votes in Vernon during machine repairs  |  Registered voters rejected in Atlanta mayor's race

Hawaii: Primary election date may change

Idaho: League of Women Voters supports permanent absentee voting

Iowa: Pollbooks: Election day goes high tech

Kansas: Dispute erupts over ballot in Lawrence

Maine: Early voting pilot a success

Massachusetts: Snafus mark start of Springfield election  |  Election notes: Sass in the city  |  Murder puts polling place on alert

Minnesota: Minneapolis voters adapt easily to ranked-choice voting  |  IRV poses few problems for Minneapolis voters  |  Digital pollbook declared a winner  |  St. Paul voters approve instant-runoff voting  |  'Not a whole lot of problems' in Minneapolis voting  |  Ellison: No fraud in same-day registration

Mississippi: Printing woes plague poll workers

Montana: Mail ballots above average in Helena election

New Jersey: Some NJ voters still running into problems at polls  |  Election includes thousands more mail-in ballots under new law  |  GOP disputes validity of 31 mail-ins  |  Hospital denies claim that ACORN workers collected absentees

New York: Mixed reviews for new voting machines  |  No major problems with new machines  |  Tioga County still using levers  |  Optical scan voting machines raise privacy issues with Broome voters  |  NYC still pulling levers  |  Schuyler suffers voting machine issues  |  Report: Ballot problems in NY-23  |  Verona lever machine set up wrong  |  Missing lever could affect race  |  Multiple locations experience problems with voting machines  |  Fulton County machines break, court order is issued  |  Small problems plague some polling stations in Onondaga County  |  Appellate judge overrules decision on Vassar student voting  |  New handheld device aims to help poll workers  |  For judges standing by, a quiet election day

North Carolina: Smooth sailing on election day

Ohio: Mostly glitch-free day, officials report  |  Memory card problems cause delay in results  |  A slow day for E-slate  |  Two Summit polling places run out of ballots  |  Election results delayed  |  Candidates left off ballots  |  Cleveland police arrest poll worker on weapons charges  |  Poll workers to get pay in installments  |  Training varies among poll workers  |  This election, the poll workers may look a lot younger

Oregon: Online registration coming to Oregon

Pennsylvania: Election glitch hits voters from Grove Street  |  Election smooth, almost boring officials say  |  County marks 20 years of electronic voting

Texas: No 'super' glitches reported for new voting system  |  Unusual polling places may not be  |  New voter fraud program used in election

Utah: Armed standoff forces polling place to move

Virginia: Voting machine knocked out after five votes  |  Vetarn poll worker continues tradition  |  Voting continues smoothly, no problems reported  |  Voters car hits polling place

Nov 03, 2009

National: DOJ to monitor elections

Technology: Fixing bugs in the ballot

California: Hilmar woman helps make sure voting goes smoothly  |  San Ardo woman sentenced for voter fraud  |  Riverside County pushing for all mail-in elections

Colorado: Denver sends ballot to dead resident  |  Election day arrives  |  Summit County clerk & recorder resigns unexpectedly

Connecticut: Many voters will be going to new polling stations

Florida: Judge rules Fort Pierce election good-to-go  |  Early voting turnout worse than primary

Indiana: Voter ID still required despite court ruling  |  Fishers vote date confusing some

Massachusetts: Phantom precinct shows city's arcane voting laws

Michigan: Walker leads way in electronic checking of voter registration

Minnesota: Minneapolis voters try ranked-choice voting  |  St. Paul to weigh ranked-choice voting  |  Lessons from recount loom large on election day

Mississippi: Bolivar County launches elections and voting portal

Nebraska: Omaha man launches bid for secretary of state

New Jersey: Vote-by-mail option gains in popularity  |  Problems at the polls?

New York: Ithaca voters get first crack at optical-scan balloting  |  Who are those poll workers?  |  Voting machine saga finally finished  |  New voting machines for Allegany voting  |  Voters cast their ballots electronically  |  Marcy is the test pilot for new voting  |  Franklin County's new voting machine expected to be easier to use

Ohio: Board of elections: Equipment ready for voting  |  Elections board checking machines after problems in last election  |  Nearly 70,000 used early voting

Pennsylvania: Turnout plays a role in pay of poll workers  |  Volunteers to take kindergarten to polls today

South Carolina: New precincts in Spartanburg County  |  Common ballots a first in Lexington

Texas: It takes a lot to run an election  |  Collin County part of election day experiment

Virginia: Virginia plans clean elections  |  Keeping healthy at the polls

Washington: Kootenai County elections official looks ahead, thinks back

Oct 31-Nov 02, 2009

National News: Same-day registration reintroduced  |  Recent push for bipartisan voter reform measures

Technology News: First test for election cryptography

Overseas News: Military ballot law has states in a squeeze  |  Military voting reform inspires 'mission accomplished' from Legion leader

Alabama: State may be on fast-track to pass military voting bill

California: Perata questions ranked-choice voting in Alameda County

Colorado: Boulder County clerk: Ballot counting 'perfect'

Connecticut: Ex-alderman eyes Bysiewicz's seat

Florida: Many in Pinellas vote-by-mail before election  |  Elections supervisor predicts smooth vote in Venice  |  Early voting remains a flop  |  Stabins finds $50K in cuts for elections boss  |  Municiple elections cheaper, but still costly

Idaho: Election staff readies for election day

Illinois: State law could undermine ballot secrecy

Iowa: Republican Schultz to announce bid for secretary of state

Michigan: Grand Rapids staff prepare for election day

Minnesota: Minneapolis gets ready for 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices  |  Fans, foes spar over IRV  |  Ritchie praises overseas voter act

New Jersey: Voting site will make difference in Tuesday's election

New York: New optical scanners face test  |  6,600 Broome voters will have new polling places  |  Election workers deem every ballot to be a solemn duty  |  Election commission says double-vote not a 'clerical error'

North Carolina: Seniors ready to mark ballots in first election  |  Early voting sees a 5 percent spike over '07

Ohio: Montgomery County taking precautions with electronic voting machines  |  Voting locations may change for some on Tuesday  |  Man pleads guilty to voter fraud  |  Precinct changes could surprise voters

Texas: Election day brings new voting system  |  Erath County to help Texas test centralized voting

Vermont: Federal law could force Vermont to move primary election date  |  Vermont primary date could change

Virginia: H1N1 and election day  |  Election officials take precautions to avoid spread of H1N1  |  Lynchburg ex-convict excited to have voting rights restored

Washington: And the election winner is...you may have to wait

Wyoming: Dead people said to haunt Wyoming's voter rolls