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November 2, 2012

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National News: Farewell lever and punch-card machines | Hurricane Sandy could affect popular vote in worst-case scenario | Power loss threatens vote in six-plus states | Voting amid the devastation from Sandy | Voter ID laws create unique problems for transgender voters | Registration drives outdo vote fraud at polls as election problem | FBI questions owner of embattled voter registration firm | Civil rights group to monitor Election Day 'hot spots' | Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day | Campaigns brace to sue for votes in crucial states | Foursquare announces Election Day 'check-ins' at polling locations

Overseas Voting News: Absentee ballots diverted around storm damage

Alabama: Some voter registration cards destroyed

Alaska: Justice Dept. to combat voter fraud

Arizona: 11 polling places to operate in BHC

California: Volunteers will observe at Redlands polls to prevent fraud | County launches mobile app to make it easier to vote | Hand deliver mail ballots | Vote-by-mail eclipse 50 percent | Yolo County elections office busy with mail-in ballots | Full-time truck driver, dedicated poll worker

Colorado: GOP cites voting-machine errors | Potential voting machine error could cast incorrect vote | 'Overvote' on ballot means no vote in that race | Counting ballots is a process

Connecticut: Hurricane prompts extension of city's voter registration | More voters sign up at last minute | McMahon's camp seeks court order over New Haven ballot numbers | One way or another, CL&P promises power at polls

District of Columbia: Sandy forces elections board to hand deliver and FedEx absentee ballots | Early voting resumes in D.C.; Hours extended to 9pm

Florida: The cast behind casting your ballot | With big turnout, Democrats urge governor to extend early voting days through Sunday | Voters on guard for problems in early voting | West Palm Beach woman files lawsuit against elections supervisor | In Pinellas, 300 rejected absentees and counting | Record early voting turnout in St. Lucie County forces library to rearrange schedule | Voters facing absentee ballot backups | Scott not likely to extend early voting hours | PBC military couple still waiting for absentee ballots

Georgia: LaSalle: The calm before Tuesday's storm | State Dems plan new challenge of voter photo-ID law | State says counties must clear up missing voters

Idaho: Ada, Canyon counties test voting methods | Ada County elections staff busy in final days of voting

Illinois: Sun City, absentee voters receive defective ballots | Early voting clarified for Chicagoans | Dems criticize clerk's policy on mail-in registration | County clerk mails voter info to wrong people | Cook County clerk praises election judges | Railroad work creates detour for Lake Forest voters

Indiana: Vote center system faces test: County hopes additional machines will reduce lines | Howard County gets a look at vote centers

Iowa: ID scanners showing up in more polling places to speed up election lines | Auditor Erickson explains voter registration process

Kansas: Kansas voter ID law faces biggest test

Kentucky: AG reminds Kentuckians about election fraud hotline

Louisiana: Early voting, registration sets record in parish

Maine: Secretary of state taking unpaid time to campaign | St. Albans to use tabulator machines for state ballots

Maryland: State sets early voting record | Md. voters face long lines to early polling sites | Despite storm, officials say polling places will be ready for Election Day

Massachusetts: Voter ID question on some Mansfield ballots | Huge turnout in Easton prompts polls to open early on Nov. 6 | Rushton pushing tougher poll rules | Lowell moves quickly to ensure seamless election | Councilor asks Worcester elections workers to show ID | Worcester poll workers to get new orders

Michigan: Voting can be tricky business in Michigan | Absentee voting going strong, officials expect long lines on weekend

Minnesota: Historic voting memorabilia on display at Hennepin County government center | Voter ID amendment issue on Tuesday's ballot | Voter ID costs in Winona County could reach $1 million | Judge rejects GOP Senator's complaint on Ritchie's comments | Judge dismisses complaint against secretary of state | After 2011 incident, Patch reminds voters of polling place etiquette

Mississippi: Dueling voter ID statements

Missouri: Clerk's office tests voting machines for Election Day | Secretary of state candidates square off on military voters | Some local voters still haven't received polling place cards

Montana: Election judge honored | Group's offers to turn in voters' absentee ballots legal

Nebraska: Poll workers reflect

Nevada: RNC alleges voting machines flawed in Nevada, other swing states | Secretary of state responds to RNC voter machine complaint

New Hampshire: NH Supreme Court won't reconsider voter registration ruling | Hooksett, area towns prepare for Election Day | NH Election Day voting hotline created

New Jersey: Camden County elections office vows to enable balloting--electricity or not | Hunterdon County clerk extends walk-in hours, polls to be open Tuesday | NJ to extend mail-in ballot deadline, use military trucks at polling places | Power outages force Morris County officials to scramble to establish voting locations | Monmouth County voters will be able to cast their ballot on Election Day | Camden County elections office works without electricity | In-person voting continues, Nov. 6 contingencies readied | Alternative voting plans eyed after Hurricane Sandy | Somerset County pushes for mail-in ballots ahead of Election Day | New Ocean City polling place, other election changes

New Mexico: Poll watchers nametags with party ID irk some voters

New York: Polling stations not immune to Hurricane Sandy's wrath | Nassau County lacks standing to sue state over voting machines | Absentee ballot deadline extended | College students sue Dutchess County over voter registration address issue | Suffolk elections board: The vote will go on | After Sandy, New York officials rush to patch together an election | Superstorm could disturb Tuesday's election

North Carolina: Elections board says it's ready for big turnout | Thanks to all the poll workers

Ohio: GOP wants Ohio voting machines fixed | Voting machine problems: Reports across county of wrong candidates being selected | Ohio won't count 'wrong church, wrong pew' ballots | Heath church is only voting place in town | Judge won't act in Ohio arrestees' voting lawsuit | Elections board considers changing 2 polling places | Ruling estimated to cost taxpayers $10K | Federal court rules Thursday against counting ballots cast at wrong polling place

Oklahoma: No photo ID required

Pennsylvania: Pa. voting rights advocates plan 'election protection' | Philadelphia officials say city will be ready for Tuesday's elections | Pa. doesn't expect storm to impact voting | Could outages impact our polling places? | European team may monitor Pa. polls, creating a stir | Voters will be asked for ID, but don't need to show it | Philly commissioner agrees that voter rolls need attention | Sandy didn't disrupt vote-by-mail ballots in county | Appeals court rejects PG quest for polling place access | Mercersburg polling place may need generator for Tuesday's election

Rhode Island: Get free voter ID Friday morning | Secretary of state's office offers IDs, advises East Providence residents on voting Tuesday

Tennessee: Confusion occurs after precinct technical difficulties | Millington voting questions resurface

Texas: Elections officials say voting going well, system is secure | Some local election judges ask for ID, though not required by law | Texas' voter purge made repeated errors | Williamson County asked to apologize to voter told to cover 'Vote the Bible' t-shirt

Virginia: Volunteers finish training for Election Day | New voter ID law could delay election results in Virginia | Absentee voting hours extended in some Virginia counties | Fairfax County Dems sue over rules for observers at polling places

Washington: County elections chief to retire in April | Officials report possible attempts to suppress votes in Washington

West Virginia: Machines tested ahead of Election Day | State preps for Election Day in Sandy's shadow | State plans for powerless Election Day

electionlineWeekly

May 16, 2013

First Person Singular: Gary Bartlett
KISS for a better today and tomorrow

By Gary Bartlett
North Carolina State Board of Elections

This article is going to be about my thoughts on effectively managing the elections process. I’ll tell you that from the start in case you had other ideas. As I sat down to write this article, I started kicking around some thoughts on what was going to be my hook. How do I capture your attention in order to get my points across?

My first thought was to entitle this article: Weathering the Tides of Political Influence and Change. And while the weather presents great opportunities to present analogies about the ebb and flow of the elections process or managing political storms, I felt that this was too cliché.

So how about comparing the elections process to a playground? On a playground, there are swings and slides and see saws, monkey bars and of course, the sandbox. A playground analogy could offer up nice realisms like “take turns” or “let everyone have a turn”, “stay in line,” “play nice,” and of course, “don’t touch the metal when it’s hot.” Effective messages, but again, it’s been done before.

Instead, I want your attention; so I’m going to use the hook that always works –KISSing. Sorry, no juicy or salacious stuff will be forthcoming from me. Remember, I warned you from the beginning? I’m going to hook you by speaking plain simple truths. In essence, I will be keeping it simple –because I’m not stupid. Read More…

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electionlineToday

May 23, 2013

Historical polling place serving voters again
It was a homecoming for a small contingency of Westmoreland County voters who after more than a decade returned to the Simpson Voting House in Derry Township to cast their ballots in Tuesday's primary election. Linda Metz, The Pittsburgh Post- Gazette.

LA vote count not slow, elections chief says
It took until 3 a.m. Wednesday morning for the L.A. City Clerk to report the results of Tuesday's vote. Some election watchers complained that vote counting in the city was just too slow, while the City Clerk's office says the count was normal, with no unusual delays. Sharon McNary, KPCC.

Also in electionlineToday news: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and national news (7:40 a.m. 05/23/13).