Wednesday, 14 November 2012

November 14, 2012

National: Voting problems renew efforts to overhaul system

Alaska: Ballot counting continues in legislative races | Election workers scan absentee, questioned ballots

Arizona: San Carlos voter questions if voting rights were violated | Secretary of state says remaining ballot counts are estimates | County still counting votes | County officials continue to count provisional ballots | Both camps in CD2 agree to count 130 provisional ballots--for now

Arkansas: Student volunteers staff local polling center

California: Sacramento County elections office | All eyes focus on ballots left in close Sacramento races | Thousands of ballots won't be counted | Ranked-choice voting plays minimal role in mayoral election | Tuteur reports 28K ballots yet to count | End of ballot-counting seen | Special election could cost $100K | California's uncounted mail-in ballots reach thousands | Santa Barbara, SLO counties still tallying votes

Colorado: BHS sends student election judges to the polls | Questioned signatures must be verified by Wednesday

Connecticut: Suzio considers going to court after recount request denied | Manchester registrars describe Election Day problems, possible remedies | Council calls for forum to improve future voting at polls

Florida: Allen West demands recount in Florida | Fort Pierce candidate files injunction against St. Lucie elections supervisor | St. Lucie County vote recount scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. | Elections chief and deputy clerk at odds over ballot count | State 'concerned' about St. Lucie County results in West-Murphy race, sending staff to assess | Almost 1K ballots found in Broward elections warehouse | Florida groups and Duval elections supervisor seek voter reform | Poll problem expected to be thing of the past | Bennett defends election law changes, supports review | Corley lauds staff in quickly fixing Election Night website crash | Harrington regroups, plans election changes | St. Lucie elections supervisor admits errors | Holland calls for more early voting sites in Jacksonville | Push is on for election reform |

Georgia: Lincoln County sheriff claims voter fraud cost him election | Explaining a confusing election night

Guam: Respicio calls for override of election reform bill

Illinois: Fewer voter complaints in Kane County compared to 2008 | NU Votes gets mention on floor of Congress | Chicago officials say breach of election worker data has been exaggerated by security firm | Personal information exposed on Chicago BOE website

Indiana: Voter alleges illegal behavior at one local precinct | Officials to look at ways to improve efficiency at polls

Iowa: Cerro Gordo board OKs recount of write-in votes at one precinct | Early voting tops Election Day turnout in 3 precincts

Kansas: Judge blocks use of Kansas voter names, sets hearing | KanVote calls on Kris Kobach to resign | State suggests changes for Sedgwick County election office

Kentucky: Memory cards linked to delay in Bullitt County election

Maine: Bad creases, bleary eyes and every vote counted | Election fairness panel holding Down East hearing | Secretary of state begins recounts Wednesday

Massachusetts: Brookline voters display creative, cynical in write-in choices | City councilors hit election preparations

Michigan: Election brings some hassles to clerk's office, but things go well

Mississippi: Tampering suggestion disputed

Missouri: Kander preps for Missouri secretary of state takeover

Montana: MIssoula County counting provisional ballots | Yellowstone County voting snafus get a 2nd look

New Hampshire: GOP may consider compromise on voter ID photo requirement

New Jersey: Runoff moved to Dec. 18 | 6K votes remain to be counted | Election breaks records for Morris County

New Mexico: Voting problems in Rio Rancho

New York: Final count begins in 46th State Senate district | Election chiefs run low on time to declare winners | City, state officials call for changes to New York's voting system | Officials from city BOE gush over performance, drawing ire from city pols | The paper trail

North Carolina: Provisional votes counted; outcomes unchanged | Accident causes power outage at some polls | County to probe questionable vote | Coleman campaign seeks DMV voter registration records

North Dakota: Ballots questioned

Ohio: Miami County Election Day smooth after hectic days before | Federal court sides with coalition saying Ohio must count provisional ballots with incomplete voter ID | Write-ins prove entertaining yet again | Husted: Time to deal with redistricting, election reform | Dem Ohio senator may seek secretary of state's job | Judge slams Husted on provisional ballots | Board to explore cause of voter complaints across Summit County

Oklahoma: Nearly all of Oklahoma's election results are approved

Pennsylvania: Pa. voter ID law far from a done deal | Changes in store after election problems

Rhode Island: Mayor's secretary at polling place; citizens outraged | Elections chief: Central falls will open 8 polling places for mayoral election

South Carolina: SC high court orders ballots returned | Aiken Co. poll manager demands new elections director | Richland County elections officials to resume vote count Wednesday

Tennessee: Photo ID requirement not a major factor in election, officials say

Texas: Volunteer deputy registrar training to resume | Clerk: Ballots aren't missing after all | Voters in Jarrell received wrong ballots | Misplaced ballots found in Cameron County | Skyline teacher criticizes elections office's handling of clerk program | County officials scrutinize more than 600 provisional ballots

Virginia: Registrar addresses Election Day wait | Area registrars report few provisional ballots for no ID | Va. Beach voter registrar cite technical difficulties

Washington: More Clark County election results expected this afternoon | Whatcom auditor's office fills No. 2 post | Thousands of Whatcom ballots still uncounted after huge turnout

West Virginia: Canvass lasts into night | Correction doubles GOP lead in 63rd District

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June 13, 2013

First Person Singular: Larry Lomax
Is that a full-time job? A question I am repeatedly asked

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Clark County, Nev. Clerk (retiring)

1997: “All you have to do is put on two elections a year. How hard can that be?” As a 30-year retiring Air Force colonel, I am joking with some fellow instructors at the Air War College as I prepare to leave for my new “civilian” job as the assistant registrar in Clark County, Nevada. I am headed to Las Vegas, cocky, confident and totally unprepared.

Over the next 15 years, I’ll eat those words many times. Read More…

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June 19, 2013

Arizona lawmakers push changes in voter law
Arizona lawmakers at the state and federal level are working on separate efforts that would make it harder to vote in what Democrats are calling an attack on low-income and Latino voters. The Associated Press.

Hidalgo County delays vote centers proposal
Hidalgo County delayed a plan to test vote centers in November, putting the pilot program off for at least two more years. Jared Janes, The Monitor.

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