Daily News

Wednesday November 7, 2012

• National News
  National News Voting-machine glitches: How bad was it on Election Day around the country? Voting-machine glitches: How bad was it on Election Day around the country?

  National News E-voting machine concerns E-voting machine concerns

  National News Voters document on election on social media Voters document on election on social media

  National News Glitches: A report Glitches: A report

  National News Glitches, partisan disputes mar vote Glitches, partisan disputes mar vote

  National News Heavy turnout, confusion over voter ID causes some issues Heavy turnout, confusion over voter ID causes some issues

  National News Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in election Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in election

  National News Voting issues surface in battleground states Voting issues surface in battleground states

  National News Pennsylvania, Florida among states facing voting problems Pennsylvania, Florida among states facing voting problems

  National News Many foreign-born Americans voting in native languages Many foreign-born Americans voting in native languages

  National News Election officials making voting easier Election officials making voting easier
• AL
  Alabama Minor High responds to voter registration dispute Minor High responds to voter registration dispute

  Alabama UNA students blame voter fraud on botched registrations UNA students blame voter fraud on botched registrations

  Alabama Chapman estimates 7 of 10 voters cast ballots Chapman estimates 7 of 10 voters cast ballots
• AZ
  Arizona Tenacious voter overcomes clerical errors Tenacious voter overcomes clerical errors

  Arizona Turnout, equipment woes result in long voter lines Turnout, equipment woes result in long voter lines

  Arizona Long lines, wait times reported at voting centers Long lines, wait times reported at voting centers

  Arizona Official: Goodyear polling place offered incentives to voters Official: Goodyear polling place offered incentives to voters

  Arizona Provisional ballots spark concern in Arizona voters Provisional ballots spark concern in Arizona voters

  Arizona Voters reject Proposition 121 Voters reject Proposition 121
• AR
  Arkansas More than 50 Benton County precincts lack paper ballots More than 50 Benton County precincts lack paper ballots
• CA
  California Westwood polling place receives voting machines, supplies Westwood polling place receives voting machines, supplies

  California Complaints about voter ID demands Complaints about voter ID demands

  California Riverside County registrar responds to incidents Riverside County registrar responds to incidents

  California Fresno County results delayed due to heavy turnout Fresno County results delayed due to heavy turnout

  California Voters say polling place ran out of provisional ballots Voters say polling place ran out of provisional ballots

  California Registrar of voters reassures voters provisional ballots will be counted Registrar of voters reassures voters provisional ballots will be counted

  California Harassment of poll workers investigated Harassment of poll workers investigated

  California Alameda County elections chief on Tuesday's vote Alameda County elections chief on Tuesday's vote

  California Vote by mail trend prompts calls for electoral reform Vote by mail trend prompts calls for electoral reform

  California Online registration causes signature matching issue Online registration causes signature matching issue

  California Elisa Kennedy, Calif.'s longest-serving poll worker, honored Elisa Kennedy, Calif.'s longest-serving poll worker, honored

  California Polling site shut down due to gas smell Polling site shut down due to gas smell
• CO
  Colorado Voting machines pass state review Voting machines pass state review

  Colorado More than half of registered voters voted early or with mail-in ballot More than half of registered voters voted early or with mail-in ballot

  Colorado Thousands of mail ballots rejected for signature issues Thousands of mail ballots rejected for signature issues

  Colorado Election Day voting smooth, but mail ballots create some frustration Election Day voting smooth, but mail ballots create some frustration
• DC
  District of Columbia Voter Patrol: Long lines and machine mix-ups Voter Patrol: Long lines and machine mix-ups

  District of Columbia Washington area polling places inundated by crush of voters Washington area polling places inundated by crush of voters

  District of Columbia f you have yet to vote in D.C., paper ballots might be fastest f you have yet to vote in D.C., paper ballots might be fastest
• FL
  Florida Voting machine forgotten at St. Lucie West precinct Voting machine forgotten at St. Lucie West precinct

  Florida Equipment glitches, registration problems and long lines at polls Equipment glitches, registration problems and long lines at polls

  Florida Long lines delay voting for many Long lines delay voting for many

  Florida Lines snarl voting in Miami-Dade, Tampa Bay sees other hurdles Lines snarl voting in Miami-Dade, Tampa Bay sees other hurdles

  Florida Bennett easily wins Manatee supervisor of elections race Bennett easily wins Manatee supervisor of elections race

  Florida Walker wins 9th term as St. Lucie supervisor of elections Walker wins 9th term as St. Lucie supervisor of elections

  Florida Congressional aide Shirley Anderson wins election supervisor's race in Hernando Congressional aide Shirley Anderson wins election supervisor's race in Hernando

  Florida Bucher sends home workers duplicating misprinted absentee ballots Bucher sends home workers duplicating misprinted absentee ballots

  Florida Only minor issues reported by Duval County supervisor of elections Only minor issues reported by Duval County supervisor of elections

  Florida Long lines drag voting late into the night Long lines drag voting late into the night

  Florida Voting process proves dedication Voting process proves dedication

  Florida Hardee remains supervisor of elections in Madison County Hardee remains supervisor of elections in Madison County

  Florida Weeks wins big in Flagler election supervisor's race Weeks wins big in Flagler election supervisor's race

  Florida Election over but final Florida results still not in Election over but final Florida results still not in

  Florida Wilcox touts experience in win over Cochran for elections chief Wilcox touts experience in win over Cochran for elections chief

  Florida Griffin is Keys' new elections supervisor Griffin is Keys' new elections supervisor

  Florida Deborah Clark handily defeats opponent despite another election day mishap Deborah Clark handily defeats opponent despite another election day mishap

  Florida In Brevard, smooth sailing at the polls on Election Day In Brevard, smooth sailing at the polls on Election Day

  Florida St. Lucie County results final at 1:40 a.m. St. Lucie County results final at 1:40 a.m.

  Florida Floridians brave major wait at polls Floridians brave major wait at polls

  Florida PBC election supervisor says 'things are going well' PBC election supervisor says 'things are going well'

  Florida Latimer wins Hillsborough elections chief contest Latimer wins Hillsborough elections chief contest

  Florida Police called to Little Havana polling site Police called to Little Havana polling site
• GA
  Georgia Fulton elections operations riddled with glitches Fulton elections operations riddled with glitches

  Georgia Fulton Co. voters not showing up on rolls Fulton Co. voters not showing up on rolls

  Georgia Secretary of state disappointed in Fulton County elections Secretary of state disappointed in Fulton County elections

  Georgia Secretary of state expects lawsuits over poll problems Secretary of state expects lawsuits over poll problems

  Georgia Fulton elections department: 'We feel we had a successful election' Fulton elections department: 'We feel we had a successful election'
• HI
  Hawaii 19 polling places on Oahu run out of paper ballots 19 polling places on Oahu run out of paper ballots
• IL
  Illinois Two south suburban election judges dismissed Two south suburban election judges dismissed

  Illinois Chicago election problems: Hurdles abound for many city voters Chicago election problems: Hurdles abound for many city voters
• IN
  Indiana Officials have problems with voting machine Officials have problems with voting machine

  Indiana Wayne County vote centers: Long lines, smooth sailing Wayne County vote centers: Long lines, smooth sailing

  Indiana Lawson: Voting centers 'convenient' for voters Lawson: Voting centers 'convenient' for voters

  Indiana Vote centers get mixed reactions Vote centers get mixed reactions

  Indiana Poll workers scrambled as ballots dwindled on Election Day Poll workers scrambled as ballots dwindled on Election Day
• IA
  Iowa Same-day registration blamed for lines in Iowa college towns Same-day registration blamed for lines in Iowa college towns

  Iowa Satellite voting successful Satellite voting successful
• KS
  Kansas Election officials aim to make process easy for voters Election officials aim to make process easy for voters
• LA
  Louisiana Some voters faced problems at polls Some voters faced problems at polls

  Louisiana In Louisiana, 'a huge day' and 'a late, late night' In Louisiana, 'a huge day' and 'a late, late night'

  Louisiana Hordes of New Orleans voters brave long lines, complex ballots to vote Hordes of New Orleans voters brave long lines, complex ballots to vote
• ME
  Maine Bomb threat report in Maine incorrect Bomb threat report in Maine incorrect
• MD
  Maryland Washington area polling places inundated by crush of voters Massachusetts Washington area polling places inundated by crush of voters Massachusetts
• MI
  Michigan High number of absentee ballots, technical glitches cause delays in some Mich. counties High number of absentee ballots, technical glitches cause delays in some Mich. counties

  Michigan Michigan's elections director praises Detroit for relatively smooth election day voting process Michigan's elections director praises Detroit for relatively smooth election day voting process

  Michigan Genesee County absentee ballots push back expected time for final, unofficial election results Genesee County absentee ballots push back expected time for final, unofficial election results
• MN
  Minnesota Voter ID amendment defeated Voter ID amendment defeated

  Minnesota Minnesotans reject voter ID amendment Minnesotans reject voter ID amendment

  Minnesota Some students have problems at the polls Some students have problems at the polls

  Minnesota New voters keep election judges busy in Duluth New voters keep election judges busy in Duluth

  Minnesota Duluth election judge asks for ID of registered voters Duluth election judge asks for ID of registered voters

  Minnesota Bomb threat at polling place Bomb threat at polling place
• MS
  Mississippi Hinds County circuit clerk, NAACP leader at odds over voter registrations Hinds County circuit clerk, NAACP leader at odds over voter registrations
• MO
  Missouri Secretary of state race close Secretary of state race close

  Missouri Secretary of state race too close to call Secretary of state race too close to call

  Missouri Board of elections director discusses problems at St. Louis polling places Board of elections director discusses problems at St. Louis polling places
• MT
  Montana Long lines of same-day voter registrants persist past poll closure Long lines of same-day voter registrants persist past poll closure

  Montana Lines, steady turnout, ballot shortage Lines, steady turnout, ballot shortage

  Montana Large turnout leads to long lines on Election Day in Missoula Large turnout leads to long lines on Election Day in Missoula

  Montana Late registrations delay voting process Late registrations delay voting process

  Montana Lewis and Clark County sees 'biggest election day ever,' officials say Lewis and Clark County sees 'biggest election day ever,' officials say
• NH
  New Hampshire Same-day voter registrations surge in Durham Same-day voter registrations surge in Durham

  New Hampshire Voters register in droves Voters register in droves
• NJ
  New Jersey Email votes overwhelm election clerks in storm-torn areas Email votes overwhelm election clerks in storm-torn areas

  New Jersey Somerset elections admin: Walk-in ballots 'beyond anything we could have imagined' Somerset elections admin: Walk-in ballots 'beyond anything we could have imagined'

  New Jersey Some Middletown voters issued paper ballots Some Middletown voters issued paper ballots

  New Jersey Polling place becomes a reunion for storm-affected residents Polling place becomes a reunion for storm-affected residents
• NM
  New Mexico Voting in Rio Rancho could last past 11pm Voting in Rio Rancho could last past 11pm
• NY
  New York Voting machine failures in Nassau; voter roll dispute in Suffolk Voting machine failures in Nassau; voter roll dispute in Suffolk

  New York Bloomberg: New York voting machine system is 'a nightmare' Bloomberg: New York voting machine system is 'a nightmare'

  New York Chaos at City's polls amid new voting machines and last-minute rules Chaos at City's polls amid new voting machines and last-minute rules

  New York Latimer moves to have voting machines impounded Latimer moves to have voting machines impounded

  New York Observers find fault with voter-registration policy in Suffolk County Observers find fault with voter-registration policy in Suffolk County

  New York Ballot confusion leads to voter ire Ballot confusion leads to voter ire
• NC
  North Carolina Voting complaints rooted mostly in misunderstanding Voting complaints rooted mostly in misunderstanding
• OH
  Ohio Despite a few glitches, election was smooth Despite a few glitches, election was smooth

  Ohio Voting goes mostly smooth in Cuyahoga County Voting goes mostly smooth in Cuyahoga County

  Ohio Long lines shorten tempers at crowded Summit County polling sites Long lines shorten tempers at crowded Summit County polling sites

  Ohio Husted says Ohio voting system worked smoothly, few problems Husted says Ohio voting system worked smoothly, few problems

  Ohio Paper issues at polls led to lines, could delay results Paper issues at polls led to lines, could delay results

  Ohio Provisional ballots may delay decisions Provisional ballots may delay decisions

  Ohio It's an international crowd at Hamilton Co. board of elections It's an international crowd at Hamilton Co. board of elections
• OR
  Oregon Kate Brown wins second term Kate Brown wins second term

  Oregon Number of suspect ballots in Clackamas County rises to 6 Number of suspect ballots in Clackamas County rises to 6
• PA
  Pennsylvania Voting machine chooses Romney over Obama Voting machine chooses Romney over Obama

  Pennsylvania Touchscreen problems affect voting machine in York Township Touchscreen problems affect voting machine in York Township

  Pennsylvania Official: Central Pa. vote-switching machine fixed Official: Central Pa. vote-switching machine fixed

  Pennsylvania Election Day sees heavy turnout, confusion over voter ID issue Election Day sees heavy turnout, confusion over voter ID issue

  Pennsylvania Pa.'s new voter ID law causes confusion, voters say Pa.'s new voter ID law causes confusion, voters say

  Pennsylvania Voter ID issue causes confusion in Lebanon County Voter ID issue causes confusion in Lebanon County

  Pennsylvania No voter-ID issues reported to county officials No voter-ID issues reported to county officials

  Pennsylvania Schuylkill County defends ID checks Schuylkill County defends ID checks

  Pennsylvania Voters adhere to new ID law, bring picture ID to polls Voters adhere to new ID law, bring picture ID to polls

  Pennsylvania Second incorrect voter ID sign posted by county officials Second incorrect voter ID sign posted by county officials

  Pennsylvania Car into Montco polling place fails to slow voting Car into Montco polling place fails to slow voting
• RI
  Rhode Island Election Day voter registration in Providence: 600-plus and counting Election Day voter registration in Providence: 600-plus and counting
• SC
  South Carolina How many voting machines should there be? How many voting machines should there be?

  South Carolina Voters run into problems at some precincts Voters run into problems at some precincts

  South Carolina County encounters voting machine issues County encounters voting machine issues

  South Carolina Lines, problems don't stop voters in The T&D region Lines, problems don't stop voters in The T&D region

  South Carolina Myrtle Beach poll worker has watched history unfold at precinct for 26 years Myrtle Beach poll worker has watched history unfold at precinct for 26 years
• TN
  Tennessee Few voting problems reported across East Tennessee Few voting problems reported across East Tennessee

  Tennessee Polls closed, but people still in line to vote Polls closed, but people still in line to vote
• TX
  Texas Voting machine troubles delay results in Williamson County Voting machine troubles delay results in Williamson County

  Texas Disabled veteran claims mail in ballot never came Disabled veteran claims mail in ballot never came

  Texas Voting hiccups can't quiet Election Day excitement Voting hiccups can't quiet Election Day excitement

  Texas Dallas area polls work out minor kinks, voting goes smoothly Dallas area polls work out minor kinks, voting goes smoothly
• VT
  Vermont Montpelier voting delayed at start Montpelier voting delayed at start
• VA
  Virginia Voter Patrol: Long lines and machine mix-ups Voter Patrol: Long lines and machine mix-ups

  Virginia Glitch frustrates Spotsylvania voters Glitch frustrates Spotsylvania voters

  Virginia For Virginia's voter ID law, most problems solved For Virginia's voter ID law, most problems solved

  Virginia Long voter lines only due to heavy turnout Long voter lines only due to heavy turnout

  Virginia Long lines delay tally in Virginia Long lines delay tally in Virginia

  Virginia Local woman regains voting rights after nearly 50 years Local woman regains voting rights after nearly 50 years

  Virginia Washington area polling places inundated by crush of voters Washington area polling places inundated by crush of voters
• WA
  Washington Wyman, Drew in tight race for secretary of state Wyman, Drew in tight race for secretary of state

  Washington Despite challenges, state election officials keep calm and carry on Despite challenges, state election officials keep calm and carry on
• WV
  West Virginia Tennant re-elected to second term Tennant re-elected to second term
• WI
  Wisconsin Voters report glitches in Wisconsin Voters report glitches in Wisconsin

  Wisconsin Voting machine breakdown at Samuel Clemens school Voting machine breakdown at Samuel Clemens school

  Wisconsin Gov. Walker praises clerks and election workers Gov. Walker praises clerks and election workers

  Wisconsin Glut of absentee ballots, machine problems slow City of Waukesha count Glut of absentee ballots, machine problems slow City of Waukesha count
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