October 24, 2014

AG's decree prompts Illinois officials to rethink count

With less than two weeks until Illinois high-stakes elections, an attorney general opinion has some
officials rethinking vote-counting procedures in ways they say could cause big delays in announcing
results. John OConnor and Kerry Lester, The Associated Press.

New citizens called to civic duty of voting--right away
In a room packed with thousands of newly minted citizens waving American flags on Tuesday, Los
Angeles and Orange county voting officials saw an opportunity: Signing up potential new voters just in
time for the Nov. 4 general election. Leslie Berestein, KPCC.

Duran issues Sharpie recall
The first casualty of New Mexicos election was not a Republican, a Democrat or even a member of the
Green Party. It was the Sharpie, a pen mightier than the states paper ballots. Milan Simonich, The New
Mexican.

Also in electionlineToday news from: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and
Wisconsin (5:55 a.m. Eastern 10/24/14).

Alabama: Merrill faces Albert-Kaigler in SoS race
Arizona: Eliminating voter fraud in Mesa Co. | Ballot 'stranger danger' concern | State activists defend
making ballot deliveries
Arkansas: Counties scramble to make changes to voter ID materials
California: Can this bureaucrat get young citizens to vote? | Election workers train for November
election | Half Moon Bay man continues open-source voting advocacy | Newly naturalized citizens get
called to the civic duty of voting--right away | Improving voter turnout a priority for SoS candidates |
County launches new elections mobile app
Colorado: In Colo.'s first all-mail election, voters being hassled like never before | Chaffee Co. residents
like their mail-in ballots, officials say | Ballots being returned at brisk pace | Hundreds of duplicate
ballots mistakenly sent
Connecticut: Another election meltdown in Bridgeport not expected
District of Columbia: DCBOE: 'Well, we messed up' | DC elections board tenders apology for upside-
down flag
Florida: Some Manatee Co. voters complain sample ballot says they're not registered | Voter rights
questioned in Alachua Co. | Elections office warns voters to read ballot carefully | Election supervisors
are reminded to 'expect the unexpected'
Georgia: Voter registration suit set for Friday hearing | Dougherty, Lowndes among Ga. counties to join
early weekend voting
Idaho: Student mock election set
Illinois: 'Calibration error' switches vote | Early voting snafus: Fact or fiction | Early voting encountering
problems | AG's decree prompts officials to rethink vote-counting | Same-day voter registration could
mean delay in results | Local teens to serve as election judges | Ballot issue dogs Union Co. |
Maryland: Robust first day of early voting reported | Early voting higher in Laurel than in primary
Massachusetts: Dispute between Casey and pollworkers goes public
Minnesota: Electronic pollbooks could bring faster results | Elections judges to get trained on e-
pollbooks | Brand-new early voting blitz targets Indian Country, young
Missouri: Kander opposed to early voting measure
Montana: Missoula elections office to hire additional staff | McCulloch addresses inappropriate use of
Montana seal on mailers
New Jersey: Emergency voting measures during Sandy violated law, inviting fraud, study finds |
Advocates: Pass emergency voting law in NJ
New Mexico: SoS issues Sharpie recall amid fears pens could foul ballots
New York: DeBlasio admin rejects 2 council voter registration bills | Democrats' choice for elections
commissioner rejected
North Carolina: First day draws 2,219 voters | Lines long on first day of early voting | NAACP organizes
voter march to One Stop site | State board reverses vote, App State vote site is open | Early voting
begins; local officials say they are prepared
Ohio: SoS candidates debate | State expects to finish verifying flagged voters by Friday
Oklahoma: Voter ID laws create contentious issue
Rhode Island: State police investigating possible ballot tampering at homeless shelter
South Dakota: Voting accusations fly in reservation areas | Federal lawsuit brings early voting site to
Eagle Nest
Tennessee: Voters report issues at Maury Co. polls | Early voting in Tenn. eclipses 200K | Ballot
language vexes voters in Hamilton Co.
Texas: SA voter says new ID law causing her issues | Record number opting for vote-by-mail | Mail-in
ballots double, both parties rejoice
U.S. Virgin Islands: Elections considers processing early ballots right away after complaints | St. Croix
BOE wants to rescind board member policy
Vermont: SoS promotes early voting
Virginia: Voting advocates fear impact of Virginia's voter ID law
Washington: Voting machine for vision-impaired to be demonstrated
West Virginia: Tennant apologizes for Kanawha Co. early vote event
Wisconsin: Early voting begins in Wisconsin with new hours | State Supreme Court won't reconsider
voter ID law | Complaint filed against judge for handling of ID case | Residents of senior communities
lose absentee voting option under new law