At photoprez.com, we are proud to dedicate a photo gallery specifically to tracking and documenting the process of voting all over the country. Located at photoprez.com/electionday2008, the Election Day 2008 gallery allows voters to photograph their civic participation! Registration to photoprez.com is free and members are already uploading photographs of polling places, voting booths, and absentee ballots.
National: Obama could still lose election to McCain from GOP voter suppression or vote fraud
http://www.examiner.com/x-775-Political-Issues-Examiner~y2008m10d26-Obam…
National: Democrats Describe Efforts to Limit Voting Machines Problems
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/104635/democrats_describe_efforts_to_l…
Importantly, on Tuesday November 4, 2008, there are likely to many “voting irregularities” and “issues” of all types. These include unregistered voters, technical complications with computer balloting, and lines, lines, and LINES! Whether your trip to the polls and voting experience is a breeze or a nightmare, record your experience and upload it at photoprez.com to create a permanent record. Registered members of photoprez.com can send their cell phone pictures to go@photoprez.com and they will be instantly uploaded to the photoprez.com LIVE MOBILE gallery. (click here for more information about how to register and upload cell phone photos to photoprez.com)
The list below contains exceprts from state election laws regarding election photography and photographing your vote.
AR: Error On Redfield, Altheimer Ballots Addressed At Emergency Meet
http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2008/10/26/news/news4.txt
AR: Candidate Reacts to Ballot Error That May Have Cost Votes
http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2008/10/26/news/news5.txt
CA: Your vote faces challenges like never before
http://www.times-standard.com/othervoices/ci_10820484
CA: Polling places are in the mail
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/963364.html
CA: Riverside County registrar braces for record voter turnout
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_W_vote26.47447f…
CA: Riverside County - JACOBS: Why act like there’s something to hide?
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/10/26/opinion/jacobs/zdc14582f5b12f…
CA: San Diego County - Steps taken for smooth Election Day
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081026-9999-1m26vote.html
CO: Coffman sued over voter purge
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10815894
CO: Boulder County - Greenlee: Will our votes count?
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/oct/26/will-our-votes-count/
CO: ‘Missing’ Denver mail ballots were never sent by vendor
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/24/denver-looking-11000-m…
CO: Denver - Missing ballots weren’t prepared
A vendor didn’t mail half the 21,450 needed, but that’s been fixed.
http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_10817170
FL: Both parties to guard polls on Election Day
Legal teams for the Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns will
deploy thousands of poll watchers to Florida voting sites to keep an
eye out for possible irregularities in the presidential election.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/741885.html
FL: Florida counties split over voter verification
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/741884.html
GA: Gwinnett County - Officials ‘confident’ in absentee solution
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=6&Art…
IN: Parties await judge’s ruling on Lake County early voting
http://www.chestertontribune.com/Politics%20and%20Elections/parties_awai…
MD: Decision Time for Early Voting in Md.
Issue Has Long Divided Lawmakers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/25/AR200810…
NY: BlackBoxVoting.org Speaks Out for Election Transparency
http://e-voter.blogspot.com/2008/10/ny-blackboxvotingorg-speaks-out-for….
NY: Does the US electoral system HAVA brain?
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Does-the-US-electoral-syst-by-Rady-Anan…
OH: White House Asks for Scrutiny
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/24/AR200810…
OH: Lawmakers Urge DOJ Not to Intervene in Ohio Voter Dispute
http://www.pubrecord.org/nationworld/428-lawmakers-urge-doj-not-to-inter…
OH: Is Ohio doomed to ballot battles?
Some laud litigation; others see need for nonpartisan system
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/…
PA: Counties add voting machines, poll workers in anticipation of
record turnout
http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_10817459
PA: Bradford County - Editoral - Integrity of voter lists needs protection
http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/10/26/editorial/tw_review.20…
TN: Davidson County - Problems Plague Early Voting System
Elections Commission Says Blames Calibration
http://www.wsmv.com/politics/17803172/detail.html
TN: Knox County - Voters confused about presidential vote on TN
county’s machines
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/26/voters-confused-about-pr…
TX: Brazoria County - Clerk says to double-check electronic ballots
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=1e459a0a06766e36
WV: ES&S official left company in May
Ireland gave man an award Thursday for voting innovation
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200810250560?page=1&build=cache
Overseas Voting: My Voting Experience From Afghanistan
http://blog.pennlive.com/blog-runner/2008/10/my_voting_experience_from_a…
National: How to Stop Election Theft and How Not to Stop Election Theft?
http://www.opednews.com/articles/How-to-Stop-Election-Theft-by-Mark-Adam…
National: Antidote to Election Theft: “Steal Back Your Vote”
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Antidote-to-Election-Theft-by-Joan-Brun…
National: This Election Will Not Be Stolen
http://www.opednews.com/articles/This-Election-Will-Not-Be-by-Jennifer-H…
National: Opinion - Groups work to fend off Nov. 4 poll problems
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081026/COLUMNIST0…
National: Casting its lot with e-voting
Despite critics, Hart Intercivic has made its choice
http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/technology/10…
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