E P I C A l e r t
17,000 Election Day Incidents Reported by Voters
Mon Nov 8, 2004 01:20
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E P I C A l e r t
Volume 11.21
November 5, 2004
http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_11.21.html

17,000 Election Day Incidents Reported by Voters, Election Staff

The 2004 Election Day saw the largest voter turnout in decades, with
record numbers reached in many states. The evaluation of the election
may take weeks or months, but the Election Incident Reporting System
has already registered over 17,000 Election Day incidents, including
everything from glitches in voting technology to problems with how the
election was administered in jurisdictions across the nation. The
greatest numbers of reports were from California, Florida, Texas,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The reports came directly from
voters and Election Protection staff supplied by voter access projects
conducted under the umbrella of the Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights. The website used to record incidents was developed by members
of the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility and Verified
Voting, with the assistance of members of the National Committee for
Voting Integrity.

At a post-election press conference and discussion conducted by the
National Committee for Voting Integrity, committee members reported
that the need for data and analysis is critical to understanding what
really happened on Election Day. Any statements regarding successes
or failures must be backed by sound research, which is lacking. What
is routine in most key private or public endeavors is a means of
reporting and investigating problems as they occur. Current United
States election administration, however, does not follow this model.

The National Committee for Voting Integrity announced a number of
election reform recommendations to be considered in the discussions
that will follow the election. These recommendations focus on
securing voting technology from manipulation, establishing integrity
in the administration of elections, safeguarding voter privacy, and
guaranteeing equal voting rights in federal elections.

Election Incident Reporting System:

https://voteprotect.org

National Committee for Voting Integrity:

http://www.votingintegrity.org

National Committee for Voting Integrity Recommendations:

http://votingintegrity.org/docs/ncvi_recommends.pdf

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility:

http://www.cpsr.org

Ohio Whitewash — Ray Beckerman, Mon Nov 8 01:23
• Ohio Election 2004 Audit! — andeverybodyisokaywiththis, Mon Nov 8 02:06
• Seven questions for Ohio Secretary of State — Sandy Buchanan, Mon Nov 8 02:33
• ANALYSIS OF ELECTIONS & ACTION PLAN — A.N.S.W.E.R., Mon Nov 8 02:00
• Who is counting your vote? — Barbara Jean Hope, Mon Nov 8 02:38