Kinky Friedman Falls Short In Bid For Governor

I was looking forward to an original thinker finally going somewhere - not anymore! Kinky Friedman Falls Short In Bid For Governor

Good news for the Progressives

Read this it's a summary of the election yesterday. My Way News - Resurgent Democrats Win Control of House

It's not just me!

Read this and you will find just who else is bothered by the use of electronics this year A New Breed of Watchdog For Election Day - WSJ.com.

"Democracy is not the voting, it is the counting!"

Angry voters in this story

Two stories about angry voters: one guy didn't want to vote the full slate and the other obviously did not like touchscreen voting machines here

And it's only just starting!

Here is the first of many reports about the voting machines.

And one in more depth

First we kill all the lawyers

What would the world do without lawyers especially during elections. Lots of them here

Oooops

This is an email from a friend in Cobourg North, he asks "Now that I'm living here in the Township of Hamilton I'm on a steep learning curve to familiarize myself with the candidates.

Ben, I know you are focused on the nail-biting election in Cobourg, but I need a ruling on Fred's flyer that arrived in my mailbox today. What is the statute of limitations on asking for re-election? Is Mr. Holloway allowed to ask for re-election as Mayor? I would appreciate your insight on this."

It appears that Fred is an advocate of efficient recycling, either that or he had a couple of boxes stored in his basement for the next time.

The big fix

Does anybody think that the death sentence given to Saddam Hussein has anything to do with the US election tomorrow, what a coincidence of timing.

Have you voted yet?

One member of the household voted online yesterday. The only flaw in the system is that when one goes back into the voting after having voted, to test the PIN number security, a page appears saying "Try Again". It should say "Sorry your PIN has been used, you have voted already" Also would it have been too much to design the software to produce a receipt page, which would show your selections on a printable page. These printed pages would be an admirable recount ballot.

How many disreputable candidates (do we have any) are asking householders for their unused PIN number envelopes? Just a thought, but a percentage of the increased vote could be due to zealous campaign workers using the disaffected voters PINs.

One week to go

One week to go and the unofficial poll shows the current mayor on his way to another term. As one correspondent said this week Campion is finishing strongly. Pity she hadn't started to work in January like a serious candidate.