'Daily Voting News' For April 02, 2008

 

Today was a busy day in Congress. Two election related bills went through “mark-up” in the Committee on House Administration. One bill, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis and others, would allow no-excuse absentee voting. If passed voters would no longer have to give doctor’s excuses or proof that they will be out of state. It will be the voter’s choice to vote absentee. Also marked-up was a bill sponsored by Rep. Rush Holt and others that would reimburse states and local jurisdictions that opt in for a vvpat and/or audits. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee.

 

NAtional: The FBI Ignored Threats to Black Voters

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/81019/

 

NAtional: Video Chat: Princeton’s Ed Felten

http://www.whytuesday.org/

 

NAtional: Holt's ballot-reform measure gets a hearing

http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/NEWS/80402007

 

NAtional: House Administration Committee Approves Holt Emergency Voting Bill

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2803&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: House Panel Passes Rep. Susan Davis’s No-Excuse Absentee Ballot Legislation

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2804&Itemid=26

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Plant City Voters 1st In County To Use New Equipment

http://plantcity2.tbo.com/content/2008/apr/02/plant-city-voters-1st-county-use-new-equipment/

 

IA: Culver enacts law that ends touch-screen voting in Iowa

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/NEWS10/804020365/1007/NEWS05

 

IA: New Voting Machines Could Bring Problems

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/17241489.html

 

KY: Legislation To Improve Voting

http://www.kypost.com/content/news/commonwealth/story.aspx?content_id=da06a2a2-c2e4-4dd8-bef5-4fa5d9000078

 

NC: Burke County - Board approves new voting machines

http://www.morganton.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MNH%2FMGArticle%2FMNH_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173355164401&path=!news

 

OH: Morrow to stay Licking County elections board director

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/NEWS01/804020315/1002

 

OH: Franklin County - Ex-Judge Squire loses appeal of election loss

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/04/02/squire.html?sid=101

 

PA: Pennsylvania, State of Denial

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/81121/

 

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