'Daily Voting News' For April 16, 2008

 

Again we want to remind everyone to check that they are registered to vote. Call your county or state officials and ensure your voter registration is up to date. A large majority of experts all agree that voter registration data bases will be the big problem this November. If you are in one of the states that has not had their primary/caucus check before election day.

 

NAtional: GOP Congressman: Private Voting Companies That Fail 'Should be Fired'

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5898

 

NAtional: House defeats bill funding paper ballots

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hztMPkim3PQBl5HUoR88hBDz8NMAD902INMG0

 

NAtional: Congress Will Not Fund Paper Ballot Voting in November

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010652687

 

NAtional: Republicans reject funding for paper-based voting

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9920030-7.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc

 

NAtional: Follow Bill Nelson's Lead on Reforming Elections System

http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.27819/pub_detail.asp

 

NAtional: Voting accidents and other avoidable tragedies

http://weblog.infoworld.com/robertxcringely/archives/2008/04/voting_accident.html

 

NAtional: Initiative to Resolve Florida and Michigan Primary Disputes Announced by SaveTheVoters.org

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/initiative-to-resolve-florida-and-michigan-primary-disputes-announced-by-savethevotersorg,354991.shtml

 

NAtional: Vote Counting Failures in Ohio and New Jersey Violate Federal Law

http://www.gnn.tv/headlines/17233/Vote_Counting_Failures_in_Ohio_and_New_Jersey_Violate_Federal_Law

 

CA: Riverside County - Supervisors nix purchase of e-voting gear

http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080416/NEWS0301/804160323/1026/news12

 

CA: Shasta County - Supervisors choose to cut voting machine warranties

http://www.redding.com/news/2008/apr/16/supervisors-choose-to-cut/

 

CT: Reform Moves Forward In Connecticut

http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=189

 

FL: Broward County - Broward's Ritter cleared of conflict of interest

http://www.miamiherald.com/466/story/498518.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - State official declares

Sarasota ready for vote

http://www.bradenton.com/local/story/534685.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Anti-Democracy Activist: Sarasota's Supervisor of Elections, Kathy Dent

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5902

 

NJ: Voting safeguards measure sponsored by Holt fails in House

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-njvotingmachines0415apr15,0,4368107.story

 

PA: Pa. Officials Pin Hopes on Provisional Ballots

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89667384

 

PA: A flurry of ballots signals interest

County voter services get record numbers of absentee applications.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_2absent.6363790apr16,0,3664247.story

 

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