'Daily Voting News' For April 30, 2008

 

North Carolina voters who live in predominately black neighborhoods are the target of robo-calls and a mailing campaign, by a national non-profit called “Women’s Voices; Women Vote”, that may result in many voters being disenfranchised. The calls warn voters, whether registered or not, that they cannot vote until they fill-out the information in a packet they will receive in the mail. The packet contains a voter registration form. What the call and the information in the packet don’t tell the voter is that it is too late to register to vote in the primary and that if the recipient is already registered they don’t have any concerns. This same scheme has been used in other states prior to their primary elections. It is time that legislation be written and passed that will make these schemes illegal.

 

NAtional: HBO Film "Recount" Relives Florida 2000

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/hbo-film-recoun.html

 

NAtional: Mule Train Mail: Dick Kaiser "Bushies Allowed to Kill Election Reform for Another Year"

http://arizona.typepad.com/blog/2008/04/mule-train-ma-2.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Early voting suggests low turnout in May 6 election

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080430/BREAKING01/355673694/1661

 

FL: Sarasota Florida's Election Director, Kathy Dent, is a Liar

Yes, we said 'liar'. And if you hadn't known that already, here's even more hard evidence...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5937

 

IN: Gaming Indiana

The quirky state voting law that could affect Tuesday's primary.

http://www.slate.com/id/2189893/

 

IN: Editorial - Closing ballot access

http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080430/EDIT07/804300375

 

IN: Lake County - New voting machines may provide faster results

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/04/30/s/breaking_news/doc4818dcfce56aa265582528.txt

 

KY: Madison County - Funds available to make switch to paper ballots

http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_121074218.html

 

MD: Md. Panel Calls for More Voting Machines, Hotline

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/30/ST2008043000260.html

 

MD: Vote communication faulted

State task force delivers report on ballot irregularities

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.voting30apr30,0,7504487.story

 

NC: FACING SOUTH EXCLUSIVE: D.C. nonprofit aimed at women voters behind deceptive N.C. robo-calls

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/04/facing-south-exclusive-dc-nonprofit.asp

 

NC: Vote suppression, with Clinton ties?

http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/politics/blog/2008/04/vote_suppression_with_clinton.html

 

NC: Source of robo-calls identified

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6113377

 

PA: Centre County - County seeks comment on voting machines

http://www.centredaily.com/423/story/554729.html

 

PA: Fayette County - Fayette election officials throw out 41 ballots

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/fayette/s_565005.html

 

PA: Schuylkill County - Editorial - Election bureau deserves applause

http://www.republicanherald.com/articles/2008/04/30/opinion/editorial/doc481857e47c3a3665054514.txt

 

VA: Bristol - Voting Machines Checked And Sealed for May 6 Election

http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/news.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2008-04-30-0009.html

 

France - Bizarre Undervote on iVotronic in France

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1284

 

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