'Daily Voting News' For July 16, 2008

 

Yesterday another bill went to the floor of the House of Representatives and, like the last time, failed to get enough votes. It is time that the national organizations and their supporters change their strategies to a state-by-state strategy. We are NOT going to get any legislation through congress this year, and very possibly not next year. We can make a difference at the state level though. While many have concentrated on spending their time and money in Washington DC lobbying for the various bills that have come up; activists in Tennessee, New York, New Mexico, Florida, and other states and many counties have been successful in new laws being passed and DREs being replaced. Rather than spend the time and money in Washington DC, we need to spend it in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Annapolis Maryland, and Atlanta Georgia.

 

National: Editorial - Check That Vote

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/opinion/16wed1.html

 

National: House GOPers Defeat Back-up Paper Ballot Bill

http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/steven/?ses=a5439371f861701d1f5ab08f762bda98

 

AL: Autauga County - Thieves take copper wire, but voting goes on

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/NEWS/80715043

 

AL: Selma - Validity of upcoming election challenged

http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/news/2008/jul/16/validity-upcoming-election-challenged/

 

AZ: Yavapai County - County employees to help during elections

http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=57225&TM=4183.241

 

CO: Denver - It's Back To Paper Ballots, Precincts For This Year's Elections

Denver Pulls Plug On Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/16893566/detail.html

 

CT: OK voter drives at VA facilities

http://www.greenwichtime.com/ci_9893975

 

FL: The "He Did It / She Did It" Business Model for Elections

http://www.opednews.com/articles/TheHe-Did-It-She-Did-I-by-Lani-Massey-Brown-080714-518.html

 

GA: Primary Runoffs Come At A Premium Price

All polling centers in the state must be open during primary runoffs, and that will take a lot of money

http://www.wjbf.com/midatlantic/jbf/news_index.apx.-content-articles-JBF-2008-07-16-0055.html

 

IA: Creating Credibility: 8 Years Later, There’s Still No Consensus on Ensuring Integrity in Elections

http://www.rcreader.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12935&Itemid=42

 

IA: Webster County auditor: Election changes coming

http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/507428.html?nav=5010

 

NH: Be wary of holes in the polls

A frightening look back at the New Hampshire primary earlier this year...

http://www.nolanchart.com/article4258.html

 

NY: Eyes Wide Open: The Real Situation in New York

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Eyes-Wide-OpenThe-Real-S-by-Wanda-Warren-Berry-080716-464.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio county fires back at voting machine company

http://www.wdtn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8687777

 

PA: Center County - Having paper trail to cost county

Leased machines would result in $1.8 million bill

http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/717091.html

 

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