'Daily Voting News' For August 15 and 16, 2008

 

In today’s “Featured” article Paul Rieckhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America voices the opinion shared by many veterans, including this writer, with regards to actions by the Department of Veterans Affairs with regards to voter registration help to our nation’s veterans. For some reason the DVA just does not want our veterans to be able to vote.

  

Featured - National: Brain Dead Bureaucrat Watch: VA Blocks Voter Registration at Vets' Hospitals

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-rieckhoff/brain-dead-bureaucrat-wat_b_119120.html

 

National: Iraq Vet Speaks Out Against VA's Voter Suppression

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6278

 

National: Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines?

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/48509.html

 

National: Hack the Vote

Five ways Internet tricksters could tamper with the 2008 elections.

http://www.slate.com/id/2197502/

 

National: 'Stealing America: Vote by Vote'

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-stealing15-2008aug15,0,6372123.story

 

National: SysTest Labs under Fire For Shoddy Methods & Collusion with Vendors

http://www.opednews.com/articles/SysTest-Labs-under-Fire-Fo-by-Rady-Ananda-080815-39.html

 

National: When ballot access goes AWOL

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0816edit3aug16,0,6811109.story

 

CO: Pueblo County - Cordova leads Butcher

http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/08/15/news/local/doc48a547eadd49e702484209.txt

 

CO: Pueblo County - Every vote counts; count every vote

http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/08/16/news/local/doc48a67d772f704617996269.txt

 

CO: Pueblo County - Recount upholds Cordova victory

http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/08/16/news/local/doc48a67af7202a2698283992.txt

 

FL: Palm Beach County - "Butterfly ballot" still dogs former supervisor of elections in Palm Beach County

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flplepore0816sbaug16,0,7035657.story

 

OH: GOP crying foul over absentee-voting law it passed

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/08/14/early_vote.html?sid=101

 

OH: Ohio's Election Stolen Again? State May Face 600K Voter Purge in Coming Weeks

http://www.alternet.org/story/94977/

 

OH: Press Release - Secretary Brunner Helps Boards, Voters with Absentee Voting Guidance

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/PressReleases/2008%20Press%20Releases/20080815.aspx

 

OH: Franklin County - Elections Board Told How To Reduce Lines At Polls

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2008/08/15/voting.html?sid=102

 

OH: Weekend balloting decision left to Brunner

Franklin County board deadlocks on expanding voting hours at Vets

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/08/15/copy/electboard.ART_ART_08-15-08_B2_I4B1ILT.html?sid=101

 

PA: Berks County - Berks County prepares for big election turnout

http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=102510

 

WI: Milwaukee - Officials call for voter registration card checks

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=783903

 

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