'Daily Voting News' For January 17 and 18, 2009

 

Recently we have spent a bit of time discussing the cost over-runs found during an audit of Hillsborough Co Florida’s election office. Now the county has revealed that they just discovered 440 uncounted ballots that were found in their warehouse. These ballots came from two Temple Terrace precincts that had voting machine problems last Nov. While the county makes the normal “the votes not counted would not have affected any federal, state or county race” statement, they have admitted that the missing votes may affect local races. Because the election had been certified for weeks it will be up to any losing candidate to file a lawsuit.

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough Finds Uncounted Ballots

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/17/170056/na-hillsborough-finds-uncounted-ballots/

 

MN: Senate recount: Coleman adds legal star power to team

With the trial set to start Jan. 26, noted trial attorney Joe Friedberg joined the GOP side of the recount battle.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/37722979.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUl

 

MS: Voter ID bill likely to die in House

http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2009/01/17/state_news/state01.txt

 

RI: Letter on voter fraud bears bogus attribution

http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/view/67028/27/

 

TX: Editorial - Cheap shot

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6216715.html

 

TX: Gregg County – Opinion - Local voting methods need second look

http://www.news-journal.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/01/18/01182009_Borders_column.html

 

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