'Daily Voting News' For January 23, 2009

 

From this evenings “Featured” article: “The recount of the 2008 Minnesota Senate race gives us an opportunity to evaluate the accuracy of precinct-count optical-scan voting. Though there have been contentious disputes over which absentee ballot envelopes to open, the core technology for scanning ballots has proved to be extremely accurate.”

 

Featured - MN: Optical-scan voting extremely accurate in Minnesota

http://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/appel/optical-scan-voting-extremely-accurate-minnesota

 

National: All Cost, No Benefit: States Aim to Raise Voting Barriers to Prevent Rare Crime

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/project_vote/2009/01/all-cost-no-benefit-states-aim.php

 

MN: Franken's request to dismiss Coleman suit is denied

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/38147149.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUF

 

SC: Lexington County - Gaston councilman protests loss by 8 votes

http://www.thestate.com/politics/story/660721.html

 

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