'Daily Voting News' For February 05, 2009

 

Today’s news finds articles from Minnesota where the recount trial continues on. Now the justices are trying to decide whether they can allow Franken to take the Senate seat on an interim basis. It looks like there will be no final decision this week or maybe even this month.

 

Also we have articles from Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi and Oklahoma where Voter ID is being pushed by state legislatures under the false idea that voter fraud is rampant or that illegal aliens are streaming over the borders just to vote in our elections. In Georgia they actually want to expand what is already a restrictive law to make it more restrictive. Now they want voters to have to prove their citizenship. Not a problem? It is for voters like Arthur Remillard who was born by a mid-wife and was the placed for adoption. He has no birth certificate. No way to prove his citizenship even though he had never had a problem in his 75 years.

 

National: Universal Voter Registration

http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/universal_voter_registration_draft_summary/

 

National: Report On Election Auditing [.pdf]

http://www.lwv.org/Content/ContentGroups/Membership/ProjectsTaskforces/Report_ElectionAudits.pdf

 

AK: Lack of Yup'ik election help spurs suit

http://www.adn.com/rural/western/story/678220.html

 

AL: Opinion - No compelling reason for Alabama to revise its voter ID law

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/editorials.ssf?/base/opinion/123382539691420.xml&coll=2

 

AZ: Pima County - Judge Rules Against Saving Ballots from Contested Pima County, AZ Election

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6882

 

FL: Hillsborough County – Editorial - Tough inquiry needed now

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article973402.ece

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Johnson's Legal Woe Intensifies

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/05/na-johnsons-legal-woe-intensifies/

 

GA: Bill would require proof of citizenship to vote

Co-sponsor Mills wants to ‘protect the integrity of the voting system’

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/14433/

 

IA: Palo Alto County - Roadblock For Ayrshire Polling Place

http://www.emmetsburgnews.com/page/content.detail/id/501050.html

 

MN: Three months and counting

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13059914

 

MN: Voter ID bill would make Minnesota laws most restictive in the nation

http://minnesotaindependent.com/25495/voter-id-bill-would-make-minnesota-laws-most-restictive-in-the-nation

 

MN: State Supreme Court weighs a temporary Sen. Franken

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/39064407.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MN: Senate recount trial recap

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/39119022.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

 

MN: State Supreme Court weighs a temporary Sen. Franken

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/39064407.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MN: Unless Franken gets temporary certificate, Senate seat could stay empty 5 months

http://minnesotaindependent.com/25492/david-schultz-unless-franken-gets-temporary-certificate-senate-seat-could-stay-empty-5-months

 

MN: Seat Al Franken Already

http://www.alternet.org/story/125375/seat_al_franken_already_/

 

MS: Miss. Senate removes exemption from voter ID bill

http://www.sunherald.com/218/story/1117585.html

 

MS: Election reform hinges on IDs

Bills differ on requirements for voters born before 1946

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090205/NEWS010504/902050352/1001/news

 

MS: Opinion - Voter ID: Compromise and end this debate

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090205/OPINION01/902050323/1008/OPINION

 

NC: Durham County - Save money, voting official says

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/durham/story/1394316.html

 

NM: Las Cruces school board voting brings close race

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_11632102

 

NY: Hamilton's Berry to head state NYVV

http://www.cnylink.com/cnynews/view_news.php?news_id=1233864399

 

NY: Genesee County - New voting machines still not ready for voters

Genesee lawmakers told more delays appear likely

http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/articles/2009/02/05/news/5136965.txt

 

OK: Committee approves voter ID bill

http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790730

 

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