'Daily Voting News' For February 20, 2009

 

Again a majority of the election news is coming from Minnesota. Both the Franken and Coleman camps are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in court and the tax payers are surely footing the bill for a large part of the cost. Eventually the tax payers are going to get tired of this circus and demand it stop. My guess is that this will now happen sooner rather than later. But, that’s just my thought. I may be wrong.

 

National: State and County Elections Offices Struggle with Economic Crisis

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3004&Itemid=26

 

National: New Version of Holt's Election Reform Bill Would Institutionalize Touch-Screen Voting, Secret Software

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6932

 

MN: Coleman team puts testimonies on fast track in Senate election case

http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_11744636

 

MN: When Will Minnesota Have Two Senators?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2009/02/when_will_minnesota_have_two_s.html

 

MN: Coleman team cites ruling in challenge to recount tally

A campaign spokesman said election officials were inconsistent in verifying whether absentee-ballot witnesses were registered to vote.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/39857497.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUr

 

MN: U.S. Senate trial: Cass County election official criticizes campaigns

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=21658&section=News

 

MN: Coleman Flip-Flops Yet Again on Counting Rejected Absentee Ballots

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6931

 

MN: Coleman Lawyer: Maybe The Franken-Voter Was Mentally Disabled?

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/coleman-lawyer-maybe-the-franken-voter-was-mentally-disabled.php

 

MN: Coleman looking to throw out Franken votes

http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0209/Coleman_looking_to_throw_out_Franken_votes.html

 

MN: Accusations And Recriminations Fly In Arguments On Coleman Motion

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/accusations-and-recriminations-fly-in-arguments-on-coleman-motion.php

 

MO: Bill Would Allow Online Military Voting

http://www.kmbc.com/news/18737370/detail.html?taf=kc1

 

MS: Elections panel filled, ready for city races

http://www.vicksburgpost.com/articles/2009/02/20/news/doc499ee8a5274d6706020723.txt

 

NM: New GOP voter ID measure tabled in the Legislature

http://newmexicoindependent.com/19332/new-gop-voter-id-measure-tabled-in-the-legislature

 

OH: Lucas County - Stainbrook slams elections board

Party chair protests GOP employee's job loss

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090220/NEWS09/902200326

 

PA: Berks election board says early voting would be costly

The issue is discussed by the Berks panel in response to a proposal by a state senator to allow any voter to use an absentee ballot.

http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=126282

 

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