'Daily Voting News' For April 16, 2009
My apologies for the lateness of DVN this evening but when you lose the Internet you lose all contact with the world it seems. For those of you concerned with the voters right to actually vote I suggest reading the articles concerning Florida’s Senate Bill 956 that will do a lot to suppress the vote. Also the articles from Texas including the fact that the DoJ may have to weigh-in on any VoterID laws passed by that state’s legislature to keep the state in compliance with the National Voting Rights Act Section 5.
National: On open source vs. disclosed source voting systems
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/dwallach/open-source-vs-disclosed-source-voting-systems
National: Revamping Voter Registration to Reduce Disparities in the Electorate
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/project_vote/2009/04/revamping-voter-registration-t.php?ref=reccafe
AZ: Pima County - Results due soon in hand count of transportation ballots
Attorney general: Electronic systems 'very, very bad'
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/fromcomments/114420.php
AZ: Pima County - RTA vote-recount completed; state yet to release its findings yet
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/288918
FL: Kill Florida Senate Bill #956 “The Worst Elections Bill in 100 Years”
http://www.ffec.org/docs0409/Kill_Senate_Bill_956_Final.pdf
FL: Elderly may need license, state ID to vote in Fla.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1003567.html
FL: Hillsborough County - FBI seeks voter ad records
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/apr/16/na-fbi-seeks-voter-ad-records/
IL: Shiloh challenger to see about voting problems
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/731482.html
NY: Commentary - Clear evidence: Lever voting works
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=790729&category=COMMENTARY&TextPage=1
NY: NY-20 - Vote recount seesaws
http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2009/04/16/news/doc49e6a04572820283159020.txt
NY: NY-20 - Murphy gains as judge narrows challenges
Democrat expands his House edge as Republican Tedisco fails to get big boost in Saratoga County
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=790419
PA: Resolution asks Congress to allow Pa. to use lever voting machines
http://www.pahouse.com/PR/056041309.asp
TN: Tennessee: Bill requiring citizenship proof to vote fails
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/apr/15/tennessee-bill-requiring-citizenship-proof-vote-fa/?breakingnews
TX: Feds: Voter ID must undergo review
http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/04/16/feds_voter_id_must_undergo_rev.html
TX: Voter ID Would Be Subject to Federal Voting Rights Act
http://www.aclutx.org/article.php?aid=699
WA: Wash. Legislature OKs popular vote bill
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_electoral_college.html
WI: Madison polling place machine was changing voter's choices
http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=25628
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