'Daily Voting News' For May 20, 2009

 

Three interesting personal accounts: one from a voter in CA who found that the state-certified InkaVote Plus won't accept write-in votes; another from a candidate in PA who tried three times to vote and didn't get to cast a ballot; and the third from an activist in Brazil who tells about vote-selling, biometric voter IDs, spy pens, and e-voting machines.

 

CA: Election Day Again in CA: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7163

 

FL: Elections chief to resolve voting foul-ups

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/may/20/na-elections-chief-to-resolve-voting-foul-ups/news-politics/

 

OH: Election reform in Ohio too important for games

http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/may/19/election-reform-in-ohio-too-important-for-games/

 

MS: The Picayune Item - New vote set for precinct 3

http://www.picayuneitem.com/local/local_story_140092857.html

 

NY: Somers: Budget passes, incumbents win but voting machine snafu

http://lohud.com/article/20090519/NEWS02/905190476/-1/newsfront

 

NY: Problems with polls cause some Utica voters to walk away

http://www.wktv.com/news/local/45427587.html

 

PA: Machines malfunction in 5 towns

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times/courier_times_news_details/article/28/2009/may/20/machines-malfunction-in-5-towns.html

 

PA: Reporters' notebook: For one candidate, a bizarre day

http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/local_story_140010246.html?keyword=topstory

(Candidate in wheelchair can't access poll site to vote.)

 

PA: PhillyBurbs.com: Recount doesn't change results in Mount Holly

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/678/2009/may/20/recount-doesnt-change-results-in-mount-holly.html

 

RI: House lawmakers delay voter ID bill

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/local_wpri_house_lawmakers_delay_voter_id_bill20090520bcm

 

TX: Close to 50 House Democrats oppose floor action on voter ID measure

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/05/20/close_to_50_close_to_50_house.html

 

TX: Will the House buck Perry on stimulus funds?

http://www.news-journal.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/firstreading/entries/2009/05/20/will_the_house_buck_perry_on_s.html

(The sentence of interest is, "Over on the Senate side, bills up for possible consideration include Senate Bill 317, which would eliminate straight-party voting on ballots;")

 

Brazil: Letter from Amilcar Brunazo Filho about vote-selling, translated from Portuguese by Marian Beddill

http://noleakybuckets.org/br/fraud.html

 

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