‘Daily Voting News’ for June 03, 2009
The DoJ's decision to strike down Georgia's voter verification process has sparked a lot of discussion. And by the way, the decision about Georgia's voter ID law has not been made yet.
Barbara Simons and Justin Moore wrote an excellent article about Internet voting and countered some of the misinformation in an earlier article written by the vendor who ran the Hawaii Neighborhood election.
In New York, some counties resist the 'pilot program' of using uncertified equipment in the elections this year; others decide to participate. Bo Lipari points out that it isn't a pilot program at all and recommends some steps the NY Board of Elections could take to turn it into one.
National: The Internet and Voting: Worth Doing Right
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-simons/the-internet-and-voting-w_b_210554.html
National: Semiannual Report To Congress. U.S. Election Assistance Commission Office Of Inspector General. For the Period: October 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009
http://www.eac.gov/eac_ig/docs/final-semiannual-042009.pdf-1/attachment_download/file
National: Wrap-Up of the Open Government Brainstorming: Transparency
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Wrap-Up-of-the-Open-Government-Brainstorming-Transparency/
National: EVT/WOTE 2009 Program Available
http://josephhall.org/nqb2/index.php/2009/06/03/evtwote09-1
National: EAC Board of Advisors Meeting June 2-4, 2009
http://www.eac.gov/about/committees/advisors/board-of-advisors-meeting-june-2-4-2009
National: ACORN Plans To Use Voter Registration To Build Membership!
http://msplaceddemocrat.com/http:/msplaceddemocrat.com/acorn-plans-to-use-voter-registration-to-build-membership/
National: Fox Nation falsely claimed Holder "[s]ays" it's "[r]acist" to only have "[c]itizens [v]oting"
http://mediamatters.org/research/200906020041
National: States looking to increase opportunities for young voters
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=132763
CA: 'Instant Runoff Voting' (IRV) Election Virus Spreads to Los Angeles County
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7198
CA: Report on Board Motion of March 31, 2009 Regarding the Costs of Special Vacancy Elections and Options Available to the Board to Reduce Costs, Voter Fatigue, and Increase Voter Participation (May 11)
http://www.lavote.net/GENERAL/PDFS/BOARD_CORRESPONDENCE/05212009-115333.pdf
CT: GOP Amendment: U.S. Senators Should Live in CT All Six Years
http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2009/06/house-debating-controversial-u.html
GA: Brief Filed in Landmark E-Voting Rights Case (press release)
http://www.voterga.org/press/index.cfm?Fuseaction=press
GA: DOJ Rejects Georgia Voter ID System
http://patterico.com/2009/06/02/doj-rejects-georgia-voter-id-system/
GA: Feds rip Georgia voter system
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/06/02/immigration0602.html
GA: Georgia's attempt to certify citizenship ran afoul of the law
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/opinion/story/735395.html
GA: Handel: Building a database, bringing things on
http://lucididiocyblog2.blogspot.com/2009/06/karen-handel-building-database-bringing.html
HI: Aloha Means 'Goodbye' Too
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?be49c8de-75e0-4a08-9c9b-e54bde446ce4
MA: Great Barrington: Magadini will get recount
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_12508041
MI: Removing the Barriers (to Voter Fraud)
http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2009/6/3/91434/68080
MN: Senate recount: A Supreme Court grilling
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/46621982.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
NJ: Problems persist with Monmouth election computer system
http://www.app.com/article/20090603/NEWS/90603052/1004/NEWS01
NV: Lawyers call prosecution of ACORN politically motivated
http://www.lvrj.com/news/46819307.html
NV: Nevada Election Laws Won't Change
http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/19634862/detail.html
NY: Comments on the New York State Board of Elections Proposed 2009 Pilot Plan
http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/LipariCEMACPilotComments.pdf
NY: Election Integrity Advocates Call For Revisions to State Plan to Use Uncertified Voting Machines in 2009 Elections
http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/PressRelease060309-CEMAC.pdf
NY: Cayuga County moving ahead on using optical scanner voting machines
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2009/06/02/latest_news/4latestnews.txt
NY: New High-Tech Voting Machines
http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=9173
PA: ACORN Counters Voter Fraud Charges
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/acorn_voter_fraud_case/2009/06/03/221060.html
PA: ACORN denies mandated voter registration quota
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_627877.html
PA: ACORN denies mandated voter registration quota
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_627877.html
PA: ACORN says it worked to reveal voter registration fraud
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09153/974495-100.stm
PA: FNC's O'Reilly Interviews Liberal Attorney Who Witnessed Black Panther Voter Intimidation
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2009/06/03/fncs-oreilly-interivews-liberal-attorney-who-witnessed-black-panther-
Afghanistan: Voter Fraud in Afghanistan
http://www.insurgencywatch.com/2009/06/02/voter-fraud-in-afghanistan/
Kenya: Referendum and new Constitution impossible by 2012
http://nairobichronicle.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/referendum-and-new-constitution-impossible-by-2012/
Netherlands: Curacao Relies Again on Smartmatic?s Voting Technology
http://business.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15768077
Nigeria: Democratic consolidation in Nigeria: Issues, challenges and prospects
http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/dem362009.html
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