'Daily Voting News' for June 23, 2009

Ellen Theisen, Dave Klein, and John Washburn

Smartmatic, the company, is under fire in the Philippines.

“Why did Florida have high "invalid votes" in 2008? An important new report from Florida Fair Elections Center (FFEC) finds that certain optical scan voting systems contributed significantly to Florida's high invalid vote rate in the 2008 election, while other optical scan systems did not. Invalid votes, which are the combination of overvotes, undervotes and invalid write-in votes, were expected to with the statewide use of paper ballot optical scan voting systems. Instead, they increased.” Thus begins the press release for today’s featured item.

Featured: Examining Florida’s High Invalid Vote Rate in the 2008 General Election
http://www.ffec.org/documents/Invalid_Vote_Report_Revised_23June2009.pdf

Press Release: Florida Fair Elections Center Announces Flawed voting systems led to lost Florida votes in 2008
http://www.ffec.org/PressReleases/Invalid%20Votes%20Press%20Release.pdf

National: When Voters Move
http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/when_voters_move/ (New report from the Brennan Center.)

Press Release: Detailed Reports Offer Guidelines for Permanent Voter Registration
http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/detailed_reports_offer_guidelines_for_permanent_voter_registration/

National: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009 TIMELINE
http://www.votersunite.org/info/2009HoltBillTimeline.pdf

National: UU secretaries of state stress importance of voting
http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/143299.shtml

National: NAMUDNO v Holder – The Opinion of the Court
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/08-322.ZO.html

National: Quelle Surprise! The Unexpected Ruling that Saves Section 5
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/06/22/quelle-surprise-the-unexpected-ruling-that-saves-section-5/

National: Initial Thoughts on NAMUDNO: Chief Justice Roberts Blinked
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/013903.html

National: Early News and Commentary on NAMUDNO
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/013904.html

National: Supreme Court Rules On Voting Rights Act
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105762117
(Check out the audio)

National: Get Ready for "Voter Registration Modernization" (or "VRM")
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/013913.html

IL: RI mayoral recount officially finished
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_89bbf0c0-5fa6-11de-a78c-001cc4c002e0.html

MN: KSTP wants to see the rejected absentee ballots and I get all weird and philosophical
http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/2009/06/23/9720/kstp_wants_to_see_the_rejected_absentee_ballots_and_i_get_all_weird_and_philosophical

NH: Supreme Court Decision May "Bail Out" New Hampshire Towns
http://nhwatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/06/supreme-court-decision-may-bail-out-new.html

OH: Darnell Nash held on $10,000 bond in voter fraud case
http://www.cleveland.com/crime/index.ssf/2009/06/darnell_nash_due_in_court_in_v.html

OR: Online voter registration passes Senate
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/06/online_voter_registration_pass.html

OR: Coming soon to Oregon: Online voter registration!
http://www.blueoregon.com/2009/06/online-voter-registration.html

PA: Civil Rights Commission asks why Obama Justice Dept. let thugs get away with menacing white voters
http://www.examiner.com/x-7812-DC-SCOTUS-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Civil-Rights-Commission-asks-why-Obama-Justice-Dept-let-thugs-get-away-with-menacing-white-voters

TX: Bay Area Houston: Leo Vasquez releases emails.
http://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/2009/06/leo-vasquez-releases-emails.html

WI: What if your polling place was just a double-click away?
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/455825

Afghanistan: Afghan Election Commission launches mobile voter registration
Afghan Election Commission launches mobile voter registration

Iran: Iran Will Not Annul Election Results
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/23/2009062301793.html

Iran: The Iranian Election and the Revolution Test Why Voter Outrage was a Bust
http://stopsocialism.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/the-iranian-election-and-the-revolution-test-why-voter-outrage-was-a-bust/

Philippines: After Briefing, Senators Mixed On Poll Automation
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/june/24/yehey/top_stories/20090624top2.html

Philippines: Comelec cautioned vs signing automation deal
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/165636/Comelec-cautioned-vs-signing-automation-deal

UK: Poms should be Aussies to vote: Melham
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/poms-should-be-aussies-to-vote-melham-20090623-cv71.html

Published by VotersUnite.Org
Ellen Theisen (ellen@votersunite.org), Director and Managing Editor
Dave Klein (Klein.David@VotersUnite.org), Editor
John Washburn (Washburn.John@VotersUnite.org), Editor

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