'Daily Voting News' for July 1, 2009

Ellen Theisen, Dave Klein, and John Washburn

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National: EAC Releases Report on Voter Registration
http://www.eac.gov/News/press/eac-releases-report-on-voter-registration/

National: Rise and Flaw of Internet's Election-Fraud Hunters
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124640788035376975.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

DE: State agencies partner to develop new voter-registration system
http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200906/voterreg30.html

GA: County looks for voting machine sale
http://metrospirit.com/index.php?cat=1993101074452415&ShowArticle_ID=11013006090814588

MA: Recount affirms Walpole vote for library tax increase
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/2009/06/recount_affirms_walpole_vote_f.html

MN: Impressive unanimity: The historical significance of Coleman v. Franken
http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/06/30/9951/impressive_unanimity_the_historical_significance_of_coleman_v_franken#4-9951

MN: Senate election timeline
http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/47219242.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU1yDEmP:QMDCinchO7DU

NJ: 'Vote by Mail' Bill Signed Into Law
http://www.gloucestercitynews.net/clearysnotebook/2009/06/measure-streamlines-steps-voters-use-to-cast-absentee-ballots-in-elections.html

PA: 'Go after ACORN,' judge says
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_631577.html

TN: An Answer to the Secretary of State's Q&A on Paper Ballots
http://www.liberadio.com/2009/06/30/an-answer-to-the-secretary-of-states-qa-on-paper-ballots/

WA: Voting shouldn't be this hard
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/red/opinion/49116182.html

Canada: Let's try Internet voting
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/659047

Canada: Guest Blogger Kirk Schmidt on On-line Voting
http://enlightenedsavage.blogspot.com/2009/06/guest-blogger-kirk-schmidt-on-on-line.html
(A different view from a "geek".) 

Germany: Apprentice postman torches election materials
http://www.thelocal.de/society/20090630-20293.html

Iran: Iranian recount results in small increase for Ahmadinejad
http://jmppiran.com/?p=375

Philippines: Happy times back for poll cheats
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090701-213343/Happy-times-back-for-poll-cheatssolon

Philippines: Comelec must prosecute if TIM withdraws
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=482778&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Philippines: Comelec solution proposed
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/208754/comelec-solution-proposed

Philippines: 'Smartmatic has too much power'
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090701-213258/Smartmatic-has-too-much-power

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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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