Daily Voting News For October 9, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
'The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its partners are currently recruiting volunteers for the 2006
national Election Protection program. Election Protection, the nation's largest non-partisan voter protection coalition,
is led by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, the National Bar Association, and People For the
American Way Foundation. Election Protection provides direct voter assistance through our toll-free hotline,
866-OUR-VOTE, and through legal field programs in targeted states.' 'Volunteer attorneys, paralegals, and law students
are needed in Washington, DC, New York, and San Francisco to staff the national voter hotline on Election Day, Tuesday,
November 7th (6:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight EST) and Monday, November 6, 2006 (8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST).' – See directly
below....
National: 2006 Election Protection Project LINK
National: Demand For Emergency Paper Ballots Grows LINK
National: Georgia Tells Voters Photo ID Necessary to Vote This Year Despite Repeated Court Rulings Striking Down
Disenfranchising Photo ID Laws in State! LINK
National: Lawmakers voice concern over voting machines LINK
National: Rules and Loopholes and the Making of a Compromise at the FEC LINK
National: Man of the Year: Art Imitates Life LINK
California: Alameda County - Lawsuit Casts Doubt on Alameda County Voting Machines LINK
Colorado: Wariness varies over voting machine integrity LINK
Colorado: Secretary of state candidates to keep an eye on voting machines. Republican expresses confidence in system,
Democrat recommends absentee or early voting LINK
Colorado: Weld County – Opinion - Polls not the only way to vote LINK
Florida: Editorial - Wacky Election Laws Need Fixing LINK
Maryland: Montgomery County - A "Security Feature"From Diebold LINK
New Jersey: N.J. Voting Upgrade Likely By '08 Ballot LINK
Ohio: Van Wert County - Voters now required to present identification LINK
Tennessee: Hamilton County - Votes Will Not Be Sent In From The Precincts On Election Night LINK
Tennessee: Union County - Vote-buying scheme is alleged LINK
**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and
voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News"
may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Information Manager www.votetrustusa.org