Daily Voting News For April 5, 2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today’s top news item, in my mind anyway, is a column written by Bob Koehler who is an editor for Tribune Media Services
and is a friend and fellow Election Integrity activist. Today Bob wrote an article about another friend and activist who
many of you know, Bernie Ellis. Bernie was one of the movers and shakers in the EI movement in Tennessee and one of the
organizers of the “Gathering To Save Our Democracy” in Nashville in 2004. I hope you read and enjoy Bob’s article and
that it moves you to help Bernie. Thank you. In other news the Virginia House of Delegates rejected a proposed amendment
from the Governor to a bill that would require a phase-out of DRE voting machines and replacement by optical-scan
machines. The Governor wanted the legislation to not take effect until July, 2008. If Virginia can vote to ban DREs why
is Congress dragging their feet?...
NAtional: Devil Weed Dark shadow of ignorance hangs over Bernie's farm LINK
National: Feds choose wrong way to protect voting rights LINK
National: Fenwick: The Election and Electronic Voting LINK
National: Removing Barriers to Voter Verified Paper Ballots Ballot on Demand to Increase Flexibility of Paper Ballot
Voting LINK
California: Diebold Whistleblower Stephen Heller's First Live Broadcast Interview LINK
California: Editorial - Editorial:E-vote review must be careful but quick LINK
Colorado: Changes eyed on cleaning voter rolls LINK
Colorado: Senate committee backs permanent mail-in ballots LINK
Colorado: Craig - City voting goes smoothly Election judges answer questions, aid voters LINK
Florida: Fla. felons to regain rights more easily LINK
Florida: Florida Clemency Reform Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be, Says ACLU LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Congressmen tells Palm Beach County elections chief to fix election glitches LINK
Georgia: Houston County - Board changes voting precincts LINK
Kansas: Shawnee County - Confusion over 'win' will spur changes Election office to take steps to prevent similar
incident LINK
New York: Ulster County - Ulster lawmakers plan to launch education campaign for mail-in voting LINK
Ohio: Brunner: Blackwell left office short of funds LINK
Ohio: Two big victories boost Ohio's election protection movement LINK
Ohio: New voter ID rules LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Elections-panel chief loses bid to stop hearing on his ouster LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Elections board chief fails to block ouster LINK
Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Poll workers made mistakes in Nov. election LINK
Pennsylvania: Northampton County - Study: County voting can improve Most are happy with election process, but machines
are a worry. LINK
Virginia: Phaseout of voting devices to begin Lawmakers reject bid for delay in replacing touch-screen machines LINK
Wisconsin: Election results available fast, and sometimes not so fast 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"
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John Gideon Executive Director www.votersunite.org and Member www.votetrustusa.org