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Daily Voting News For October 13, 2007

Daily Voting News For October 13, 2007


Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Legal aliens living in Maricopa Co Arizona are being targeted by an insidious fraud. Unscrupulous people are picking people with Hispanic surnames from the phone book, calling them or visiting them and asking if they wish to become citizens. They then tell them, falsely, that they must register to vote as a part of the citizenship process. The voter registration form is then filled out, either with help from the alien or by the person. When turned in the registrations are denied. When the alien files for citizenship they are asked if they have ever attempted to register to vote. Citizenship is denied because the attempt to register is a felony.

The computerized voter registration system being used in Virginia appears to be ready to melt-down. The system was used last June and the state claimed success while some registrars were less than happy. Now voters may be disenfranchised and counties will be forced to use provisional ballots for many voters who would otherwise be allowed to vote normally....

  • NAtional: Uproar after Justice Department official says black voters caused their own lines in Ohio 2004 vote LINK
  • National: Campus voting access not making the grade LINK
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  • Arizona: ALERT: Voter Registration Fraud Targets Hispanics LINK
  • California: Sacramento County - County to lend out its voting machines LINK
  • Florida: Voting machines give Florida a new headache LINK
  • Florida: Might as well set up voting booths in court LINK
  • Indiana: Marion County - A dress rehearsal for Nov. 6 Voting machines do well as they're put through their paces LINK
  • Ohio: Options open to disabled voters LINK
  • Virginia: One man, one vote, one big problem Registrars say state's new system could cause Election Day trouble LINK
  • Ireland: Clamour to scrap vote machines as storage costs soar to €706,000 LINK
  • Ireland: E-voting: the story so far 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 Co-Director and Information Manager VotersUnite.Org http://www.votersunite.org

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