Daily Voting News For May 1, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
In this space in yesterday’s DVN I made comments about “Women’s Voices; Women Vote” and their actions, as reported by
the media, in North Carolina. Some readers have responded in defense of “WVWV”. Until yesterday I had not heard of that
organization but the media reports that I read led me to believe that voters in NC were very possibly being
disenfranchised by robo-calls made by this group. As I make every attempt possible to keep this space non-partisan I did
not mention any names. Since yesterday’s DVN “WVWV’s” actions seem to have become a partisan issue. I regret the
involvement of DVN in this issue though I do want to condemn the use of robo-calls by any organization no matter who
they are supporting or what their goal. ...
NAtional: Sequoia Voting Systems' Desperate Spokesperson/Owner Michelle Shafer Trumpets 'Success' in PA, But Failed to
Mention a Thing or Two... LINK
National: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Changes Policy on Helping Wounded Soldiers Register to Vote LINK
National: HBO'S 'Recount' and What Really Happened in the Florida 2000 Election (Hint: Gore Won) LINK
National: Editorial - Voter ID ruling will rank among court's worst LINK
National: Voting system creator dies in plane crash LINK
National: Peeling the Onion: Can Voting System Testing be Reliable and Extensive? LINK
National: Opinion – A Poll Tax By Another Name LINK
National: Remote Voting--Who's Counting? LINK
National: Movie Reviews: "Uncounted" and "Election Day" LINK
Florida: FL’s Voter Registration Law Halted Until July 2008 LINK
Florida: Florida Election Official Involved in More Controversy LINK
Florida: Osceola County's early-voting ballots will be printed on demand LINK
Missouri: Mo. House resurrects voter photo ID effort LINK
Mississippi: Election costs strain county budgets LINK
North Carolina: Women's Voices responds: "Sorry for the confusion" LINK
North Carolina: Women's Voices Registering Voters for General Election Only LINK
North Carolina: Guilford County - Guilford preps machines for primary LINK
New Jersey: Phantom Obama Vote Appears on NJ Voting Machine LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga vote board hires lab to examine scrapped vote machines LINK
Ohio: Franklin Co. says audit confirms touch-screen election tally LINK
Oklahoma: Okla. senators divided over proposed voter ID bill LINK
Pennsylvania: Centre Co. Voting Machines Meeting LINK
Pennsylvania: Centre County - Critics push for paper ballots
Many say they lack trust in voting system LINK
Pennsylvania: Wayne County – Editorial - Primary election proves worth of paper ballots LINK
Washington: Opinion - It’s up to states to guard their elections LINK
West Virginia: Independents required to ask for party ballots 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-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008