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Daily Voting news For May 9, 2008

Published: Sat 10 May 2008 05:01 PM
Daily Voting news For May 9, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today is one of those days when there are a lot of important articles but not a lot that gets my brain matter working so I don’t have a lot to say today. Here is the news....
NAtional: Editorial - Crippled Election Commission LINK
National: FEC Nominee Caroline Hunter emailed in 2004 Ohio Caging Scheme LINK
National: VA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans LINK
National: Recount: New Docudrama Could Influence Election LINK
Colorado: Tie delays Deer Mountain’s election results LINK
Colorado: Colorado's Voter Database Uncertain LINK
Colorado: Weld County - Weld Clerk wary — for now — of how voter registration machines will work LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Justices hear case on election rules
Advocates say counties can enact own election reforms, but state disagrees LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - FL SoS Browning, Sarasota County's Dent Fight Against Election Integrity in Sunshine State LINK
Indiana: Opinion - Primary lesson of Voter ID law LINK
Indiana: Lake County - The problem: Committeeman system LINK
Indiana: Lake County - Lake elections officials defend vote-counting process LINK
Indiana: Lake County - Why did vote tabulation take so long? LINK
Minnesota: Opinion - Voter ID law disenfranchises Americans LINK
Missouri: Voter ID measure moves ahead in Missouri LINK
Pennsylvania: Centre County - Residents push for paper ballot system LINK
Pennsylvania: Montgomery County - County board to review handling of primary election LINK
Texas: Opinion - Voter impersonation is a phantom worry in Texas
Measures to repress voting are the last thing we need LINK
West Virginia: Kanawha County - East Bank election lawsuit decided 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
www.votersunite.org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008

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