Daily Voting News For May 14, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
It appears that West Virginia either had very, very few machine failures yesterday or they were very, very successful at
keeping the failures out of the news.
It appears that our friends north of the border want the same instant gratification that our media insists on. New
Brunswick has changed to optical-scan machines so they can get quicker results, amongst other reasons....
NAtional: Voting rights activists say America is unprepared for Nov. 4 election LINK
National: Voter ID Battle LINK
National: Press Release – American Jewish Committee - AJC Deeply Concerned Over States Voter ID Initiatives LINK
National: Voter ID by the Numbers LINK
California: Your vote counts better on paper LINK
Florida: Broward County - Get ready for a pile of paper when you vote this summer and fall LINK
Missouri: ‘Need’ for voter ID legislation a fraud LINK
Missouri: Woman decries Senate committee’s vote on photo ID LINK
New York: Two counties receive new voting machines LINK
Pennsylvania: Pa Voter I.D. Law Introduced LINK
Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Sellersville backs audit trail for voters LINK
South Carolina: Just Trust Us
Where have we heard that before? LINK
Texas: Brazoria County - Single-vote races might not be over LINK
Texas: Another election error surfaces in Williamson County LINK
Wisconsin: Editorial - It's time to pass voter ID measure LINK
West Virginia: Hancock County - Election Problems Reported LINK
Canada: Vote counting system reviewed LINK
England: Electronic voting system tested at University LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
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