Daily Voting News For June 9, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
State and local primary elections are still ongoing around the country. Tomorrow we have elections in South Carolina,
North Dakota, Virginia and Maine with early voting beginning for the Utah primary.
Due directly to the failure of the voting system in Faulkner Co Arkansas to accurately tabulate votes citizens will
have a ‘town hall’ meeting in Conway to discuss the failures of the system and what steps they can take to force the
county and state to fix the system. One suggestion: a formal HAVA complaint for violation of Section 301(a)(5). (See
HAVA Section 402(a)(2))...
NAtional: What Constitutes an Election Audit LINK
National: It's a hands-on democracy LINK
National: Fla. Sen. Nelson Pushes for Electoral Overhaul LINK
Arkansas: Faulkner County - Citizens plan 'town hall' meeting at library LINK
Florida: Paper ballot deal disappoints LINK
New Jersey: Hudson County - Romano wins contested freeholder seat
But Raia gets most votes in Hoboken; he and Garcia-Keim call for recount LINK
Tennessee: Governor signs voting record law LINK
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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