Daily Voting News For July 25, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Voter registration is the subject of today’s three “Featured” articles. First, nine Senators have introduced S-3308 to
require the Department of Veteran Affairs to help veterans to register to vote. We welcome this new legislation but it
may be too little too late. Also, voting rights groups have accused Louisiana, Michigan, and Kansas of violations of the
National Voting Rights Act (NVRA) by removing legally registered voters from the rolls. It is imperative that every
voter in these states, especially, check to ensure their registration is still good. And, voting rights advocates have
also filed suit in New Mexico state court over the state’s harshly restrictive voter registration law. ...
Featured - National: Bill Introduced to Require the VA to Help Veterans Register to Vote LINK
Featured - National: Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists LINK
Featured - NM: Press Release - Voting Rights Advocates Challenge New Mexico’s Voter Registration Law in State Court LINK
National: Robert Brady, Bob Filner Condemn VA Limitations on Voter Registration LINK
National: Press Release - Policy Center Demos Praises New Legislation Designating
Veterans Affairs Offices as Voter Registration Sites LINK
National: Should the votes of dead people be counted? LINK
National: Paper Ballot Makes a Comeback LINK
National: Open-source electronic voting LINK
Colorado: State takes Montrose County off its elections watch list LINK
Colorado: Routt County - Secretary of State praises local improvements for voters LINK
Florida: Highlands County - Supervisor of Elections trying out new ways to improve voting process LINK
New Mexico: Groups sue over New Mexico voter registration law LINK
New York: Kellner Speaks: Voting systems incomplete, undocumented LINK
Ohio: Ohio offers paper ballots for touch-screen voters LINK
Ohio: '04 Ohio election was fair, Blackwell says
Ex-secretary of state defends outcome, process LINK
Pennsylvania: Marshall Introduces Legislation to Ensure Timely Receipt of Military Ballots LINK
Wisconsin: Panel discusses concerns about voter intimidation LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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