Daily Voting News For September 9, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
After months of pressure from state election officials, voting rights groups, veteran’s organizations, members of the US
Senate, and citizens, the Dept. of Veterans Affairs has decided that it will be alright for veterans who live in VA
facilities or are patients in VA facilities to be visited by non-partisan folks who want to help them register to vote.
Unfortunately this decision comes just a month from the voter registration deadlines in most states. Now those groups
who have fought hard to get permission to register veterans need to go do the job.
Ohio is becoming a battle ground for voter registrations. Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is going to battle
against the state legislature over a law that was passed in 2006 that allows counties to remove voters from the rolls if
election notices sent by the counties to the voters are returned for any reason. This is a violation of state law and
federal law and the US Constitution according to her lawyers. Any voter removed from the rolls must be given due
process. ...
National: V.A. to Allow Voter Signup for Veterans at Facilities LINK
National: Senators Feinstein and Kerry Welcome Changes in Voter Registration Policy at the Department of Veterans
Affairs LINK
National: Helping Veterans Register to Vote LINK
National: Poll-Monitor Plan Stirs Activists LINK
National: Better standards urged for e-voting labs LINK
National: Opinion: Let's impeach e-voting LINK
National: Opinion - Brave New Poll: Or is it? LINK
National: It's near the campaign's end _ send in the lawyers LINK
National: Black Box Voting 2008 Election Protection Toolkit LINK
California: Press Release - Secretary of State Bowen Applauds Decision to Allow Voter Registration at Federal Veterans
Affairs Facilities LINK
Connecticut: Bysiewics, Blumenthal declare victory in fight to guarantee veterans right to vote LINK
Connecticut: About those so-called "Election Audits" - Missing Info LINK
Florida: Company that made the voting machines blames election glitch on Indian River County LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Candidate in judge race files lawsuit LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Fla. judge candidate sues to be declared winner LINK
Georgia: Voter group to appeal Georgia ruling LINK
Hawaii: 40% expected to cast early ballot in Hawaii's primary election LINK
New York: New voting machines to debut in today's primary voting LINK
New York: Back to Paper
New York is last when it comes to implementing the voting act LINK
New York: Chautauqua County - County prepares new voting machines for 2009 LINK
New York: Rensselaer County - Potential Polling Problems LINK
New York: Saratoga County - Use of electronic voting machines raises concerns LINK
Ohio: To Avoid Long Lines, Ohio Officials Say Vote By Mail LINK
Ohio: Ohio elections chief challenges registration law LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga county board hires Calfee law firm to fight Diebold LINK
Pennsylvania: Centre County - Voting machine switch long overdue LINK
Wisconsin: Opinion - Board works to protect voters’ rights 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"
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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