'Daily Voting News' For November 26, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The “Daily Voting News” staff [all one of us] is going to take tomorrow off to enjoy family and friends. We will be back
on Friday. We hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and have an opportunity to enjoy family and friends.
A three judge panel of the 6th US Court of Appeals in Ohio has ruled unanimously that a lawsuit filed by the League of
Women Voters in the aftermath of the 2004 general election can continue in US District Court. One judge said this about
disenfranchising acts by some election officials, “"If true, these allegations could establish that Ohio's voting system
deprives its citizens of the right to vote or severely burdens the exercise of that right, depending on where they
live”....
National: Voter Registration Should Be Automatic LINK
Arizona: Opinion - It's time to look at the way we vote in Arizona LINK
Colorado: More than 300 purged voters cast provisional ballots on Election Day. LINK
Colorado: Boulder County - New election audit targets close races
County is the first to used a 'risk-limiting' audit LINK
Colorado: Conejos County - Conejos voting machines pass tests LINK
Georgia: CP calls out Georgia on write-in irregularities LINK
Georgia: Cobb County - Georgia Judicial Candidate Normarene Merritt Files Election Challenge LINK
Minnesota: Franken camp finds 6,400 uncounted absentee ballots LINK
Minnesota: Election judge in one county, Franken observer in another LINK
Minnesota: Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged LINK
Minnesota: The Battle for Minnesota Is Just Getting Started LINK
Minnesota: Washington County - Recount finds a 13-ballot difference in Oak Park Heights; Franken camp raises concern LINK
New Hampshire: District 4 recount uphold's election results, but exposes problems LINK
Ohio: Lawsuit over '04 Ohio election advances LINK
Ohio: Butler County - Elections officials: Double voting likely an error LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections puts aside 13,000 ballots LINK
Ohio: State court to decide ballot fight
Appeals panel: Franklin County case not federal issue LINK
Ohio: House Race Update: Ohio Sup. Ct. to Rule on Franklin County Votes LINK
Ohio: Hamilton County - Provisional ballots a boost for Dems LINK
Ohio: Marion County - Board’s official count included 78 more votes LINK
Pennsylvania: Bradford County - County looks into voting machine bugs LINK
Texas: Dallas County - Texas House race still in limbo after ruling LINK
Texas: Dallas County - Judge: Court doesn't have jurisdiction in recount LINK
Texas: Dallas County - Judge says he doesn't have jurisdiction in Texas House District 105 recount LINK
Texas: Dallas County - Richardson election judge files complaint, says voters registered improperly LINK
Virginia: Taxpayers to pay for 5th District recount process LINK
Virginia: Opinion – Pittsylvania County - Voting issue did not affect treasurer's election LINK
Washington: E-Vote: Washington State First to Receive Clean Help America Vote Act Audit 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
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