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Daily Voting News For February 19, 2009

Thursday, 19 February 2009, 2:17 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For February 19, 2009


Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Lots of news today. Ex-New Mexico SoS Rebecca Vigil-Giron has some questions to answer regarding use of funds for elections when she was in office. Colorado is talking more about going to all-paper voting in the future. Utah legislators seem to have a fear of a deluge of aliens coming into the state just to vote in their elections so they are trying to require proof of citizenship. And now the Coleman camp in Minnesota is declaring the ongoing trial as a “legal quagmire”. It doesn’t get any better than this....

  • National: Federal study says all touch-screen voting machines allow undetectable hacking LINK

  • California: Humboldt County - Counting the votes LINK

  • Colorado: Panel urges all-paper ballots by 2014
    The proposal, which allows electronic terminals till then, is criticized as all-or-nothing. LINK

  • Colorado: Paper tigers LINK
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  • Florida: Palm Beach mayoral election recount to be made Saturday LINK

  • Florida: Palm Beach mayor candidates apart by 3 votes - recount on Saturday LINK

  • Georgia: Lumpkin Co. may consolidate polling places LINK

  • Minnesota: Coleman Attorney Says Election 'Fatally-Flawed'
    More evidence they may be preparing an appeal strategy to call for a 'do-over' in MN's U.S. Senate Election... LINK

  • Minnesota: Coleman Lawyer Declares Trial "A Legal Quagmire" LINK

  • Minnesota: Tensions rise as judges reject Coleman request
    Lawyers for Norm Coleman today abandoned claims involving dozens of absentee ballots rejected during the recount, and accused the three-judge panel hearing the case of creating "a legal quagmire" LINK

  • Mississippi: Editorial - Ready to deal on voter ID LINK

  • New Mexico: Opposition rises against same-day voter registration LINK

  • New Mexico: Audit reveals ’severe’ problems under Vigil-Giron’s watch LINK

  • New Mexico: Auditor: Secretary of state mishandled election funds LINK

  • New York: Who Will Win? Voting Machines Battle in Brooklyn for City Contract LINK

  • New York: The Latest Electronic Voting News for New York State LINK

  • New York: Columbia County - County presses for permission to continue lever voting LINK

  • Pennsylvania: Election Worker Facing Charges In Monroe County LINK

  • Pennsylvania: House wants new voting methods LINK

  • Texas: Voter ID bill referred to full Senate LINK

  • Texas: Sen. Williams: Voter ID measure won’t come up all that soon LINK

  • Utah: Bill requiring proof of citizenship passes Senate committee LINK

  • Wisconsin: Walworth County - Voting machine problem causes delay LINK


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    **"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

    "To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
    democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008

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