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Daily Voting News For February 23, 2009

Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 2:04 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For February 23, 2009


Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Tonight’s “Featured” article begins: “The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) works for the People. They don't work for special interests. They don't work for the voting system vendors. The EAC has an obligation, spelled out in their past advisories, public statements and, most importantly, in federal law, to carry out oversight of the voting systems we, the People, use in our federal elections. It does not matter that the EAC commissioners are not elected to their positions. They are still servants of the People.” ...

  • Featured - National: EAC-Ya: The Nation's Federal Voting System Oversight Commission Refuses to Do Their Job, Answer a Simple Question LINK

  • National: Commentary - Voter, Beware LINK

  • California: San Francisco - Elections Commission Does Not Impair Disability Rights LINK

  • Indiana: Bill to expand Ind. voter ID law stalls in House LINK

  • Minnesota: Dead In Its Tracks: An Anatomy of Norm Coleman's Failed Effort to Contest MN's U.S. Senate Election LINK
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  • Minnesota: Coleman Camp Accuses Franken Of Cherry-Picking -- After They've Been Caught Doing It Themselves LINK

  • Minnesota: Recount trial: Elections director takes the stand
    Lawyers questioned state elections chief Poser and more local elections officials. LINK

  • Minnesota: Rulings have diminished Coleman's recount chances
    Norm Coleman's chance of winning a recount appear to be diminishing, but he could be laying the groundwork for an appeal. LINK

  • Mississippi: Editorial - Seize the chance LINK

  • New York: Fredonia to have only one polling location in future LINK

  • New York: Where’s The Lever?
    Long-Time NY Election Integrity Advocate Opts Out of Op Scan LINK

  • Tennessee: Williamson County - Cost of election surprises town officials
    New equipment is responsible for price hike LINK

  • Wisconsin: Sauk voting machines go in for repairs 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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