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
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
*************
**"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.**
--
John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008