Daily Voting News For March 12, 2009
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The Al Franken attorneys rested their case in Minnesota today. Now there is an expected few days of closing arguments
and statements and the judges begin deliberation. Meanwhile Franken has picked-up a few more votes and is now around 270
votes ahead of Norm Coleman. The whole contested election issue may come to a screeching halt when there is a decision
by the court. The election contest process works on a “loser pays” system. If Coleman loses he will owe all legal costs
of Team Franken and that is estimated to be between $1 and $3 Million.
As we expected ex-Hillsborough Co Florida election supervisor Buddy Johnson may have used taxpayer’s money in his
campaign for re-election. During last years primary election he was being trashed by a local community activist. He
appears to have then sent $16,000 to this activist who suddenly became one of his most vocal supporters....
National: Young Voters Condemn Restrictive Photo ID Laws LINK
National: Senate Rules Committee Testimony - Voter Registration: Assessing Current Problems LINK
National: Voting machine debate deja vu all over again LINK
National: Absentee ballot woes not unique to Minnesota, survey finds LINK
Florida: Press Release - New ACLU Report Highlights Florida’s Failure to Address Continued Voter Disfranchisement
Problems; Provides Solutions LINK
Florida: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson used taxpayer money to pay activist Michelle Patty LINK
Florida: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson's chief of staff issues critical report of Supervisor of Elections office LINK
Florida: Elections staff was paralyzed with fear of bad publicity, top aide to Buddy Johnson aide says LINK
Minnesota: Franken to rest case today
Orders push Franken's lead toward the 270-vote range. LINK
Minnesota: Media begins countering claim that Coleman site was hacked LINK
Minnesota: Coleman's legal woes mount LINK
Minnesota: Minnesota Sen. Coleman Deals with Donor Data Breach LINK
Minnesota: Franken to rest case today
Orders push Franken's lead toward the 270-vote range. LINK
Minnesota: Franken calling final witness in Senate trial, Coleman begins rebuttal LINK
Minnesota: Beyond the Norm: Coleman's data leak disaster LINK
Minnesota: Wikileaks fights back against Coleman campaign LINK
Minnesota: Franken rests LINK
Minnesota: Franken Legal Team Officially Rests Its Case LINK
Minnesota: Closing arguments to start in Senate trial LINK
Minnesota: Minnesota Closing Arguments Tomorrow -- How Long Until The Very End? LINK
Mississippi: Flowers: Voter ID fight will continue LINK
New York: Obama's Omnibus Appropriations Act May Save Lever Voting System LINK
Ohio: Editorial - Voting should be secure, as well as easy to do LINK
Oklahoma: Oklahoma House passage sends voter ID bill to Senate LINK
South Carolina: Georgetown County - Pawleys Island voting precincts debated LINK
Texas: Fort Worth woman, 98, proves photo ID not always easy to get LINK
Texas: Obama defends oversight of election laws as Texas lawmakers near voter-ID bill LINK
Texas: Texas Senate committee approves voter ID bill, will face tougher test in House LINK
Texas: Voter-ID debate soon shifting to the Texas House LINK
Texas: GOP activists pressure House on voter ID LINK
Virginia: Fairfax County - Touch-Screen Failure in VA's 'Hotly Contested' Special Election Results in Republican
'Victory' LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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