'Daily Voting News' For May 28, 2009
More New York counties join the resistance to switching from lever machines to optically scanned ballots. Smartmatic
brought the wrong cable to its all-important demo in the Philippines and caused a short circuit in the optical scanner.
Voter ID and Internet voting continue to be in the news. And an error was discovered in TrueBallot’s counting of the
votes in Aspen’s IRV election – but it didn’t affect the outcome....
NAtional: SOTOMAYOR v SESSIONS: Obama Supreme Court nomination sets up battle over voting rights LINK
National: Congress Must Help Military Vote LINK
National: The Court's NAMUDNO Decision: Judging the Costs and Efficiency of Preclearance LINK
National: Lower the Voting Age LINK
National: JAMES P. PINKERTON: Will Democrats Become a Permanent Majority Thanks to Internet Voting? LINK
Colorado: [Aspen] Mayoral Vote Tally Corrected; Outcome Stays the Same LINK
Hawaii: Poor turnout in Hawaii election clouds use of digital voting technology LINK
Kansas: Beware of claims of voter fraud LINK
Minnesota: Despite Coleman-Franken fallout, Pawlenty scotched all election reform LINK
Minnesota: Minn. group sues over voter registration records LINK
Mississippi: Hosemann hopeful for voter ID effort LINK
New York: City Resists State on Voting-Machine Program LINK
New York: County protests voting machine rule LINK
New York: Long live the voting lever LINK
New York: More counties urge state to keep lever voting LINK
Texas: Controversial Voter ID Bill stalled with split vote; Strauss may decide issue LINK
Estonia: Estonia opens way to digital voting LINK
Philippines: Smoke comes out of a poll machine: But poll exec satisfied with demo LINK
Philippines: Accuracy of poll machines to be tested again LINK
ENtertainment: American Idol results: Adam Lambert was robbed! LINK
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