'Daily Voting News' for June 14-15, 2009
From the deluge of coverage on Iran, we tried to select representative, information articles that weren't too
repetitious. Many whose headlines don't explain why we chose them have annotations so you'll know why. The aftermath of
the Iranian election exemplifies the way Twitter, blogs, and other social networking/media are transforming the way
private citizens can monitor their elections....
National: Can the US Register Every Voter? LINK
National: Expanding Democracy: Voter Registration Around the World LINK
National: CORNYN & BEGICH: Safeguarding the military vote LINK
National: June too soon? LINK
District of Columbia: We're Stronger for the Voting Rights Battle LINK
New Jersey: Milgram seems determined to get voter-fraud conviction in Atlantic City LINK
Pennsylvania: House bill would allow Independent, non-party affiliates to vote in primary LINK
Pennsylvania: Reform association's manual suggests use of quota system LINK
Texas: Harris registrar's 2nd job creates appearance of bias LINK
Texas: Iranian-Americans Take To Streets To Protest Vote LINK
Texas: Miller alleges 'voting irregularities' in runoff LINK
Australia: Internet will lure voters, says election chief LINK
India: Project 7 Speech - Electronic Voting Machine LINK
Iran: Government banks and buildings were torched LINK
(Summary of events with some background about the Iran youth.)
Iran: Iran president brushes off election violence LINK
Iran: Thousands Protest In Iran Amid Call For Vote Probe LINK
("Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directed one of Iran's most influential bodies, the Guardian Council, to examine
the claims.")
Iran: Good in a Bad Election LINK
Iran: Tear gas and Twitter: Iranians take their protests online LINK
Iran: Social media rocks the Iranian vote LINK
(Includes links to sites with various types of coverage.)
Iran: Faulty Election Data LINK
(Interesting chart of the results, periodically released during the counting by the Interior Ministry.)
Iran: The Iranian People Speak LINK
(Pollsters claim their poll was consistent with the election results.)
Iran: Terror Free Tomorrow Poll Did not Predict Ahmadinejad Win LINK
(This review of the poll refutes the claims made by the pollsters.)
Iran: Top Pieces of Evidence that the Iranian Presidential Election Was Stolen LINK
Iran: Iranian Election Results by Province LINK
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