Daily Voting News For October 23, 2007

“Please Vote For Me” is a documentary filmed in Wuhan, China. For the first time ever, the students in grade three at Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China have been asked to elect a class monitor. Traditionally appointed by the teacher, the class monitor holds a powerful position, helping to control the students, keeping them on task and doling out punishment to those who disobey. The film follows the candidates in their first immersion into democracy including campaigning and then the election. Will democracy work in China? The film is shown as part of “Independent Lens” on PBS....

NAtional: LAist Interview: Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday LINK

Connecticut: Registrars Of Voters Go Ahead With Hire Candidate's Company To Handle Machines LINK

Indiana: Marion County - Clerk: County ready for election this time Monitoring system, backup inspectors will help avoid May's problems, White says LINK

Louisiana: St. Landry Parish - Federal monitors oversaw voting; registrar sees vindication LINK

Maryland: Poll Finds Maryland Voters Favor Funding Switch to Paper Ballots over 2 to 1; Gonzales Survey Results in 3 to 1 Support among Some Demographic Groups LINK

North Carolina: Columnist - I.D. and paper trail get my vote LINK

Ohio: Voter privacy test has officials seeking fix LINK

Pennsylvania: Schuylkill County - Schuylkill official questions reliability of county voting machines System doesn't leave paper trail; change could cost $1 million. LINK

Virginia: Jo Ann Davis' replacement to be chosen Dec. 11 Voters will use paper ballots because voting machines will be unavailable LINK

Scotland: After fiasco of 140,000 spoiled papers, expert calls for one election supremo LINK

Scotland: Election chaos report due out LINK

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