Daily Voting News For May 1, 2008

In this space in yesterday’s DVN I made comments about “Women’s Voices; Women Vote” and their actions, as reported by the media, in North Carolina. Some readers have responded in defense of “WVWV”. Until yesterday I had not heard of that organization but the media reports that I read led me to believe that voters in NC were very possibly being disenfranchised by robo-calls made by this group. As I make every attempt possible to keep this space non-partisan I did not mention any names. Since yesterday’s DVN “WVWV’s” actions seem to have become a partisan issue. I regret the involvement of DVN in this issue though I do want to condemn the use of robo-calls by any organization no matter who they are supporting or what their goal. ...

NAtional: Sequoia Voting Systems' Desperate Spokesperson/Owner Michelle Shafer Trumpets 'Success' in PA, But Failed to Mention a Thing or Two... LINK

National: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Changes Policy on Helping Wounded Soldiers Register to Vote LINK

National: HBO'S 'Recount' and What Really Happened in the Florida 2000 Election (Hint: Gore Won) LINK

National: Editorial - Voter ID ruling will rank among court's worst LINK

National: Voting system creator dies in plane crash LINK

National: Peeling the Onion: Can Voting System Testing be Reliable and Extensive? LINK

National: Opinion – A Poll Tax By Another Name LINK

National: Remote Voting--Who's Counting? LINK

National: Movie Reviews: "Uncounted" and "Election Day" LINK

Florida: FL’s Voter Registration Law Halted Until July 2008 LINK

Florida: Florida Election Official Involved in More Controversy LINK

Florida: Osceola County's early-voting ballots will be printed on demand LINK

Missouri: Mo. House resurrects voter photo ID effort LINK

Mississippi: Election costs strain county budgets LINK

North Carolina: Women's Voices responds: "Sorry for the confusion" LINK

North Carolina: Women's Voices Registering Voters for General Election Only LINK

North Carolina: Guilford County - Guilford preps machines for primary LINK

New Jersey: Phantom Obama Vote Appears on NJ Voting Machine LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga vote board hires lab to examine scrapped vote machines LINK

Ohio: Franklin Co. says audit confirms touch-screen election tally LINK

Oklahoma: Okla. senators divided over proposed voter ID bill LINK

Pennsylvania: Centre Co. Voting Machines Meeting LINK

Pennsylvania: Centre County - Critics push for paper ballots
Many say they lack trust in voting system LINK

Pennsylvania: Wayne County – Editorial - Primary election proves worth of paper ballots LINK

Washington: Opinion - It’s up to states to guard their elections LINK

West Virginia: Independents required to ask for party ballots LINK

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