Daily Voting News For May 14, 2008

It appears that West Virginia either had very, very few machine failures yesterday or they were very, very successful at keeping the failures out of the news.

It appears that our friends north of the border want the same instant gratification that our media insists on. New Brunswick has changed to optical-scan machines so they can get quicker results, amongst other reasons....

NAtional: Voting rights activists say America is unprepared for Nov. 4 election LINK

National: Voter ID Battle LINK

National: Press Release – American Jewish Committee - AJC Deeply Concerned Over States Voter ID Initiatives LINK

National: Voter ID by the Numbers LINK

California: Your vote counts better on paper LINK

Florida: Broward County - Get ready for a pile of paper when you vote this summer and fall LINK

Missouri: ‘Need’ for voter ID legislation a fraud LINK

Missouri: Woman decries Senate committee’s vote on photo ID LINK

New York: Two counties receive new voting machines LINK

Pennsylvania: Pa Voter I.D. Law Introduced LINK

Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Sellersville backs audit trail for voters LINK

South Carolina: Just Trust Us
Where have we heard that before? LINK

Texas: Brazoria County - Single-vote races might not be over LINK

Texas: Another election error surfaces in Williamson County LINK

Wisconsin: Editorial - It's time to pass voter ID measure LINK

West Virginia: Hancock County - Election Problems Reported LINK

Canada: Vote counting system reviewed LINK

England: Electronic voting system tested at University LINK

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