Another
good reason that a mail-in primary do-over cannot happen in
Florida? It is against the law. State law only allows
referendums to be on a mail ballots and doesn’t allow for
candidates to be named on ballots via stamp and carrier. An
executive order or a law change would be needed to allow
the presidential primary to be recast.
On top of
today’s Mississippi primary we also had a special election
for Indiana’s 7th CD and municipal elections in Florida.
Today the Iowa senate approved a bill (47-1) that will
change the state to a paper ballot and op-scan state from
one that had a mix of optical-scan and DRE counties. The
bill now goes to the House where it is expected to pass.
...
CO: Elections 2008: Colorado's
Unending Secrecy regarding Voter Registration LINK
Florida: 'Mashed
Into Bits': Florida Touch-Screen Voting Machines - 28,000
of them - to be Crushed, Recycled, Repurposed... LINK
Florida:
Southwest Florida elections supervisor skeptical of mail-in
redo LINK
Louisiana: East
Baton Rouge Parish - Computer glitches slow EBR returns LINK
Minnesota:
Instant-runoff voting in Minneapolis unlikely in 2009 The
election director doubts the city will have the proper
equipment in place by then. LINK
Ohio: Editorial -
Brunner should listen to voters LINK
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma House passes voter identification bill in
party-line vote LINK
Pennsylvania:
Opinion - Good staff is key to a smooth election day LINK
Texas: Fight for
Texas delegates won't end anytime soon Close count could
shift either way before long LINK
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