Today
we have two “Featured” articles. The Connecticut Office
of Veterans Affairs, under threat of a lawsuit, has allowed
Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz to enter the Veterans
Hospital in West Haven to register voters and to do voter
education. Let’s hope this is a small hole that will
finally cause the wall between the DVA and veteran’s
rights to vote to crumble into dust.
More good news from
the US Election Assistance Commission where computer
scientist and election integrity advocate Dr Barbara Simons
has been selected to fill a seat on the EAC Board of
Advisors. This is a good addition as Dr. Simons will add a
voice of reason to combat the voices of the vendor’s
surrogates who are on that committee....
Featured - National: Patients at West Haven
Veterans' Hospital registered to vote LINK
Featured -
National: ACM Electronic Voting Expert Named to Key Federal
Advisory Committee; Dr. Barbara Simons Fills Position for
Technology Professionals LINK
Ohio: Ashland
County - County board says state's mandate 'seems excessive'
LINK
South Carolina:
Greenville County - Gibson complains about voting machines
LINK
Virginia:
Stopping Voter Suppression: The Press Gets It Right in
Virginia LINK
Wisconsin: Human
error mars Allendale vote totals, officials say LINK
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee - Fake names get voter registration workers
investigated LINK
West Virginia:
Belmont County - Paper Ballots Getting the Vote LINK
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