After months of pressure from state election officials,
voting rights groups, veteran’s organizations, members of
the US Senate, and citizens, the Dept. of Veterans Affairs
has decided that it will be alright for veterans who live in
VA facilities or are patients in VA facilities to be visited
by non-partisan folks who want to help them register to
vote. Unfortunately this decision comes just a month from
the voter registration deadlines in most states. Now those
groups who have fought hard to get permission to register
veterans need to go do the job.
Ohio is becoming a
battle ground for voter registrations. Secretary of State
Jennifer Brunner is going to battle against the state
legislature over a law that was passed in 2006 that allows
counties to remove voters from the rolls if election notices
sent by the counties to the voters are returned for any
reason. This is a violation of state law and federal law and
the US Constitution according to her lawyers. Any voter
removed from the rolls must be given due process. ...
National: V.A. to Allow Voter
Signup for Veterans at Facilities LINK
National:
Senators Feinstein and Kerry Welcome Changes in Voter
Registration Policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs LINK
National:
Opinion - Brave New Poll: Or is it? LINK
National: It's
near the campaign's end _ send in the lawyers LINK
National: Black
Box Voting 2008 Election Protection Toolkit LINK
California:
Press Release - Secretary of State Bowen Applauds Decision
to Allow Voter Registration at Federal Veterans Affairs
Facilities LINK
Connecticut:
Bysiewics, Blumenthal declare victory in fight to guarantee
veterans right to vote LINK
Connecticut:
About those so-called "Election Audits" - Missing Info LINK
Florida: Company
that made the voting machines blames election glitch on
Indian River County LINK
Florida: Palm
Beach County - Candidate in judge race files lawsuit LINK
Florida: Palm
Beach County - Fla. judge candidate sues to be declared
winner LINK
Georgia: Voter
group to appeal Georgia ruling LINK
Hawaii: 40%
expected to cast early ballot in Hawaii's primary election
LINK
New York: New
voting machines to debut in today's primary voting LINK
New York: Back
to Paper New York is last when it comes to implementing
the voting act LINK
New York:
Chautauqua County - County prepares new voting machines for
2009 LINK
New York:
Rensselaer County - Potential Polling Problems LINK
New York:
Saratoga County - Use of electronic voting machines raises
concerns LINK
Ohio: To Avoid
Long Lines, Ohio Officials Say Vote By Mail LINK
Ohio: Ohio
elections chief challenges registration law LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga
county board hires Calfee law firm to fight Diebold LINK
Pennsylvania:
Centre County - Voting machine switch long overdue LINK
Wisconsin:
Opinion - Board works to protect voters’ rights LINK
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2008
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