Daily Voting News For February 6, 2009

Sunday, 8 February 2009, 4:00 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For February 6, 2009

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

“…he didn't see anything wrong with asking to work for Premier Elections Solutions, despite still managing a public office that owed the company $2.2 million.” So claimed Buddy Johnson the former Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough Co. Florida and often mentioned in this space. Also being reported, “Johnson spent about $2.5 million in federal grants on "voter education," including TV spots, radio ads, mass mailings and print pieces that featured his name and image prominently in the heat of a tight campaign.” As I recall Johnson ended-up spending just a fraction of his campaign funds as compared to the newly elected SOE Phyllis Busansky....

National: More on Access to Alcohol Breath Tester Source Code LINK

National: EAC Certifies MicroVote EMS 4.0 Voting System LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson asked vendor for job while he was Hillsborough elections supervisor LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson under fire, says he is being treated unfairly LINK

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Florida: Hillsborough County - Johnson Asked Voting Machine Company For Job LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Openness arrives at Hillsborough County elections office LINK

Illinois: Chicago - Politics ain’t beanbag, and ballot bumping proves it LINK

Michigan: Detroit - Council questions Kilpatrick donor's contracts Attorney William A. Phillips owns a company that works on Detroit's electronic voting equipment. LINK

Minnesota: Franken asks high court to order election certificate LINK

Minnesota: In Senate recount, suddenly geography is crucial LINK

Mississippi: Lawmakers still mired in ‘toxic’ voter ID debate LINK

New Jersey: Assembly suspends mandate for voting-booth paper trails LINK

New York: Genesee County - Editorial: Certified voting mess County election commissioners have hands full LINK

Tennessee: State to research cost of paper ballots LINK

Washington: King County – Editorial - Voters pick a pro for better elections LINK

**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**

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Gordon Campbell: On The Hamas Ceasefire Offer, And Mark Mitchell’s Incompetence

Peter Dunne: Beware The All-Knowing Controller And Auditor-General

Paul Moon: An Outsider On The Inside, How Ans Westra Created New Zealand’s ‘National Photo Album’

Jane Kelsey: How The Fast-Track Law Could Expose Future NZ Governments To Trade Disputes

Gordon Campbell: On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism

Bill Bennett: Another Pacific cable for NZ by 2026

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