The Al Franken attorneys rested their case in Minnesota
today. Now there is an expected few days of closing
arguments and statements and the judges begin deliberation.
Meanwhile Franken has picked-up a few more votes and is now
around 270 votes ahead of Norm Coleman. The whole contested
election issue may come to a screeching halt when there is a
decision by the court. The election contest process works on
a “loser pays” system. If Coleman loses he will owe all
legal costs of Team Franken and that is estimated to be
between $1 and $3 Million.
As we expected
ex-Hillsborough Co Florida election supervisor Buddy Johnson
may have used taxpayer’s money in his campaign for
re-election. During last years primary election he was being
trashed by a local community activist. He appears to have
then sent $16,000 to this activist who suddenly became one
of his most vocal supporters....
National: Young Voters Condemn Restrictive
Photo ID Laws LINK
National: Senate
Rules Committee Testimony - Voter Registration: Assessing
Current Problems LINK
National: Voting
machine debate deja vu all over again LINK
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National:
Absentee ballot woes not unique to Minnesota, survey finds
LINK
Florida: Press
Release - New ACLU Report Highlights Florida’s Failure to
Address Continued Voter Disfranchisement Problems; Provides
Solutions LINK
Florida:
Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson used taxpayer money to
pay activist Michelle Patty LINK
Florida:
Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson's chief of staff issues
critical report of Supervisor of Elections office LINK
Florida:
Elections staff was paralyzed with fear of bad publicity,
top aide to Buddy Johnson aide says LINK
Minnesota:
Franken to rest case today Orders push Franken's lead
toward the 270-vote range. LINK
Minnesota: Media
begins countering claim that Coleman site was hacked LINK
Minnesota:
Franken Legal Team Officially Rests Its Case LINK
Minnesota:
Closing arguments to start in Senate trial LINK
Minnesota:
Minnesota Closing Arguments Tomorrow -- How Long Until The
Very End? LINK
Mississippi:
Flowers: Voter ID fight will continue LINK
New York:
Obama's Omnibus Appropriations Act May Save Lever Voting
System LINK
Ohio: Editorial
- Voting should be secure, as well as easy to do LINK
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma House passage sends voter ID bill to Senate LINK
South Carolina:
Georgetown County - Pawleys Island voting precincts debated
LINK
Texas: Fort
Worth woman, 98, proves photo ID not always easy to get LINK
Texas: Obama
defends oversight of election laws as Texas lawmakers near
voter-ID bill LINK
Texas: Texas
Senate committee approves voter ID bill, will face tougher
test in House LINK
Texas: Voter-ID
debate soon shifting to the Texas House LINK
Texas: GOP
activists pressure House on voter ID LINK
Virginia:
Fairfax County - Touch-Screen Failure in VA's 'Hotly
Contested' Special Election Results in Republican 'Victory'
LINK
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