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Voter participation issues (such
as photo ID and caging) have been much in the
news.
National: (April 28, 2009) Majority of
Americans Support Voting Reforms LINK
National:
(April 29, 2009) Expanding Voter Participation: The Roadmap
is Clear LINK
National: (April
30, 2009) RNC Wants Out of Consent Decree Prohibiting Them
from Voter Caging LINK
National: (May
1, 2009) Voting System Industry Market Failure Could Lead to
Its Disappearance LINK
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National:
(April 24, 2009) Sequoia WinEDS v 4.0 Test Plan LINK
California:
(April 29, 2009) County (Riverside) pursues voting costs LINK
California:
(April 29, 2009) Cuts will hurt - from elections to animal
control, officials say LINK
California:
(April 29, 2009) Voting Changes will Save Money LINK
California:
(April 30, 2009) Humboldt County - Diebold/Premier's
Humboldt County Termination Letters LINK
Florida: (April
27, 2009) Democracy under Attack in Florida LINK
Florida: (April
29, 2009) Voting 'Reform': Shadowy, Shameful Legislation LINK
Maryland:
(April 30, 2009) Guarding ballot access LINK
Missouri:
(April 29, 2009) UM study: Americans like early voting,
voter ID proposals LINK
Missouri: (April
29, 2009) Election officials pan voter ID LINK
Minnesota:
(April 28, 2009) Election reform: early voting LINK
Mississippi:
(April 29, 2009) Mississippi needs Section 5, voter ID and
early voting LINK
Mississippi:
(April 30, 2009) Hosemann pushes ballot initiative for voter
ID By AMBER CRAIG LINK
Mississippi:
(April 30, 2009) Mississippi leader seeks to block voter ID
LINK
Mississippi:
(May 1, 2009) Two lawmakers move voter ID to court LINK
New York: (May
2, 2009) New Yorkers and Local Governments Acting Now To
Save Our Lever Voting System LINK
Oklahoma: (April
28, 2009) THE PEOPLE SPEAK: IDs won’t slow down
election balloting LINK
Rhode Island:
(April 30, 2009) House committees approve E-Verify, photo ID
measures LINK
South Carolina:
(April 29, 2009) The House could take up a controversial
"early voting" bill. LINK
South Carolina:
(April 28, 2009) Carnahan blasts voter ID bill LINK
Texas: (April
23, 2009) Euless rep says voter ID bill will prevent fraud,
boost voter participation LINK
Texas:(April
27, 2009) First day of early voting kicks off LINK
Texas: (April
28, 2009) House GOP Caucus: Texas must have voter ID law LINK
Texas: (April
29, 2009) Voter ID compromise circulates on House floor LINK
Texas: (April
29, 2009) Waco’s Doc Anderson calls for action on
voter photo ID LINK
Texas: (April
29, 2009) Republican says Voter ID bill could get stricter
LINK
Texas: (April
29, 2009) 71 Republicans issue statement on voter i.d. LINK
Texas: (April
30, 2009) Groups already opposed to voter ID legislation
reject latest version LINK
Texas: (April
30, 2009) Compromise would allow two non-photo IDs to
replace one photo ID for voting LINK
Texas: (April
30, 2009) Voter ID compromise gets cool reception; Most
House Republicans oppose delay in effective date. LINK
Belgium: (April
29, 2009) Fortis chiefs hit by shoes and voting machine at
EGM LINKLINK
India: (April
30th, 2009) Are you voting today? LINK
Thailand: (29 Apr
2009) Families of officers on poll duty may be deprived of
right to vote LINK
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