The voter ID debate continues in
Texas. Tennessee lawmakers are attempting to resurrect an
old bill that would require a photo ID to vote and proof of
citizenship to register, and would allow deployed troops to
fax or e-mail their absentee ballots. ..
NAtional: Announcing EAC Board of Advisors
(Virtual Public Forum) May 11-15 LINK (regarding the
“Election Operations Assessment”, formerly known as the
“Risk Assessment Project”)
National: Details
about the EAC Board of Advisors Meeting LINK (see also: LINK
Indiana: Governor
vetoes bill to expand Indiana vote centers LINK
North Carolina:
Bill promotes teen voter registration; Lawmakers want
students to preregister, schools to stress value. LINK
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New Jersey: Study
says N.J. needs to better train poll workers, track election
complaints to preserve rights LINK
New York:
Franklin County to ditch lever voting machines LINK
Ohio: Record
number of Vote-by-mail ballots cast in municipal primaries
LINK
Tennessee:
Tennessee: Speaker wary of GOP bid to resurrect voting bills
LINK
Texas: Chairman
says committee-approved voter ID plan unlikely to pass full
House LINK (includes a 2-hour,
44-minute video of the committee meeting and Smith’s
post-meeting comments)
Washington: King County
elections office needs state OK LINK
Bangladesh:
Electronic Voting Machine may be introduced in DCC elections
LINK
Philippines: SP
studies Basilan’s proposal on fingerprinting and national
ID system LINK
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