'Daily Voting News' For May 28, 2009

Friday, 29 May 2009, 2:59 pm
Column: www.votersunite.org

'Daily Voting News' For May 28, 2009

Guest blogged by Ellen Theisen, Dave Klein, and John Washburn

More New York counties join the resistance to switching from lever machines to optically scanned ballots. Smartmatic brought the wrong cable to its all-important demo in the Philippines and caused a short circuit in the optical scanner. Voter ID and Internet voting continue to be in the news. And an error was discovered in TrueBallot’s counting of the votes in Aspen’s IRV election – but it didn’t affect the outcome....

NAtional: SOTOMAYOR v SESSIONS: Obama Supreme Court nomination sets up battle over voting rights LINK

National: Congress Must Help Military Vote LINK

National: The Court's NAMUDNO Decision: Judging the Costs and Efficiency of Preclearance LINK

National: Lower the Voting Age LINK

National: JAMES P. PINKERTON: Will Democrats Become a Permanent Majority Thanks to Internet Voting? LINK

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Colorado: [Aspen] Mayoral Vote Tally Corrected; Outcome Stays the Same LINK

Hawaii: Poor turnout in Hawaii election clouds use of digital voting technology LINK

Kansas: Beware of claims of voter fraud LINK

Minnesota: Despite Coleman-Franken fallout, Pawlenty scotched all election reform LINK

Minnesota: Minn. group sues over voter registration records LINK

Mississippi: Hosemann hopeful for voter ID effort LINK

New York: City Resists State on Voting-Machine Program LINK

New York: County protests voting machine rule LINK

New York: Long live the voting lever LINK

New York: More counties urge state to keep lever voting LINK

Texas: Controversial Voter ID Bill stalled with split vote; Strauss may decide issue LINK

Estonia: Estonia opens way to digital voting LINK

Philippines: Smoke comes out of a poll machine: But poll exec satisfied with demo LINK

Philippines: Accuracy of poll machines to be tested again LINK

ENtertainment: American Idol results: Adam Lambert was robbed! LINK

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Ellen Theisen, Director and Managing Editor
Dave Klein, Editor
John Washburn, Editor

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Gordon Campbell: On When Racism Comes Disguised As Anti-racism

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Gordon Campbell: On Winston Peters’ Pathetic Speech At The UN

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