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'Daily Voting News' for June 14-15, 2009

Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 10:57 am
Column: www.votersunite.org

'Daily Voting News' for June 14-15, 2009

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

From the deluge of coverage on Iran, we tried to select representative, information articles that weren't too repetitious. Many whose headlines don't explain why we chose them have annotations so you'll know why. The aftermath of the Iranian election exemplifies the way Twitter, blogs, and other social networking/media are transforming the way private citizens can monitor their elections....

National: Can the US Register Every Voter? LINK

National: Expanding Democracy: Voter Registration Around the World LINK

National: CORNYN & BEGICH: Safeguarding the military vote LINK

National: June too soon? LINK

District of Columbia: We're Stronger for the Voting Rights Battle LINK

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New Jersey: Milgram seems determined to get voter-fraud conviction in Atlantic City LINK

Pennsylvania: House bill would allow Independent, non-party affiliates to vote in primary LINK

Pennsylvania: Reform association's manual suggests use of quota system LINK

Texas: Harris registrar's 2nd job creates appearance of bias LINK

Texas: Iranian-Americans Take To Streets To Protest Vote LINK

Texas: Miller alleges 'voting irregularities' in runoff LINK

Australia: Internet will lure voters, says election chief LINK

India: Project 7 Speech - Electronic Voting Machine LINK

Iran: Government banks and buildings were torched LINK
(Summary of events with some background about the Iran youth.)

Iran: Iran president brushes off election violence LINK

Iran: Thousands Protest In Iran Amid Call For Vote Probe LINK
("Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directed one of Iran's most influential bodies, the Guardian Council, to examine the claims.")

Iran: Good in a Bad Election LINK

Iran: Tear gas and Twitter: Iranians take their protests online LINK

Iran: Social media rocks the Iranian vote LINK
(Includes links to sites with various types of coverage.)

Iran: Faulty Election Data LINK
(Interesting chart of the results, periodically released during the counting by the Interior Ministry.)

Iran: The Iranian People Speak LINK
(Pollsters claim their poll was consistent with the election results.)

Iran: Terror Free Tomorrow Poll Did not Predict Ahmadinejad Win LINK
(This review of the poll refutes the claims made by the pollsters.)

Iran: Top Pieces of Evidence that the Iranian Presidential Election Was Stolen LINK

Iran: Iranian Election Results by Province LINK

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Published by VotersUnite.Org
Ellen Theisen, Director and Managing Editor
Dave Klein, Editor
John Washburn, Editor

Daily Voting News was founded on February 6, 2004 by John Gideon (1947-2009). To assist with Daily Voting News, please send links to news articles to dvn-tips. To donate, click here

"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory democracy." The Creekside Declaration. March 22, 2008

**Articles and commentary included in "Daily Voting News" do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors of Daily Voting News, VotersUnite.Org, or Scoop. Articles are selected for inclusion to inform subscribers' ability to draw their own conclusions based on noteworthy and credible news, research, legislation, and debate bearing on the integrity of elections.**

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

Peter Dunne: Newshub And TVNZ Tip Of Media Iceberg

Harry Finch: Austerity – For And Against

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

Binoy Kampmark: Flicker Of Hope, Biden’s Throwaway Lines On Assange

Media Matters NZ: Here We Go Again

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