Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

“Please Vote For Me” is a documentary filmed in Wuhan, China. For the first time ever, the students in grade three at Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China, have been asked to elect a class monitor. Traditionally appointed by the teacher, the class monitor holds a powerful position, helping to control the students, keeping them on task and doling out punishment to those who disobey. The film follows the candidates in their first immersion into democracy including campaigning and then the election. Will democracy work in China? The film is shown as part of “Independent Lens” on PBS.

As to democracy in the United States (and even a bit in Scotland), see today's notable voting news stories linked below, as usual...

• NAtional: LAist Interview: Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday
  http://laist.com/2007/10...3/laist_interview_57.php
• CT: Registrars Of Voters Go Ahead With Hire
  Candidate's Company To Handle Machines
  http://www.courant.com/n...artoct23,0,3871490.story
• IN: Marion County - Clerk: County ready for election this time
  Monitoring system, backup inspectors will help avoid May's problems, White says
  http://www.indystar.com/...CAL/710230348/-1/LOCAL17
• LA: St. Landry Parish - Federal monitors oversaw voting; registrar sees vindication
  http://www.2theadvocate....s/suburban/10731461.html
• MD: Poll Finds Maryland Voters Favor Funding Switch to Paper Ballots over 2 to 1;
  Gonzales Survey Results in 3 to 1 Support among Some Demographic Groups
  http://saveourvotes.org/releases/index.htm
• NC: Columnist - I.D. and paper trail get my vote
  http://www.citizen-times...article?AID=200771022069
• OH: Voter privacy test has officials seeking fix
  http://www.coshoctontrib...23/NEWS01/710230314/1002
• PA: Schuylkill County - Schuylkill official questions reliability of county voting machines
  System doesn't leave paper trail; change could cost $1 million.
  http://www.mcall.com/new...696oct23,0,3565512.story
• VA: Jo Ann Davis' replacement to be chosen Dec. 11
  Voters will use paper ballots because voting machines will be unavailable
  http://www.dailypress.co...lelection,0,716468.story
• Scotland: After fiasco of 140,000 spoiled papers, expert calls for one election supremo
  http://news.scotsman.com...litics.cfm?id=1687232007
• Scotland: Election chaos report due out
  http://www.midlothianadv...eport-due-out.3401754.jp

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