‘Daily Voting News’ For January 25, 2006

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org

A majority of the news is still coming from three states. Vote-by-mail is being discussed in CA and counties are making announcements of their decisions for voting machines in NC and PA. In the meantime, GA’s Senate passed the VoterID bill with a few differences from what they got from the House so the bill goes back. It’s still regressive….

  • AZ: Opinion – Bemoaning vote-at-home LINK
  • AZ: Pressure Tactics LINK
  • CA: New voting technique makes it ‘simpler’ for some LINK
  • CA: Marin County – County’s election system criticized LINK
  • CA: San Mateo County – San Mateo seeks mail-only election in June LINK
  • CA: San Mateo County – Supes approve all-mail voting LINK
  • CA: Yolo County – Vote-PAD: The Simple Voting Device that May Save American Democracy! LINK
  • CT: Middletown – Middletown holds court-ordered special election LINK
  • GA: Senate passes voter ID bill LINK
  • GA: Viewpoint: Voter ID Law LINK
  • NC: Opening democracy’s door LINK
  • NC: Touchscreen Voting Increases Election Costs in North Carolina LINK
  • NC: Nearly all N.C. counties buying voting machines of only vendor LINK
  • NC: Brunswick County – Brunswick gets new vote system LINK
  • NC: Orange County – Orange goes for new optical scan vote machines LINK
  • NC: Polk County – Duke grad student estimates 99k saving for Polk with optical scan LINK
  • NC: Polk County – County at impasse on voting machine choice LINK
  • NY: GOP Opposes Optical Scanning For Voting LINK
  • NY: Dutchess County – Miller supports optical scanner voting machines, plans public forums LINK
  • PA: Don’t lose sight of important goals in federal election reform act LINK
  • PA: Centre County – Group (LWV) backs buying new voting devices (Optical-scan) LINK
  • PA: Cumberland County – Long-time vendor to supply new voting machines (ES&S iVotronics) LINK
  • PA: Fayette County – Official wants to look at other voting machines LINK
  • PA: Luzerne County – County gets vote machine ultimatum LINK
  • PA: Perry County – Firm wins voting-machine contract (ES&S iVotronics) LINK
  • PA: Perry County – County to switch to electronic voting system LINK
  • PA: Union County – Union County is back to square one in voting machine adventure LINK
  • PA: Westmoreland County – Filing: Dismiss voting machine suit LINK
  • TX: Fort Bend County – County Republicans, Democrats spar over primary election mechanism LINK
  • WV: Berkeley County – New voting machines to be on display at W.Va. courthouses (iVotronics) LINK
  • **”Daily Voting News” is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in “Daily Voting News” may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or BradBlog.Com**

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    1. 1)
      dolphin said on 1/25/2006 @ 5:34pm PT: [Permalink]

      I am so glad that the fight to vote is moving forward. I personally vote adsentee ballot and wish everyone would and could.
      OFF TOPIC…..did anyone see O’Reilly tonight?
      The bastard was crowing about how Air America was going broke and seeing its last days.
      He was smiling and interviewed a so called reporter about some federal investigation in a new york charity giving them money.
      I felt like throwing up……how about we all pledge to help Air America stay on and boycott all O
      ‘Reily sponsers,
      help…what can we do????

    2. 2)
      Doug Eldritch said on 1/25/2006 @ 6:18pm PT: [Permalink]

      Boycotts and anarchy are already in progress, I mean, I’ll tell you what.

      I’ve been fighting this situation non-stop and I think we may have found just the solution!!!!

      It’s going to take alot of pulling together and getting forceful, but this system may just work it out.

      VOTE-PAD: Why you don’t pay thousands for a democracy you can’t "count" on!!

      John:

      I’m interested in your expert advice, I’m attempting to get my governor to finally listen and sign off on this.

      Doug E. :rolleyes:

    3. 3)
      al rogers said on 1/25/2006 @ 8:06pm PT: [Permalink]

      Brad i need an email to contact you about election fraud my telephone number is 561 210 7042

    4. 4)
      Doug Eldritch said on 1/26/2006 @ 12:09am PT: [Permalink]

      oh….. BEEEEEEEV!!!!!

      "They’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack…."

      The New Election Center: Election Tech Institute…

      Neocons attempting to get you to vote with their fraudulent gamed system, one principality at a time…..

      "Although electronic voting systems
      can solve this problem, widespread propaganda from a vocal minority is raising doubts
      about modern technology’s place in the voting booth. The ETC exists to help election officials,
      lawmakers, policy analysts, the media and the voters separate myths from reality on this important issue."

      I wonder….another think-tank funded by pacific research institute and friends again? :laugh:

      Doug E

    5. 6)
      Dredd said on 1/26/2006 @ 6:06am PT: [Permalink]

      RE: Voting

      The neoCons have been spouting off how their view of "democracy" if forced on a few nations would bring peace to the world because peace and "democracy" go together.

      However, the neoCon view of democracy is about as valid as Hamas’ view of democracy. Hamas has now won the election in Palestine (link here).

      Thus, terrorists can have democracy of the kind the neoCons envision. Their vision is blind.

      What I have pointed out ad nauseum here is that voting and elections in and of themselves are mere hollow endeavors.

      The American concept of democracy, instead of the neoCon concept of democracy, is the one to follow.

      It requires a constitution of basic rights which are never voted on because they are permanent and the apply to everyone, especially to limit what the government can and can not do.

      The Bill of Rights is the prime example of a good democracy, as is the rest of the US Constitution.

      Terrorists can have democracy, but it is no better than the democracy the neoCons envision.

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