Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
San Diego Co. is charging between $0.76 and $0.95 per ballot for a possible recount but Orange Co. California charged $0.14 per ballot for a comparable recount last April. The county says the extra cost is to cover making other documents available. / Over 4000 Riverside Co. California ballots were rejected because they were not received prior to election-day. / Unfortunately a judge in Texas found that Travis Co. can continue to use their unverifiable voting machines….
NAtional: Former Bush Appointed EAC Chair Decries Lack of Standards for Running Elections in the U.S. LINK
NAtional: Voter registration issues cloud elections LINK
NAtional: CNN’s Lou Dobbs: ‘Federal Government is Failing to Protect Democracy from an Imminent Threat’ LINK
NAtional: Opinion – Hacking the vote LINK
NAtional: COURTTV’S CATHERINE CRIER: Scathing Video Editorial Covers Busby/Bilbray ‘Sleepovers’, Clint Curtis, Tony Anchundo, DeForest Soaries LINK
AL: Barbour County – AG’s office subpoenas election records LINK
CA: Vote-PAD invites people with disabilities to the CA certification testing July 19, 20 LINK
CA: Riverside County – Absentee votes rejected in large numbers (Over 4000 ballots were rejected because they were not received LINK
CA: San Diego County ““ Press Release – San Diego County Registrar Quotes Three Different Costs For Hand Count In Disputed Busby-Bilbray Election LINK
CA: San Diego County – 50th recount to cost $120,000 to $150,000 LINK
CA: San Diego County – Hand Count Requester Responds to San Diego County Registrar… LINK
FL: Sarasota County – Sarasota Voting Group Submits Petition for Referendum Requiring Voter Verified Paper Ballots LINK
KS: Sedgwick County – Coalition seeks more polling sites. Republicans and Democrats say they share the nonpartisan coalition’s concern over the loss of more than 140 voting locations in Sedgwick County. LINK
KY: Whitley County – Kentucky litigation – ‘When computers fear jail, they’ll be ready for elections’ (Danaher and Hart Intercivic) LINK
OR: Election 2006: Are Oregon’s elections accurate? LINK
PA: Philadelphia – Judge urged to allow Vazquez ballots. The failed legislative candidate’s lawyer argued that consistent mistakes show backing for him. An opponent questioned voter intent. LINK
TN: Hamilton County – Touch screens voting machines in Hamilton do not provide paper trail (Diebold TSx) LINK
TX: Travis County – Judge refuses e-voting injunction LINK
UT: Salt Lake, Utah Counties to Finalize Primary Election Results. Recount Likely in House District 42 LINK
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So the voting rights movement is going to capitulate and call it a recount?
The fact is, nevertheless, that when there has not been a valid and legal first count, there can be no charge for a recount.
The first count is free, but an illegal count is not a first count.
Those who refuse to capitulate in CA-50 want a first legal count without a poll tax! NOW!!!!
Capitulatecapeesh?Read the posts in this thread:
https://bradblog.com/?p=3052
To find out:
(hint, the one person is not Larry King’s wife).
PS: EVM = Electronic Voting Machine
Brad: This comment is not specifically aimed at this blog item. It is rather a heartfelt congratulations and thank you for the passion and energy that you have shown over the life of this story.
Your contribution to our democracy cannot be overstated, though I am sure it will be totally unappreciated by those who have the most to lose when finally every vote is counted.
Time magazine Man of the Year when the battle is won? Though deserved, it might not be in the cards. But it’s deserved nonetheless.