Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today is one of those days when there are a lot of important articles but not a lot that gets my brain matter working so I don’t have a lot to say today. Here is the news….
- NAtional: Editorial – Crippled Election Commission
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/opinion/08thu4.html?ex=1210910400&en=68ac40d8de2428ea&ei=5070&emc=eta1 - NAtional: FEC Nominee Caroline Hunter emailed in 2004 Ohio Caging Scheme
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/8/133126/8717 - NAtional: VA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans
http://www.alternet.org/story/84871/ - NAtional: Recount: New Docudrama Could Influence Election
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1738500,00.html - CO: Tie delays Deer Mountain’s election results
http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/default.aspx?tabid=71&pDesc=3484,1,1 - CO: Colorado’s Voter Database Uncertain
http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6496576&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 - CO: Weld County – Weld Clerk wary “” for now “” of how voter registration machines will work
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080508/NEWS/528850806 - FL: Sarasota County – Justices hear case on election rules
Advocates say counties can enact own election reforms, but state disagrees
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080508/NEWS/805080578/1661 - FL: Sarasota County – FL SoS Browning, Sarasota County’s Dent Fight Against Election Integrity in Sunshine State
https://bradblog.com/?p=5969 - IN: Opinion – Primary lesson of Voter ID law
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080508/Opinion/514615384/1062/Opinion - IN: Lake County – The problem: Committeeman system
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/05/08/news/top_news/docab06bfb2807096d08625744300149c9a.txt - IN: Lake County – Lake elections officials defend vote-counting process
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/05/08/news/top_news/doc5aa5b07d79f2fba886257443000354e7.txt - IN: Lake County – Why did vote tabulation take so long?
http://www.post-trib.com/938943,home050808.article - MN: Opinion – Voter ID law disenfranchises Americans
http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2008/05/07/72167137 - MO: Voter ID measure moves ahead in Missouri
http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/610483.html - PA: Centre County – Residents push for paper ballot system
http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/578918.html - PA: Montgomery County – County board to review handling of primary election
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19671155&BRD=1306&PAG=461&dept_id=187828&rfi=6 - TX: Opinion – Voter impersonation is a phantom worry in Texas
Measures to repress voting are the last thing we need
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5762505.html - WV: Kanawha County – East Bank election lawsuit decided
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200805070292
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re: Texas “Voter impersonation is a phantom worry in Texas”
Am so glad these TX Senators are on the right track…but…
“If our colleagues who are intent on pushing photo ID requirements are serious about improving Texas elections, they’ll drop this nonsensical idea. Instead, they’ll come forward with proposals that truly protect the integrity of the democratic process like improving poll worker training (mistakes by poll workers account for the vast majority of election fraud, which really is no more than technical errors) and backing up electronic voting machines with a paper trail. We would happily co-sponsor such legislation.”
Backing up machines with a paper trail?
Good grief, these folks need an education, and fast! But, at least they seem to be trying anyway.
The comments posted by readers on the Chron website, shows just how idiotic many folks are.