Today Senator Akaka (D-HI) called on the federal Department of Veteran's Affairs to lift their ban on voter registration drives on Veteran's Administration property. He pointed out that the VA's policy is unnecessary and insulting to veterans who have made enormous sacrifices for our country. He was joined by Sen.s Kerry and Feinstein. Also late today Connecticut Secretary of State Bysiewicz and Washington Secretary of State Reed joined in a bi-partisan campaign to overturn the VA ban, along with the Secretaries of State from Ohio, Montana, Vermont, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Kansas, New Hampshire, and Maine, to the DVA. ...

• NAtional: Top Senator Attacks VA for Banning Voter Registration Drives
  http://www.alternet.org/story/91128/
• NAtional: Akaka calls on VA to lift ban on voter registration drives
  http://www.honoluluadver...710046/-1/LOCALNEWSFRONT
• NAtional: A Citizen's Audit Of An American Election
  http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd375.htm
• NAtional: Computer Voting Machine Security --- Prove It
  http://www.seeingthefore...8/07/computer_voting.htm
• NAtional: Volunteer Poll Workers Help Ensure Integrity of U.S. Elections
  http://newsblaze.com/sto...533tsop.nb/topstory.html
• AL: Officials Investigate 3 Alabama Counties in Voter Fraud Accusations
  http://www.nytimes.com/2...08/07/10/us/10fraud.html
• AZ: Pima County, AZ, Transportation Election Was Rigged, According to Affidavit from County Employee
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6160
• AZ: Pima County - Digital vote critics seek probe of whether RTA election rigged
  http://www.tucsoncitizen...om/daily/local/90624.php
• AZ: Pima County - RTA vote questioned by Democrats
  http://www.fox11az.com/n...dm_jh_vote.3dd22d25.html
• FL: Collier County "“ Columnist - Count one vote against new system
  http://www.naplesnews.co...vote-against-new-system/
• FL: Sarasota County - Defending free elections
  Sarasota group battling state over accuracy of electronic voting
  http://sarasota.creative...tions/Content?oid=175012
• GA: Handel: Too late to halt voter ID for July primary
  http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=211450
• NJ: Gloucester County - Controversial election job created
  http://www.philly.com/ph...ob_creates_friction.html
• NM: Candidate wants answers about missing NM ballots
  http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_9842444
• OH: Ohio mulls ban on voting machine 'sleepovers'
  http://ap.google.com/art...Pg8fPge_QM8hVbAD91QTAAO0
• TX: Appeals court hears Texas electronic voting case
  http://www.news8austin.c.../default.asp?ArID=213935
• TX: 5th Circuit Hears Arguments in Important Voting Rights Case
  http://www.ballot-access...tant-voting-rights-case/
• TX: Democratic Party files appeal over eSlate voting equipment
  http://www.hcnonline.com...ept_id=635575&rfi=6
• TX: Human error or faulty technology? Review screen prompts missed votes on eSlate
  http://www.hcnonline.com...ept_id=635575&rfi=6
• TX: No eSlate problems in Taylor County, officials say
  http://www.reporternews....9/voting_local_note0710/
• WA: Opinion - Parties should back off threats to void election
  http://www.thenewstribun...pinion/story/409032.html
• WA: Editorial - Parties should accept primary system that voters clearly prefer
  http://www.tdn.com/artic...751ac47ea02495681452.txt
• France: French latest to realize the perils of e-voting
  http://arstechnica.com/n...-perils-of-e-voting.html

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