Today’s news finds articles from Minnesota where the recount trial continues on. Now the justices are trying to decide whether they can allow Franken to take the Senate seat on an interim basis. It looks like there will be no final decision this week or maybe even this month.

Also we have articles from Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi and Oklahoma where Voter ID is being pushed by state legislatures under the false idea that voter fraud is rampant or that illegal aliens are streaming over the borders just to vote in our elections. In Georgia they actually want to expand what is already a restrictive law to make it more restrictive. Now they want voters to have to prove their citizenship. Not a problem? It is for voters like Arthur Remillard who was born by a mid-wife and was the placed for adoption. He has no birth certificate. No way to prove his citizenship even though he had never had a problem in his 75 years. ...

• National: Universal Voter Registration
  http://www.brennancenter...istration_draft_summary/
• National: Report On Election Auditing [.pdf]
  http://www.lwv.org/Conte...eport_ElectionAudits.pdf
• AK: Lack of Yup'ik election help spurs suit
  http://www.adn.com/rural...estern/story/678220.html
• AL: Opinion - No compelling reason for Alabama to revise its voter ID law
  http://www.al.com/opinio...39691420.xml&coll=2
• AZ: Pima County - Judge Rules Against Saving Ballots from Contested Pima County, AZ Election
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6882
• FL: Hillsborough County – Editorial - Tough inquiry needed now
  http://www.tampabay.com/...orials/article973402.ece
• FL: Hillsborough County - Johnson's Legal Woe Intensifies
  http://www2.tbo.com/cont...s-legal-woe-intensifies/
• GA: Bill would require proof of citizenship to vote
  Co-sponsor Mills wants to ‘protect the integrity of the voting system’
  http://www.gainesvilleti....com/news/article/14433/
• IA: Palo Alto County - Roadblock For Ayrshire Polling Place
  http://www.emmetsburgnew...nt.detail/id/501050.html
• MN: Three months and counting
  http://www.economist.com...ry.cfm?story_id=13059914
• MN: Voter ID bill would make Minnesota laws most restictive in the nation
  http://minnesotaindepend...restictive-in-the-nation
• MN: State Supreme Court weighs a temporary Sen. Franken
  http://www.startribune.c...1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
• MN: Senate recount trial recap
  http://www.startribune.c...Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
• MN: State Supreme Court weighs a temporary Sen. Franken
  http://www.startribune.c...1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
• MN: Unless Franken gets temporary certificate, Senate seat could stay empty 5 months
  http://minnesotaindepend...ould-stay-empty-5-months
• MN: Seat Al Franken Already
  http://www.alternet.org/...eat_al_franken_already_/
• MS: Miss. Senate removes exemption from voter ID bill
  http://www.sunherald.com/218/story/1117585.html
• MS: Election reform hinges on IDs
  Bills differ on requirements for voters born before 1946
  http://www.clarionledger...0504/902050352/1001/news
• MS: Opinion - Voter ID: Compromise and end this debate
  http://www.clarionledger...1/902050323/1008/OPINION
• NC: Durham County - Save money, voting official says
  http://www.newsobserver....urham/story/1394316.html
• NM: Las Cruces school board voting brings close race
  http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_11632102
• NY: Hamilton's Berry to head state NYVV
  http://www.cnylink.com/c...s.php?news_id=1233864399
• NY: Genesee County - New voting machines still not ready for voters
  Genesee lawmakers told more delays appear likely
  http://www.thedailynewso...9/02/05/news/5136965.txt
• OK: Committee approves voter ID bill
  http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790730

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