Congratulations to the Florida activists who succeeded in killing a really bad bill! The debate on the Voting Rights Act and photo ID continues.

Happy Cinco de Mayo....

• NAtional: Voting Rights Milestone
  http://online.wsj.com/ar...B124148307816785543.html
• NAtional: Next Phase of Election Reform: Start With Facts
  http://www.rollcall.com/...4_125/guest/34584-1.html
• NAtional: US Supreme Court hears challenge to Voting Rights Act
  http://www.wsws.org/arti...9/may2009/supr-m02.shtml
• CA: Grand jury faults Santa Paula election glitch
  http://www.venturacounty...of-santa-paula-election/
• CA: County Registrar releases 2008 Post-Election Report; voter participation highest in 40 years
  http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=11842
  Full report and maps are here:
  http://www.lavote.net/VO...eports_District_Maps.cfm
• FL: Double-dipping law could snare Florida's secretary of state
  http://www.miamiherald.c...orida/story/1032404.html
• FL: It's official. We WON. IT'S OVER!
  http://www.opednews.com/...dra-Muntz-090504-48.html
• GA: Georgia SoS to "Validate" Own Electoral Bid for Governor
  http://electiondefenseal...org/Unverifiable_Georgia
• MO: Voter ID necessary for fair elections
  http://www.columbiamisso...ecessary-fair-elections/
• MO: Mistaken Identity
  http://www.firedupmissou...nt/photo-id-%3F-voter-id
• MS: Voters show up at wrong polls
  http://www.sunherald.com...dates/story/1323526.html
• MS: City to use touch-screen machines in municipal election
  http://gwcommonwealth.co...ories/05042009news02.txt
• NY: Lever Replacement Costs: New York City Case Study
  http://www.votersunite.o...everToOpScanCost_NYC.pdf
• NY: Essex County Votes on Voting Machines
  http://www.wcax.com/Glob.../story.asp?S=10297449%20
• NY: Essex County Rejects Mandated Electronic Voting
  http://www.northcountryg...009/05/04/essex_rejects/
• NY: Essex County Defies State Lever Mandate
  http://www.wptz.com/news/19367731/detail.html
• NV: ACORN voter registration drive nets charges
  http://www.lvrj.com/news...aking_news/44307912.html
• OH: Diebold agrees to pay $25 million penalty to settle civil charges tied to SEC probe
  http://blog.taragana.com...tied-to-sec-probe-52028/
• TX: Less Than 30 Days to the End of the 81st Texas Legislative Session
  http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=8589
• TX: House chair says members "don't have gun" to heads on voter ID proposal
  http://www.statesman.com...r_says_members_dont.html
• TX: Photo ID Laws Do Not Reduce Voter Turnout
  http://www.heritage.org/...galIssues/tst050509b.cfm
• Estonia: Lonely hamburger' to tempt Estonians in e-voting test
  http://www.google.com/ho...N9dZFSj2Vgarv4KkH6psv2Gw
• Ghana: Students Invent Electronic Voting
  http://www.modernghana.c...t-electronic-voting.html
• India: EVM's Have Been Stolen from Budgam: PDP
  http://www.kashmirobserv...local-news&Itemid=3
• Philippines: Only four poll automation bidders left
  http://newsinfo.inquirer...-automation-bidders-left
• Philippines: Chiz blasts Comelec for bending rules again
  http://www.senate.gov.ph.../2009/0505_escudero2.asp

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