Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn

The voter ID debate continues in Texas. Tennessee lawmakers are attempting to resurrect an old bill that would require a photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register, and would allow deployed troops to fax or e-mail their absentee ballots. ...

• NAtional: Announcing EAC Board of Advisors (Virtual Public Forum) May 11-15
  http://www.eac.gov/sched...lic-forum-may-11-15/view
  (regarding the “Election Operations Assessment”, formerly known as the “Risk Assessment Project”)
• NAtional: Details about the EAC Board of Advisors Meeting
  http://www.eac.gov/about...attachment_download/file
  (see also:
  http://www.eac.gov/docum...g-room/vsra-epvsm-draft/)
• IN: Governor vetoes bill to expand Indiana vote centers
  http://www.theheraldbull...cal_story_132174130.html
• NC: Bill promotes teen voter registration; Lawmakers want students to preregister, schools to stress value.
  http://www.charlotteobse.../local/story/717275.html
• NJ: Study says N.J. needs to better train poll workers, track election complaints to preserve rights
  http://www.nj.com/news/i..._nj_needs_to_better.html
• NY: Franklin County to ditch lever voting machines
  http://www.adirondackdai...nt.detail/id/506437.html
• OH: Record number of Vote-by-mail ballots cast in municipal primaries
  http://www.laprensatoled...ies/2009/051509/Vote.htm
• TN: Tennessee: Speaker wary of GOP bid to resurrect voting bills
  http://www.memphisdailyn...al/Article.aspx?id=42434
• TX: Chairman says committee-approved voter ID plan unlikely to pass full House
  http://www.statesman.com...ys_committeeapprove.html
  (includes a 2-hour, 44-minute video of the committee meeting and Smith’s post-meeting comments)
• WA: King County elections office needs state OK
  http://www.theolympian.c...thwest/story/847385.html
• Bangladesh: Electronic Voting Machine may be introduced in DCC elections
  http://nation.ittefaq.co.../2009/05/12/news0036.htm
• Philippines: SP studies Basilan’s proposal on fingerprinting and national ID system
  http://www.negroschronicle.com/?p=4428

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