Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn

The 15-week NJ trial challenging the use e-voting machines concluded today; a ruling is expected by the end of the year. Low turnout in today's CA and PA elections. CO and IN are making good use of the Internet for voters, unlike the IL legislature. More NY counties resist the move from levers to optical scanners. Last, but not least, RI joins the photo voter ID debate....

• CA: Light voter turnout predicted today
  http://www.centralvalley...om/stories/001/?ID=12006
• CA: Election Officals [sic] Cut Polling Locations
  http://www.kpbs.org/news...s-cut-polling-locations/
• CO: Online voter registration could save big
  http://www.thedenverdail...com/article.php?aID=4271
• IL: Internet Voting Commission Act passed in House and on May 15 in Senate.
  http://www.ballot-integrity.org/new.htm
• IN: New law allows residents online voter registration
  http://www.purdueexponen...icle&story_id=16640
• NJ: Trial Ends in Challenge by Rutgers Law School’s Constitutional Litigation Clinic to Insecure Electronic Voting Machines
  http://news.rutgers.edu/...-ends-in-challe-20090519
• NY: Overhaul of Election System Is Urged
  http://cityroom.blogs.ny...lection-system-is-urged/
• NY: Three more New York counties urge state to keep lever voting system
  http://www.empirestatene...net/News/20090519-3.html
• NY: Opposition Mounts To Voting Technology Switch
  http://www.ccscoop.com/n.../09may/16-vote/vote.html
• OH: Starn still leads in judge race
  http://www.thecourier.co...d=051909_story1&c=n
  (Recount scheduled)
• PA: Pennsylvania primaries open with slow polls across Lehigh Valley
  http://www.lehighvalleyl...a_primaries_open_wi.html
• PA: Key election, but turnout could be light
  http://www.philly.com/ph...w_looks_to_be_light.html
• PA: 3000 names grace various ballots at polling places in Allegheny County
  http://www.pittsburghliv...sburghtrib/s_625729.html
• RI: Lawmakers take up Voter ID bill
  http://www.wpri.com/dpp/...up_voter_id_20090519_tro
• SC: Voter registration offices sending out cards to residents this month
  http://www.indexjournal....8/news/b0519%20voter.txt
• TN: Voter ID / voter citizenship / e-mail absentee bills stall
  http://www.wbir.com/news...oryid=87475&catid=2
• TX: McCall confident voter ID legislation will reach House floor
  http://www.statesman.com...ident_voter_id_legi.html
• Asia: Elections electrified: the end of the paper ballot?
  http://www.futuregov.net...-voting-better-paper-ba/
• Guam: Restore: Reimplementing electronic voting will improve elections
  http://www.guampdn.com/a...1/905200322/1014/OPINION
• India: Indian Citizens Serve as Election Monitors
  http://gis.cadalyst.com/...0?contextCategoryId=6764
• India: Mid-way through polls, EC almost gave up EVMs for ballot papers
  http://www.indianexpress...for-ballot-papers/462076
• India: Vijay Sappani: India's lesson for the world
  http://network.nationalp...esson-for-the-world.aspx
• Philippines: Comelec automation goal: 99.995% accuracy
  http://newsinfo.inquirer...tion-goal-99995-accuracy
• Venezuela: Election authority from Venezuela and Smartmatic initiate audit plan to the automated system
  http://www.smartmatic.co...to-the-automated-system/

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