Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn

More New York counties join the resistance to switching from lever machines to optically scanned ballots. Smartmatic brought the wrong cable to its all-important demo in the Philippines and caused a short circuit in the optical scanner. Voter ID and Internet voting continue to be in the news. And an error was discovered in TrueBallot's counting of the votes in Aspen's IRV election "“ but it didn't affect the outcome....

• NAtional: SOTOMAYOR v SESSIONS: Obama Supreme Court nomination sets up battle over voting rights
  http://www.democracyforn...shire.com/node/view/6626
• NAtional: Congress Must Help Military Vote
  http://www.usnews.com/bl...-help-military-vote.html
• NAtional: The Court's NAMUDNO Decision: Judging the Costs and Efficiency of Preclearance
  http://writ.news.findlaw...ry/20090527_crayton.html
• NAtional: Lower the Voting Age
  http://www.huffingtonpos...voting-age_b_208699.html
• NAtional: JAMES P. PINKERTON: Will Democrats Become a Permanent Majority Thanks to Internet Voting?
  http://foxforum.blogs.fo...rton_democrats_internet/
• CO: [Aspen] Mayoral Vote Tally Corrected; Outcome Stays the Same
  http://www.aspenpitkin.c...tail.cfm?NewsItemID=1082
• HI: Poor turnout in Hawaii election clouds use of digital voting technology
  http://www.startribune.c...:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ
• KS: Beware of claims of voter fraud
  http://www.kansas.com/781/story/829045.html
• MN: Despite Coleman-Franken fallout, Pawlenty scotched all election reform
  http://minnesotaindepend...-election-reform-omnibus
• MN: Minn. group sues over voter registration records
  http://www.fortmilltimes...om/124/story/581070.html
• MS: Hosemann hopeful for voter ID effort
  http://www.zwire.com/sit...ept_id=172922&rfi=6
• NY: City Resists State on Voting-Machine Program
  http://cityroom.blogs.ny...-voting-machine-program/
• NY: County protests voting machine rule
  http://www.thedailystar....cal_story_148040035.html
• NY: Long live the voting lever
  http://www.riverreporter...9-05-28/head3-lever.html
• NY: More counties urge state to keep lever voting
  http://www.empirestatene...net/News/20090527-4.html
• TX: Controversial Voter ID Bill stalled with split vote; Strauss may decide issue
  http://www.mysanantonio..../sacultura/46241757.html
• Estonia: Estonia opens way to digital voting
  http://theeulobby.wordpress.com/
• Philippines: Smoke comes out of a poll machine: But poll exec satisfied with demo
  http://newsinfo.inquirer...s-out-of--a-poll-machine
• Philippines: Accuracy of poll machines to be tested again
  http://newsinfo.inquirer...hines-to-be-tested-again
• ENtertainment: American Idol results: Adam Lambert was robbed!
  http://venturebeat.com/2...adam-lambert-was-robbed/

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