Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn
The DoJ’s decision to strike down Georgia’s voter verification process has sparked a lot of discussion. And by the way, the decision about Georgia’s voter ID law has not been made yet.
Barbara Simons and Justin Moore wrote an excellent article about Internet voting and countered some of the misinformation in an earlier article written by the vendor who ran the Hawaii Neighborhood election.
In New York, some counties resist the ‘pilot program’ of using uncertified equipment in the elections this year; others decide to participate. Bo Lipari points out that it isn’t a pilot program at all and recommends some steps the NY Board of Elections could take to turn it into one….
- National: The Internet and Voting: Worth Doing Right
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-simons/the-internet-and-voting-w_b_210554.html - National: Semiannual Report To Congress. U.S. Election Assistance Commission Office Of Inspector General. For the Period: October 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009
http://www.eac.gov/eac_ig/docs/final-semiannual-042009.pdf-1/attachment_download/file - National: Wrap-Up of the Open Government Brainstorming: Transparency
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Wrap-Up-of-the-Open-Government-Brainstorming-Transparency/ - National: EVT/WOTE 2009 Program Available
http://josephhall.org/nqb2/index.php/2009/06/03/evtwote09-1 - National: EAC Board of Advisors Meeting June 2-4, 2009
http://www.eac.gov/about/committees/advisors/board-of-advisors-meeting-june-2-4-2009 - National: ACORN Plans To Use Voter Registration To Build Membership!
http://msplaceddemocrat.com/http:/msplaceddemocrat.com/acorn-plans-to-use-voter-registration-to-build-membership/ - National: Fox Nation falsely claimed Holder “[s]ays” it’s “[r]acist” to only have “[c]itizens [v]oting”
http://mediamatters.org/research/200906020041 - National: States looking to increase opportunities for young voters
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=132763 - CA: ‘Instant Runoff Voting’ (IRV) Election Virus Spreads to Los Angeles County
https://bradblog.com/?p=7198 - CA: Report on Board Motion of March 31, 2009 Regarding the Costs of Special Vacancy Elections and Options Available to the Board to Reduce Costs, Voter Fatigue, and Increase Voter Participation (May 11)
http://www.lavote.net/GENERAL/PDFS/BOARD_CORRESPONDENCE/05212009-115333.pdf - CT: GOP Amendment: U.S. Senators Should Live in CT All Six Years
http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2009/06/house-debating-controversial-u.html - GA: Brief Filed in Landmark E-Voting Rights Case (press release)
http://www.voterga.org/press/index.cfm?Fuseaction=press - GA: DOJ Rejects Georgia Voter ID System
http://patterico.com/2009/06/02/doj-rejects-georgia-voter-id-system/ - GA: Feds rip Georgia voter system
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/06/02/immigration0602.html - GA: Georgia’s attempt to certify citizenship ran afoul of the law
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/opinion/story/735395.html - GA: Handel: Building a database, bringing things on
http://lucididiocyblog2.blogspot.com/2009/06/karen-handel-building-database-bringing.html - HI: Aloha Means ‘Goodbye’ Too
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?be49c8de-75e0-4a08-9c9b-e54bde446ce4 - MA: Great Barrington: Magadini will get recount
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_12508041 - MI: Removing the Barriers (to Voter Fraud)
http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2009/6/3/91434/68080 - MN: Senate recount: A Supreme Court grilling
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/46621982.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU - NJ: Problems persist with Monmouth election computer system
http://www.app.com/article/20090603/NEWS/90603052/1004/NEWS01 - NV: Lawyers call prosecution of ACORN politically motivated
http://www.lvrj.com/news/46819307.html - NV: Nevada Election Laws Won’t Change
http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/19634862/detail.html - NY: Comments on the New York State Board of Elections Proposed 2009 Pilot Plan
http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/LipariCEMACPilotComments.pdf - NY: Election Integrity Advocates Call For Revisions to State Plan to Use Uncertified Voting Machines in 2009 Elections
http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/PressRelease060309-CEMAC.pdf - NY: Cayuga County moving ahead on using optical scanner voting machines
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2009/06/02/latest_news/4latestnews.txt - NY: New High-Tech Voting Machines
http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=9173 - PA: ACORN Counters Voter Fraud Charges
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/acorn_voter_fraud_case/2009/06/03/221060.html - PA: ACORN denies mandated voter registration quota
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_627877.html - PA: ACORN denies mandated voter registration quota
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_627877.html - PA: ACORN says it worked to reveal voter registration fraud
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09153/974495-100.stm - PA: FNC’s O’Reilly Interviews Liberal Attorney Who Witnessed Black Panther Voter Intimidation
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2009/06/03/fncs-oreilly-interivews-liberal-attorney-who-witnessed-black-panther- - Afghanistan: Voter Fraud in Afghanistan
http://www.insurgencywatch.com/2009/06/02/voter-fraud-in-afghanistan/ - Kenya: Referendum and new Constitution impossible by 2012
http://nairobichronicle.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/referendum-and-new-constitution-impossible-by-2012/ - Netherlands: Curacao Relies Again on Smartmatic?s Voting Technology
http://business.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15768077 - Nigeria: Democratic consolidation in Nigeria: Issues, challenges and prospects
http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/dem362009.html
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