Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn

In our featured article, the ES&S tabulation software added nearly 5,000 votes to the total as votes from the three M650 scanners were combined. Some people in India are suggesting that their election was rigged; with DREs, how will they find out if their software goofed, too?...

• Featured: Scanner glitch blamed for election miscounts (SD)
  http://www.rapidcityjour...26be929b134639509302.txt
• National: Thinking Outside the Urn: Statisticians make their marks on US ballots
  http://www.amstat.org/ou...each/pdfs/SP_ANJun09.pdf
• National: EVT/WOTE 2009 Program Schedule
  http://www.usenix.org/ev...evtwote09/tech/tech.html
• National: Pivotal Labs Talks TrustTheVote Open Source Digital Voting
  http://www.bestechvideos...en-source-digital-voting
• AZ: County approves [a per] voter surcharge [to utility companies for election costs]
  http://www.havasunews.co...273ce5af980579261833.txt
• CO: Text of House Bill 1205 – authorizes an internet-base voting "pilot" program for overseas military voters.
  http://www.leg.state.co....n&file=1205_enr.pdf
• CO: Summary of bills signed by Gov. Ritter (see House Bill 1205)
  http://www.gazette.com/n...l-55620-house-state.html
• CT: 2009 Regular Session Legislative Roundup/Wrapup
  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=2062
• GA: Justice Department Blocks Discriminatory Voting Practices In Georgia
  http://www.votetrustusa....8;id=3012&Itemid=26
• GA: VOTING RIGHTS: DOJ finds Georgia voter screening inaccurate and discriminatory
  http://www.southernstudi...org/2009/06/post-13.html
• MN: Do the Dead Vote in Minnesota?
  http://looktruenorth.com...d-vote-in-minnesota.html
• NV: ACORN lawyers say case is political
  http://www.lvrj.com/news/46898087.html
• OK: Votes of the dead may not be fraud: An election official says a report dug up mostly clerical errors.
  http://www.tulsaworld.co...0603_11_A13_Aftera120782
• TX: Expanding voter participation: the roadmap is clear
  http://www.mysanantonio....map_is_clear_june_4.html
  (A repeat, with the link to the referenced report here:
  http://www.wvwv.org/asse...-to-Democracy-Report.pdf)
• WA: King County Cancels Registration For 73000 Inactive Voters
  http://www.seattlemedium...;sID=4&ItemSource=L
• India: Is india doomed forever? a review on 2009 election results
  http://psenthilraja.word...5/16/indiadoomedforever/
• Philippines: Manual system eyed for absentee votes
  http://www.manilatimes.n.../metro/20090605met1.html
• UK: Elections should be electronic to increase turnout
  http://www.computerweekl...-to-increase-turnout.htm
  "E-voting technology, which could give voters the ability to register their choice over the internet, could make elections more democratic, according to research."

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