Guest Blogged by Ellen Theisen of VotersUnite.org
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Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn
In Florida, Judge Richard Feder ruled in favor of Broward County’s Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes. In violation of her agreement, Snipes failed to post notices telling voters that a vote for one name on the ballot was actually a vote for Mardi Anne Levey. The judge decided that Snipes failure wasn’t intentional, so he didn’t hold her accountable.
The situation in Iran is demonstrating that the true measure of an election is its legitimacy – legitimacy of the results and legitimacy conferred to the government, both of which depend on the extent to which the results are believed by all parties....
- National: H.R. 2894 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot
http://www.govtrack.us/c.../bill.xpd?bill=h111-2894 - National: Navy Reservist to Run Pentagon's Voting Assistance Program
http://www.washingtonpos.../16/AR2009061602725.html - National: EAC Board of Advisors Officers Elected
http://www.eac.gov/News/...ficers-elected/base_view
(“The new officers are Jim Dickson of Washington, D.C., chair; Keith Cunningham of Ohio, vice chair; and Terri Hegarty of Michigan, secretary.”) - National: 83 Percent of Americans Support Voter ID Requirement
http://www.freshconserva...oter_ID_Requirement.html - AZ: Election at a Draw, Arizona Town Cuts a Deck
http://www.nytimes.com/2...ecreek.html?_r=1&hp
(A most transparent runoff.) - CA: Court Upholds Injunction in Voting Machine Case
http://www.courthousenew..._Voting_Machine_Case.htm - CA: Owner of registration company pleads guilty to voter fraud
http://latimesblogs.lati...ilty-to-voter-fraud.html - FL: Broward elections chief not at fault over judge candidate's loss
http://www.sun-sentinel....bn061709,0,6312427.story - HI: The state Office of Elections may close 66 voting precincts on O’ahu for the 2010 elections to cut election costs during a recession.
http://thenotebook.honad...blogs.com/2009/06/16/66/ - OH: Ohio settles lawsuit from 2004 election; Challenge filed in Toledo questioned system's legality
http://toledoblade.com/a...NEWS24/906170355/-1/NEWS - OH: A Win For Ohio Voters
http://www.lawyerscommit...documents/files/0043.pdf - OH: What LWVO v Brunner Settlement Means for Ohio Voters
http://www.lawyerscommit...ting_rights/page?id=0046 - OH: Secretary Brunner Calls On Legislature To Preserve Federal Funding
http://www.progressohio....ty/post/daveharding/CqqZ - PA: Proposed law would end Pennsylvania's closed primaries
http://www.poconorecord....NEWS/906160323/-1/NEWS01 - TX: Tax dollars being wasted on frivolous voting suits
http://www.chron.com/dis...ial/outlook/6483550.html - TX: Bay Area Houston: Leo Vasquez whines in an OP-ED
http://bayareahouston.bl...uez-whines-in-op-ed.html - TX: Elections bill could reduce problems from voters
http://www.themonitor.co...27682-bill-edinburg.html - India: Are electronic voting machines tamper-proof?
http://keralaaround.blog...ing-machines-tamper.html - Iran: Iran's senior ayatollah slams election, confirming split
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/iran/story/70155.html - Iran: Opposition leader Mousavi calls for mass rally Thursday in direct challenge to Iran government
http://blog.taragana.com...enge-to-iran-government/ - Iran: The Voting Manipulation Industry in Iran by Mehdi Khalaji
http://roymitsuoka.blogs...industry-in-iran-by.html - Iran: Obama's Iran Abdication
http://online.wsj.com/ar...B124520170103721579.html - Iran: New Protest Builds as Iran Expands Its Crackdown
http://www.nytimes.com/2...iddleeast/18iran.html?hp - Iran: Zafar Bangash on Iran's Elections
http://almusawwir.org/re...gash-on-irans-elections/
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