{"id":4382,"date":"2007-04-09T16:21:16","date_gmt":"2007-04-09T23:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=4382"},"modified":"2007-04-09T23:29:56","modified_gmt":"2007-04-10T06:29:56","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-april-8-and-9-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=4382","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For April 8 and 9, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.org<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/DVNLogo.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><\/a>In his article, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prospect.org\/web\/page.ww?section=root&#038;name=ViewWeb&#038;articleId=12625\">&#8220;Electric Boogaloo&#8221;\u009d<\/a>, Art Levine begins:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media\">For most political controversies, progressives don&#8217;t need a scorecard to tell the good guys apart from the bad. One would expect that simple dynamic to apply to electronic voting reform, which Democrats have pledged to address during this Congress. But in fact, the thorny issue of voting machines, in the context of a shared desire for a fair, accurate election in 2008 (following one infamous election meltdown after another during the last few cycles), has rendered the fault lines in the debate over reform anything but straight and clear. Simply put, with Democratic control of Congress making meaningful progressive election reform a possibility for the first time in years, the &#8220;good guys&#8221; are busy battling each other.<\/div>\n<p>That, and today&#8217;s other notable voting news stories, all linked below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Electric Boogaloo<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s good guys vs. good guys in the complicated legislative fight over regulating voting machines. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prospect.org\/web\/page.ww?section=root&#038;name=ViewWeb&#038;articleId=12625\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Emily Levy: Voting process needs regulation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/archive\/2007\/April\/08\/edit\/stories\/02edit.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Carroll County &#8211; Testimony ends in election challenge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?BRD=1815&#038;dept_id=516928&#038;newsid=18185693&#038;PAG=461&#038;rfi=9\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Columnist: &#8216;CA Counties Must Install Voting Machines Reliable Enough to Withstand REAL Testing&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=4377\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Opinion &#8211; Secretary of State Debra Bowen: Californians must know their vote counts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/archive\/2007\/April\/08\/edit\/stories\/03edit.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Colorado Springs &#8211; Vote&#8217;s still out on mail polls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazette.com\/articles\/mail_21009___article.html\/election_ballots.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: New Yorkers Shouldn&#8217;t Hold Breath For New Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnbc.com\/politics\/11590637\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: 2004 Presidential Election Ohio &#8211; Kerry Votes Switched to Bush says James Q Jacobs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_steven_l_070408_2004_presidential_el.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: St. George will have to have second vote in mayoral race <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrtlebeachonline.com\/mld\/myrtlebeachonline\/17044249.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Lamar County &#8211; Voting machine transport an issue <a href=\"http:\/\/web.theparisnews.com\/story.lasso?ewcd=7035f72f65c13dae\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Snohomish County &#8211; Shelved voting machines now help decide student elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/stories\/07\/04\/09\/100loc_a1elections001.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Sec. of State encourages disabled West Virginians to vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-dispatch.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070408\/NEWS01\/70408017\/1001\/NEWS10\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Virgin Islands 2007 Constitutional Convention may force Congress to confront lack of presidential vote &#038; representation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_michael__070409_virgin_islands_2007_.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>**&#8221;Daily Voting News&#8221; is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in &#8220;Daily Voting News&#8221; may not reflect the opinions of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.Org<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BradBlog.com\">BradBlog.Com<\/a>**<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org In his article, &#8220;Electric Boogaloo&#8221;\u009d, Art Levine begins: For most political controversies, progressives don&#8217;t need a scorecard to tell the good guys apart from the bad. One would expect that simple dynamic to apply to electronic voting reform, which Democrats have pledged to address during this Congress. 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