{"id":5519,"date":"2008-01-06T20:00:32","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T04:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5519"},"modified":"2008-01-06T20:00:32","modified_gmt":"2008-01-07T04:00:32","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-january-06-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5519","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For January 06, 2008"},"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>Today&#8217;s news includes a lot of articles, opinion pieces, and editorials about the upcoming (January 09) Supreme Court hearing regarding Indiana&#8217;s restrictive Voter ID law. This case could decide whether you and I will be required to get a voter ID in the future. <\/p>\n<p> A Civil Grand Jury in Monterey Co California actually interviewed four county election officials and toured the election office and then they found that the county should just go ahead and use their Sequoia Advantage voting machines because they are secure. They did not interview any computer scientists, members of the Election Integrity community, or members of the Secretary of State staff. Whether this Grand Jury has the ability to tell the county to ignore state directives is an unanswered question but we will keep an eye on this&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: High court to consider Indiana law on voter ID<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080106\/NEWS03\/801060306\/1002\/LOCAL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080106\/NEWS03\/801060306\/1002\/LOCAL<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Opinion &#8211; BALLOT BURDEN: Court should rule photo ID requirement unnecessary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080106\/COL32\/801060564\/1068\/OPINION\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.freep.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080106\/COL32\/801060564\/1068\/OPINION<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Voter ID issue remains controversial<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080106\/NEWS010504\/801060374\/1001\/news\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080106\/NEWS010504\/801060374\/1001\/news<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: State&#8217;s voter ID law under scrutiny of high court<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jconline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080106\/NEWS\/801060362\/1152\/NEWS\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.jconline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080106\/NEWS\/801060362\/1152\/NEWS<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: High Court to consider voter ID law<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?BRD=1574&#038;dept_id=532215&#038;newsid=19172600&#038;PAG=461&#038;rfi=9\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?BRD=1574&#038;dept_id=532215&#038;newsid=19172600&#038;PAG=461&#038;rfi=9<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Voter ID Case This Week<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwaonline.net\/articles\/2008\/01\/05\/news\/010608lrvoterid.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nwaonline.net\/articles\/2008\/01\/05\/news\/010608lrvoterid.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Papering over OptiScam Problems<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_rady_ana_080106_papering_over_optisc.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_rady_ana_080106_papering_over_optisc.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Commentary on NYTimes: Can You Count On These Machines?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_dave_ber_080105_commentary_on_nytime.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_dave_ber_080105_commentary_on_nytime.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: New York Times Magazine on E-voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2706&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2706&#038;Itemid=26<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: GOP Already at Work to Keep Obama Voters From the Polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story\/72748\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story\/72748\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Are Americans ready for reality-style voting? Not yet<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/columnists\/boren\/story\/300862.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/columnists\/boren\/story\/300862.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Kern County &#8220;\u201c Columnist &#8211; Henry column: Time to pop bubble, crawl into the future<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bakersfield.com\/102\/story\/327030.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bakersfield.com\/102\/story\/327030.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Monterey County &#8211; Jury backs voting machines<br \/>\nCounty urged to resume their use<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montereyherald.com\/ci_7895801\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.montereyherald.com\/ci_7895801<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Napa County &#8220;\u201c Editorial &#8211; The move to vote by mail<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.napavalleyregister.com\/articles\/2008\/01\/06\/opinion\/editorial\/doc47805c49b754c030223769.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.napavalleyregister.com\/articles\/2008\/01\/06\/opinion\/editorial\/doc47805c49b754c030223769.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MT: Ohio Report Faults Montana Voting Machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2705&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2705&#038;Itemid=113<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Alamance County &#8211; Elections director: Count will be accurate<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/articles\/machines_9128___article.html\/paper_county.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thetimesnews.com\/articles\/machines_9128___article.html\/paper_county.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: New Jersey&#8217;s Post-Election Audit Bill and Its Importance to Our Nation<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/e-voter.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/new-jerseys-post-election-audit-bill_02.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/e-voter.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/new-jerseys-post-election-audit-bill_02.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Will Ohio overhaul its voting systems?<br \/>\nLegislators will deal with secretary of state&#8217;s bombshell proposal this week.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2008\/01\/06\/ddn010608legis.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2008\/01\/06\/ddn010608legis.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: EVEREST: The Truth About Electronic Voting Machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_teresa_b_080106_everest_3a_the_truth_a.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_teresa_b_080106_everest_3a_the_truth_a.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: SC officials plan to use voting machines banned by other states<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotte.com\/205\/story\/434711.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.charlotte.com\/205\/story\/434711.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guam: GEC releases unofficial final results, no changes to races<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuam.com\/news\/25949.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kuam.com\/news\/25949.aspx<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guam: Was GEC&#8217;s tabulation error technical or human? (ES&#038;S)<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuam.com\/news\/25953.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kuam.com\/news\/25953.aspx<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Today&#8217;s news includes a lot of articles, opinion pieces, and editorials about the upcoming (January 09) Supreme Court hearing regarding Indiana&#8217;s restrictive Voter ID law. This case could decide whether you and I will be required to get a voter ID in the future. 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