{"id":5861,"date":"2008-04-02T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T03:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5861"},"modified":"2008-04-02T20:27:35","modified_gmt":"2008-04-03T03:27:35","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-april-02-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5861","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For April 02, 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=\"left\"><\/a>Today was a busy day in Congress. Two election related bills went through &#8220;mark-up&#8221;\u009d in the Committee on House Administration. One bill, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis and others, would allow no-excuse absentee voting. If passed voters would no longer have to give doctor&#8217;s excuses or proof that they will be out of state. It will be the voter&#8217;s choice to vote absentee. Also marked-up was a bill sponsored by Rep. Rush Holt and others that would reimburse states and local jurisdictions that opt in for a vvpat and\/or audits. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: The FBI Ignored Threats to Black Voters<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/81019\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/81019\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Video Chat: Princeton&#8217;s Ed Felten<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whytuesday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.whytuesday.org\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Holt&#8217;s ballot-reform measure gets a hearing<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thnt.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080402\/NEWS\/80402007\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thnt.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080402\/NEWS\/80402007<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: House Administration Committee Approves Holt Emergency Voting Bill<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2803&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2803&#038;Itemid=26<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: House Panel Passes Rep. Susan Davis&#8217;s No-Excuse Absentee Ballot Legislation<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2804&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2804&#038;Itemid=26<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Plant City Voters 1st In County To Use New Equipment<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/plantcity2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/apr\/02\/plant-city-voters-1st-county-use-new-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/plantcity2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/apr\/02\/plant-city-voters-1st-county-use-new-equipment\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Culver enacts law that ends touch-screen voting in Iowa<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080402\/NEWS10\/804020365\/1007\/NEWS05\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080402\/NEWS10\/804020365\/1007\/NEWS05<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: New Voting Machines Could Bring Problems<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcrg.com\/news\/local\/17241489.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kcrg.com\/news\/local\/17241489.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: Legislation To Improve Voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kypost.com\/content\/news\/commonwealth\/story.aspx?content_id=da06a2a2-c2e4-4dd8-bef5-4fa5d9000078\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kypost.com\/content\/news\/commonwealth\/story.aspx?content_id=da06a2a2-c2e4-4dd8-bef5-4fa5d9000078<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Burke County &#8211; Board approves new voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morganton.com\/servlet\/Satellite?pagename=MNH%2FMGArticle%2FMNH_BasicArticle&#038;c=MGArticle&#038;cid=1173355164401&#038;path=!news\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.morganton.com\/servlet\/Satellite?pagename=MNH%2FMGArticle%2FMNH_BasicArticle&#038;c=MGArticle&#038;cid=1173355164401&#038;path=!news<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Morrow to stay Licking County elections board director<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newarkadvocate.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080402\/NEWS01\/804020315\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newarkadvocate.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080402\/NEWS01\/804020315\/1002<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Franklin County &#8211; Ex-Judge Squire loses appeal of election loss<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/04\/02\/squire.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/04\/02\/squire.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Pennsylvania, State of Denial<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/81121\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/81121\/<\/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 was a busy day in Congress. Two election related bills went through &#8220;mark-up&#8221;\u009d in the Committee on House Administration. One bill, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis and others, would allow no-excuse absentee voting. 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