{"id":5899,"date":"2008-04-15T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T03:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5899"},"modified":"2008-04-16T01:55:35","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T08:55:35","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-april-15-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5899","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For April 15, 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 the House GOP members managed to block Congressman Rush Holt&#8217;s emergency voting bill with a 239 &#8220;\u201c 178 vote; a 2\/3 majority was required for passage. It is unknown at this time what the next move will be. Maybe an all-out ban on DREs? The bill would get nowhere but it would bring the Election Integrity Community back together. <\/p>\n<p> Today is &#8220;Match Day&#8221;\u009d for Sequoia. Can they satisfy Smartmatic with a <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5885\">matching offer<\/a> that will save themselves from Hart Intercivic? And, if they do, will they have enough funds left to continue paying their contracts and employees? &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Surprise: Election Reforms Politicized<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/bloggers\/www.alternet.org\/82487\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/bloggers\/www.alternet.org\/82487\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Avoid Corporate Crime &#8211; Hand Count The Paper Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_wayne_st_080414_avoid_corporate_crim.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_wayne_st_080414_avoid_corporate_crim.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: GOP Objections Mean Uncertainty for Paper Ballot Bill<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cqpolitics.com\/wmspage.cfm?parm1=2&#038;docID=cqmidday-000002704244\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cqpolitics.com\/wmspage.cfm?parm1=2&#038;docID=cqmidday-000002704244<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Holt Blasts Republicans for Blocking Emergency Voting Bill<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2818&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2818&#038;Itemid=26<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: House GOP Leaders and White House Deliver Blow to Verifiable Election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2819&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2819&#038;Itemid=26<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County &#8211; Supervisor of elections has vexing blind spot<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20080415\/COLUMNIST36\/804150393\/-1\/newssitemap\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20080415\/COLUMNIST36\/804150393\/-1\/newssitemap<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Tippecanoe County &#8211; Final voter filings for county up 6,000-plus<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jconline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080415\/ELECTION01\/804150327\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.jconline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080415\/ELECTION01\/804150327<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Paper ballots required under Missouri legislation<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/publicbroadcasting.net\/kwmu\/news.newsmain?action=article&#038;ARTICLE_ID=1260910&#038;sectionID=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/publicbroadcasting.net\/kwmu\/news.newsmain?action=article&#038;ARTICLE_ID=1260910&#038;sectionID=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: The NJ\/Sequoia Voting System Mess Unraveled and Reraveled<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5897\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5897<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Albany County &#8211; Help at polls for disabled voters<br \/>\nCounty lawmakers expected to OK $1.6 million plan to buy 210 ballot-marking machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=680536&#038;category=ALBANY&#038;BCCode=&#038;newsdate=4\/15\/2008\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=680536&#038;category=ALBANY&#038;BCCode=&#038;newsdate=4\/15\/2008<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Brunner: Counties should be permitted to hold mail-only elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=491184&#038;c=y\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=491184&#038;c=y<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Brunner proposes mail-only elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/04\/15\/votebymail.ART_ART_04-15-08_A1_RE9UB8A.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/04\/15\/votebymail.ART_ART_04-15-08_A1_RE9UB8A.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OK: OK voters required to show ID at polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ocolly.com\/2008\/04\/15\/ok-voters-required-to-show-id-at-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ocolly.com\/2008\/04\/15\/ok-voters-required-to-show-id-at-polls\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Pennsylvania&#8217;s Primary: Paperless and Unverifiable<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2817&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2817&#038;Itemid=113<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Carbon County ready for primary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/local\/all-b1_1elect.6359669apr15,0,1933836.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/local\/all-b1_1elect.6359669apr15,0,1933836.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Cabell voters will see touch screen voting again this primary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-dispatch.com\/news\/x1960620917\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.herald-dispatch.com\/news\/x1960620917<\/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 the House GOP members managed to block Congressman Rush Holt&#8217;s emergency voting bill with a 239 &#8220;\u201c 178 vote; a 2\/3 majority was required for passage. It is unknown at this time what the next move will be. Maybe an all-out ban on DREs? 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