{"id":5980,"date":"2008-05-12T20:00:06","date_gmt":"2008-05-13T03:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5980"},"modified":"2008-05-12T22:03:29","modified_gmt":"2008-05-13T05:03:29","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-may-12-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5980","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For May 12, 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>Tomorrow is West Virginia&#8217;s turn to primary. Unfortunately for the voters WV is totally an ES&#038;S state. Over half of the voters will vote on DREs, though some think that those machines are safer because they include a vvpat printer. As usual we will watch the media for problems in WV counties so you don&#8217;t have to.<\/p>\n<p><em>As usual, today&#8217;s notable voting news stories are linked below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Faulty Machines Ready to Count Your Vote<br \/>\nBased on scientific research, we have a clearer picture of just how vulnerable our American voting system really is.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miller-mccune.com\/article\/371\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.miller-mccune.com\/article\/371<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Even God couldn&#8217;t vote in Indiana without proper ID<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/05\/11\/EDRS10JELD.DTL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/05\/11\/EDRS10JELD.DTL<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/05\/12\/us\/politics\/12vote.html?_r=1&#038;adxnnl=1&#038;oref=slogin&#038;ref=us&#038;adxnnlx=1210597847-xMJfhISycbY8apMLHjQg6g\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/05\/12\/us\/politics\/12vote.html?_r=1&#038;adxnnl=1&#038;oref=slogin&#038;ref=us&#038;adxnnlx=1210597847-xMJfhISycbY8apMLHjQg6g<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: Carlisle County To Use New Voting Equipment In Next Week&#8217;s Election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wkyxwngo.com\/local-news-details.asp?NewsID=5984\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wkyxwngo.com\/local-news-details.asp?NewsID=5984<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: After Indiana ID Ruling: Missouri Rushes to Pass Worst Voting Law<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/art-levine\/after-id-ruling-missouri_b_101261.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/art-levine\/after-id-ruling-missouri_b_101261.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Brunner to get JFK award<br \/>\nSecretary of state honored for her steadfast push toward paper ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/05\/12\/brunner_award.ART_ART_05-12-08_B1_G9A64FL.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/05\/12\/brunner_award.ART_ART_05-12-08_B1_G9A64FL.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Was there Election Machine Fraud in Franklin County in the Ohio Primary?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_mj_creec_080509_was_there_election_m.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_mj_creec_080509_was_there_election_m.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Bill would require voting paper trail for all counties<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wztv.com\/template\/inews_wire\/wires.regional.tn\/2ed804ac-www.fox17.com.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wztv.com\/template\/inews_wire\/wires.regional.tn\/2ed804ac-www.fox17.com.shtml<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Canada: All eyes on New Brunswick and its electronic elections; $800,000 counting system a first in Canada<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1023864\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1023864<\/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 Tomorrow is West Virginia&#8217;s turn to primary. Unfortunately for the voters WV is totally an ES&#038;S state. Over half of the voters will vote on DREs, though some think that those machines are safer because they include a vvpat printer. 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