{"id":6004,"date":"2008-05-20T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6004"},"modified":"2008-05-20T20:00:29","modified_gmt":"2008-05-21T03:00:29","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-may-20-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6004","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For May 20, 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>As of press time there are no reports in the media of voting machine problems in Kentucky. There were some reports of &#8220;minor problems&#8221;\u009d in Arkansas today where they are also holding elections. <\/p>\n<p> ES&#038;S is raping New Mexico counties for maintenance charges for the state&#8217;s machines. The Secretary of State has had to borrow $153,000 from another state agency to pay 6 months on the maintenance contract. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Why &#8216;Vote-by-Mail&#8217; Elections are a Terrible Idea for Democracy<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6003\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6003<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Quiet at the precincts, low turnout projected<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wreg.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=8354761\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wreg.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=8354761<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Jefferson County &#8211; Jeffco to mix paper, e-voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/may\/20\/jeffco-mix-paper-e-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.rockymountainnews.com\/news\/2008\/may\/20\/jeffco-mix-paper-e-voting\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; Ballot-on-demand printers expected to cost Palm Beach County $1.5 million<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2008\/05\/19\/0519earlyvoting.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/local_news\/epaper\/2008\/05\/19\/0519earlyvoting.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Opinion &#8211; Avert overload at polls<br \/>\nCompanies should consider allowing workers paid-leave day to help busy November election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/content\/opinion\/stories\/2008\/05\/20\/pollsed.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/content\/opinion\/stories\/2008\/05\/20\/pollsed.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Sangamon County &#8211; Election Board Says No to New Voting Machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/illinoishomepage.net\/content\/fulltext\/?cid=13412\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/illinoishomepage.net\/content\/fulltext\/?cid=13412<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Madison County &#8211; Election Protection unable to perform duties <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theheraldbulletin.com\/local\/local_story_140213732.html?start:int=0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.theheraldbulletin.com\/local\/local_story_140213732.html?start:int=0<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: Gov. rejects voter ID bill<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ljworld.com\/news\/2008\/may\/20\/gov_rejects_voter_id_bill\/?city_local\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.ljworld.com\/news\/2008\/may\/20\/gov_rejects_voter_id_bill\/?city_local<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KS: No override of voter ID veto is expected<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/state\/story\/409426.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/state\/story\/409426.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Loan provided to maintain software of NM voting equipment<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/ci_9323977\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/ci_9323977<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Westchester County &#8211; Westchester lawmakers approve funding for new voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midhudsonnews.com\/News\/May08\/20\/WC_votmach-20May08.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.midhudsonnews.com\/News\/May08\/20\/WC_votmach-20May08.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Despite Expensive Two-Year Effort to Root Out &#8216;Epidemic of Voter Fraud&#8217;, TX Republican AG Fails<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6002<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Netherlands: Dutch ban voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinquirer.net\/gb\/inquirer\/news\/2008\/05\/19\/dutch-ban-voting-machines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.theinquirer.net\/gb\/inquirer\/news\/2008\/05\/19\/dutch-ban-voting-machines<\/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 As of press time there are no reports in the media of voting machine problems in Kentucky. There were some reports of &#8220;minor problems&#8221;\u009d in Arkansas today where they are also holding elections. ES&#038;S is raping New Mexico counties for maintenance charges for the state&#8217;s machines. 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