{"id":6163,"date":"2008-07-10T16:42:36","date_gmt":"2008-07-10T23:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6163"},"modified":"2008-07-10T16:42:36","modified_gmt":"2008-07-10T23:42:36","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-july-10-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6163","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For July 10, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today Senator Akaka (D-HI) called on the federal Department of Veteran&#8217;s Affairs to lift their ban on voter registration drives on Veteran&#8217;s Administration property. He pointed out that the VA&#8217;s policy is unnecessary and insulting to veterans who have made enormous sacrifices for our country. He was joined by Sen.s Kerry and Feinstein. Also late today Connecticut Secretary of State Bysiewicz and Washington Secretary of State Reed joined in a bi-partisan campaign to overturn the VA ban, along with the Secretaries of State from Ohio, Montana, Vermont, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Kansas, New Hampshire, and Maine, to the DVA.  &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Top Senator Attacks VA for Banning Voter Registration Drives<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story\/91128\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story\/91128\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Akaka calls on VA to lift ban on voter registration drives<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080710\/BREAKING01\/80710046\/-1\/LOCALNEWSFRONT\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080710\/BREAKING01\/80710046\/-1\/LOCALNEWSFRONT<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: A Citizen&#8217;s Audit Of An American Election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswithviews.com\/Devvy\/kidd375.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newswithviews.com\/Devvy\/kidd375.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Computer Voting Machine Security &#8212; Prove It<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeingtheforest.com\/archives\/2008\/07\/computer_voting.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.seeingtheforest.com\/archives\/2008\/07\/computer_voting.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Volunteer Poll Workers Help Ensure Integrity of U.S. Elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/newsblaze.com\/story\/20080710125533tsop.nb\/topstory.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/newsblaze.com\/story\/20080710125533tsop.nb\/topstory.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AL: Officials Investigate 3 Alabama Counties in Voter Fraud Accusations<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/07\/10\/us\/10fraud.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/07\/10\/us\/10fraud.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Pima County, AZ, Transportation Election Was Rigged, According to Affidavit from County Employee<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6160\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6160<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Pima County &#8211; Digital vote critics seek probe of whether RTA election rigged<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsoncitizen.com\/daily\/local\/90624.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tucsoncitizen.com\/daily\/local\/90624.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Pima County &#8211; RTA vote questioned by Democrats<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox11az.com\/news\/topstories\/stories\/KMSB_20080709_dm_jh_vote.3dd22d25.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.fox11az.com\/news\/topstories\/stories\/KMSB_20080709_dm_jh_vote.3dd22d25.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Collier County &#8220;\u201c Columnist &#8211; Count one vote against new system<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/news\/2008\/jul\/09\/brent-batten-count-one-vote-against-new-system\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/news\/2008\/jul\/09\/brent-batten-count-one-vote-against-new-system\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County &#8211; Defending free elections<br \/>\nSarasota group battling state over accuracy of electronic voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/sarasota.creativeloafing.com\/gyrobase\/defending_free_elections\/Content?oid=175012\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/sarasota.creativeloafing.com\/gyrobase\/defending_free_elections\/Content?oid=175012<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Handel: Too late to halt voter ID for July primary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accessnorthga.com\/detail.php?n=211450\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.accessnorthga.com\/detail.php?n=211450<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Gloucester County &#8211; Controversial election job created<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/news\/new_jersey\/20080710_Glouco_election_job_creates_friction.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/news\/new_jersey\/20080710_Glouco_election_job_creates_friction.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Candidate wants answers about missing NM ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/ci_9842444\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/ci_9842444<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio mulls ban on voting machine &#8216;sleepovers&#8217;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5ilkmtvS1EIYL5Pg8fPge_QM8hVbAD91QTAAO0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5ilkmtvS1EIYL5Pg8fPge_QM8hVbAD91QTAAO0<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Appeals court hears Texas electronic voting case<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news8austin.com\/content\/your_news\/default.asp?ArID=213935\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.news8austin.com\/content\/your_news\/default.asp?ArID=213935<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: 5th Circuit Hears Arguments in Important Voting Rights Case<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballot-access.org\/2008\/07\/10\/5th-circuit-hears-arguments-in-important-voting-rights-case\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ballot-access.org\/2008\/07\/10\/5th-circuit-hears-arguments-in-important-voting-rights-case\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Democratic Party files appeal over eSlate voting equipment<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcnonline.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=19841643&#038;BRD=1574&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=635575&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.hcnonline.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=19841643&#038;BRD=1574&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=635575&#038;rfi=6<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Human error or faulty technology? Review screen prompts missed votes on eSlate<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcnonline.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=19843659&#038;BRD=1574&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=635575&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.hcnonline.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=19843659&#038;BRD=1574&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=635575&#038;rfi=6<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: No eSlate problems in Taylor County, officials say<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reporternews.com\/news\/2008\/jul\/09\/voting_local_note0710\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.reporternews.com\/news\/2008\/jul\/09\/voting_local_note0710\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Opinion &#8211; Parties should back off threats to void election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewstribune.com\/opinion\/story\/409032.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thenewstribune.com\/opinion\/story\/409032.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Editorial &#8211; Parties should accept primary system that voters clearly prefer<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdn.com\/articles\/2008\/07\/10\/editorial\/doc48751ac47ea02495681452.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tdn.com\/articles\/2008\/07\/10\/editorial\/doc48751ac47ea02495681452.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>France: French latest to realize the perils of e-voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/news.ars\/post\/20080709-french-latest-to-realize-the-perils-of-e-voting.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/news.ars\/post\/20080709-french-latest-to-realize-the-perils-of-e-voting.html<\/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>Today Senator Akaka (D-HI) called on the federal Department of Veteran&#8217;s Affairs to lift their ban on voter registration drives on Veteran&#8217;s Administration property. He pointed out that the VA&#8217;s policy is unnecessary and insulting to veterans who have made enormous sacrifices for our country. He was joined by Sen.s Kerry and Feinstein. 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