{"id":6208,"date":"2008-07-22T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T23:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6208"},"modified":"2008-07-23T04:44:01","modified_gmt":"2008-07-23T11:44:01","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-july-22-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6208","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For July 22, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It seems incomprehensible for me that VA does not want to assist veterans to register. It is despicable,&#8221;\u009d said Jim Dickson, vice-president of American Association of Persons with Disabilities (AAPD). &#8220;I am trying hard to not express how angry I am.&#8221;\u009d On this I will agree 100% with Dickson. Also in our featured articles several Senators have stepped up in support of our veterans as they have introduced a bill to require the Department of Veterans&#8217; Affairs to do the right thing. One of those Senators, Patty Murry (D-WA), said, &#8220;The right to vote is at the very heart of the democracy that our nation&#8217;s veterans have fought so hard to protect,&#8221;\u009d Senator Murray said.  &#8220;The VA knows first-hand how much our veterans have sacrificed and should make every attempt to make voting easier &#8220;\u201c not harder &#8220;\u201c for them.  This legislation breaks down barriers to voting for our veterans and helps keep our commitment to protect the rights of those who have fought for us.&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nFeatured &#8211; National: Senators Feinstein, Kerry, Reid, Obama, Clinton, Leahy, Schumer, Murray, Wyden Introduce Bill to Require the Department of Veterans&#8217; Affairs to Provide Access to Voter Registration for Veterans<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/feinstein.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.PressReleases&#038;ContentRecord_id=4bf350d2-b3a0-3274-b572-e618f7b70a2e\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/feinstein.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.PressReleases&#038;ContentRecord_id=4bf350d2-b3a0-3274-b572-e618f7b70a2e<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Featured &#8211; National: Voting Rights Groups Step Up Criticism on VA Voting Policy<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/bloggers\/steven\/?ses=3a55378d501c125837128d995823b328\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/bloggers\/steven\/?ses=3a55378d501c125837128d995823b328<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: VA urged to end ban on voter registration drives<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080722\/UPDATES01\/807220337\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080722\/UPDATES01\/807220337<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: EAC Releases Report on HAVA Spending by States<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/eac-releases-report-on-hava-spending-by-states\/base_view\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/eac-releases-report-on-hava-spending-by-states\/base_view<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Your vote counts &#8230;<br \/>\nBut only if we can figure out how to count it.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/opinions\/ci_9952884\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/opinions\/ci_9952884<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: AFGE Takes Lead on Voter Protection Campaign<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story\/afge-takes-lead-voter-protection\/story.aspx?guid=%7BE21ADCF4-DF82-4061-AD1F-BF9D5744ACFA%7D&#038;dist=hppr\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story\/afge-takes-lead-voter-protection\/story.aspx?guid=%7BE21ADCF4-DF82-4061-AD1F-BF9D5744ACFA%7D&#038;dist=hppr<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: GOP Tech Guru Mike Connell &#8216;High IQ Forrest Gump&#8230;At Scene of Every Single Crime&#8217; Say Ohio Attorneys<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6206\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6206<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Editorial &#8211; Let Vets Register<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/news\/opinion\/editorials\/hc-voter.artjul22,0,4919142.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.courant.com\/news\/opinion\/editorials\/hc-voter.artjul22,0,4919142.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Federal judge weighs challenge to Ariz. voter ID law<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/articles\/2008\/07\/21\/20080721voter-id0721-ON.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/articles\/2008\/07\/21\/20080721voter-id0721-ON.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Sangamon County Will Rent New Voting Machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/illinoishomepage.net\/content\/fulltext\/?cid=21551\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/illinoishomepage.net\/content\/fulltext\/?cid=21551<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Voter Group Urges Investigation of Missing Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2907&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2907&#038;Itemid=113<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Mayor Attacking &#8216;Waste&#8217; at Board Of Elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysun.com\/new-york\/mayor-attacking-waste-at-board-of-elections\/82363\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nysun.com\/new-york\/mayor-attacking-waste-at-board-of-elections\/82363\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: GOP IT Handyman Holds &#8216;Secrets of the Temple,&#8221;\u009d Ohio Election Lawyers Say<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/thejournal.epluribusmedia.net\/index.php\/state-news\/ohio-news\/34-ohio-news\/124-gop-it-handyman-holds-secrets-of-the-temple-ohio-election-lawyers-say\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/thejournal.epluribusmedia.net\/index.php\/state-news\/ohio-news\/34-ohio-news\/124-gop-it-handyman-holds-secrets-of-the-temple-ohio-election-lawyers-say<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: GOP criticizes ruling by Ohio elections chief<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=617969&#038;c=y\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=617969&#038;c=y<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Centre County &#8211; County to buy new voting system<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/news\/local\/story\/727872.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/news\/local\/story\/727872.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Anderson County &#8211; &#8216;Lasted too long&#8217;<br \/>\nJoseph Lee drops lawsuit<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakridger.com\/news\/x1470909769\/-Lasted-too-long\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.oakridger.com\/news\/x1470909769\/-Lasted-too-long<\/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>&#8220;It seems incomprehensible for me that VA does not want to assist veterans to register. It is despicable,&#8221;\u009d said Jim Dickson, vice-president of American Association of Persons with Disabilities (AAPD). &#8220;I am trying hard to not express how angry I am.&#8221;\u009d On this I will agree 100% with Dickson. 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