{"id":6218,"date":"2008-07-25T16:36:35","date_gmt":"2008-07-25T23:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6218"},"modified":"2008-07-25T16:36:35","modified_gmt":"2008-07-25T23:36:35","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-july-25-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6218","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For July 25, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voter registration is the subject of today&#8217;s three &#8220;Featured&#8221;\u009d articles. First, nine Senators have introduced S-3308 to require the Department of Veteran Affairs to help veterans to register to vote. We welcome this new legislation but it may be too little too late. Also, voting rights groups have accused Louisiana, Michigan, and Kansas of violations of the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA) by removing legally registered voters from the rolls. It is imperative that every voter in these states, especially, check to ensure their registration is still good. And, voting rights advocates have also filed suit in New Mexico state court over the state&#8217;s harshly restrictive voter registration law. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Featured &#8211; National: Bill Introduced to Require the VA to Help Veterans Register to Vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ombwatch.org\/article\/blogs\/entry\/5217\/53\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ombwatch.org\/article\/blogs\/entry\/5217\/53<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Featured &#8211; National: Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/92695\/three_states_accused_of_illegally_purging_voter_lists_\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/92695\/three_states_accused_of_illegally_purging_voter_lists_\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Featured &#8211; NM: Press Release &#8211; Voting Rights Advocates Challenge New Mexico&#8217;s Voter Registration Law in State Court<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/brennancenter.org\/content\/resource\/voting_rights_advocates_challenge_new_mexicos_voter_registration_law_in_sta\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/brennancenter.org\/content\/resource\/voting_rights_advocates_challenge_new_mexicos_voter_registration_law_in_sta\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Robert Brady, Bob Filner Condemn VA Limitations on Voter Registration<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imperialvalleynews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2173&#038;Itemid=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.imperialvalleynews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2173&#038;Itemid=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Press Release &#8211; Policy Center Demos Praises New Legislation Designating<br \/>\nVeterans Affairs Offices as Voter Registration Sites<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news2008\/0725-08.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news2008\/0725-08.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Should the votes of dead people be counted?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5g51lYdB8i6BdEmw53fQR5sVl9JqAD924CPPO4\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5g51lYdB8i6BdEmw53fQR5sVl9JqAD924CPPO4<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Paper Ballot Makes a Comeback<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphicartsonline.com\/article\/ca6581470.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.graphicartsonline.com\/article\/ca6581470.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Open-source electronic voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-1009_3-9999555-83.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-1009_3-9999555-83.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: State takes Montrose County off its elections watch list<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gjsentinel.com\/hp\/content\/news\/stories\/2008\/07\/24\/072508_1a_Elections_watch.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.gjsentinel.com\/hp\/content\/news\/stories\/2008\/07\/24\/072508_1a_Elections_watch.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Routt County &#8211; Secretary of State praises local improvements for voters<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steamboatpilot.com\/news\/2008\/jul\/25\/secretary_state_praises_local_improvements_voters\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.steamboatpilot.com\/news\/2008\/jul\/25\/secretary_state_praises_local_improvements_voters\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Highlands County &#8211; Supervisor of Elections trying out new ways to improve voting process<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newssun.com\/main.asp?SectionID=3&#038;SubSectionID=3&#038;ArticleID=4463\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newssun.com\/main.asp?SectionID=3&#038;SubSectionID=3&#038;ArticleID=4463<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Groups sue over New Mexico voter registration law<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/florida\/AP\/story\/616806.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/florida\/AP\/story\/616806.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Kellner Speaks: Voting systems incomplete, undocumented<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Kellner-Speaks--Voting-sys-by-Rady-Ananda-080725-160.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Kellner-Speaks&#8211;Voting-sys-by-Rady-Ananda-080725-160.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio offers paper ballots for touch-screen voters<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/newsflash\/cleveland\/index.ssf?\/base\/politics-2\/1217010252153550.xml&#038;storylist=cleveland\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/newsflash\/cleveland\/index.ssf?\/base\/politics-2\/1217010252153550.xml&#038;storylist=cleveland<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: &#8217;04 Ohio election was fair, Blackwell says<br \/>\nEx-secretary of state defends outcome, process<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/07\/24\/blackwell.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/07\/24\/blackwell.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Marshall Introduces Legislation to Ensure Timely Receipt of Military Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pahousegop.com\/?sectionid=19&#038;sectiontree=5,19&#038;itemid=7515\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pahousegop.com\/?sectionid=19&#038;sectiontree=5,19&#038;itemid=7515<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Panel discusses concerns about voter intimidation<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wispolitics.com\/index.iml?Article=132041\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wispolitics.com\/index.iml?Article=132041<\/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>Voter registration is the subject of today&#8217;s three &#8220;Featured&#8221;\u009d articles. First, nine Senators have introduced S-3308 to require the Department of Veteran Affairs to help veterans to register to vote. We welcome this new legislation but it may be too little too late. Also, voting rights groups have accused Louisiana, Michigan, and Kansas of violations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-6218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6218"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=6218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}