{"id":6279,"date":"2008-08-16T16:35:31","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T23:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2008-08-16T16:35:31","modified_gmt":"2008-08-16T23:35:31","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-august-15-and-16-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6279","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For August 15 and 16, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s &#8220;Featured&#8221;\u009d article Paul Rieckhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America voices the opinion shared by many veterans, including this writer, with regards to actions by the Department of Veterans Affairs with regards to voter registration help to our nation&#8217;s veterans. For some reason the DVA just does not want our veterans to be able to vote&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Featured &#8211; National: Brain Dead Bureaucrat Watch: VA Blocks Voter Registration at Vets&#8217; Hospitals<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/paul-rieckhoff\/brain-dead-bureaucrat-wat_b_119120.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/paul-rieckhoff\/brain-dead-bureaucrat-wat_b_119120.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Iraq Vet Speaks Out Against VA&#8217;s Voter Suppression<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6278\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6278<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/251\/story\/48509.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/251\/story\/48509.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Hack the Vote<br \/>\nFive ways Internet tricksters could tamper with the 2008 elections.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2197502\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2197502\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: &#8216;Stealing America: Vote by Vote&#8217;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/movies\/la-et-stealing15-2008aug15,0,6372123.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/movies\/la-et-stealing15-2008aug15,0,6372123.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: SysTest Labs under Fire For Shoddy Methods &#038; Collusion with Vendors<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/SysTest-Labs-under-Fire-Fo-by-Rady-Ananda-080815-39.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/SysTest-Labs-under-Fire-Fo-by-Rady-Ananda-080815-39.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: When ballot access goes AWOL<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/opinion\/chi-0816edit3aug16,0,6811109.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/opinion\/chi-0816edit3aug16,0,6811109.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Pueblo County &#8211; Cordova leads Butcher<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/articles\/2008\/08\/15\/news\/local\/doc48a547eadd49e702484209.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/articles\/2008\/08\/15\/news\/local\/doc48a547eadd49e702484209.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Pueblo County &#8211; Every vote counts; count every vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/articles\/2008\/08\/16\/news\/local\/doc48a67d772f704617996269.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/articles\/2008\/08\/16\/news\/local\/doc48a67d772f704617996269.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Pueblo County &#8211; Recount upholds Cordova victory<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/articles\/2008\/08\/16\/news\/local\/doc48a67af7202a2698283992.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/articles\/2008\/08\/16\/news\/local\/doc48a67af7202a2698283992.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Palm Beach County &#8211; &#8220;Butterfly ballot&#8221; still dogs former supervisor of elections in Palm Beach County<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/palmbeach\/sfl-flplepore0816sbaug16,0,7035657.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/palmbeach\/sfl-flplepore0816sbaug16,0,7035657.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: GOP crying foul over absentee-voting law it passed<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/08\/14\/early_vote.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/08\/14\/early_vote.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio&#8217;s Election Stolen Again? State May Face 600K Voter Purge in Coming Weeks<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story\/94977\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story\/94977\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Press Release &#8211; Secretary Brunner Helps Boards, Voters with Absentee Voting Guidance<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.state.oh.us\/SOS\/PressReleases\/2008%20Press%20Releases\/20080815.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sos.state.oh.us\/SOS\/PressReleases\/2008%20Press%20Releases\/20080815.aspx<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Franklin County &#8211; Elections Board Told How To Reduce Lines At Polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.10tv.com\/live\/content\/local\/stories\/2008\/08\/15\/voting.html?sid=102\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.10tv.com\/live\/content\/local\/stories\/2008\/08\/15\/voting.html?sid=102<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Weekend balloting decision left to Brunner<br \/>\nFranklin County board deadlocks on expanding voting hours at Vets<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/08\/15\/copy\/electboard.ART_ART_08-15-08_B2_I4B1ILT.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/08\/15\/copy\/electboard.ART_ART_08-15-08_B2_I4B1ILT.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Berks County &#8211; Berks County prepares for big election turnout<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/article.aspx?id=102510\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/article.aspx?id=102510<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WI: Milwaukee &#8211; Officials call for voter registration card checks<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/index.aspx?id=783903\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/index.aspx?id=783903<\/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>In today&#8217;s &#8220;Featured&#8221;\u009d article Paul Rieckhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America voices the opinion shared by many veterans, including this writer, with regards to actions by the Department of Veterans Affairs with regards to voter registration help to our nation&#8217;s veterans. 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