{"id":6760,"date":"2008-12-18T16:22:35","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T00:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6760"},"modified":"2008-12-18T17:19:49","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T01:19:49","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-december-18-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6760","title":{"rendered":"‘Daily Voting News’ For December 18, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>From a VoterAction.org press release today…<\/a><\/p>\n

Pennsylvania voters challenging the continued use of unverifiable electronic voting machines in their state won another major round on Tuesday when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing their case to proceed toward trial. The state’s highest court, in a one-sentence order, denied the Pennsylvania Secretary of State’s petition seeking permission to appeal a lower court ruling decided in the voters’ favor.<\/p>\n

In April 2007, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania had ruled that voters have a right under the Pennsylvania Constitution to reliable and secure voting systems and can challenge the use of electronic voting machines “that provide no way for Electors to know whether their votes will be recognized”\u009d through voter verification or independent audit. Following that ruling, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cort\u00e9s filed his petition before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and further proceedings in the case, Banfield v. Cort\u00e9s<\/em>, had been suspended pending the outcome of the petition. The order issued on Tuesday gives a green light for the voters to pursue their claims.<\/div>\n

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Featured – PA: Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Allows Voting Rights Case To Proceed
\nhttp:\/\/www.voteraction.org\/press-release\/2008\/pennsylvania-state-supreme-court-allows-voting-rights-case-to-proceed<\/a><\/p>\n

CO: GOP push for voter ID
\nOpponents say the measures would block eligible voters
\nhttp:\/\/www.thedenverdailynews.com\/article.php?aID=2780<\/a><\/p>\n

CT: Refining Connecticut’s Elections
\nhttp:\/\/zip06.theday.com\/blogs\/stonington_times\/archive\/2008\/12\/18\/refining-connecticut-s-elections.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

FL: Hillsborough County – No show, no $2.3-million for Hillsborough elections chief
\nhttp:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/local\/article941578.ece<\/a><\/p>\n

FL: Hillsborough County – Where’s Buddy Johnson?
\nhttp:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/dec\/18\/na-wheres-buddy-johnson\/<\/a><\/p>\n

FL: Hillsborough County: Elections Boss Defends Not Attending Commission Hearing
\nhttp:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2008\/dec\/18\/181621\/hillsborough-elections-head-i-didnt-want-spark-med\/<\/a><\/p>\n

MD: State approves new voting services contract
\nQuestions remain about who will run City of Frederick election
\nhttp:\/\/www.gazette.net\/stories\/12182008\/frednew170733_32486.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n

MD: Frederick County – County board to rethink dropping city elections
\nhttp:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/sections\/news\/display.htm?StoryID=84130<\/a><\/p>\n

MN: Joe Quinn: Just count the ballots, not the possibilities
\nHaving ruled on a recount, my advice is to keep it simple.
\nhttp:\/\/www.startribune.com\/opinion\/commentary\/36346684.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:U0ckkD:aEyKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU<\/a><\/p>\n

MN: Court weighs absentee ballots
\nhttp:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/36331394.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU<\/a><\/p>\n

MN: Canvassing board puzzles over more challenged ballots
\nhttp:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/36372934.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU<\/a><\/p>\n

MN: Recount update: No official recount result until at least next week
\nhttp:\/\/politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com\/2008\/12\/18\/recount-update-no-official-recount-result-until-at-least-next-week\/<\/a><\/p>\n

MN: Coleman’s lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass
\nhttp:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5gMpTmr96V5hKIfyHT4Av4jsVQgrQD955E1P80<\/a><\/p>\n

MN: Minnesota Supreme Court: Count rejected absentee ballots
\nhttp:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/36406524.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsr<\/a><\/p>\n

OH: Ohio House shrinks early voting period
\nhttp:\/\/www.coshoctontribune.com\/article\/20081216\/UPDATES01\/81216010<\/a><\/p>\n

OH: The Wrong Approach to Election Reform
\nhttp:\/\/moritzlaw.osu.edu\/blogs\/tokaji\/2008\/12\/wrong-approach-to-election-reform.html<\/a><\/p>\n

PA: Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Allows Voting Rights Case To Proceed
\nhttp:\/\/www.voteraction.org\/press-release\/2008\/pennsylvania-state-supreme-court-allows-voting-rights-case-to-proceed<\/a><\/p>\n

PA: Voting-machine challenge back on track
\nhttp:\/\/www.scrantontimes.com\/articles\/2008\/12\/18\/news\/sc_times_trib.20081218.a.pg4.tt18voting_s1.2169789_top9.txt<\/a><\/p>\n

SC: Charleston County – Voting officials hear ideas
\nhttp:\/\/www.charleston.net\/news\/2008\/dec\/18\/voting_officials_hear_ideas65440\/<\/a><\/p>\n

WV: Straight-ticket voting remains force in West Virginia elections
\nhttp:\/\/www.timeswv.com\/westvirginia\/local_story_353024825.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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