{"id":6884,"date":"2009-02-04T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2009-02-05T00:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6884"},"modified":"2009-02-04T16:25:01","modified_gmt":"2009-02-05T00:25:01","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-february-04-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6884","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For February 04, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The long expected auditor&#8217;s report on Hillsborough Co Florida is out and, as we suspected, former supervisor of elections Buddy Johnson has some explaining to do. The auditors found that he overspent his budget by close to a million dollars and he misused some funds. Is their an indictment in Buddy&#8217;s future? &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: Making your city a model for voting rights and civic participation<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Making-your-city-a-model-f-by-Rob-Richie-090204-250.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/Making-your-city-a-model-f-by-Rob-Richie-090204-250.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Riverside County, CA, Still Counting Votes, in Secret, Months After Registrar Certified Election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0902\/S00086.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0902\/S00086.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Morgan County &#8211; Iffy machine voting fees paid<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmorgantimes.com\/news\/2009\/feb\/04\/iffy-machine-voting-fees-paid\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.fortmorgantimes.com\/news\/2009\/feb\/04\/iffy-machine-voting-fees-paid\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sweetwater says early voting too costly<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/miami-dade\/east-kendall\/story\/886786.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/miami-dade\/east-kendall\/story\/886786.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Former elections supervisor overspent close to a million dollars<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabays10.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?storyid=99711&#038;catid=8\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabays10.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?storyid=99711&#038;catid=8<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Audit says Buddy Johnson&#8217;s busted budgets in the elections office broke state law<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/article973163.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/article973163.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Busansky: Hillsborough Elections Office Still In Financial Mess<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2009\/feb\/03\/041058\/audit-former-elections-head-buddy-johnson-broke-st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2009\/feb\/03\/041058\/audit-former-elections-head-buddy-johnson-broke-st\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Taxpayers on the hook for millions, thanks to Buddy Johnson<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabays10.com\/money\/costing\/story.aspx?storyid=99764&#038;catid=34\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabays10.com\/money\/costing\/story.aspx?storyid=99764&#038;catid=34<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Fewer Iowa ballots rejected in 2008<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qctimes.com\/articles\/2009\/02\/03\/news\/iowa\/doc4989060458ca3930886772.txt?sPos=2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.qctimes.com\/articles\/2009\/02\/03\/news\/iowa\/doc4989060458ca3930886772.txt?sPos=2<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: DFL bill would seat Franken for now<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/38981139.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUMEaPc:E7_ec7PaP3iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/38981139.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUMEaPc:E7_ec7PaP3iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: MN bill would allow Franken to take Senate seat &#8220;\u201d for now<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com\/2009\/02\/04\/mn-bill-would-allow-franken-to-take-senate-seat-for-now\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com\/2009\/02\/04\/mn-bill-would-allow-franken-to-take-senate-seat-for-now\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: 5,000 rejected Minn. Senate ballots reconsidered <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/dynamic\/stories\/M\/MINNESOTA_SENATE?SITE=NEYOR&#038;SECTION=HOME&#038;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/dynamic\/stories\/M\/MINNESOTA_SENATE?SITE=NEYOR&#038;SECTION=HOME&#038;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Senate recount trial judges put 4,800 more ballots in play<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/38890229.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsr\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/38890229.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsr<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Voter ID alive as deadline passes<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/article\/20090204\/NEWS010504\/902040355\/1001\/news\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/article\/20090204\/NEWS010504\/902040355\/1001\/news<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Miss. Senate removes exemption from voter ID bill<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wxvt.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=9787784\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wxvt.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=9787784<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OK: Are voter ID regulations really all that onerous?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/newsok.com\/are-voter-id-regulations-really-all-that-onerous\/article\/3343030\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/newsok.com\/are-voter-id-regulations-really-all-that-onerous\/article\/3343030<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Bill would require SC voters to show photo ID<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/statewire\/story\/673631.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/statewire\/story\/673631.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>The long expected auditor&#8217;s report on Hillsborough Co Florida is out and, as we suspected, former supervisor of elections Buddy Johnson has some explaining to do. The auditors found that he overspent his budget by close to a million dollars and he misused some funds. Is their an indictment in Buddy&#8217;s future? &#8230;<\/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-6884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news","bb-type-bradblog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884","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=6884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6884"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=6884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}