{"id":6890,"date":"2009-02-06T17:40:26","date_gmt":"2009-02-07T01:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6890"},"modified":"2009-02-06T17:40:26","modified_gmt":"2009-02-07T01:40:26","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-february-06-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6890","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For February 06, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8221;\u00a6he didn&#8217;t see anything wrong with asking to work for Premier Elections Solutions, despite still managing a public office that owed the company $2.2 million.&#8221;\u009d So claimed Buddy Johnson the former Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough Co. Florida and often mentioned in this space. Also being reported, &#8220;Johnson spent about $2.5 million in federal grants on &#8220;voter education,&#8221; including TV spots, radio ads, mass mailings and print pieces that featured his name and image prominently in the heat of a tight campaign.&#8221;\u009d As I recall Johnson ended-up spending just a fraction of his campaign funds as compared to the newly elected SOE Phyllis Busansky&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: More on Access to Alcohol Breath Tester Source Code<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.columbia.edu\/~smb\/blog\/2009-02\/2009-02-04.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cs.columbia.edu\/~smb\/blog\/2009-02\/2009-02-04.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: EAC Certifies MicroVote EMS 4.0 Voting System<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/press\/eac-certifies-microvote-ems-4-0-voting-system\/base_view\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/press\/eac-certifies-microvote-ems-4-0-voting-system\/base_view<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Buddy Johnson asked vendor for job while he was Hillsborough elections supervisor<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/article973732.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/article973732.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Buddy Johnson under fire, says he is being treated unfairly<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabays10.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?storyid=99874&#038;catid=8\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabays10.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?storyid=99874&#038;catid=8<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Johnson Asked Voting Machine Company For Job <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2009\/feb\/06\/johnson-asked-voting-machine-company-job\/news-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2009\/feb\/06\/johnson-asked-voting-machine-company-job\/news-breaking\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Hillsborough County &#8211; Openness arrives at Hillsborough County elections office<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/article973942.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/article973942.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Chicago &#8211; Politics ain&#8217;t beanbag, and ballot bumping proves it<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/news.aspx?id=114739\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/news.aspx?id=114739<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MI: Detroit &#8211; Council questions Kilpatrick donor&#8217;s contracts<br \/>\nAttorney William A. Phillips owns a company that works on Detroit&#8217;s electronic voting equipment.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090206\/METRO\/902060351\/1410\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090206\/METRO\/902060351\/1410<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Franken asks high court to order election certificate<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/39144232.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/39144232.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: In Senate recount, suddenly geography is crucial<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/39180467.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/39180467.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Lawmakers still mired in &#8216;toxic&#8217; voter ID debate<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdispatch.com\/news\/article.asp?aid=177\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cdispatch.com\/news\/article.asp?aid=177<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Assembly suspends mandate for voting-booth paper trails <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressofatlanticcity.com\/184\/story\/395101.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pressofatlanticcity.com\/184\/story\/395101.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Genesee County &#8211; Editorial: Certified voting mess<br \/>\nCounty election commissioners have hands full<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailynewsonline.com\/articles\/2009\/02\/06\/opinion\/editorials\/5143232.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thedailynewsonline.com\/articles\/2009\/02\/06\/opinion\/editorials\/5143232.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: State to research cost of paper ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waaytv.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=9802081\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.waaytv.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=9802081<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: King County &#8220;\u201c Editorial &#8211; Voters pick a pro for better elections<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlepi.nwsource.com\/opinion\/399111_votinged.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/seattlepi.nwsource.com\/opinion\/399111_votinged.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>&#8220;&#8221;\u00a6he didn&#8217;t see anything wrong with asking to work for Premier Elections Solutions, despite still managing a public office that owed the company $2.2 million.&#8221;\u009d So claimed Buddy Johnson the former Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough Co. Florida and often mentioned in this space. 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