{"id":6938,"date":"2009-02-24T16:27:49","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T00:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6938"},"modified":"2009-02-25T11:00:41","modified_gmt":"2009-02-25T19:00:41","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-february-24-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6938","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For February 24, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EAC Commissioner Rosemary Rodriguez has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/press\/commissioner-rodriguez-resigns\/base_view\">tendered her resignation<\/a> and will return to Colorado to be the State Director for Senator Michael Bennet. Commissioner Rodriguez joins ex-Commissioners Soaries and Martinez who resigned before their term was up and not, like ex-Commissioner Hunter, to take another job in DC.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers in New Jersey have taken the state backwards as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/article\/20090224\/UPDATES01\/902240339\/-1\/UPDATES01\">State Senate agreed<\/a> with the House that the state should <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressofatlanticcity.com\/184\/story\/410957.html\">scrap plans to provide any verifiability in their elections<\/a>. A requirement signed into law a few years ago should have required a &#8220;Voter-verifiable Paper Audit Trail&#8221; [VVPAT] on all of the state&#8217;s Direct Recording Electronic [DRE] voting machines over a year ago. Instead the deadline has been a moving target and will now, with signature of the Governor, go away&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: [EAC] Commissioner Rodriguez Resigns<br \/>\nTransparency and Voter Access Hallmarks of her Tenure<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/press\/commissioner-rodriguez-resigns\/base_view\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/press\/commissioner-rodriguez-resigns\/base_view<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: E-voting security fixes will get us nowhere without stats<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/news\/2009\/02\/e-voting-fixes-will-get-us-nowhere-without-statistics.ars\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/news\/2009\/02\/e-voting-fixes-will-get-us-nowhere-without-statistics.ars<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Pima County &#8211; Records from 2006 RTA election will go to attorney general<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsoncitizen.com\/ss\/fromcomments\/110789.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tucsoncitizen.com\/ss\/fromcomments\/110789.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Pima County &#8211; Election Integrity Tucson: strange day at the courthouse<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/arizona.typepad.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/election-integrity-tucson-strange-day-at-the-courthouse.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/arizona.typepad.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/election-integrity-tucson-strange-day-at-the-courthouse.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>DE: State launches electronic voter registration<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delmarvanow.com\/article\/20090224\/NEWS01\/90224008\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.delmarvanow.com\/article\/20090224\/NEWS01\/90224008\/1002<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Browning wants to beef up overseas voting via e-mail<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/state\/epaper\/2009\/02\/24\/0224xgrelections.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/politics\/content\/state\/epaper\/2009\/02\/24\/0224xgrelections.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Election fraud focus of bill<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albanyherald.com\/stories\/20090224n2.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.albanyherald.com\/stories\/20090224n2.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Delaware County &#8211; Dems, GOP debate early voting models<br \/>\nSatellite clerk&#8217;s offices that supplement precinct polling sites don&#8217;t appear to have bi-partisan support.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestarpress.com\/article\/20090224\/NEWS01\/902240346\/1002\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thestarpress.com\/article\/20090224\/NEWS01\/902240346\/1002<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MI: Bill could repeal law requiring voter card, license to match<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statenews.com\/index.php\/article\/2009\/02\/bill_could_repeal_law_requiring_voter_card_license_to_match\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.statenews.com\/index.php\/article\/2009\/02\/bill_could_repeal_law_requiring_voter_card_license_to_match<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MI: Opinion &#8211; Never turn away a voter<br \/>\nReforms can increase participation with fewer problems<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/article\/20090223\/OPINION02\/902230312\/1070\/Never+turn+away+a+voter\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.freep.com\/article\/20090223\/OPINION02\/902230312\/1070\/Never+turn+away+a+voter<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Senate recount trial: More absentee ballots ruled in and out<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/40097552.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aU2EkP7K_t:aDyaEP:kD:aUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/40097552.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aU2EkP7K_t:aDyaEP:kD:aUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Still unanswered: How many tossed votes will be tallied? Coleman plans to wrap up this week &#8220;\u201d then it&#8217;s Franken&#8217;s turn<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twincities.com\/politics\/ci_11770144\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.twincities.com\/politics\/ci_11770144<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Coleman nears end of case<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjipioneer.com\/articles\/index.cfm?id=21752&#038;section=News\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bemidjipioneer.com\/articles\/index.cfm?id=21752&#038;section=News<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Senate race trial: Franken lawyer&#8217;s &#8216;Perry Mason&#8217; moment hurts Coleman claim on absentee ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twincities.com\/politics\/ci_11773851\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.twincities.com\/politics\/ci_11773851<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Recount trial: Franken team tries to shrink Coleman&#8217;s ballot pool<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/40227807.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUs\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/40227807.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUs<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Update on Coleman-Franken trial: Franken lawyer mows down potential Coleman ballots, but Coleman side says it proves their point<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minnpost.com\/politicalagenda\/2009\/02\/24\/6936\/update_on_coleman-franken_trial_franken_lawyer_mows_down_potential_coleman_ballots_but_coleman_side_says_it_proves_their_point\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.minnpost.com\/politicalagenda\/2009\/02\/24\/6936\/update_on_coleman-franken_trial_franken_lawyer_mows_down_potential_coleman_ballots_but_coleman_side_says_it_proves_their_point<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Senate OKs indefinite delay on paper trails for voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/article\/20090224\/UPDATES01\/902240339\/-1\/UPDATES01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/article\/20090224\/UPDATES01\/902240339\/-1\/UPDATES01<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Lawmakers vote to shelve ballot printer plan<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressofatlanticcity.com\/184\/story\/410957.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pressofatlanticcity.com\/184\/story\/410957.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: New Jersey Delays Installation of Printers for Voting Machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/printerinkcartridgesblog.printcountry.com\/?p=898\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/printerinkcartridgesblog.printcountry.com\/?p=898<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Paper ballots only for election on Staten Island&#8217;s North Shore<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2009\/02\/paper_ballots_only_for_electio.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2009\/02\/paper_ballots_only_for_electio.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>EAC Commissioner Rosemary Rodriguez has tendered her resignation and will return to Colorado to be the State Director for Senator Michael Bennet. Commissioner Rodriguez joins ex-Commissioners Soaries and Martinez who resigned before their term was up and not, like ex-Commissioner Hunter, to take another job in DC. Lawmakers in New Jersey have taken the state [&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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,159,28,50],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-6938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news","category-eac","category-election-reform","category-new-jersey"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6938","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=6938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6938\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6938"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=6938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}