{"id":6974,"date":"2009-03-09T16:29:54","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T23:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6974"},"modified":"2009-03-09T16:29:54","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T23:29:54","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-march-08-and-09-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6974","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For March 08 and 09, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been called to my attention that when I speak about the issue of &#8216;Voter ID&#8217; I really mean &#8216;Photo ID&#8217;. Most, if not all, states require that a voter show some form of ID when they go to the polls to vote. That is a requirement that makes sense and the ID can be in the form of a driver&#8217;s license, passport, or even a utility bill. A requirement for a &#8216;Photo ID&#8217; requirement for voting, based on some unsubstantiated concerns about voter fraud, is the issue. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: Voter Photo ID Issue: is it really about Voter Fraud?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitolhillblue.com\/node\/16521\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.capitolhillblue.com\/node\/16521<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Nelson takes on &#8216;caging&#8217; vote tactic<br \/>\nBut Duval voters are generally more confident in the election system.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/news\/metro\/2009-03-09\/story\/nelson_takes_on_caging_vote_tactic\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/news\/metro\/2009-03-09\/story\/nelson_takes_on_caging_vote_tactic<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Press Release &#8211; State of Florida v Ellen Brodsky Trial Begins March 11th<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/State-of-Florida-v-Ellen-B-by-Press-Release-090309-954.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/State-of-Florida-v-Ellen-B-by-Press-Release-090309-954.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Vote-By-Mail Debate Heads to Illinois House Committee<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbez.org\/Content.aspx?audioID=32656\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wbez.org\/Content.aspx?audioID=32656<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Opinion &#8211; Paper ballot cuts<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/editorial\/bal-ed.voting09mar09,0,833960.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/editorial\/bal-ed.voting09mar09,0,833960.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Costs mounting as Minnesota Senate trial drags on<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/40960837.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/40960837.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Absentee Ballot Pile Shrinks in Minnesota Senate Trial <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB123661590791472747.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB123661590791472747.html?mod=googlenews_wsj<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: More than 80 ballots may be added to Senate election count<br \/>\nA review of 1,500 secrecy envelopes turned up registration cards that may now turn more than 80 rejected ballots into accepted ones. <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/40965532.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DU2EPaL_V_9E7ODiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/40965532.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DU2EPaL_V_9E7ODiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Minnesota Finds 89 More Potentially-Countable Votes &#8212; Don&#8217;t Expect Big Swing<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2009\/03\/minnesota-finds-89-more-potentially-countable-votes----dont-expect-big-swing.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2009\/03\/minnesota-finds-89-more-potentially-countable-votes&#8212;-dont-expect-big-swing.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Franken&#8217;s Lawyer Tells BuzzFlash It&#8217;ll Soon Be Over. Meanwhile, &#8220;Seat the Senator&#8221; Contestants Still Wait<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzflash.com\/articles\/analysis\/659\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.buzzflash.com\/articles\/analysis\/659<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: New Jersey Delays Voting Machine Paper-Record Requirement<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.govtech.com\/gt\/articles\/625805\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.govtech.com\/gt\/articles\/625805<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Keep Elections Honest in Ohio<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-register.net\/page\/content.detail\/id\/521608.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.news-register.net\/page\/content.detail\/id\/521608.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OK: Photo ID shouldn&#8217;t be required to vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stillwater-newspress.com\/letters\/local_story_068121804.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stillwater-newspress.com\/letters\/local_story_068121804.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Bucks County &#8211; Raising money, awareness for voting integrity <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/news\/news_details\/article\/16\/2009\/march\/08\/raising-money-awareness-for-voting-integrity.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/news\/news_details\/article\/16\/2009\/march\/08\/raising-money-awareness-for-voting-integrity.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Voter ID fights takes new shape at Capitol<br \/>\nSenate to tackle divisive issues in unusual session Tuesday as Republicans tout change, Democrats decry it.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshallnewsmessenger.com\/news\/content\/region\/legislature\/stories\/03\/09\/0309voterid.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.marshallnewsmessenger.com\/news\/content\/region\/legislature\/stories\/03\/09\/0309voterid.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Texas Watchdog documents local cases of apparent voter fraud<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloghouston.net\/item\/7545\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bloghouston.net\/item\/7545<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Bill requiring ID at polls passes Senate<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/ci_11871177\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/ci_11871177<\/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>It has been called to my attention that when I speak about the issue of &#8216;Voter ID&#8217; I really mean &#8216;Photo ID&#8217;. Most, if not all, states require that a voter show some form of ID when they go to the polls to vote. That is a requirement that makes sense and the ID can [&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],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-6974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6974","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=6974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6974\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6974"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=6974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}