{"id":6976,"date":"2009-03-10T16:24:44","date_gmt":"2009-03-10T23:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6976"},"modified":"2009-03-10T16:24:44","modified_gmt":"2009-03-10T23:24:44","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-march-10-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6976","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For March 10, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today a very heated debate began in the Texas legislature over a more robust Voter ID law than the state presently has. The new legislation would require a photo identification or the use of alternative forms of identification such as utility bills or bank statements on top of a voter registration card or other personal identification. The GOP will call witnesses to include officials from Georgia and Indiana, two of the states that require a photo identification. Democrats will be calling witnesses from civil rights organizations. <\/p>\n<p> Al Franken&#8217;s attorneys, in Minnesota, have said they will probably rest their case tomorrow. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CA: Los Angeles County &#8211; Counting Ballots and Sifting Through the Results <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citywatchla.com\/content\/view\/2080\/75\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.citywatchla.com\/content\/view\/2080\/75\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Touch-screen voting resurfaces in court<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20090310\/ARTICLE\/903100284\/-1\/NEWSSITEMAP\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/20090310\/ARTICLE\/903100284\/-1\/NEWSSITEMAP<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Florida: Court Hears Arguments on Voting Law <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=3009&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=3009&#038;Itemid=113<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Flashback: Coleman Said To Spare State Cost Of Recount &#8212; But Is Now Angling For Multi-Million Dollar Election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2009\/03\/flashback-coleman-said-to-spare-state-cost-of-recount----but-is-now-angling-for-multi-million-dollar.php\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2009\/03\/flashback-coleman-said-to-spare-state-cost-of-recount&#8212;-but-is-now-angling-for-multi-million-dollar.php<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Coleman vs. Franken continues. Will Arctic ice cap melt before Minnesota gets new senator?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/washington\/2009\/03\/coleman-v-frank.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/washington\/2009\/03\/coleman-v-frank.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Franken, in D.C., says he sees &#8216;a light at the end of the tunnel&#8217;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/41032637.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqyE5D7UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/41032637.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqyE5D7UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Democrats Will Not Seat Franken Until Minnesota Courts Are Done<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cqpolitics.com\/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&#038;docID=news-000003071109\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cqpolitics.com\/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&#038;docID=news-000003071109<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Smaller vote pool may hurt Coleman<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/40965532.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUI\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/40965532.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUI<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Franken&#8217;s case to rest Wednesday<br \/>\nAfter a week of testimony and evidence, Franken&#8217;s lawyers say they are satisfied they have made their case.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/41032642.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/41032642.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Opinion &#8211; Voter ID: Supporters missed opportunity<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/200903050100\/OPINION01\/903050316\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/200903050100\/OPINION01\/903050316<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Senate bid to revive voter ID fails<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/article\/20090310\/NEWS010504\/903100355\/1001\/news\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/article\/20090310\/NEWS010504\/903100355\/1001\/news<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MT: Opinion: Mail ballots expansion just makes good sense<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billingsgazette.net\/articles\/2009\/03\/10\/opinion\/gazette\/50-gazetteopinion.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.billingsgazette.net\/articles\/2009\/03\/10\/opinion\/gazette\/50-gazetteopinion.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: A Love Affair With Lever Voting Machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/03\/10\/a-love-affair-with-lever-voting-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/03\/10\/a-love-affair-with-lever-voting-machines\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Paper Ballot Votes Handcounted in Staten Island Election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/populum\/diarypage.php?did=12451\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/populum\/diarypage.php?did=12451<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Schuyler Co. Facing $100,000 Deficit Under HAVA<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weny.com\/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=9142957\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.weny.com\/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=9142957<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Schuyler County Voting Machine Concerns<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wetmtv.com\/news\/local\/story\/Schuyler-County-Voting-Machine-Concerns\/NpypiRyWFUefrNk0fVg1Ng.cspx\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wetmtv.com\/news\/local\/story\/Schuyler-County-Voting-Machine-Concerns\/NpypiRyWFUefrNk0fVg1Ng.cspx<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Schuyler seeks state OK to keep lever voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stargazette.com\/article\/20090310\/NEWS01\/903100308\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stargazette.com\/article\/20090310\/NEWS01\/903100308<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Scholars to study Ohio&#8217;s high use of provisional ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2009\/03\/10\/provisional_ballots.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2009\/03\/10\/provisional_ballots.html?sid=101<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Carter County &#8211; Voter Confidence Act must be implemented by 2010 <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starhq.com\/news\/html\/news\/articles\/articles.asp?day=Tuesday&#038;article=nw-electioncomm3-09.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.starhq.com\/news\/html\/news\/articles\/articles.asp?day=Tuesday&#038;article=nw-electioncomm3-09.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Contested Progreso election thrust into voter ID debate<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themonitor.com\/articles\/progreso_24076___article.html\/voter_state.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.themonitor.com\/articles\/progreso_24076___article.html\/voter_state.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Voter ID battle heads to Senate<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/metropolitan\/6302093.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/metropolitan\/6302093.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Democrats decry voter ID bill ahead of hearing today<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/news\/texassouthwest\/stories\/031009dntexvoterid.4ad0910.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/news\/texassouthwest\/stories\/031009dntexvoterid.4ad0910.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Viewpoint: ID bill a waste of time<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/1.1602032-1.1602032\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/1.1602032-1.1602032<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Voter ID expert witness wasn&#8217;t confirmed for federal post<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/politics\/entries\/2009\/03\/10\/first_provoter_id_expert_witne.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/politics\/entries\/2009\/03\/10\/first_provoter_id_expert_witne.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Voter ID: 1 million voters without a driver&#8217;s license?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/investigative\/entries\/2009\/03\/10\/voter_id_1_million_voters_with.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/investigative\/entries\/2009\/03\/10\/voter_id_1_million_voters_with.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Debate over voter ID opens in Senate <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/ap\/tx\/6303814.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/ap\/tx\/6303814.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>Today a very heated debate began in the Texas legislature over a more robust Voter ID law than the state presently has. 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