{"id":7084,"date":"2009-04-20T16:10:21","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T23:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7084"},"modified":"2009-04-20T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2009-04-20T23:10:21","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-april-20-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7084","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For April 20, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s news we have one of the many articles reporting that Norm Coleman has filed an appeal of his court loss with the Minnesota state Supreme Court. Will this be the final step before the state finally has a second Senator? <\/p>\n<p> We&#8217;ve also got a lot more on the voter suppression bill before the Florida legislature. The governor has now said he is not happy with the bill. He wouldn&#8217;t use the &#8220;V&#8221;\u009d word but he came awful close&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: Voting machine expert criticizes &#8220;clueless&#8221; industry report<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/open-source\/news\/2009\/04\/voting-machine-expert-criticizes-clueless-industry-report.ars\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/open-source\/news\/2009\/04\/voting-machine-expert-criticizes-clueless-industry-report.ars<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AL: House OKs bill allowing overseas Internet voting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc13.com\/vtm\/news\/local\/article\/house_oks_bill_allowing_overseas_internet_voting\/68721\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nbc13.com\/vtm\/news\/local\/article\/house_oks_bill_allowing_overseas_internet_voting\/68721\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Press Release &#8220;\u201c Secretary of State Debra Bowen Announces Vote-By-Mail Ballots Available for May 19 Special Election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/admin\/press-releases\/2009\/DB09-024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/admin\/press-releases\/2009\/DB09-024.pdf<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Voting Rights for the Elderly, and Much More, Now Under Fire by Florida Republicans<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7083\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7083<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Election activists say bill in Florida Legislature is bad news<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beacononlinenews.com\/news\/daily\/1653\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.beacononlinenews.com\/news\/daily\/1653<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Bill would make voting difficult, Dems say<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnj.com\/article\/20090420\/NEWS01\/90420021\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pnj.com\/article\/20090420\/NEWS01\/90420021<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Crist doesn&#8217;t like elections bill<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/miamiherald.typepad.com\/nakedpolitics\/2009\/04\/crist-doesnt-like-elections-bill.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/miamiherald.typepad.com\/nakedpolitics\/2009\/04\/crist-doesnt-like-elections-bill.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Letter To Governor From Mayor of Tampa<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.tampabay.com\/files\/mayorioriosletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blogs.tampabay.com\/files\/mayorioriosletter.pdf<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Frederick &#8211; City Notes &#8220;\u201d A democratic dilemma<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/sections\/news\/reporters_notebooks_display.htm?StoryID=89205\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/sections\/news\/reporters_notebooks_display.htm?StoryID=89205<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: State Effort Matters in Protecting Military Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaldefensecommittee.org\/index.php\/state-effort-matters-in-protecting-military-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nationaldefensecommittee.org\/index.php\/state-effort-matters-in-protecting-military-ballots\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Coleman files Senate appeal with state Supreme Court<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/43301772.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUjc8LDyiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/politics\/national\/senate\/43301772.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUjc8LDyiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Cumberland County &#8211; Inside Politics: Cumberland purges 20,000 voters<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fayobserver.com\/article?id=324196\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.fayobserver.com\/article?id=324196<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Allegheny County &#8211; Canvas Reports<br \/>\nActivists say county must test more voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws\/gyrobase\/Content?oid=oid%3A61863\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws\/gyrobase\/Content?oid=oid%3A61863<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Sullivan County &#8211; Election Chief: No Worries for May Balloting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tricities.com\/tri\/news\/local\/article\/election_chief_no_worries_for_may_balloting\/23147\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tricities.com\/tri\/news\/local\/article\/election_chief_no_worries_for_may_balloting\/23147\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Photo ID bill must be OK&#8217;d by federal officials<br \/>\nUnder Voting Rights Act, US Attorney General will advise Legislature on bill<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/photo-id-bill-must-be-ok-d-by-federal-officials-1.1723496\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/photo-id-bill-must-be-ok-d-by-federal-officials-1.1723496<\/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>In today&#8217;s news we have one of the many articles reporting that Norm Coleman has filed an appeal of his court loss with the Minnesota state Supreme Court. Will this be the final step before the state finally has a second Senator? 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