{"id":7149,"date":"2009-05-14T16:28:36","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T23:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7149"},"modified":"2009-05-14T16:28:36","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T23:28:36","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-may-14-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7149","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For May 14, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have post-election reports from Connecticut on the accuracy of the optical scanners. There&#8217;s an interesting contrast of voting methods between Canada (voting on paper ballots) and India (hauling e-voting machines up the Himalayas)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: The Supreme Court&#8217;s Hostility to the Voting Rights Act <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/13\/opinion\/13wed4.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/13\/opinion\/13wed4.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: UConn audit shows Conn. election machines accurate <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/connpolitics.tv\/index.php\/2009\/05\/14\/uconn-audit-shows-conn-election-machines-accurate\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/connpolitics.tv\/index.php\/2009\/05\/14\/uconn-audit-shows-conn-election-machines-accurate<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Bysiewicz releases final reports on independent audit of November Election <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stamfordplus.com\/stm\/information\/nws1\/publish\/News_1\/Bysiewicz-releases-final-reports-on-independent-audit-of-November-2008-election-results-and-memory-cards4962.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stamfordplus.com\/stm\/information\/nws1\/publish\/News_1\/Bysiewicz-releases-final-reports-on-independent-audit-of-November-2008-election-results-and-memory-cards4962.shtml<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nUConn Post Election Audit Report <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/voter.engr.uconn.edu\/voter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008-Nov-Hand-V10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/voter.engr.uconn.edu\/voter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008-Nov-Hand-V10.pdf<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nUConn Memory Card Report <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/voter.engr.uconn.edu\/voter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008-nov-post-v10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/voter.engr.uconn.edu\/voter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008-nov-post-v10.pdf<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Sure as clock&#8217;s ticking, lawmakers wasting time <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/local_news\/Sure_as_clocks_ticking_lawmakers_wasting_time.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/local_news\/Sure_as_clocks_ticking_lawmakers_wasting_time.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Is Washington&#8217;s elections record-keeping so bad it&#8217;s illegal? <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnwlocalnews.com\/kitsap\/poi\/opinion\/45004222.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pnwlocalnews.com\/kitsap\/poi\/opinion\/45004222.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Canada: Lessons from the voting poll <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countablyinfinite.ca\/blog\/2009\/05\/lessons-from-the-voting-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.countablyinfinite.ca\/blog\/2009\/05\/lessons-from-the-voting-poll\/<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n(A day in the life of a Canadian poll worker.)<\/li>\n<li>India: Jammed EVMs: parties not happy <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianexpress.com\/news\/Jammed-EVMs--parties-not-happy\/458388\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.indianexpress.com\/news\/Jammed-EVMs&#8211;parties-not-happy\/458388\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>India: Poll officials fail to reach Zanskar on time <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlatestnews.com\/nation-india\/politics\/poll-officials-fail-to-reach-zanskar-on-time\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.worldlatestnews.com\/nation-india\/politics\/poll-officials-fail-to-reach-zanskar-on-time<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n(Tribulations of taking electronic voting machines up the Himalayas.)<\/li>\n<li>Philippines: Comelec reconsiders 4 bidders <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/inquirerheadlines\/nation\/view\/20090514-204908\/Comelec-reconsiders-4-bidders\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/inquirerheadlines\/nation\/view\/20090514-204908\/Comelec-reconsiders-4-bidders<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votersunite.org\">VotersUnite.Org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ellen@votersunite.org\">Ellen Theisen<\/a>, Director and Managing Editor<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Klein.Dave@votersunite.org\">Dave Klein<\/a>, Editor<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Washburn.John@votersunite.org\">John Washburn<\/a>, Editor<\/p>\n<p>Daily Voting News was founded on February 6, 2004 by John Gideon (1947-2009). To assist with Daily Voting News, please send links to news articles to <a href=\"mailto:dvn-tips@votersunite.org\">dvn-tips<\/a>. To donate, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votersunite.org\/donate.asp\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory democracy.&#8221; The Creekside Declaration. March 22, 2008<\/p>\n<p><b>**Articles and commentary included in &#8220;Daily Voting News&#8221; do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors of Daily Voting News, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.Org<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BradBlog.com\">BradBlog.Com<\/a>. Articles are selected for inclusion to inform subscribers&#8217; ability to draw their own conclusions based on noteworthy and credible news, research, legislation, and debate bearing on the integrity of elections.**<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have post-election reports from Connecticut on the accuracy of the optical scanners. 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