{"id":7212,"date":"2009-06-08T16:19:08","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T23:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7212"},"modified":"2009-06-08T16:19:08","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T23:19:08","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-june-07-08-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7212","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; for June 07-08, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Co-Editors: <a href=\"mailto:Klein.Dave@votersunite.org\">Dave Klein<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:Washburn.John@votersunite.org\">John Washburn<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>We still have Georgia on our mind. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the NAACP lawsuit, filed in 2005, against Georgia&#8217;s photo voter ID law (not to be confused with the recently passed Georgia law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, nor the Georgia database matching procedures recently struck down by the DoJ, nor the challenge currently before the Supreme Court to Section 5 of the National Voting Rights Act)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CO: Practical solutions for Colorado elections <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_12530249\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_12530249<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>DC: Voting Machine Company Agrees to Hand Over Source Code <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/threatlevel\/2009\/06\/voting-machine-company-agrees-to-hand-over-source-code\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wired.com\/threatlevel\/2009\/06\/voting-machine-company-agrees-to-hand-over-source-code\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Georgia Voter I.D <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrbl.com\/rbl\/news\/local\/article\/georgia_voter_i.d\/75408\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wrbl.com\/rbl\/news\/local\/article\/georgia_voter_i.d\/75408\/<\/i><\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/moritzlaw.osu.edu\/electionlaw\/litigation\/common-cause.php (Link to case details)\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/moritzlaw.osu.edu\/electionlaw\/litigation\/common-cause.php (Link to case details)<\/i><\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/moritzlaw.osu.edu\/electionlaw\/litigation\/documents\/Billups-Petition-4-1-09.pdf (Link to Original Petition]\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/moritzlaw.osu.edu\/electionlaw\/litigation\/documents\/Billups-Petition-4-1-09.pdf (Link to Original Petition]<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Voting law does not target minorities <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/metrospirit.com\/index.php?cat=1992409084010404&#038;act=post&#038;pid=12350506092952523\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/metrospirit.com\/index.php?cat=1992409084010404&#038;act=post&#038;pid=12350506092952523<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Election overshadows city issues <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/hudsonreporter.com\/pages\/full_story?page_label=hoboken&#038;article-Election%20overshadows%20city%20issues-Layoffs-%20a%20new%20police%20chief-%20and%20rent%20control%20all%20loom%20in%20the%20future-%20=&#038;id=2674401-Election+overshadows+city+issues-Layoffs-+a+new+police+chief-+and+rent+control+all+loom+in+the+future-&#038;widget=push&#038;instance=secondary_stories_left_column&#038;open=&#038;\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/hudsonreporter.com\/pages\/full_story?page_label=hoboken&#038;article-Election%20overshadows%20city%20issues-Layoffs-%20a%20new%20police%20chief-%20and%20rent%20control%20all%20loom%20in%20the%20future-%20=&#038;id=2674401-Election+overshadows+city+issues-Layoffs-+a+new+police+chief-+and+rent+control+all+loom+in+the+future-&#038;widget=push&#038;instance=secondary_stories_left_column&#038;open=&#038;<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OK: It ain&#8217;t broke&#8230;so why turn elections into a $2 bill? <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tulsaworld.com\/site\/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20090607_261_G1_DeMari156628\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tulsaworld.com\/site\/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20090607_261_G1_DeMari156628<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Civic Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Follow Through on Trustworthy Voting Systems <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxviews.com\/node\/11415\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.knoxviews.com\/node\/11415<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TN: Paper Ballots Mean More Dollars in Your Pocket <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openpen.org\/?p=1652\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.openpen.org\/?p=1652<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Voting in South Texas, voting south of the tracks <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.margieburns.com\/blog\/_archives\/2009\/6\/8\/4214744.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.margieburns.com\/blog\/_archives\/2009\/6\/8\/4214744.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brussels: Security and risk you should care about <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/belsec.skynetblogs.be\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/belsec.skynetblogs.be\/<\/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>Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn We still have Georgia on our mind. 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