{"id":7216,"date":"2009-06-09T16:29:09","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T23:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7216"},"modified":"2009-06-11T00:31:37","modified_gmt":"2009-06-11T07:31:37","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-june-09-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7216","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; for June 09, 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>This from Harris County, Texas &#8212; the third largest county in the US:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media\">Johnson is the associate voter registrar at the Harris County Tax Assessor Collectors office, but according to state documents, that&#8217;s just his day job. Johnson is also a paid director of a small company that provides voter data to Republican candidates for office. That company, Campaign Data Systems, billed at least $140,000 in 2008.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: Maximizing Participation: what the US can learn from compulsory voting <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairvote.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/maximizing-participation-what-the-us-can-learn-from-compulsory-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.fairvote.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/maximizing-participation-what-the-us-can-learn-from-compulsory-voting\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Instant runoffs would reduce election costs <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/opinions\/ci_12548259\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/opinions\/ci_12548259<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Bernie Buescher Wants Your Input <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statebillnews.com\/?p=246\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.statebillnews.com\/?p=246\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strike>DE<\/strike> PA: Witness says commissioners report that Bob Goldsack helped reprogram party ID card encoder on primary election day <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/dv.ryanbalton.com\/2009\/06\/witness-says-commissioners-report-that.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/dv.ryanbalton.com\/2009\/06\/witness-says-commissioners-report-that.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding U.S. Supreme Court Photo ID Ruling <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/georgiafrontpage.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/statement-of-governor-sonny-perdue.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/georgiafrontpage.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/statement-of-governor-sonny-perdue.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Will Noncitizens Be Allowed to Vote in Georgia? <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewamerican.com\/usnews\/election\/1207\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thenewamerican.com\/usnews\/election\/1207<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MT: UM, SKC students to get election administration shot <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missoulian.com\/articles\/2009\/06\/09\/bnews\/br71.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.missoulian.com\/articles\/2009\/06\/09\/bnews\/br71.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Jersey &#8216;Vote By Mail&#8217; bill heads to the governor&#8217;s desk <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newjerseynewsroom.com\/state\/jersey-vote-by-mail-bill-heads-to-the-governors-desk\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.newjerseynewsroom.com\/state\/jersey-vote-by-mail-bill-heads-to-the-governors-desk<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: County pulling voting machine debate in opposite directions <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evesun.com\/news\/stories\/2009-06-09\/7156\/County-pulling-voting-machine-debate-in-opposite-directions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.evesun.com\/news\/stories\/2009-06-09\/7156\/County-pulling-voting-machine-debate-in-opposite-directions\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Holder Winks at Voter Intimidation <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124451552193396877.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124451552193396877.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Intimidation Is Good <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/progressivista.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/intimidation-is-good.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/progressivista.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/intimidation-is-good.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Monroeville Council election not certified after several votes flagged <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/pittsburghtrib\/s_628683.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/pittsburghtrib\/s_628683.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Associate voter registrar&#8217;s second job stirs up controversy <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/topstories\/stories\/khou090608_mp_tax-assessor-controversy.5fca1f0d.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.khou.com\/topstories\/stories\/khou090608_mp_tax-assessor-controversy.5fca1f0d.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Harris County Voter Registrar a GOP Consultant <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarproject.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lonestarproject.net\/<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n(The plaintiff&#8217;s site with more details, such as deposition excerpts, original documents, and financial information.)<\/li>\n<li>VA: Virginia primary turnout dribbles as rain pours <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/local\/Virginia-primary-turnout-dribbles-as-rain-pours-47326887.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/local\/Virginia-primary-turnout-dribbles-as-rain-pours-47326887.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Shoreline council member says computer glitch blocked her candidacy <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/localnews\/2009315612_webcandidate09m.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/localnews\/2009315612_webcandidate09m.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Philippines: 2010 automated election assured; top bidder named <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bworldonline.com\/BW061009\/content.php?id=072\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bworldonline.com\/BW061009\/content.php?id=072<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Philippines: Smartmatic wins poll automation contract <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philstar.com\/Article.aspx?articleId=476164&#038;publicationSubCategoryId=63\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.philstar.com\/Article.aspx?articleId=476164&#038;publicationSubCategoryId=63<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Somaliland: Somaliland elections: A potential derailment of peace? <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reliefweb.int\/rw\/rwb.nsf\/db900sid\/PSLG-7STH66?OpenDocument&#038;RSS20&#038;RSS20=FS\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.reliefweb.int\/rw\/rwb.nsf\/db900sid\/PSLG-7STH66?OpenDocument&#038;RSS20&#038;RSS20=FS<\/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 This from Harris County, Texas &#8212; the third largest county in the US: Johnson is the associate voter registrar at the Harris County Tax Assessor Collectors office, but according to state documents, that&#8217;s just his day job. Johnson is also a paid director of a small company that provides [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,300,47],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-7216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news","category-republicans","category-texas","bb-type-bradblog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7216","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\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7216"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=7216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}