{"id":7235,"date":"2009-06-17T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2009-06-17T23:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2009-06-17T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2009-06-17T23:43:02","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-june-17-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7235","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; for June 17, 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>In Florida, Judge Richard Feder ruled in favor of Broward County&#8217;s Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes. In violation of her agreement, Snipes failed to post notices telling voters that a vote for one name on the ballot was actually a vote for Mardi Anne Levey. The judge decided that Snipes failure wasn&#8217;t intentional, so he didn&#8217;t hold her accountable. <\/p>\n<p>The situation in Iran is demonstrating that the true measure of an election is its legitimacy &#8220;\u201c legitimacy of the results and legitimacy conferred to the government, both of which depend on the extent to which the results are believed by all parties&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National: H.R. 2894 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2894\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2894<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: Navy Reservist to Run Pentagon&#8217;s Voting Assistance Program <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/06\/16\/AR2009061602725.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/06\/16\/AR2009061602725.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National: EAC Board of Advisors Officers Elected <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/eac-board-of-advisors-officers-elected\/base_view\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/News\/eac-board-of-advisors-officers-elected\/base_view<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n(&#8220;The new officers are Jim Dickson of Washington, D.C., chair; Keith Cunningham of Ohio, vice chair; and Terri Hegarty of Michigan, secretary.&#8221;\u009d)<\/li>\n<li>National: 83 Percent of Americans Support Voter ID Requirement <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freshconservative.com\/Fresh_Conservative\/Fresh_Conservative\/Entries\/2009\/6\/16_83_Percent_Of_Americans_Support_Voter_ID_Requirement.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.freshconservative.com\/Fresh_Conservative\/Fresh_Conservative\/Entries\/2009\/6\/16_83_Percent_Of_Americans_Support_Voter_ID_Requirement.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Election at a Draw, Arizona Town Cuts a Deck <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/17\/us\/17cavecreek.html?_r=1&#038;hp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/17\/us\/17cavecreek.html?_r=1&#038;hp<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n(A most transparent runoff.)<\/li>\n<li>CA: Court Upholds Injunction in Voting Machine Case <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/2009\/06\/17\/Court_Upholds_Injunction_in_Voting_Machine_Case.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/2009\/06\/17\/Court_Upholds_Injunction_in_Voting_Machine_Case.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Owner of registration company pleads guilty to voter fraud <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2009\/06\/owner-of-registration-company-pleads-guilty-to-voter-fraud.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2009\/06\/owner-of-registration-company-pleads-guilty-to-voter-fraud.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Broward elections chief not at fault over judge candidate&#8217;s loss <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/breakingnews\/sfl-snipes-levey-bn061709,0,6312427.story\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/local\/breakingnews\/sfl-snipes-levey-bn061709,0,6312427.story<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>HI: The state Office of Elections may close 66 voting precincts on O&#8217;ahu for the 2010 elections to cut election costs during a recession. <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/thenotebook.honadvblogs.com\/2009\/06\/16\/66\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/thenotebook.honadvblogs.com\/2009\/06\/16\/66\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio settles lawsuit from 2004 election; Challenge filed in Toledo questioned system&#8217;s legality <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/toledoblade.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090617\/NEWS24\/906170355\/-1\/NEWS\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/toledoblade.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090617\/NEWS24\/906170355\/-1\/NEWS<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: A Win For Ohio Voters <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawyerscommittee.org\/admin\/voting_rights\/documents\/files\/0043.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lawyerscommittee.org\/admin\/voting_rights\/documents\/files\/0043.pdf<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: What LWVO v Brunner Settlement Means for Ohio Voters <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawyerscommittee.org\/projects\/voting_rights\/page?id=0046\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lawyerscommittee.org\/projects\/voting_rights\/page?id=0046<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Secretary Brunner Calls On Legislature To Preserve Federal Funding <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressohio.org\/page\/community\/post\/daveharding\/CqqZ\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.progressohio.org\/page\/community\/post\/daveharding\/CqqZ<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Proposed law would end Pennsylvania&#8217;s closed primaries <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poconorecord.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090616\/NEWS\/906160323\/-1\/NEWS01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.poconorecord.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20090616\/NEWS\/906160323\/-1\/NEWS01<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Tax dollars being wasted on frivolous voting suits <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/editorial\/outlook\/6483550.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/editorial\/outlook\/6483550.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Bay Area Houston: Leo Vasquez whines in an OP-ED <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/bayareahouston.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/leo-vasquez-whines-in-op-ed.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/bayareahouston.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/leo-vasquez-whines-in-op-ed.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Elections bill could reduce problems from voters <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themonitor.com\/articles\/voters-27682-bill-edinburg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.themonitor.com\/articles\/voters-27682-bill-edinburg.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>India: Are electronic voting machines tamper-proof? <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/keralaaround.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/are-electronic-voting-machines-tamper.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/keralaaround.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/are-electronic-voting-machines-tamper.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran: Iran&#8217;s senior ayatollah slams election, confirming split <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/iran\/story\/70155.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/iran\/story\/70155.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran: Opposition leader Mousavi calls for mass rally Thursday in direct challenge to Iran government <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.taragana.com\/index.php\/archive\/opposition-leader-mousavi-calls-for-mass-rally-thursday-in-direct-challenge-to-iran-government\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.taragana.com\/index.php\/archive\/opposition-leader-mousavi-calls-for-mass-rally-thursday-in-direct-challenge-to-iran-government\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran: The Voting Manipulation Industry in Iran by Mehdi Khalaji <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/roymitsuoka.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/voting-manipulation-industry-in-iran-by.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/roymitsuoka.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/voting-manipulation-industry-in-iran-by.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran: Obama&#8217;s Iran Abdication <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124520170103721579.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124520170103721579.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran: New Protest Builds as Iran Expands Its Crackdown <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/18\/world\/middleeast\/18iran.html?hp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/18\/world\/middleeast\/18iran.html?hp<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran: Zafar Bangash on Iran&#8217;s Elections <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/almusawwir.org\/resistance\/2009\/06\/17\/zafar-bangash-on-irans-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/almusawwir.org\/resistance\/2009\/06\/17\/zafar-bangash-on-irans-elections\/<\/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). 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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 In Florida, Judge Richard Feder ruled in favor of Broward County&#8217;s Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes. In violation of her agreement, Snipes failed to post notices telling voters that a vote for one name on the ballot was actually a vote for Mardi Anne Levey. 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