{"id":7260,"date":"2009-06-25T16:20:04","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T23:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7260"},"modified":"2009-06-25T16:20:04","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T23:20:04","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-june-25-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=7260","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; for June 25, 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>On a day in which celebrity deaths will capture headlines, we mourn the loss of FL Elections Supervisor, Phyllis Busansky, and honor her lifetime of public service as &#8220;an election official with integrity.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>No it&#8217;s not a typo, ACORN brought a lawsuit and won&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AL: Birmingham elections set for August 25 | Birmingham Weekly <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhamweekly.com\/2009\/06\/24\/birmingham-elections-set-for-august-25\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bhamweekly.com\/2009\/06\/24\/birmingham-elections-set-for-august-25\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: County May Use Ranked-Choice Voting in 2010 Elections <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeleydailyplanet.com\/issue\/2009-06-25\/article\/33225?headline=County-May-Use-Ranked-Choice-Voting-in-2010-Elections\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.berkeleydailyplanet.com\/issue\/2009-06-25\/article\/33225?headline=County-May-Use-Ranked-Choice-Voting-in-2010-Elections<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Secretary of State Debra Bowen Announces Charges Filed Against Orange County Man for Los Angeles Election Fraud <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/admin\/press-releases\/2009\/db09-036.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/admin\/press-releases\/2009\/db09-036.pdf<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Latino-rights advocate charged with voter fraud <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2009\/06\/veteran-latinorights-advocate-charged-with-voter-fraud.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2009\/06\/veteran-latinorights-advocate-charged-with-voter-fraud.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Supervisor of Elections Phyllis Busansky dies at 72, after a lifetime of public service <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/article1012870.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/article1012870.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Applicants line up for job, which Gov. Crist will fill <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/elections\/article1012868.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/elections\/article1012868.ece<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Naming successor to Busansky an opportunity, risk for Crist <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2009\/jun\/24\/naming-successor-busansky-opportunity-risk-crist\/news-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2009\/jun\/24\/naming-successor-busansky-opportunity-risk-crist\/news-politics\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Help Mpls. Prepare For Ranked Choice Voting <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/kingfield.org\/ranked-choice-voting-coming-to-mpls\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/kingfield.org\/ranked-choice-voting-coming-to-mpls\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Missouri settles voter registration lawsuit filed by ACORN <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/breaking_news\/story\/1279572.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/breaking_news\/story\/1279572.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Mo. agency will reform itself to help clients vote <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/stltoday\/news\/stories.nsf\/missouristatenews\/story\/2789C4FE340C1939862575E000605C73?OpenDocument\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/stltoday\/news\/stories.nsf\/missouristatenews\/story\/2789C4FE340C1939862575E000605C73?OpenDocument<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: The Performance of Optical Scanners and DREs in North Carolina&#8217;s 2008 General Election <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncvoter.net\/downloads\/Lindeman_Analysis_NC08_Tech_Effect_on_Undervotes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ncvoter.net\/downloads\/Lindeman_Analysis_NC08_Tech_Effect_on_Undervotes.pdf<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Lebanon Mayor, Wife Voted Twice In Primary <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/hunterdon-county-democrat\/index.ssf\/2009\/06\/lebanon_mayor_wife_voted_twice.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nj.com\/hunterdon-county-democrat\/index.ssf\/2009\/06\/lebanon_mayor_wife_voted_twice.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Uncertified machines do not serve voters <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=813733&#038;category=OPINION\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=813733&#038;category=OPINION<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: When is a typo like a veto? When it thwarts a vote <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-journal.com\/news\/content\/region\/legislature\/stories\/2009\/06\/25\/0625selby.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.news-journal.com\/news\/content\/region\/legislature\/stories\/2009\/06\/25\/0625selby.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Afghanistan: Afghanistan&#8217;s Election Challenges <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/home\/index.cfm?id=6176\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/home\/index.cfm?id=6176<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran: $10,000 Reward: Show How the Iranian Election Was &#8220;Stolen&#8221; <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/robert-naiman\/10000-reward-show-how-the_b_220705.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/robert-naiman\/10000-reward-show-how-the_b_220705.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran: Crunching the numbers <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/KF26Ak04.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Middle_East\/KF26Ak04.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Philippines: Lack of machines slows down voter registration <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggen.be\/philippinenews\/archief.php?ID=362693\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bloggen.be\/philippinenews\/archief.php?ID=362693<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;A CITY Commission on Election (Comelec) officer is alarmed over the lack of biometric machines to accommodate the deluge of new registrants.&#8221;\u009d<\/li>\n<li>Philippines: Manual polls loom with contract delay <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bworldonline.com\/BW062609\/content.php?id=072\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bworldonline.com\/BW062609\/content.php?id=072<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sweden: Irregularities reported in Sweden&#8217;s EU vote <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocal.se\/20196\/20090622\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thelocal.se\/20196\/20090622\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sweden: Voting Irregularities in Swedish EU Election Negatively Impacted Pirate Party? <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeropaid.com\/news\/86490\/voting-irregularities-in-swedish-eu-election-negatively-impacted-pirate-party\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.zeropaid.com\/news\/86490\/voting-irregularities-in-swedish-eu-election-negatively-impacted-pirate-party\/<\/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 On a day in which celebrity deaths will capture headlines, we mourn the loss of FL Elections Supervisor, Phyllis Busansky, and honor her lifetime of public service as &#8220;an election official with integrity.&#8221; No it&#8217;s not a typo, ACORN brought a lawsuit and won&#8230;.<\/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],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-7260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7260","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=7260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7260\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7260"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=7260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}