Daily Voting News For August 30, 2006

Foreign-born, US citizens have filed a suit in Ohio against a law that could require that they provide citizenship papers at the polls when they go to vote. This seems to be a violation of their right to equal protection. Included in the group bringing suit is the wife of an ex-Governor. / In Missouri a state auditor candidate has requested a state-wide hand recount of his race. The state and county clerks want to do a machine recount only. / Ex-GOP Congressman Bob Barr speaks out against voting machines ...

• Arizona: Voters now will be required to show specific kinds of ID LINK
• California: Alameda County - Counties recruit poll workers. New voting system prompts county to begin search for Election Day staff earlier LINK
• California: Humboldt County - Secretary of state rejects Vote-PAD due to reliability, accuracy LINK
• California: San Diego County - So much for checks and balances, welcome to absolute power LINK
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• California: San Diego County - Pre-Certification Swearing in by Hastert Terminates All State Legal Authority Over Elections LINK
• Connecticut: Election officials preview voting machines LINK
• Florida: Leon County - Early voting: What took it so long? LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - The county attorney believes portions of the petition conflict with state election laws. LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - The early bird gets the vote. Lower turnout expected, but voters taking advantage of early voting LINK
• Georgia: Opinion – Bob Barr - No-confidence vote earned by machines LINK
• Maryland: Attempt to Attract Uninterested Voters Struck Down LINK
• Missouri: Lake clerks confident of recount capability. Republican auditor’s primary will be state’s first test of electronic voting machines LINK
• New York: To Avoid Glitches, Council Pushes For Vote Machine Tests LINK
• New York: Technical Difficulty. Selecting voting machines must be clear, fair process LINK
• New York: Dutchess County - Ruling puts elections inspectors in place for Sept. 12 primary LINK
• Ohio: NYT: Ohio officials prepare to destroy paper ballots from 2004 presidential election LINK
• Ohio: Foreign-born file election suit LINK
• Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Elections Board To Spend $700,000 To Train Poll Workers LINK
• Pennsylvania: New voting machines could affect results. Modern models more likely to confuse voters, study shows. LINK
• Washington: Snohomish County - No more trudge to the polls LINK
• Washington: Snohomish County - Get ready to vote by mail LINK

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