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Daily Voting News For September 8, 2007

Saturday, 8 September 2007, 4:37 pm
Article: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For September 8, 2007


Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

According to a transcript of the Rules Committee meeting of Wed. Congressman Alcee Hastings had the following to say about HR-811, “I need to be persuaded. Otherwise I would do something that I have not done since I have been here, and that is vote against a proposed rule. If we ain’t gonna fix it all, then we oughtn’t fix something that ain’t a fix and is not an assurance that we have done the best we can. This isn’t good enough for me.” Meanwhile a Cuyahoga Co Election Commissioner ranted, “We should sue Diebold” when the discussion came around to the growing cost of the county’s voting machines. ...

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  • National: Editorial - What's the rush? LINK
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  • National: Director’s Note: Welcome to the Buyer’s Market! LINK

  • National: Holt Election Reform Bill in Meltdown...Again LINK

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  • National: E-voting paper trail push stalls in Congress LINK

  • Alabama: Alabama governor seeks more time to meet judge's voting deadline LINK

  • California: A Window into the Hart Document Review of the California TTBR LINK

  • California: Solano County - Election surprise Solano's voting equipment unauthorized LINK

  • Florida: Broward County – Broward, Wake Up! LINK

  • New York: Westchester County - Federal scrutiny of Westchester elections may continue LINK

  • Ohio: Cuyahoga County - County chiefs rant over voting machines LINK

  • Wisconsin: WI SEB Complaint Filed Regarding Donating of November 2, 2004 Election Records LINK

    • **"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**

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    John Gideon
    Executive Director www.votersunite.org

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