Daily Voting News For October 15, 2007

Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 10:31 am
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For October 15, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

On Oct. 13 I led off DVN with a graf concerning an “Alert” that was on the Maricopa County Democratic Party website. If you waited until Saturday morning to go to the link provided you would not have found the “Alert”. It had been removed. I followed-up today and talked to the County Recorder and the Ex. Director of the county Democratic Party. What I wrote in that graf was true to some extent. In fact, a contractor for the state Democratic Party pays $4 per registration for each registration turned-in to the County Recorders. Maricopa County has received 26,000 new registrations. Of those 26,000 only 5,000 were any good. The reasons for the rejected forms were varied and among those were some forms for legal aliens. The County Recorder has met with the contractor and a representative of the state party. She has also talked to Immigration on behalf of those who were taken in by the scheme. Is there a problem with the way legal aliens are being treated and the possibility that they may lose their ability to file for citizenship? Yes, very much so. The overriding problem, however, is paying people to gather registrations. That practice needs to stop.

There was a public hearing in California today. There are no reports yet about whether ES&S will be punished for selling uncertified voting machines to some counties. I’m sure we will hear more tomorrow....

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NAtional: Take a Look: Prof. Steven Freeman's Presentation On Stolen US Elections LINK

National: Hearing to be Held on Rep. Susan Davis's No-Excused Absentee Voting Legislation LINK

California: Riverside County - Progress made, but room for more LINK

Florida: Florida Counties, Voters, and Taxpayers Headed for Another Voting Meltdown, Voters Coalition Warns Voters With Disabilities to Be Forced to Use Unreliable Equipment LINK

Florida: Miami-Dade County - Latest recall: Miami absentee ballots LINK

Florida: Four Possible Options for Pinellas County for Compliance with FL's New Paper Ballot Legislation LINK

Hawaii: Hawaii reviewing bids to overhaul voting system LINK

Massachusetts: Polling machines aid blind voters LINK

Montana: Yellowstone County - County elections to be conducted via mail in ballots LINK

North Carolina: Orange County - Voting process offers quicker results LINK

North Carolina: Wake County - Instant runoff gets test run Cary election previews vote in Hendersonville LINK

Ohio: Opinion - Changes to improve election system would need to be swift LINK

Ohio: Athens County - Equipment to be tested to ensure flawless voting LINK

South Carolina: Typo Causes Frantic Day for County Election Officials LINK

Utah: Utah, Summit County targets in election activist's lawsuit 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 Co-Director and Information Manager VotersUnite.Org http://www.www.votersunite.org

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