Daily Voting News For July 15, 2008

Thursday, 17 July 2008, 1:44 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For July 15, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Yesterday another bill went to the floor of the House of Representatives and, like the last time, failed to get enough votes. It is time that the national organizations and their supporters change their strategies to a state-by-state strategy. We are NOT going to get any legislation through congress this year, and very possibly not next year. We can make a difference at the state level though. While many have concentrated on spending their time and money in Washington DC lobbying for the various bills that have come up; activists in Tennessee, New York, New Mexico, Florida, and other states and many counties have been successful in new laws being passed and DREs being replaced. Rather than spend the time and money in Washington DC, we need to spend it in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Annapolis Maryland, and Atlanta Georgia....

National: Editorial - Check That Vote LINK

National: House GOPers Defeat Back-up Paper Ballot Bill LINK

Alabama: Autauga County - Thieves take copper wire, but voting goes on LINK

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Alabama: Selma - Validity of upcoming election challenged LINK

Arizona: Yavapai County - County employees to help during elections LINK

Colorado: Denver - It's Back To Paper Ballots, Precincts For This Year's Elections Denver Pulls Plug On Electronic Voting Machines LINK

Connecticut: OK voter drives at VA facilities LINK

Florida: The "He Did It / She Did It" Business Model for Elections LINK

Georgia: Primary Runoffs Come At A Premium Price All polling centers in the state must be open during primary runoffs, and that will take a lot of money LINK

Iowa: Creating Credibility: 8 Years Later, There’s Still No Consensus on Ensuring Integrity in Elections LINK

Iowa: Webster County auditor: Election changes coming LINK

New Hampshire: Be wary of holes in the polls A frightening look back at the New Hampshire primary earlier this year... LINK

New York: Eyes Wide Open: The Real Situation in New York LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Ohio county fires back at voting machine company LINK

Pennsylvania: Center County - Having paper trail to cost county Leased machines would result in $1.8 million bill 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-Executive Director VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org

"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008

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