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Daily Voting News For September 18, 2008

Friday, 19 September 2008, 2:47 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For September 18, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

As you will notice the amount of news has been growing as we get closer to November. The media is beginning to look at election related issues; voting systems, voter registrations, vote caging and other schemes aimed at disenfranchising voters. Our phones have been busy with calls from reporters seeking information. Today’s list of important articles has too many that could be “featured” so all I can ask is that you take the time to read them and understand what is happening. There are a lot of National stories as well as stories from Colorado where people are beginning to give their Secretary of State a vote of NO confidence; and Florida where there are clear cases of vote caging; and Washington DC where the city supervisors are investigating to find why their voting machines made by Sequoia failed in the recent primary; and Wisconsin where the state Attorney General is doing all he can to get people removed from the voter rolls. It is important to ensure your voter registration is up-to-date and then it is important that you exercise your right to vote in November. ...

National: Announcing The Launch Of The Voter Suppression Wiki -- Learn, Report, Act LINK

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National: Tally an issue, but vote anyway
Election expert Jones offers speech at library LINK

National: Voter Registration and Voter Purges LINK

National: Are You Registered to Vote? ...Are You Sure? LINK

National: House Passes Veteran Voter Drive Bill LINK

National: Election Protection Launches Site To Help Voters LINK

National: High Turnout, New Procedures May Mean an Election Day Mess LINK

National: Experts Predict Election Day Mess LINK

National: Report: Voting problems in several swing states LINK

National: 2008 Election “Up a Creek?” LINK

California: New SF Voting Machines Still Not Cleared For Election Use LINK

Colorado: Ritter: Cast ballots early or vote by mail
Guv doesn't want Colorado to delay tally for president LINK

Colorado: No vote of confidence in Coffman LINK

Florida: Democrats, Florida elections officials criticize GOP mailing LINK

Florida: McCain/GOP 'Voter Caging' Apparently Underway in Florida LINK

Florida: Voting Rights Watch: Why ID-match rules like Florida's could disenfranchise thousands of voters LINK

Florida: Crist defends "no match, no vote law", voters leader disagrees LINK

Georgia: Report: Georgia election preparation lacking LINK

Illinois: Opinion - DuPage election panel doesn't answer concerns on machines LINK

Mississippi: Election Officials: Clock Ticking
Supreme Court hears ballot dispute; absentee voting may be delayed by fight LINK

North Carolina: There’s a history written on paper ballots LINK

New Jersey: Malone Says Public Advocate Is To Blame For Voter Registration Debacle LINK

New Mexico: Cibola County - Ballot investigation in final stages LINK

Ohio: 2 voters sue Ohio elections chief LINK

Ohio: Record Number Of Absentee Ballots Requested
Over 117,000 Franklin County voters have registered to vote absentee. LINK

Ohio: Miami County - County OKs paper ballots for early voting LINK

Pennsylvania: Lawsuit seeks to stop voters from wearing partisan apparel LINK

Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Creekside polling place rally draws 100 LINK

Pennsylvania: Centre County - Centre voters to use new machines LINK

Pennsylvania: Montgomery County - Commissioners expected to OK extra voting machines LINK

South Carolina: Groups help the hearing, visually impaired vote LINK

South Carolina: Spartanburg County - Test Run Makes Voting Easier For Those With Disabilities
Deaf, Blind People Line Up To Practice Voting LINK

Washington DC: D.C. City Council investigates voting malfunction in primary LINK

Wisconsin: Nonpartisan task force will investigate voter fraud allegations LINK

Wisconsin: Wis. election policies commended in study LINK

Wisconsin: Election Commission Searching For Cause of Primary Tally Glitch LINK

Wisconsin: Opinion - Rule would disenfranchise voters, cause election chaos LINK

Canada: iVote: Can electronic voting save democracy? 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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