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Daily Voting News November 26

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 2:03 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News November 26

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

The “Daily Voting News” staff [all one of us] is going to take tomorrow off to enjoy family and friends. We will be back on Friday. We hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and have an opportunity to enjoy family and friends.

A three judge panel of the 6th US Court of Appeals in Ohio has ruled unanimously that a lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters in the aftermath of the 2004 general election can continue in US District Court. One judge said this about disenfranchising acts by some election officials, “"If true, these allegations could establish that Ohio's voting system deprives its citizens of the right to vote or severely burdens the exercise of that right, depending on where they live”....

National: Voter Registration Should Be Automatic LINK

Arizona: Opinion - It's time to look at the way we vote in Arizona LINK

Colorado: More than 300 purged voters cast provisional ballots on Election Day. LINK

Colorado: Boulder County - New election audit targets close races
County is the first to used a 'risk-limiting' audit LINK

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Colorado: Conejos County - Conejos voting machines pass tests LINK

Georgia: CP calls out Georgia on write-in irregularities LINK

Georgia: Cobb County - Georgia Judicial Candidate Normarene Merritt Files Election Challenge LINK

Minnesota: Franken camp finds 6,400 uncounted absentee ballots LINK

Minnesota: Election judge in one county, Franken observer in another LINK

Minnesota: Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged LINK

Minnesota: The Battle for Minnesota Is Just Getting Started LINK

Minnesota: Washington County - Recount finds a 13-ballot difference in Oak Park Heights; Franken camp raises concern LINK

New Hampshire: District 4 recount uphold's election results, but exposes problems LINK

Ohio: Lawsuit over '04 Ohio election advances LINK

Ohio: Butler County - Elections officials: Double voting likely an error LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections puts aside 13,000 ballots LINK

Ohio: State court to decide ballot fight
Appeals panel: Franklin County case not federal issue LINK

Ohio: House Race Update: Ohio Sup. Ct. to Rule on Franklin County Votes LINK

Ohio: Hamilton County - Provisional ballots a boost for Dems LINK

Ohio: Marion County - Board’s official count included 78 more votes LINK

Pennsylvania: Bradford County - County looks into voting machine bugs LINK

Texas: Dallas County - Texas House race still in limbo after ruling LINK

Texas: Dallas County - Judge: Court doesn't have jurisdiction in recount LINK

Texas: Dallas County - Judge says he doesn't have jurisdiction in Texas House District 105 recount LINK

Texas: Dallas County - Richardson election judge files complaint, says voters registered improperly LINK

Virginia: Taxpayers to pay for 5th District recount process LINK

Virginia: Opinion – Pittsylvania County - Voting issue did not affect treasurer's election LINK

Washington: E-Vote: Washington State First to Receive Clean Help America Vote Act Audit 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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