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Daily Voting News For April 15, 2009

Saturday, 18 April 2009, 2:10 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For April 15, 2009


Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

The following is one of the stunning revelations in our ‘Featured’ article today. “"Many thousands of ballots that should be in the ballot boxes in your possession don't exist," attorney Bill Risner writes in the 3-page letter to Donald E. Conrad, Chief Counsel of the Criminal Division at the office of state Attorney General Terry Goddard. The alarming allegations come as the second week of an extraordinary hand-count of paper ballots, part of a criminal investigation into the '06 election, continued in Phoenix on Monday.”...

  • Featured - AZ: Pima County - 'Thousands of Ballots' May be 'Missing' from AZ's Criminal Investigation Ballot Count in Phoenix LINK

  • Arizona: Pima County - Vote probe raises fears over 'fix' '06 Pima County result, electronic system in question LINK

  • Florida: Hillsborough County - FBI collecting documents from Johnson's consultant LINK

  • Hawaii: Columnist - All-mail election a crucial test LINK
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  • Illinois: Quinn looks at letting voters mail in ballots LINK

  • Minnesota: Editorial - Expedite appeal in election contest And act this year to simplify absentee voting procedures. LINK

  • Tennessee: Sullivan County - Elections Administrator Gena Frye Ousted LINK

  • Tennessee: Opinion - How To Avoid Runoff Elections LINK

  • Texas: Editorial - Voter ID legislation unnecessary, unfair LINK

  • Texas: Travis County Clerk conducts third Elections Study Group during 20-year history LINK

  • Texas: Williamson County - County considers backing all electronic voting LINK

  • “The specter of all electronic voting may perturb conspiracy theorists, or the “black helicopter types,” as Commissioner Lisa Birkman classified some at Tuesday’s meeting of the Williamson County Commissioners Court.”

  • Virginia: Orange County - Elections manager approved LINK

  • India: Computer virus hits election work at collectorate 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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