Today’s top news item, in my mind anyway, is a column written by Bob Koehler who is an editor for Tribune Media Services and is a friend and fellow Election Integrity activist. Today Bob wrote an article about another friend and activist who many of you know, Bernie Ellis. Bernie was one of the movers and shakers in the EI movement in Tennessee and one of the organizers of the “Gathering To Save Our Democracy” in Nashville in 2004. I hope you read and enjoy Bob’s article and that it moves you to help Bernie. Thank you. In other news the Virginia House of Delegates rejected a proposed amendment from the Governor to a bill that would require a phase-out of DRE voting machines and replacement by optical-scan machines. The Governor wanted the legislation to not take effect until July, 2008. If Virginia can vote to ban DREs why is Congress dragging their feet?

 

NAtional: Devil Weed

Dark shadow of ignorance hangs over Bernie's farm

http://www.commonwonders.com/

 

NAtional: Feds choose wrong way to protect voting rights

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=346399&Category=14&subCategoryID=

 

NAtional: Fenwick: The Election and Electronic Voting

http://www.themercury.com/interactive/blogs/article.aspx?articleId=999f7144fd1648fea952684a3caa6fe9

 

NAtional: Removing Barriers to Voter Verified Paper Ballots

Ballot on Demand to Increase Flexibility of Paper Ballot Voting

http://www.ncvoter.net/downloads/Ballot_on_Demand_as_Done_in_New_Mexico.pdf

 

CA: Diebold Whistleblower Stephen Heller's First Live Broadcast Interview

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4353

 

CA: Editorial - Editorial:E-vote review must be careful but quick

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_5598500?nclick_check=1

 

CO: Changes eyed on cleaning voter rolls

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5462805,00.html

 

CO: Senate committee backs permanent mail-in ballots

http://www.koaa.com/news/view.asp?ID=7236

 

CO: Craig - City voting goes smoothly

Election judges answer questions, aid voters

http://www.craigdailypress.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/26015

 

FL: Fla. felons to regain rights more easily

http://www.miamiherald.com/889/story/64413.html

 

FL: Florida Clemency Reform Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be, Says ACLU

http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/exoffenders/29276prs20070405.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Congressmen tells Palm Beach County elections chief to fix election glitches

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pwexler05apr05,0,785658.story?coll=sfla-news-palm

 

GA: Houston County - Board changes voting precincts

http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/963/public/news796373.html

 

KS: Shawnee County - Confusion over 'win' will spur changes

Election office to take steps to prevent similar incident

http://cjonline.com/stories/040507/loc_160951428.shtml

 

NY: Ulster County - Ulster lawmakers plan to launch education campaign for mail-in voting

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/UCL_mailin_vote-05Apr07.html

 

OH: Brunner: Blackwell left office short of funds

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/05/ddn040507ohelections.html

 

OH: Two big victories boost Ohio's election protection movement

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2007/2525

 

OH: New voter ID rules

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2007/04/new_voter_id_rules.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Elections-panel chief loses bid to stop hearing on his ouster

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/04/05/bobhear.ART_ART_04-05-07_E7_JG69VLJ.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Elections board chief fails to block ouster

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1175762154203130.xml&coll=2

 

PA: Bucks County - Poll workers made mistakes in Nov. election

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-04052007-1325626.html

 

PA: Northampton County - Study: County voting can improve

Most are happy with election process, but machines are a worry.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/easton/all-b1_3electionapr05,0,5889373.story?coll=all-newslocaleaston-hed

 

VA: Phaseout of voting devices to begin

Lawmakers reject bid for delay in replacing touch-screen machines

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350581924&path=!news&s=1045855934842

 

WI: Election results available fast, and sometimes not so fast

http://www.themonroetimes.com/m0405the.htm

 

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