The media is now beginning to question the hiring of Michael Vu as the second in command of elections in San Diego County. Vu, who quit under fire from his job as the elections director for Cuyahoga Co. Ohio, has a poor record. Under his supervision absentee ballots were never sent to thousands of voters, voters were removed for no reason from the voter registration rolls, the county election budget was taken into the red, and two of his senior assistants were convicted of manipulating the recount of ballots in 2006 and received sentences of 18 months in prison. Vu refuses to speak with the media but the county supports his hiring and says that Vu has acted honorable and professionally.

 

NAtional: Editorial - Make every vote count

Our position: Congress should follow Florida with optical-scan voting machines.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-ed22207may22,0,403450.story?coll=orl-opinion-headlines

 

NAtional: McClatchy Posts Von Spakovsky Emails

Then-DoJ Appointee in Civil Rights Unit, Now Recess-Appointed FEC Chair, Tried to Influence EAC Reports on 'Voter Fraud'...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4585

 

NAtional: The Real Threat from the Holt Bill as Written

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_nancy_to_070522_the_real_threat_from.htm

 

AZ: Guest Opinion: Election 'reform' bill would be a disservice to our disabled voters

http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/184052

 

CA: San Diego County - Questionable Background

http://www.fox6.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=3def0250-dd22-4c12-ae5d-ded474dfa8a7

 

CA: San Diego County - FOX tv Expose of E-Voting Official Corruption!!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_paul_leh_070522_fox_tv_expose_of_e_v.htm

 

CA: Santa Cruz County - County election leaders on edge about new voting standards

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2007/May/22/local/stories/02local.htm

 

FL: Florida’s Primary Penalty

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/a-primary-penalty/

 

FL: Paperless votes scrapped; state's '08 primary to be one of earliest

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2007/05/22/m1a_crist_0522.html

 

FL: Opinion – Carl Hiaasen: Why Not Hold Primary Next Week?

http://www.kansas.com/205/story/76130.html

 

FL: Florida goes back to paper in rejection of electronic vote

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=2388307

 

FL: Florida Gov. signs bill banning touch-screen voting machines

Provides $27.8 million to buy optical scan systems

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=legislation_regulation&articleId=9020478&taxonomyId=70&intsrc=kc_top

 

FL: Palm Beach County - End of a ballot era: New law changes the way we vote

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-ppaper22may22,0,6505607.story?coll=sfla-news-florida

 

IL: Kane County - Kane may get more eSlates

http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2007/05/22/news/local/doc465289df9359b977827309.txt

 

IL: Kane County - Purchase of eSlates OK'd by committee

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/395699,3_1_EL22_A3ELECTION_S1.article

 

IN: Madison County - Election investigation shows no criminal activity

http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/local/local_story_141204034.html

 

MS: Harrison County will go back to paper balloting

http://www.sunherald.com/201/story/59339.html

 

NJ: Holt’s paper trail bill will finally see light of day

http://www.politicsnj.com/holt-s-paper-trail-bill-will-finally-see-light-day-8686

 

NY: Testing complications delay launch of electronic voting machines

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/NEWS/705220317

 

OH: Ohio Secretary of State Issues Regulation for Minor Party Ballot Access

http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/05/21/ohio-secretary-of-state-issues-regulation-for-minor-party-ballot-access/

 

TX: Ill senator settles in for voter ID fight

Gallegos legislating from bed near Senate despite warnings from his transplant doctors.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/05/22/22gallegos.html

 

TX: Bandera - City Council election results recounted

http://www.banderabulletin.com/articles/2007/05/22/news/690.txt

 

TX: Bexar County - Helotes mayor, beaten for re-election by 21 votes, files for recount

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA052207.05B.helotes_recount.350cd81.html

 

TX: Port Arthur - Recount Process Begins In Port Arthur Mayor's Election

http://www.kfdm.com/news/ballots_20519___article.html/process_says.html

 

UT: Will Utah junk vote machines?

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5953566

 

UT: Davis, Utah commissions say no to election overhaul

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5958842

 

WA: Some briefs filed in U.S. Supreme Court in “Top-Two” Washington State Case

http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/05/21/some-briefs-filed-in-us-supreme-court-in-top-two-washington-state-case/

 

WA: King County - Law proposed to protect secret ballot

http://www.westseattleherald.com/articles/2007/05/22/news/local_news/news04.txt

 

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