"It's probably true that among those who don't [have Photo ID], it's primarily elderly persons. And that's a shame. Of course...our society is such that minorities don't become elderly the way that white people do. They die first." - John Tanner, Chief of Civil Rights Section, Voting Unit, U.S. DoJ, today’s “Enemy of Democracy”
NAtional: DoJ Voting Rights Chief Says 'It's a Shame' Elderly May be Disenfranchised by Photo ID Laws, But Minority Voters 'Don't Become Elderly, They Die First'
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5145
NAtional: Former DoJ Officials Say Voting Chief's Comments on Photo ID 'False' 'Cherry Picked' 'Ludicrous'
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5149
NAtional: Voters, don't trust computers
Electronic systems are unreliable; tampering is easy. State and federal action is needed to safeguard elections.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/pa/20071009_Voters__dont_trust_computers.html
AK: Alaska Lt. Governor Seeks Independent Review of State’s Voting System
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2604&Itemid=113
AZ: Press Release – League Opposes Arizona’s Efforts As Disenfranchising
http://www.lwv.org/AM/Template.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=9695
CA: Riverside County - Voters deserve a competent county registrar
http://www.pe.com/localnews/opinion/localviews/stories/PE_OpEd_Opinion_D_op_1007_optotowsky_loc.747537.html
CA: Riverside County - Ballot-scanning device tested before election
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/riverside/20071009-0628-scanners.html
KY: and Ohio – Editorial - Changing the rules
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071009/EDIT/710090313/1003
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