“Please Vote For Me” is a documentary filmed in Wuhan, China.  For the first time ever, the students in grade three at Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China have been asked to elect a class monitor. Traditionally appointed by the teacher, the class monitor holds a powerful position, helping to control the students, keeping them on task and doling out punishment to those who disobey. The film follows the candidates in their first immersion into democracy including campaigning and then the election. Will democracy work in China? The film is shown as part of “Independent Lens” on PBS.

 

NAtional: LAist Interview: Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday

http://laist.com/2007/10/23/laist_interview_57.php

 

CT: Registrars Of Voters Go Ahead With Hire

Candidate's Company To Handle Machines

http://www.courant.com/news/local/nb/hc-nebelection1023.artoct23,0,3871490.story

 

IN: Marion County - Clerk: County ready for election this time

Monitoring system, backup inspectors will help avoid May's problems, White says

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071023/LOCAL/710230348/-1/LOCAL17

 

LA: St. Landry Parish - Federal monitors oversaw voting; registrar sees vindication

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/suburban/10731461.html

 

MD: Poll Finds Maryland Voters Favor Funding Switch to Paper Ballots over 2 to 1;

Gonzales Survey Results in 3 to 1 Support among Some Demographic Groups

http://saveourvotes.org/releases/index.htm

 

NC: Columnist - I.D. and paper trail get my vote

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200771022069

 

OH: Voter privacy test has officials seeking fix

http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071023/NEWS01/710230314/1002

 

PA: Schuylkill County - Schuylkill official questions reliability of county voting machines

System doesn't leave paper trail; change could cost $1 million.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b5_1schuylkill.6098696oct23,0,3565512.story

 

VA: Jo Ann Davis' replacement to be chosen Dec. 11

Voters will use paper ballots because voting machines will be unavailable

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-specialelection,0,716468.story

 

Scotland: After fiasco of 140,000 spoiled papers, expert calls for one election supremo

http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1687232007

 

Scotland: Election chaos report due out

http://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/latest-scottish-news/Election-chaos-report-due-out.3401754.jp

 

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