'Daily Voting News' For May 08, 2008

 

Today is one of those days when there are a lot of important articles but not a lot that gets my brain matter working so I don’t have a lot to say today. Here is the news.

 

NAtional: Editorial - Crippled Election Commission

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/opinion/08thu4.html?ex=1210910400&en=68ac40d8de2428ea&ei=5070&emc=eta1

 

NAtional: FEC Nominee Caroline Hunter emailed in 2004 Ohio Caging Scheme

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/8/133126/8717

 

NAtional: VA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans

http://www.alternet.org/story/84871/

 

NAtional: Recount: New Docudrama Could Influence Election

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1738500,00.html

 

CO: Tie delays Deer Mountain’s election results

http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/default.aspx?tabid=71&pDesc=3484,1,1

 

CO: Colorado's Voter Database Uncertain

http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6496576&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

CO: Weld County - Weld Clerk wary — for now — of how voter registration machines will work

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080508/NEWS/528850806

 

FL: Sarasota County - Justices hear case on election rules

Advocates say counties can enact own election reforms, but state disagrees

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080508/NEWS/805080578/1661

 

FL: Sarasota County - FL SoS Browning, Sarasota County's Dent Fight Against Election Integrity in Sunshine State

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5969

 

IN: Opinion - Primary lesson of Voter ID law

http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080508/Opinion/514615384/1062/Opinion

 

IN: Lake County - The problem: Committeeman system

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/05/08/news/top_news/docab06bfb2807096d08625744300149c9a.txt

 

IN: Lake County - Lake elections officials defend vote-counting process

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/05/08/news/top_news/doc5aa5b07d79f2fba886257443000354e7.txt

 

IN: Lake County - Why did vote tabulation take so long?

http://www.post-trib.com/938943,home050808.article

 

MN: Opinion - Voter ID law disenfranchises Americans

http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2008/05/07/72167137

 

MO: Voter ID measure moves ahead in Missouri

http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/610483.html

 

PA: Centre County - Residents push for paper ballot system

http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/578918.html

 

PA: Montgomery County - County board to review handling of primary election

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19671155&BRD=1306&PAG=461&dept_id=187828&rfi=6

 

TX: Opinion - Voter impersonation is a phantom worry in Texas

Measures to repress voting are the last thing we need

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5762505.html

 

WV: Kanawha County - East Bank election lawsuit decided

http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200805070292

 

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