'Daily Voting News' For November 26, 2008

 

The “Daily Voting News” staff [all one of us] is going to take tomorrow off to enjoy family and friends. We will be back on Friday. We hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and have an opportunity to enjoy family and friends.

 

A three judge panel of the 6^th US Court of Appeals in Ohio has ruled unanimously that a lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters in the aftermath of the 2004 general election can continue in US District Court. One judge said this about disenfranchising acts by some election officials, “"If true, these allegations could establish that Ohio's voting system deprives its citizens of the right to vote or severely burdens the exercise of that right, depending on where they live”.

 

National: Voter Registration Should Be Automatic

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/op_ed/hc-blumner1123.artnov23,0,529204.story

 

AZ: Opinion - It's time to look at the way we vote in Arizona

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/103603.php

 

CO: More than 300 purged voters cast provisional ballots on Election Day.

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_11075113

 

CO: Boulder County - New election audit targets close races

County is the first to used a 'risk-limiting' audit

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/nov/26/new-election-audit-targets-close-races/

 

CO: Conejos County - Conejos voting machines pass tests

http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=10453

 

GA: CP calls out Georgia on write-in irregularities

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/11/cp-calls-out-georgia-on-write-in-irregularities/

 

GA: Cobb County - Georgia Judicial Candidate Normarene Merritt Files Election Challenge

http://www.reddingnewsreview.com/newspages/2008newspages/ga_election_chal_08_091000240.htm

 

MN: Franken camp finds 6,400 uncounted absentee ballots

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Franken_camp_finds_6400_uncounted_absentee_1125.html

 

MN: Election judge in one county, Franken observer in another

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/35014639.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUs

 

MN: Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/35074544.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUs

 

MN: The Battle for Minnesota Is Just Getting Started

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122765786687858249.html

 

MN: Washington County - Recount finds a 13-ballot difference in Oak Park Heights; Franken camp raises concern

http://www.stillwatergazette.com/articles/2008/11/26/news/news320.txt

 

NH: District 4 recount uphold's election results, but exposes problems

http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_331021712.html?keyword=topstory

 

OH: Lawsuit over '04 Ohio election advances

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/26/lwv_lawsuit.html?sid=101

 

OH: Butler County - Elections officials: Double voting likely an error

http://www.middletownjournal.com/hp/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/11/26/Hjn112608VoteTwice.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections puts aside 13,000 ballots

http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/122769181667090.xml&coll=2

 

OH: State court to decide ballot fight

Appeals panel: Franklin County case not federal issue

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/26/copy/prov_ballot_decision.ART_ART_11-26-08_B1_E4C0QCA.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

OH: House Race Update: Ohio Sup. Ct. to Rule on Franklin County Votes

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/11/house-race-upda.html

 

OH: Hamilton County - Provisional ballots a boost for Dems

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081125/NEWS0108/311250095

 

OH: Marion County - Board’s official count included 78 more votes

http://www.marionstar.com/article/20081126/UPDATES01/81126004

 

PA: Bradford County - County looks into voting machine bugs

http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/11/26/news/tw_review.20081126.a.pg3.tw26voting_s1.2119361_loc.txt

 

TX: Dallas County - Texas House race still in limbo after ruling

http://www.star-telegram.com/dallas_news/story/1059684.html

 

TX: Dallas County - Judge: Court doesn't have jurisdiction in recount

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6133109.html

 

TX: Dallas County - Judge says he doesn't have jurisdiction in Texas House District 105 recount

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-105hearing_26met.ART.State.Edition1.4a25b97.html

 

TX: Dallas County - Richardson election judge files complaint, says voters registered improperly

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/richardson/stories/DN-voterfraud_26met.ART.State.Edition1.4a9a9f9.html

 

VA: Taxpayers to pay for 5th District recount process

http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/danville_news/article/taxpayers_to_pay_for_5th_district_recount_process/7654/

 

VA: Opinion – Pittsylvania County - Voting issue did not affect treasurer's election

http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2008/11/26/chatham/opinion/opinion12.txt

 

WA: E-Vote: Washington State First to Receive Clean Help America Vote Act Audit

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/565713

 

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