'Daily Voting News' For January 15, 2009

 

The Pew Center on the States has just released a report on military and overseas voting (our featured article). This report “found that more than a third of states do not provide military voters stationed abroad with enough time to vote or are at high risk of not providing enough time. An additional six states provide time to vote only if their military personnel overseas return their completed absentee ballots by fax or e-mail—a practice that raises important questions about their access to this technology and the privacy and security of their votes.” This report also adds to the growing body of scientific/academic research that all agrees that sending completed ballots via the Internet is not a good plan.

The report is well worth reading for those who are concerned about the votes of our military personnel and overseas voters in general.

 

Feature - National: No Time To Vote, Challenges Facing America's Overseas Military Voters

http://www.pewtrusts.org/uploadedFiles/wwwpewtrustsorg/Reports/Election_reform/NTTV_Report_Web.pdf

 

National: FEC holds unprecedented self-exam

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/fec-holds-unprecedented-self-exam-2009-01-14.html

 

CA: Humboldt County - Voting machine audit uncovers electronic voting failures

http://arstechnica.com/journals/law.ars/2009/01/14/voting-machine-audit-uncovers-electronic-voting-failures

 

CA: Riverside County - Why does it take so long to count county ballots?

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090115/OPINION01/901150314/-1/newsfront

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough paid a lot for ballot boxes that didn't speed up the vote count

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/local/article967758.ece

 

MD: Proposal would put city elections in sync with presidential vote

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=85145

 

MN: John Hottinger and Carl Cummins: Runoff elections? Yes, please but make them instant

The alternative, a separate runoff a month later, would be costlier, with poor participation.

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/37537414.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ

 

MN: Opinion - Would IRV have avoided the Senate recount?

http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/2009/01/14/5840/would_irv_avoided_the_senate_recount

 

MN: Instant-runoff voting wins a round

An opposition group vowed to fight on after a judge ruled that the system can be used in Minneapolis this year.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/local/37571439.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUoaK7D_V_eDc87DUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MS: Miss. voter ID bill clears Senate

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090115/NEWS010504/90115010/1001/news

 

TX: Texas Senate adopts rules change to allow Voter ID vote

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/01/15/0115senate.html

 

TX: Randall County - Woman cleared in vote-fraud case

DA says she is 'completely innocent' of charges of voting twice after clerical error

http://www.amarillo.com/stories/011309/new_news17.shtml

 

VA: Opinion - No vote

Don't expand absentee voting in Virginia.

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/012009/01152009/438439

 

WA: King County holding first total postal election

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_kingco_election.html

 

WI: Wisconsin AG hails decision to perform voter checks

http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/218555-wisconsin-ag-hails-decision-to-perform-voter-checks

 

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