'Daily Voting News' For April 09, 2009

 

Another country has now had problems with Internet voting schemes. In this case Finland used Internet voting in three municipalities in 2008. Nearly 2% of the votes were lost due to a “usability glitch”. The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court found that the election must be redone. The law allowing the use of any Internet voting scheme has expired so the people of the three municipalities will now be able to vote on a more secure and accurate system, using paper ballots. One of the companies involved in this scheme was Scytl, a Spanish corporation that was also involved in the Okaloosa Co Florida Internet voting scheme last Nov. At least with that scheme paper ballots were also generated.

 

National: Press Release - Demos Applauds Chairman Schumer for Urging Attorney General Holder and DOJ to Sue States that Ignore Federal Voter Registration Law

http://demos.org/press.cfm?currentarticleID=82421224-3FF4-6C82-5FCDA1CFD9D11629

 

National: Press Release – Schumer Urges DoJ: Sue States That Flout Voter Registration Law (PDF)

http://www.demos.org/pubs/schumer_holderpr_letter.pdf

 

AZ: Goddard's Election Investigation Highly Suspicious of the Observers

Pima County RTA Investigation: Who Are The Suspects?

http://electiondefensealliance.org/Suspicous_RTA_Inquest

 

IL: Sangamon County - Election Costs Add Up

http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=78911

 

MD: LTTE - Election officials' math casts doubt on their vote-counting

http://www.theviewnewspapers.com/opinion/61055/election-officials-math-casts-doubt-their-vote-counting/

 

MO: Proposed change to constitution would create early voting period, require photo ID

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090408/NEWS06/904080433/1007/NEWS01

 

MT: Yellowstone County - County considers consolidating polling places

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/04/08/news/local/19-polls.txt

 

NM: Santa Fe county clerk may take on Mary Herrera in 2010 primary

http://newmexicoindependent.com/24521/santa-fe-county-clerk-may-take-on-mary-herrera-in-2010-primary

 

NY: Senate Elections Committee to Begin Series of Five Hearings Across New York on Reform Bills and Oversight

http://www.newsli.com/2009/04/09/senate-elections-committee-to-begin-series-of-five-hearings-across-new-york-on-reform-bills-and-oversight/

 

NY: NY-20 - Special Election Absentee Ballot Count Gets Under Way

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003095131

 

NY: NY-20 - NY-20 U.S. House Special Election: An Update

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7052

 

OH: 2008 & 2009 Ohio Elections Summit and Conference

http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/final_report_2008_2009_ohio_elections_summit_and_conference/

 

OH: Report: Ohio must voter lists

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/04/08/copy/final_report.ART_ART_04-08-09_B1_1TDG67G.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

PA: Mercer County - UPDATE: County folds after state fails to fix voter ID snafu

http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local_story_098222545.html

 

Finland: Supreme Administrative court orders new municipal elections for Vihti, Karkkila, and Kauniainen

Flaws in electronic voting trial lead to new poll

http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Supreme+Administrative+court+orders+new+municipal+elections+for+Vihti+Karkkila+and+Kauniainen/1135245067013

 

Finland: Finnish e-voting results annulled, municipalities to hold new elections

http://www.effi.org/blog/2009-04-09-EVoting-Supreme-Admin-Court.html

 

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