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'Daily Voting News' for May 12, 2009

 

The voter ID debate continues in Texas. Tennessee lawmakers are attempting to resurrect an old bill that would require a photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register, and would allow deployed troops to fax or e-mail their absentee ballots.

 

NAtional: Announcing EAC Board of Advisors (Virtual Public Forum) May 11-15

http://www.eac.gov/schedule/board-of-advisors-virtual-public-forum-may-11-15/view

(regarding the “Election Operations Assessment”, formerly known as the “Risk Assessment Project”)

 

NAtional: Details about the EAC Board of Advisors Meeting

http://www.eac.gov/about/committees/advisors/docs/eac-sunshine-notice-board-of-advisors-vpf-may-11-15-2009-amended.pdf/attachment_download/file

(see also: http://www.eac.gov/document-review/board-of-advisors-meeting-room/vsra-epvsm-draft/)

 

IN: Governor vetoes bill to expand Indiana vote centers

http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/statenews/local_story_132174130.html

 

NC: Bill promotes teen voter registration; Lawmakers want students to preregister, schools to stress value.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/717275.html

 

NJ: Study says N.J. needs to better train poll workers, track election complaints to preserve rights

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/study_says_nj_needs_to_better.html

 

NY: Franklin County to ditch lever voting machines

http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/506437.html

 

OH: Record number of Vote-by-mail ballots cast in municipal primaries

http://www.laprensatoledo.com/Stories/2009/051509/Vote.htm

 

TN: Tennessee: Speaker wary of GOP bid to resurrect voting bills

http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=42434

 

TX: Chairman says committee-approved voter ID plan unlikely to pass full House

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/05/11/chairman_says_committeeapprove.html

(includes a 2-hour, 44-minute video of the committee meeting and Smith’s post-meeting comments)

 

WA: King County elections office needs state OK

http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/847385.html

 

Bangladesh: Electronic Voting Machine may be introduced in DCC elections

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/05/12/news0036.htm

 

Philippines: SP studies Basilan’s proposal on fingerprinting and national ID system

http://www.negroschronicle.com/?p=4428

 

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Ellen Theisen (ellen@votersunite.org), Director and Managing Editor

Dave Klein (Klein.David@VotersUnite.org), Editor

John Washburn (Washburn.John@VotersUnite.org), Editor

 

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