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'Daily Voting News' For May 19, 2009

 

The 15-week NJ trial challenging the use e-voting machines concluded today; a ruling is expected by the end of the year. Low turnout in today's CA and PA elections. CO and IN are making good use of the Internet for voters, unlike the IL legislature. More NY counties resist the move from levers to optical scanners. Last, but not least, RI joins the photo voter ID debate.

 

CA: Light voter turnout predicted today

http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=12006

 

CA: Election Officals [sic] Cut Polling Locations

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/may/19/election-officals-cut-polling-locations/

 

CO: Online voter registration could save big

http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=4271

 

IL: Internet Voting Commission Act passed in House and on May 15 in Senate.

http://www.ballot-integrity.org/new.htm

 

IN: New law allows residents online voter registration

http://www.purdueexponent.com/?module=article&story_id=16640

 

NJ: Trial Ends in Challenge by Rutgers Law School’s Constitutional Litigation Clinic to Insecure Electronic Voting Machines

http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2009/05/trial-ends-in-challe-20090519

 

NY: Overhaul of Election System Is Urged

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/overhaul-of-election-system-is-urged/

 

NY: Three more New York counties urge state to keep lever voting system

http://www.empirestatenews.net/News/20090519-3.html

 

NY: Opposition Mounts To Voting Technology Switch

http://www.ccscoop.com/news/09may/16-vote/vote.html

 

OH: Starn still leads in judge race

http://www.thecourier.com/articleredirector.asp?d=051909_story1&c=n

(Recount scheduled)

 

PA: Pennsylvania primaries open with slow polls across Lehigh Valley

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/elections/index.ssf/2009/05/pennsylvania_primaries_open_wi.html

 

PA: Key election, but turnout could be light

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20090518_Key_people_to_be_elected__but_turnout_tomorrow_looks_to_be_light.html

 

PA: 3000 names grace various ballots at polling places in Allegheny County

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_625729.html

 

RI: Lawmakers take up Voter ID bill

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/local_ap_providence_rhode_island_lawmakers_to_take_up_voter_id_20090519_tro

 

SC: Voter registration offices sending out cards to residents this month

http://www.indexjournal.com/articles/2009/05/18/news/b0519%20voter.txt

 

TN: Voter ID / voter citizenship / e-mail absentee bills stall

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=87475&catid=2

 

TX: McCall confident voter ID legislation will reach House floor

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/05/18/mccall_confident_voter_id_legi.html

 

Asia: Elections electrified: the end of the paper ballot?

http://www.futuregov.net/articles/2009/may/19/elections-electrified-why-e-voting-better-paper-ba/

 

Guam: Restore: Reimplementing electronic voting will improve elections

http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090520/OPINION01/905200322/1014/OPINION

 

India: Indian Citizens Serve as Election Monitors

http://gis.cadalyst.com/gis/Features/Indian-Citizens-Serve-as-Election-Monitors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598690?contextCategoryId=6764

 

India: Mid-way through polls, EC almost gave up EVMs for ballot papers

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Mid-way-through-pollsEC-almost-gave-up-EVMs-for-ballot-papers/462076

 

India: Vijay Sappani: India's lesson for the world

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/19/vijay-sappani-india-s-lesson-for-the-world.aspx

 

Philippines: Comelec automation goal: 99.995% accuracy

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090519-205781/Comelec-automation-goal-99995-accuracy

 

Venezuela: Election authority from Venezuela and Smartmatic initiate audit plan to the automated system

http://www.smartmatic.com/pressroom/article/article/election-authority-from-venezuela-and-smartmatic-initiate-audit-plan-to-the-automated-system/

 

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