'Daily Voting News' for June 19, 2009

Ellen Theisen, Dave Klein, and John Washburn

Congratulations to the election integrity advocates in Tennessee. Yesterday, the Senate blocked an effort to delay implementation of a 2008 law requiring a "paper trail" on all voting machines in all 95 counties by 2010.

National: Insider: ACORN 'always been Democrat operation'
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=101493

National: Jim Brown on the Voting Rights Act
http://slabbed.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/jim-brown-on-the-voting-rights-act/

National: US Sen. Grassley: Works to ensure milirary families have opportunity to vote
http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=162218

CA: Tie-Breakers? We've Had a Few
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/06/19/this_just_in/126elections061809.txt

HI: Hawaii plans to cut 66 precincts to reduce election expenses
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090619/NEWS03/906190358/Hawaii+plans+to+cut+66+precincts+to+reduce+election+expenses

IL: Recount resumes in Rock Island
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_6e3bc26e-5ce3-11de-a1ad-001cc4c03286.html

NJ: Roselle mayor alleges primary votes mishandled
http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/06/roselle_mayor_alleges_primary.html
(One of the candidates cast two votes.) 

TN: Burchett likened to Atticus Finch
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/19/burchett-likened-atticus-finch/

TN: Republicans count victories as Tennessee legislature adjourns
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jun/18/republicans-count-victories-tennessee-legislature-/

TN: Senate Vote Leaves Mandate for New Voting Machines in 2010
http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/humphrey/2009/06/senate-vote-lets-stand-mandate.html

TN: Tennessee Senate rejects delay for paper trail on voting machines
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090619/NEWS0201/906190365/1009/NEWS02

Iran: BBC Persian and VOA's Persian News Network deny Tehran's accusations of bias and meddling
http://get2vote.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/bbc-persian-and-voas-persian-news-network-deny-tehrans-accusations-of-bias-and-meddling/

Iran: Iran Election 2009: A different perspective
http://www.mideastyouth.com/2009/06/19/iran-election-2009-a-different-perspective/

Iran: Iran's Supreme Leader Affirms Election Results
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105648813&ft=1&f=1004

Iran: Statistical evidence for Iranian election fraud?
http://election.princeton.edu/2009/06/18/flash-statistical-evidence-for-iranian-election-fraud/

Iran: SteveLendmanBlog - http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/
http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/
(Lots of background about the election.)

Philippines: Comelec to trim down polling precincts by 70%
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/165335/Comelec-to-trim-down-polling-precincts-by-70

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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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