'Daily Voting News' For May 27, 2009
by Ellen Theisen, Dave Klein, and John Washburn

Various aspects of Voter ID are in the news today. Texas Democrats defeated their bill. In Kansas, a candidate for Secretary of State claims it’s essential to prevent fraud.

NAtional: Voter ID Requirements: How Far is Too Far?
http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000003125687

CT: House passes voter-registration bill
http://www.connpost.com/ci_12454143
(Election-day registration.)

CT: Same-Day Voter Registration Debated By House.
http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/state_capitol/sameday_voter_registration_deb.php

CT: State House Approves Election-Day Registration by 81 to 65
http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2009/05/house-debates-electionday-vote.html

GA: Lawyers Committee Files Comment Letter Urging DOJ to Interpose a Section 5 Objection to a New Program for Verification of Voter Registration Data"
http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/admin/site/documents/files/0027.pdf

GA: Rebuttal Brief in Georgia Photo Voter-ID Case Filed with US Supreme Court
http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/editedreply.pdf

HI: Voting Drops 83% In All-Digital Election
http://www.kitv.com/politics/19573770/detail.html

KS: Candidate Kobach claims widespread voter fraud
http://www.kansas.com/news/s/story/826914.html

NV: Election law changes questioned
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12455320

NY: More counties urge state to keep lever voting http://www.empirestatenews.net/News/20090527-4.html

PA: Spelling out the write-ins
http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2009/05/27/news/local/doc4a1d41e0796b4060169239.txt

TX: Democrats' intent to kill Voter ID bill a success
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=241617

TX: Transliterated name? No problem.
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/05/transliterated-name-no-problem.html

WA: Bainbridge School Bond Could Turn on 'Challenged' Ballots
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/may/26/bainbridge-school-bond-could-turn-on-ballots/

Philippines: Smartmatic hurdles initial tests 
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=472024&publicationSubCategoryId=63
(Discusses the testing procedures.)

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

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