[DVN] - 'Daily Voting News' for June 03, 2009 - GA voter verifi, Internet, NY Pilot Prog....

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Sorry this is a few hours late. I fell asleep in my chair.

The DoJ's decision to strike down Georgia's voter verification process has sparked a lot of discussion. And by the way, the decision about Georgia's voter ID law has not been made yet.

Barbara Simons and Justin Moore wrote an excellent article about Internet voting and countered some of the misinformation in an earlier article written by the vendor who ran the Hawaii Neighborhood election.

In New York, some counties resist the 'pilot program' of using uncertified equipment in the elections this year; others decide to participate. Bo Lipari points out that it isn't a pilot program at all and recommends some steps the NY Board of Elections could take to turn it into one.

National: The Internet and Voting: Worth Doing Right
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-simons/the-internet-and-voting-w_b_210554.html

National: Semiannual Report To Congress. U.S. Election Assistance Commission Office Of Inspector General. For the Period: October 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009
http://www.eac.gov/eac_ig/docs/final-semiannual-042009.pdf-1/attachment_download/file

National: Wrap-Up of the Open Government Brainstorming: Transparency
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Wrap-Up-of-the-Open-Government-Brainstorming-Transparency/

National: EVT/WOTE 2009 Program Available
http://josephhall.org/nqb2/index.php/2009/06/03/evtwote09-1

National: EAC Board of Advisors Meeting June 2-4, 2009
http://www.eac.gov/about/committees/advisors/board-of-advisors-meeting-june-2-4-2009

National: ACORN Plans To Use Voter Registration To Build Membership!
http://msplaceddemocrat.com/http:/msplaceddemocrat.com/acorn-plans-to-use-voter-registration-to-build-membership/

National: Fox Nation falsely claimed Holder "says" it's "racist" to only have "citizens voting"
http://mediamatters.org/research/200906020041

National: States looking to increase opportunities for young voters
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=132763

CA: 'Instant Runoff Voting' (IRV) Election Virus Spreads to Los Angeles County
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7198

CA: Report on Board Motion of March 31, 2009 Regarding the Costs of Special Vacancy Elections and Options Available to the Board to Reduce Costs, Voter Fatigue, and Increase Voter Participation (May 11)
http://www.lavote.net/GENERAL/PDFS/BOARD_CORRESPONDENCE/05212009-115333.pdf

CT: GOP Amendment: U.S. Senators Should Live in CT All Six Years
http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2009/06/house-debating-controversial-u.html

GA: Brief Filed in Landmark E-Voting Rights Case (press release)
http://www.voterga.org/press/index.cfm?Fuseaction=press

GA: DOJ Rejects Georgia Voter ID System
http://patterico.com/2009/06/02/doj-rejects-georgia-voter-id-system/

GA: Feds rip Georgia voter system
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/06/02/immigration0602.html

GA: Georgia's attempt to certify citizenship ran afoul of the law
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/opinion/story/735395.html

GA: Handel: Building a database, bringing things on
http://lucididiocyblog2.blogspot.com/2009/06/karen-handel-building-database-bringing.html

HI: Aloha Means 'Goodbye' Too
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?be49c8de-75e0-4a08-9c9b-e54bde446ce4

MA: Great Barrington: Magadini will get recount
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_12508041

MI: Removing the Barriers (to Voter Fraud)
http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2009/6/3/91434/68080

MN: Senate recount: A Supreme Court grilling
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/46621982.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

NJ: Problems persist with Monmouth election computer system
http://www.app.com/article/20090603/NEWS/90603052/1004/NEWS01

NV: Lawyers call prosecution of ACORN politically motivated
http://www.lvrj.com/news/46819307.html

NV: Nevada Election Laws Won't Change
http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/19634862/detail.html

NY: Comments on the New York State Board of Elections Proposed 2009 Pilot Plan
http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/LipariCEMACPilotComments.pdf

NY: Election Integrity Advocates Call For Revisions to State Plan to Use Uncertified Voting Machines in 2009 Elections
http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/PressRelease060309-CEMAC.pdf

NY: Cayuga County moving ahead on using optical scanner voting machines
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2009/06/02/latest_news/4latestnews.txt

NY: New High-Tech Voting Machines
http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=9173

PA: ACORN Counters Voter Fraud Charges
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/acorn_voter_fraud_case/2009/06/03/221060.html

PA: ACORN denies mandated voter registration quota
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_627877.html

PA: ACORN denies mandated voter registration quota
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_627877.html

PA: ACORN says it worked to reveal voter registration fraud
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09153/974495-100.stm

PA: FNC's O'Reilly Interviews Liberal Attorney Who Witnessed Black Panther Voter Intimidation
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2009/06/03/fncs-oreilly-interivews-liberal-attorney-who-witnessed-black-panther-

Afghanistan: Voter Fraud in Afghanistan
http://www.insurgencywatch.com/2009/06/02/voter-fraud-in-afghanistan/

Kenya: Referendum and new Constitution impossible by 2012
http://nairobichronicle.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/referendum-and-new-constitution-impossible-by-2012/

Netherlands: Curacao Relies Again on Smartmatic?s Voting Technology
http://business.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15768077

Nigeria: Democratic consolidation in Nigeria: Issues, challenges and prospects
http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/dem362009.html

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1. Bonus: Project Vote's Election Media Clippings: June 3, 2009

Project Vote's
Election Media Clippings
June 3, 2009

I. Voter Fraud

Election Board Secretary Offers Explanations for Apparent Votes by Dead - Tulsa World
After a Tulsa World investigation found up to 10 Oklahomans had apparently voted after their deaths in recent years, a state official said there are logical explanations for at least nine of the cast ballots.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090602_298_0_AtraTl704828

II. List Maintenance

EDITORIAL: Voting rights issues should be above politics - Athens Banner Herald
It might be easier to take Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel's concerns about a stinging federal rebuke of the state's voter registration process seriously if she wasn't so obviously interested in turning the issue into a campaign advertisement.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/060309/opi_446397214.shtml

III. Election Reform

OPINION: Bill Boyne: Minnesota is ready for wholesale election reform - Post-Bulletin
After struggling through one of the state's longest election campaigns in the Minnesota Senate race, we still don't have a final solution.
http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=402369

IV. Election Legislation

Perry Won't Rule Out Special Session - KVET
...The Governor says he is considering several different options to solving the problem, which may or may not include a Special Session. That has some Democrats worried. There is concern if there is a Special Session the Governor will include the controversial Voter ID legislation into the Call.
http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=402369

V. Misc

State Wants Woman Prosecuted in Try to Obtain Multiple Voter ID Cards - Florida Times Union
ATLANTA - The State Election Board voted Tuesday to request the criminal prosecution of an Augusta woman accused of lying to get duplicate voter-ID cards.
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2009-06-03/story/state_wants_woman_prosecuted_in_try_to_obtain_multiple_voter_id_cards

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