>From Ellen Theisen: Riverside County, California public servants want to introduce a ballot issue to ask voters their opinion of electronic voting. But the watchdog group Save R Votes thinks it's a waste of money."We don't doubt that people like electronic voting, but it is not safe, transparent or auditable," says Tom Courbat, the group's founder.
[I'm not so sure that people like it, but I agree that, even if they say they do, that's no excuse for using it. Lots of people like hard porn, and crack cocaine, but that's no reason for a country government to start providing it.--MCM] Complaints from Georgia about the new citizenship requirement for voter registration are rebutted by Secretary of State Karen Handel, who argues that the law is necessary to prevent voter fraud. She claims discrimination by the federal government, arguing that it’s not fair that Ohio’s Secretary of State Jennifer Bruner can take actions favorable to her party without federal oversight, but Handel can’t do the same in Georgia. The debate about voter ID continues in Texas and South Carolina with some machine problems from Mississippi, Michigan, and Ohio. CA: County exploring advisory vote on electronic voting <http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/05/06/news/californian/riverside/zc2365058364e9a348825759c0003d547.txt>http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/05/06/news/californian/riverside/zc2365058364e9a348825759c0003d547.txt GA: GOP Governor signs divisive 'voter ID law' to further disenfranchise minority and poor in 2010 elections <http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/amanda_lang/2009/05/ga-gop-governor-signs-divisive.php?ref=reccafe>http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/amanda_lang/2009/05/ga-gop-governor-signs-divisive.php?ref=reccafe GA: SOS Karen Handel's Weekly Update <http://republicancandidates.blogspot.com/2009/05/karen-handels-weekly-update-candidate.html>http://republicancandidates.blogspot.com/2009/05/karen-handels-weekly-update-candidate.html KY: Clerk's office closes after judge rules in Lowe's favor (absentee ballots reverse the outcome, giving the race to the clerk) <http://www.greenriversun.com/grs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=767:clerks-office-closes-after-judge-rules-in-lowes-favor&catid=1:latest-news>http://www.greenriversun.com/grs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=767:clerks-office-closes-after-judge-rules-in-lowes-favor&catid=1:latest-news MI: No-reason absentee voting approved by House <http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2009-05-06-69489.113117_Noreason_absentee_voting_approved_by_House.html>http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2009-05-06-69489.113117_Noreason_absentee_voting_approved_by_House.html MO: Requiring voter ID will do more harm than good <http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/05/06/guest-column-requiring-voter-id-will-do-more-harm-good/>http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/05/06/guest-column-requiring-voter-id-will-do-more-harm-good/ MS: Problems plague polls during party primaries <http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20310752&BRD=1377&PAG=461&dept_id=172922&rfi=6>http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20310752&BRD=1377&PAG=461&dept_id=172922&rfi=6 MS: Bowering, Peeler win board posts (in election with memory card failure) <http://www.mcherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090507/NEWS/905070308/1001>http://www.mcherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090507/NEWS/905070308/1001 NH: Rick Lehmann: NH voter fraud could get easier <http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Rick+Lehmann%3A+NH+voter+fraud+could+get+easier&articleId=39894117-5bf0-4c94-ae9a-55c49f957891>http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Rick+Lehmann%3A+NH+voter+fraud+could+get+easier&articleId=39894117-5bf0-4c94-ae9a-55c49f957891 NY: Essex County board votes to keep lever voting machines <http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/506337.html>http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/506337.html SC: SC legislative panel to debate voting ID bill <http://www.thestate.com/statewire/story/777828.html>http://www.thestate.com/statewire/story/777828.html TX: Voter ID plan gets more strict in Texas House <http://www.star-telegram.com/legislature/story/1362760.html>http://www.star-telegram.com/legislature/story/1362760.html TX: Are Republicans Trying to Kill Voter ID? <http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Blogs?oid=oid%3A778205>http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Blogs?oid=oid%3A778205 Published by VotersUnite.Org Ellen Theisen (<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]), Director and Managing Editor Dave Klein (<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]), Editor John Washburn (<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]), Editor Daily Voting News was founded on February 6, 2004 by John Gideon (1947-2009). 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