>From Ellen Theisen: 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>http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000003125687 CT: House passes voter-registration bill <http://www.connpost.com/ci_12454143>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>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>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>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>http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/editedreply.pdf HI: Voting Drops 83% In All-Digital Election <http://www.kitv.com/politics/19573770/detail.html>http://www.kitv.com/politics/19573770/detail.html KS: Candidate Kobach claims widespread voter fraud <http://www.kansas.com/news/updates/story/826914.html>http://www.kansas.com/news/updates/story/826914.html NV: Election law changes questioned <http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12455320>http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12455320 NY: More counties urge state to keep lever voting <http://www.empirestatenews.net/News/20090527-4.html>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>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>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>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/>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>http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=472024&publicationSubCategoryId=63 (Discusses the testing procedures.) 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). To assist with Daily Voting News, please send links to news articles to <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. To donate, click here: <http://www.votersunite.org/donate.asp>http://www.votersunite.org/donate.asp. "To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008 **Articles and commentary included in “Daily Voting News” do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors of Daily Voting News, VotersUnite.Org, or its allied organizations. Articles are selected for inclusion to inform subscribers' ability to draw their own conclusions based on noteworthy and credible news, research, legislation, and debate bearing on the integrity of elections. ** ******************************************************************* If you receive Daily Voting News directly from VotersUnite! and wish to unsubscribe, please send an email to <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] requesting that you be removed from circulation. If you get the email forwarded from someone else you must contact them to be unsubscribed. ******************************************************************* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
