Yesterday another bill went to the floor of the House of Representatives and, like the last time, failed to get enough votes. It is time that the national organizations and their supporters change their strategies to a state-by-state strategy. We are NOT going to get any legislation through congress this year, and very possibly not next year. We can make a difference at the state level though. While many have concentrated on spending their time and money in Washington DC lobbying for the various bills that have come up, activists in Tennessee, New York, New Mexico, Florida, and other states and many counties have been successful in new laws being passed and DREs being replaced. Rather than spend the time and money in Washington DC, we need to spend it in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Annapolis Maryland, and Atlanta Georgia….
- National: Editorial – Check That Vote
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/opinion/16wed1.html - National: House GOPers Defeat Back-up Paper Ballot Bill
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/steven/?ses=a5439371f861701d1f5ab08f762bda98 - AL: Autauga County – Thieves take copper wire, but voting goes on
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/NEWS/80715043 - AL: Selma – Validity of upcoming election challenged
http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/news/2008/jul/16/validity-upcoming-election-challenged/ - AZ: Yavapai County – County employees to help during elections
http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=57225&TM=4183.241 - CO: Denver – It’s Back To Paper Ballots, Precincts For This Year’s Elections
Denver Pulls Plug On Electronic Voting Machines
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/16893566/detail.html - CT: OK voter drives at VA facilities
http://www.greenwichtime.com/ci_9893975 - FL: The “He Did It / She Did It” Business Model for Elections
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The–He-Did-It—She-Did-I-by-Lani-Massey-Brown-080714-518.html - GA: Primary Runoffs Come At A Premium Price
All polling centers in the state must be open during primary runoffs, and that will take a lot of money
http://www.wjbf.com/midatlantic/jbf/news_index.apx.-content-articles-JBF-2008-07-16-0055.html - IA: Creating Credibility: 8 Years Later, There’s Still No Consensus on Ensuring Integrity in Elections
http://www.rcreader.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12935&Itemid=42 - IA: Webster County auditor: Election changes coming
http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/507428.html?nav=5010 - NH: Be wary of holes in the polls
A frightening look back at the New Hampshire primary earlier this year…
http://www.nolanchart.com/article4258.html - NY: Eyes Wide Open: The Real Situation in New York
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Eyes-Wide-Open–The-Real-S-by-Wanda-Warren-Berry-080716-464.html - OH: Cuyahoga County – Ohio county fires back at voting machine company
http://www.wdtn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8687777 - PA: Center County – Having paper trail to cost county
Leased machines would result in $1.8 million bill
http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/717091.html
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Re the House defeat; “Holt praised the House Administration Committee for bringing up the bill, which did not appear to have the full support of the House’s Democratic leadership.”
Says all you need to know except names and those would be Hoyer and Emmanuel and Pelosi.
Especially Hoyer.