“It seems incomprehensible for me that VA does not want to assist veterans to register. It is despicable,†said Jim Dickson, vice-president of American Association of Persons with Disabilities (AAPD). “I am trying hard to not express how angry I am.†On this I will agree 100% with Dickson. Also in our featured articles several Senators have stepped up in support of our veterans as they have introduced a bill to require the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to do the right thing. One of those Senators, Patty Murry (D-WA), said, “The right to vote is at the very heart of the democracy that our nation’s veterans have fought so hard to protect,†Senator Murray said. “The VA knows first-hand how much our veterans have sacrificed and should make every attempt to make voting easier – not harder – for them. This legislation breaks down barriers to voting for our veterans and helps keep our commitment to protect the rights of those who have fought for us.”…
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Featured – National: Senators Feinstein, Kerry, Reid, Obama, Clinton, Leahy, Schumer, Murray, Wyden Introduce Bill to Require the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to Provide Access to Voter Registration for Veterans
http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=4bf350d2-b3a0-3274-b572-e618f7b70a2e - Featured – National: Voting Rights Groups Step Up Criticism on VA Voting Policy
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/steven/?ses=3a55378d501c125837128d995823b328 - National: VA urged to end ban on voter registration drives
http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080722/UPDATES01/807220337 - National: EAC Releases Report on HAVA Spending by States
http://www.eac.gov/News/eac-releases-report-on-hava-spending-by-states/base_view - National: Your vote counts …
But only if we can figure out how to count it.
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_9952884 - National: AFGE Takes Lead on Voter Protection Campaign
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/afge-takes-lead-voter-protection/story.aspx?guid=%7BE21ADCF4-DF82-4061-AD1F-BF9D5744ACFA%7D&dist=hppr - National: GOP Tech Guru Mike Connell ‘High IQ Forrest Gump…At Scene of Every Single Crime’ Say Ohio Attorneys
https://bradblog.com/?p=6206 - CT: Editorial – Let Vets Register
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-voter.artjul22,0,4919142.story - AZ: Federal judge weighs challenge to Ariz. voter ID law
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/07/21/20080721voter-id0721-ON.html - IL: Sangamon County Will Rent New Voting Machines
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=21551 - NM: Voter Group Urges Investigation of Missing Ballots
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2907&Itemid=113 - NY: Mayor Attacking ‘Waste’ at Board Of Elections
http://www.nysun.com/new-york/mayor-attacking-waste-at-board-of-elections/82363/ - OH: GOP IT Handyman Holds ‘Secrets of the Temple,†Ohio Election Lawyers Say
http://thejournal.epluribusmedia.net/index.php/state-news/ohio-news/34-ohio-news/124-gop-it-handyman-holds-secrets-of-the-temple-ohio-election-lawyers-say - OH: GOP criticizes ruling by Ohio elections chief
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=617969&c=y - PA: Centre County – County to buy new voting system
http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/727872.html - TN: Anderson County – ‘Lasted too long’
Joseph Lee drops lawsuit
http://www.oakridger.com/news/x1470909769/-Lasted-too-long
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