Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn.
We are thankful for the opportunity to honor the work of John Gideon by continuing the Daily Voting News. We appreciate the encouragement expressed and patience during this transition under trying times. Because multiple days are covered in this issue of the DVN, news items within a given state are in chronological order; the date of publication appears in headline of the article for this issue only.
Voter participation issues (such as photo ID and caging) have been much in the news….
- NAtional: (April 28, 2009) Majority of Americans Support Voting Reforms
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/35556/
http://truman.missouri.edu/uploads/Publications/5-2009%20Public%20Attitudes%20and%20State%20Elections.pdf - NAtional: (April 29, 2009) Expanding Voter Participation: The Roadmap is Clear
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/page-gardner/expanding-voter-participa_b_193023.html - NAtional: (April 30, 2009) RNC Wants Out of Consent Decree Prohibiting Them from Voter Caging
http://www.projectvoteblog.org/265/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=3277&tx_ttnews[backPid]=263&cHash=9f54ea8a26 - NAtional: (May 1, 2009) Voting System Industry Market Failure Could Lead to Its Disappearance
http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=9906&pst=1034293 - NAtional: (April 24, 2009) Sequoia WinEDS v 4.0 Test Plan
http://www.eac.gov/program-areas/voting-systems/docs/sequoia-voting-systems-wineds-v-4-0-vstl-certification-test-plan/attachment_download/file - CA: (April 29, 2009) County (Riverside) pursues voting costs
http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2009/04/29/news/californian/riverside/z44f38954326dcdf7882575a50068b520.txt - CA: (April 29, 2009) Cuts will hurt – from elections to animal control, officials say
http://www.sacbee.com/1085/story/1818525.html - CA: (April 29, 2009) Voting Changes will Save Money
http://www.votescount.com/may09/0428pr.htm - CA: (April 30, 2009) Humboldt County – Diebold/Premier’s Humboldt County Termination Letters
https://bradblog.com/?p=7109 - FL: (April 27, 2009) Democracy under Attack in Florida
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Democracy-under-Attack-in-by-Joan-Brunwasser-090427-352.html - FL: (April 29, 2009) Voting ‘Reform’: Shadowy, Shameful Legislation
http://www.theledger.com/article/20090429/NEWS/904295010/1398?Title=Voting-Reform-Shadowy-Shameful-Legislation - MD: (April 30, 2009) Guarding ballot access
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.votingrights30apr30,0,6519523.story - MO: (April 29, 2009) UM study: Americans like early voting, voter ID proposals
http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/18259 - MO: (April 29, 2009) Election officials pan voter ID
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/apr/29/election-officials-pan-voter-id/ - MN: (April 28, 2009) Election reform: early voting
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/509341.html?nav=5072 - MS: (April 29, 2009) Mississippi needs Section 5, voter ID and early voting
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090429/COL0412/904290313/1171/OPINION - MS: (April 30, 2009) Hosemann pushes ballot initiative for voter ID By AMBER CRAIG
http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/news.ssf?/base/news/1241086505313310.xml&coll=5 - MS: (April 30, 2009) Mississippi leader seeks to block voter ID
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090430/NEWS010504/90430020 - MS: (May 1, 2009) Two lawmakers move voter ID to court
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/may/01/two-lawmakers-move-voter-id-court/ - NY: (May 2, 2009) New Yorkers and Local Governments Acting Now To Save Our Lever Voting System
http://re-mediaetc.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-yorkers-and-local-governments.html - OK: (April 28, 2009) THE PEOPLE SPEAK: IDs won’t slow down election balloting
http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/opinion/local_story_118163853.html - RI: (April 30, 2009) House committees approve E-Verify, photo ID measures
http://www.projo.com/news/content/IMMIGRATION_BILLS_04-30-09_NOE786G_v10.3940fce.html - SC: (April 29, 2009) The House could take up a controversial “early voting” bill.
http://www.postandcourier.com/blogs/daily_briefing/2009/apr/29/School_choice/ - SC: (April 28, 2009) Carnahan blasts voter ID bill
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293077 - TX: (April 23, 2009) Euless rep says voter ID bill will prevent fraud, boost voter participation
http://www.texasgop.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9693&news_iv_ctrl=0 - TX:(April 27, 2009) First day of early voting kicks off
http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=10259460&nav=3w6y - TX: (April 28, 2009) House GOP Caucus: Texas must have voter ID law
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/04/house-gop-caucus-texas-must-ha.html - TX: (April 29, 2009) Voter ID compromise circulates on House floor
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/04/voter-id-compromise-circulates.html - TX: (April 29, 2009) Waco’s Doc Anderson calls for action on voter photo ID
http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/04/29/wacos_doc_anderson_calls_for_a.html - TX: (April 29, 2009) Republican says Voter ID bill could get stricter
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6399519.html - TX: (April 29, 2009) 71 Republicans issue statement on voter i.d.
http://blue-dot-blues.blogspot.com/2009/04/71-republicans-issue-statement-on-voter.html - TX: (April 30, 2009) Groups already opposed to voter ID legislation reject latest version
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/04/30/groups_already_opposed_to_vote.html - TX: (April 30, 2009) Compromise would allow two non-photo IDs to replace one photo ID for voting
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/legislature/stories/DN-voterid_30met.ART.State.Edition1.4a98474.html - TX: (April 30, 2009) Voter ID compromise gets cool reception; Most House Republicans oppose delay in effective date.
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/04/30/0430voterid.html - Belgium: (April 29, 2009) Fortis chiefs hit by shoes and voting machine at EGM
http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/public/showPage.html?page=ifa2006_articleimport&tempPageName=854667
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVAPQ7UVlQ (Video) - India: (April 30th, 2009) Are you voting today?
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/are-you-voting-today_100186441.html - Thailand: (29 Apr 2009) Families of officers on poll duty may be deprived of right to vote
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kanpur/Families-of-officers-on-poll-duty-may-be-deprived-of-right-to-vote/articleshow/4464803.cms
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