The Voting News Daily: Tenn voting machine lawsuits Catch-22? Ohio SOS asked to investigate Lucas BOE,US Supreme Court may let Corp. money into elections
U.S. Supreme Court May Unleash Flood of Corporate Money into Elections. Georgia case challenging e-voting heads to Supreme Court for a ruling. Ohio SOS asked to investigate allegations against Lucas Co BoE including altering ballots. Former Hillsborough Co FL Elections Sup Buddy Johnson spent $401,000 in HAVA funds on his own campaign. Tennessee may see lawsuits whether paper ballot law is implemented or not. Tarrant County Democrats want a church removed as polling place due to politically oriented marquee sign. Maryland issues a RFP for voting machines a month after issuing RFP for voting services. Aspen Co voters’ new election method to be on the ballot itself this Nov. The economy again – Jefferson County can’t afford to run its elections – outsources to ES&S. Some New York Voters will vote on optical scan soon.
**Voting News will be off Wednesday Evening to attend the 4 year anniversary celebration of North Carolina’s paper ballot law, passed in August 2005. The news will be back Thursday.**
AL. Private Firm Handling Birmingham Election, County Can’t Afford To
8/24 It was just a month ago when the city resorted to Election Systems and Software to handle it’s election after learning Jefferson County couldn’t afford it.
…In fact in addition to Birmingham, the company is also doing city elections for Dothan and Tuscaloosa. “Last year during the municipal election season, we did approximately 330 municipal elections in Alabama. We do all the county elections, primary and general elections for every county in the state,”
http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Private-Firm-Handling-Birmingham-Election-County/G93vXJ-anECbRn0Bhud2AA.cspx
CO. Aspen voters to weigh in on election method
ASPEN — Aspen residents will be asked this November an advisory question on whether they want to continue using Instant Runoff Voting in municipal elections.
The Aspen City Council on Monday unanimously passed a resolution that will place a question on the November ballot that asks voters to weigh in on the city’s first-ever IRV election method, conducted this past May for the seats of the mayor and two council members…Some council members have said in the past that they didn’t have enough confidence in, or an understanding of, the IRV process.
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20090825/NEWS/908249955/1058
CO. Unusual ballot question looms for county: cost
August 24, 2009
What if an election were canceled because it cost too much?
A countywide ballot could be cancelled because none of the three open seats for the School District 51 Board of Directors election is a contested race.
http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2009/08/24/082509_3A_Election_costs.html
FL. Sancho’s request to purchase Circuit City building raises concern
August 25, 2009 Debate is stirring among Leon County officials over the practicality of spending an estimated $4.5 million to buy a building to house the Supervisor of Election’s Office… this would be the first time the county has had a consolidated office and warehouse space for the supervisor’s office.
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090825/NEWS01/908250316/1010
FL. Hillsborough County’s Buddy Johnson improperly spent $401,000 as supervisor of elections, audit says
August 22 …Most of the inappropriate spending was money paid to Schifino Lee, a South Tampa advertising firm that produced a public campaign last year for Johnson’s office.