The Voting News Daily: Why “Citizens United” matters, Iowa Co makes own e-poll software, Utah voters bring ID
Tues Sept 1. “Five Reasons Why Citizens United Is a Truly Momentous Case”. Paper is in: “You can actually run a modern and efficient election on paper,”Hovav Shacham prof of computer science at UC San Diego. An Iowa County develops own e-poll book software
Virginia standardizes student registration. A Jackson City GA councilman charged with rigging his own election. Oregon elections to be headed by former San Bernadio Asst Registrar and elections consultant Steven Trout. Reminder to Utah voters: new law requires you to present ID to vote. A King Co WA judge will decide whether people who sign referendum petitions be registered. A Wisconsin bill would allow released felons to vote.
The Justice Department redirects focus back to civil rights. Allegations of fraud in Afghanistan’s presidential election may affect outcome. There’s no way to verify the vote on India’s paperless voting machines says Dr. S. Ramdoss.
CA. Solano County. Election today for Tauscher’s vacated seat
09/01/2009 …the ratio of vote-by-mail compared to those heading to the polls could be as high as three to one.
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_13244558
CO. Attorney claims ballots may be identifiable
September 1. A local citizen claims he has identified which anonymous “string” is his in digital records released by the city of Aspen after the May election
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/136372
FL. St. Pete voting canvass begins with relative ease
LARGO — No serious voting glitches turned up in the mail ballots before St. Petersburg’s primary election Tuesday, Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark said today…The St. Petersburg canvassing board waded through about 54 questionable mail ballots this afternoon, rejecting about 40 for questionable or missing signatures. That’s after rejecting 120 of 196 questionable envelopes for similar reasons last week.
http://blogs.tampabay.com/baybuzz/2009/08/st-pete-voting-canvass-begins-with-ease.html
GA. Voter fraud admissions rock Jackson city council
August 30. 2009
Admission to some 40 counts of voting irregularities by one councilman have rocked the Jackson city council, resulted in huge fines and could lead to criminal prosecutions. WKEU radio is reporting councilman Tommy Rainey admitted to rigging the election which he won. He has been fined $158,000.
http://www.barnesville.com/archives/1194-Voter-fraud-admissions-rock-Jackson-city-council.html
GA. The Georgia State Election Board at its August 27 Meeting
took the folloiwng actions against a Jackson Georgia City Councilmember, and other Butts County Residents.
http://www.wkeuradio.com/news/seb.htm
IA. Computerized system cuts down on voter errors
August 29, 2009 BURLINGTON, Iowa A computer program designed in Cerro Gordo County is expected to speed up voting by helping poll workers cut time spent processing voters. The program, Precinct Atlas, has already been tested in special
elections in Butler, Johnson, Appanoose, Buena Vista and Monona
counties, and a mock election was held modeled after Election Day in
2008.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-iowacomputerizedp,0,6272224.story
IA. New Polling Software Reaching Half of Iowa
8/31 Mason City, IA- New computer software developed in North Iowa will help poll workers in more than half the state next week…Thanks to the endorsement of Iowa’s Secretary of State the program is getting use in more than 50 Iowa counties for next weeks school elections.
http://www.kimt.com/content/localnews/story/New-Polling-Software-Reaching-Half-of-Iowa/BSVelHObckOkgeKn56-h9g.cspx
IN. Satellite voting centers proposed for next year
Whitehead says she prefers Vote Centers, needs time to decide
9/1/09 Delaware County Clerk Steve Craycraft, a Democrat, proposed establishing two satellite voting sites for the 2010 election at last week’s meeting of the Delaware County Board of Elections.