The Voting News Daily: IEEE on Diebold sale -“Good riddance”, former NM SOS waives arraignment, $10M for Biometric voter ID, not bread?
Why should you care about “Citizens United vs FEC”? The case “if decided wrongly, could surrender control of our democracy to corporate interests.” – EJ Dionne of WaPo. The Supreme Court case is set for argument on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The IEEE (electrical engineering standards group) has something to say about the Diebold sale: “Good riddance.”
A Maryland political blogger posts a 3 part series about MD’s top election officials, “Linda Lamone, Administrator for Life”. Attorney for New Mexico’s former SOS Vigil-Giron asks judge to dismiss charges until impartial prosecutor can be found. Vigil-Giron faces charges of fraud, tax fraud and money laundering related to misuse of HAVA funds. Threat of flooding may force King Co WA election office to move to a temporary location, the move would cost $1 million.
Afghan Results Raise Suspicions. Northern Ireland implements Individual Voter Registration, moving away from “household” registration. Why was $10 million spent on a biometric voter id system for Somaliland, a country with GDP per head of $226 and 72% of country doesn’t even have fresh water? *Many jurisdictions in the US are holding elections right now – have you voted or are you going to?
FL. HOW FLORIDA CAN AVERT LOPSIDED VOTING DISTRICTS
September 6, 2009 It should be a neutral process. In five states, it is. Independent redistricting commissions draw up boundaries based on population and geography. In a few states, commissions and state legislatures collaborate. In most states, Florida
among them, the process is mostly political.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opnOPN65090609.htm
MD. Political blog series on Linda Lamone, Maryland’s top election official.
A local political blogger in MD did a 3 part series on Linda Lamone.
Maryland’s Administrator for Life, Part One
Suppose a local bill (a bill affecting only one county) gets the unanimous support of its local government, the unanimous support of its county delegation in Annapolis and is passed by the House of Delegates by 135-0. You would think it would be headed for the Governor’s desk, right?
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/08/marylands-administrator-for-life-part.html
Maryland’s Administrator for Life, Part Two
Perhaps the one thing for which Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) Administrator Linda Lamone will always be remembered is her stauch support of Diebold voting machines, which the state began using in 2001.
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/09/marylands-administrator-for-life-part.html
Maryland’s Administrator for Life, Part Three
State Board of Elections (SBE) Administrator Linda Lamone has earned a legion of enemies in her 12-year tenure at the agency…
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/09/marylands-administrator-for-life-part_02.html
MN. Grants available to improve polling access
September 3, 2009 Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is seeking grant proposals from Minnesota cities, townships and counties for federal money to improve disability access to polling locations.
http://legal-ledger.com/item.cfm?recID=12203
NC. Craven elections board, judges gather as voting time nears (getting ready for city elections)
Under state law, when the North Carolina State Board of Elections began conducting elections for cities in the 1960s, four ways were provided, depending on the individual municipal charter…Cities have the option of using one elections method, including a nonpartisan election with a runoff, a partisan election, a partisan primary with an election, or simple plurality.