The Voting News Daily: Acorn, Citizens United on Comedy Central, Bogus election maps in Maurin Co OH, DREs cost overruns
Comedy Central in the voting news: When Jon Stewart makes fun of you, you’re in trouble and last night he made fun of the Acorn video scandal. Stephen Colbert comments on “Citizens United v FEC”. Videos of both.
DRES and cost overruns: The Kane County Illinois elections Clerk requests additional $1million to run elections but says county will “save about $1 million over 10 years” in paper costs thanks to switching to electronic voting machines (Hart Intercivic DREs).
Mapquest: Officials in Maurin County Ohio are asking who re-drew the maps prior to the 2007 municipal election causing confusion during the 2007 election?
In New York, a panel discussed the pros and cons of computerized vote counting, paper ballots, and lever machines and the Village Dems endorsed resolution in favor of keeping levers. (video)
“Centralization is no panacea for expanding best practices or for resolving funding problems.”~Mark Sheldon,Champaign County Clerk IL.
The Aspen Colorado Election Commission has asked the State Bar to advise what the commission’s authority is in handling issues arising from the May 5 IRV election.
To Elect or not to Elect, that is the question: Sandra Day O’Connor: End judge elections in state of Washington. *Would this same argument apply to congress or other elected offices?
Hello: has anyone noticed the pending ES&S monopoly of voting systems in US?
Voter turnout: The DOJ ordered Kinston NC to hold partisan elections..then only 1,745voters turned out for the Democratic primary at cost of $20K. Meanwhile, Washington Co Arkansas had record turnout due to property tax increase proposal on the ballot. Voters were offered paper ballots as an option in order to speed up voting.
AL. Ex-councilwoman convicted in Greensboro voter fraud, had forged affidavit of absentee voter
September 14, 2009 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Greensboro City councilwoman has pleaded guilty to voter fraud and will serve two years of probation.
http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-al–fraudconviction,0,7549485.story
AR. Record Early Voting Numbers
September 14, 2009 Early voting ended Monday at 4:30 p.m. During the last week, more than 1,820 arrived at the Washington County Court house to vote. Out of those voters, more than 1,730 voted on the 4.9-mill increase in property tax…In order to make things easier and faster for the voters, the County Clerk’s office offered both electronic and paper ballots. “A lot of people are just dead set against electronic, others want to save paper, so we offer both,” said Pritchard
http://www.kfsm.com/news/kfsm-news-nwa-early-voting-election-day,0,4440839.story
CA. Whitman gives GOP $250,000 for voter registration
09/15/2009…Californians registered as Republicans has fallen from 39 percent in 1990 to 31 percent.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13341537
CA. Bill to Lower Voter Registration Age Heads to Governor
The legislation would allow any 17-year-old to pre-register
09.14.2009 The California legislature on Thursday approved Assembly Bill 30, a bill lowering the voter registration age to 17…AB 30 would create an option for young people who are 17 years or older to pre-register to vote (sometimes known as “advance” registration). When they turn 18, their registration will automatically become active.
http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/091409_bill_to_lower_voter_
registration_age_heads_to_governor/
or use this smaller url: http://tinyurl.com/voter-reg-17