The Voting News Daily: Indiana Strikes Down Voter ID, NY voting machine malfunctions, How about pilot for paper ballots?
An Indiana appellate court threw out the law on voter ID that the US Supreme Court had said was constitutional, saying that it violated Indiana’s constitution.
A federal lawsuit Demands More Equal Population for U.S. House Districts
The United States is one of few democratic nations that place the entire burden of registering to vote on individual citizens, and registration numbers reflect that.
Connecticut voting activist Luther Weeks gives first hand account of election recanvass.
Nebraska lawmakers to consider use of grocery stores and other non traditional locations as polling places.
NY Primary problems with both new voting machines being piloted and levers machines.
Speaking of election pilots, how about a pilot for hand counted paper ballots in LA county? ~ Brad Friedman asks. (Why not?)
No ballots,no barristers for Aspen Colorado with concerns r/e May election at this time. Aspen awaiting decision by state bar on whether they need independent council.
AK. Victory for Merit Selection in Alaska
09/17/09 On Friday, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit mounted by Indiana attorney James Bopp Jr. that challenged how Alaska chooses its judges… Alaska has a merit-based system for the selection of judges. As such, it empowers the Alaska Judicial Council to screen applicants and come up with a list of possible nominees for judicial openings; the list is forwarded to the governor, who then appoints the nominee of his or her choice.
http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/archives/victory_for_merit_selection_in_alaska/#When:21:47:01Z
CA. Technology, Diversity, Democracy: The Future of Voting Systems in Los Angeles County (symposium)
http://electionupdates.caltech.edu/?p=2838
CA. L.A. County Puts ‘Technology’ Before ‘Democracy’ (all-day symposium)
Brad Friedman suggests a pilot of hand counted paper ballots for LA.
While others in my particular break-out session seemed to treat the notion of hand-counting paper ballots at the polling place — which, as I’ve recently pointed out, is “Democracy’s Gold Standard” — like an idea that just landed from the planet Mars, the conversation has begun… “We need to think about transparency and auditability as the key components to accuracy and security,” ~ LA County’s Election Tally Systems Manager Ken Bennett
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7419
CO. Election commission questions will linger
September 17, 2009 The ethics committee of the Colorado Bar Association will take at least a few months to weigh in on the question of whether Aspen City Attorney John Worcester would have a conflict of interest in advising the city’s election commission on its powers and jurisdiction, according to a Colorado Bar Association staffer.
The election commission, a three-member panel called for in the city charter and state statute to oversee elections, has asked for a legal opinion on what it can and can’t do before it wades into any issues surrounding the May municipal election.
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/136626
CO. Council denies election commission’s request
Aspen’s elected officials on Monday night voted to deny the city election commission’s request to hire an outside attorney to determine its authority before it addresses a citizen’s claim that his voting rights were violated in the May election. Officials also denied another resident’s request to release all of the election’s ballot images so they can be reviewed independently.