The Voting News Daily: Internet Voting for Australia and Oshawa Ontario? E-voting for London? ACORN probed, ACORN sues
Internet Voting Whack-A-Mole continues: Australia considers internet voting. Oshawa Ontario politicians want internet voting but will put it off until 2014.
London plans to use electronic voting in 2012.
The Justice Dept is probing ACORN and meanwhile ACORN is suing the film producers who secretly recorded embarrassing videos.
Is New York ready for voting machines yet? A local paper issues a call for more robust auditing, more stringent protocols. The paper also urges that “undervote” reporting function on the voting machines be turned on, so that voters will be warned if they leave a contest unvoted.
Data, Modernization, and Reform…”the practical concerns of election officials seem to get minimal hearing as policy makers proceed.” Mark Shelden, Champaign County Clerk
Early voting promo: The Hammer and the Wild Thing.
Video: “Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President”
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CA. Instant runoff voting debate leads to council meltdown
09/23/2009 http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_13401783
FL. Lawsuit Over Florida Green Party Mystery Candidates Enters New Phase
September 23rd, 2009
http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/09/23/lawsuit-over-florida-green-party-mystery-candidates-enters-new-phase/
MN. Mathematics expert: IRV not the answer
Minnesota Public Radio September 23, 2009
St. Paul, Minn. — A mathematician who’s spent years analyzing voting systems told a Minneapolis audience Tuesday that instant runoff voting is not the answer.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/23/mathematician-criticizes-instant-runoff-voting/
NC. Reidsville has unique election cycle
September 22, 2009
WENTWORTH — The city of Reidsville is in a class all its own when it comes to elections. The city votes for its mayor and council in October rather than in November, and that usually means confusion for its residents, said Tina Cardwell, deputy director of the Rockingham County Board of Elections.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/09/21/article/heads_up_reidsville_your_election_will_be_in_october
NY. State and city unready for voting machine headaches
September 22nd 2009…the state Board of Elections has to listen to auditing experts now, and develop protocols that guarantee votes were counted properly. So far, the board’s proposals fall far short of that goal.
The state board should also be faulted for directing counties to turn off a feature that would alert voters if they missed or “undervoted” a ballot.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/09/22/2009-09-22_state_and_city_unready_for_voting_machine_headaches.html#ixzz0RyYRShUk
OH. Ohio SOS Brunner rules State Sen. Husted is not a resident of his elected district
September 22,Ohio Secretary of State (SOS) Jennifer Brunner, broke a tie vote by the Montgomery County Board of Elections (MCBOE) by ruling that State Sen. Jon Husted of Kettering…is not a resident for purposes of voting of his district..According to Brunner’s research, Husted’s wife has been a registered voter in Franklin County and has voted there starting with the general election of 2002.
http://www.examiner.com/x-23537-Columbus-Government-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Ohio-SOS-Brunner-rules-State-Sen-Husted-is-not-a-resident-of-his-elected-district
SC. Voting fraud case ends
September 23, 2009
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/23/voting-fraud-case-ends/
United States
“Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President“
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/voting_machines_elect_one_of
Data, Modernization, and Reform
Champaign County Clerk
…At the same time, the practical concerns of election officials seem to get minimal hearing as policy makers proceed.
http://blog.champaigncountyclerk.com/2009/09/23/data-modernization-and-reform/
ACORN Shutting Down Tax Clinics, Vows to Continue Voter-Registration Efforts
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/09/23/acorn_shutting_down_tax_clinic.html?wprss=44
ACORN sues filmmakers
September 23rd
WASHINGTON (CNN) — ACORN filed suit Wednesday in Baltimore, Maryland, against two filmmakers who secretly recorded videos embarrassing to the agency, claiming the pair violated state law by recording their conversations without permission of the employees involved…O’Keefe and Giles also attempted to capture similar videos at ACORN offices in other cities but failed.