The Voting News Daily: KY $250K vote buy. TX Terrible Tues contd. DOJ may clear monopoly merger. ACORN update
My favorite quote from Texas Terrible Tuesday: “I thought the electronic voting machines were supposed to be more efficient.” ~ John Muns, candidate for county judge…Postcards detailing CT voter’s records spur complaints…FL blind decry bid to stall paper ballot…KY court hears testimony about vote rigging from 2002-2007: Former Clay clerk describes $100,000 worth of vote-buying in 2002 primary and $150,000 by the opposing group…A “glitch” in internet voting caused the University of S Florida to invalidate their 2010 presidential election… The Wall Street Journal says “Voting-Machine Deal to Be Cleared by U.S.”…Murdoch’s NYPost on ACORN Vids: ‘Highly Edited Splice Job’…
All this and more in today’s voting news below…
AZ: Judge upholds law on Ward-only elections (Pima County)
http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=12083999
CA: What Do Debra Bowen and The Clash Have in Common?
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015409.html
CA: Redistricting: Keeping California from reaching #1?
http://bit.ly/9OCQRp
CO: Commissioners purchase voting system (ballot on demand printing)
http://www.themountainmail.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=18576
Chaffee County…Purchase of the $52,565 Ballot Now voting system, was unanimously approved by county commissioners during their regular meeting Tuesday.
CT: Postcards detailing voting records spur complaints
http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/stratfordstar/news/localnews/51150-postcards-detailing-voting-records-spur-complaints.html
Complaints were lodged with both Democrats and Republicans Tuesday after a group of residents received a postcard detailing the voting records of their neighbors.
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“After the March 2nd special election, you will be mailed an updated chart. You and your neighbors will know who voted and who did not,” the card states
FL: BLIND DECRY BID TO STALL PAPER BALLOT
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/mar/04/na-blinddecrybidtostallpaperballot/news-politics/
A group of blind residents is protesting a proposal in the Legislature to delay voting by paper ballot until 2016 for voters with physical disabilities.
FL: Election left in limbo (USF student govt internet election)
http://www.usforacle.com/election-left-in-limbo-1.2177012
A computer glitch during the voting process in the Student Government elections has left officials wondering how to carry out the race.
The CEO of the business sponsoring USF Student Government (SG)’s online election ballots says the company takes “full responsibility” for the glitch that caused the invalidation of the 2010 presidential voting results.
FL: Bill Filed by Paula Dockery Targets Open Government, Records
Proposal, a major reform filed by Dockery and Ford, would streamline laws.
http://bit.ly/comtiC
After years of almost annual legislative attempts to close parts of Florida’s open government laws, public records advocates have something to cheer about in a bill…
GA: Voting precinct consolidation passes
http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=12086678
And residents were not afraid to voice their opposition with consolidating 48 precincts down to 28.
IN: Court set to hear voter ID arguments
http://bit.ly/anSV19
The politically charged issue has been embroiled in lawsuits since the adoption of the 2005 law, which requires voters to present a government-issued photo ID.
IN: Watch the Indiana Supreme Court Oral Arguments on the LWV v. Rokita Voter ID Case
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015406.html
KY: Former Clay clerk describes $100,000 worth of vote-buying in 2002 primary *
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/03/03/1166415/former-clay-clerk-describes-100000.html
FRANKFORT — The loser in a knock-down race for Clay County clerk in 2002 sat in a courtroom with the winner Wednesday and said both sides bought votes hand over fist.
Former county Clerk Jennings B.