The Voting News Daily: Ex NM Elections chief blasts SOS. Indiana justice weigh voter ID law. Why internet voting is insecure.
The Muscogee County GA Board of Elections just voted to cut polling places from 48 to 28. “The changes that they’re proposing to make will hurt African Americans and Hispanic voters…” says Marcus Hunter, Columbus NAACP…What could go wrong with internet voting? Ask UVA students with last names beginning with S – Z who were unable to vote in the student body election… Court hears that Indiana’s voter id law has not feretted out any fraud…Case study by Dr. Barbara Simons on why internet voting is insecure…
Al: Bill would require voters to show valid photo ID
http://www.theplainsman.com/view/full_story/6562207/article-Bill-will-require-voters-to-show-valid-photo-IDs?instance=home_news_lead_story
AZ: ‘Missing’ ballots might just be undeliverable
http://tinyurl.com/yz39hgt Coconino County…If you haven’t received your ballot in the mail for the city primary election or the Flagstaff Unified School District budget override on March 9, now is the time to contact the county elections office to get a new ballot issued — and possibly update your address.
CA: Dispute Over Ballot Label for Top Two Primary Ballot Measure in CA
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015418.html
FL: ELECTION-LAW CHANGE WOULD REOPEN SPENDING, ADD FULL DISCLOSURE
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/os-leadership-funds-revived-20100303,0,4610631.story
Tallahassee — Florida legislative leaders are proposing election-law changes that could unleash even more special-interest spending in state elections but require that the millions of dollars pumped into races be fully disclosed to the public.
GA: How far would you drive to vote?
http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=12087904
Currently, 48 voting locations exist, but the new plan makes that number to 28. This leaves some voters driving longer distances to cast their ballots. Dr. Jeanne Dugas is the chair of the Muscogee County Democratic Party and she says, “I think that the board of elections when they say they’re acting in the public’s interest, they’re not acting in that particular public’s interest.”
“The changes that they’re proposing to make will hurt African Americans and Hispanic voters. Let’s be sure about that,” says Hunter.
GA: One Georgia Ballot Access Bill Gets a Legislative Hearing
http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/03/05/one-georgia-ballot-access-bill-gets-a-legislative-hearing/
IN: Indiana justices lob questions at voter ID law
http://bit.ly/9KSlUe …Sullivan noted that at least three election cycles had passed since the law’s passage. “Has the use of this statute ferreted out any voter fraud?” he asked.
No, Horseman said.
IN: Justices weigh burden of voter ID
http://bit.ly/cfFrcL
IN: Vote center’s future in question
http://tinyurl.com/yg9t4yy
MN: Sen. Brown sponsors voter fraud bill
http://www.wlkm.com/?p=11708
Brown’s measures, Senate Bills 692 and 693, establish criminal penalties for any individual or organization attempting to compensate people for voting or refraining from voting, or registering or refraining from registering to vote.
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Two additional bills Brown sponsored, SBs 690 and 691, would prohibit groups like ACORN conducting voter registration drives from establishing quotas or paying bonuses to employees
NJ: Essex County bans election workers from political activities
http://bit.ly/9HvtyD
NM: Ex-NM elections chief blasts secretary of state
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_14512552
SANTA FE – New Mexico’s former elections chief, who resigned last week, alleges Secretary of State Mary Herrera is soliciting funds from firms that contract with her office and has ordered some employees to get signatures on petitions for her re-election campaign
NM: Herrera runs ‘a crooked organization,’ former elections head claims
http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2010/03/herrera-runs-%E2%80%98a-crooked-organization%E2%80%99-former-elections-head-claims/