The Voting News Weekly: The Voting News Weekly March 10-16 2014
Sequoia Voting Systems is accusing Dominion Voting Systems Inc. of paying too little for their operations in 2010. The majority leader Eric Cantor has made a major, personal investment in connecting to the civil rights movement but winning support from the bulk of the Republican Conference for a proposed Voting Rights Act amendment isn’t an easy task. Voices in the Republican party are challenging Iowa’s privileged role in opening the nomination process, while Utah is challenging New Hampshire’s traditional position as the first primary in the nation. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine certified on Monday petition language to add a Voters Bill of Rights to the Ohio Constitution. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker indicated that he would be open to calling a special legislative session to approve a Voter ID law if courts continue to block previous attempts to establish a voter id requirement. The Taliban has vowed to target Afghanistan’s presidential election, urging their fighters to attack polling staff, voters and security forces, while voters in Crimea will not have the option of not joining the Russian Federation in a hastily organized referendum this weekend.