The Voting News Weekly: The Voting News Weekly for May 19-25 2014
Voting data that was formerly difficult to access is now readily available through the use of digital technology raising questions about voter privacy. Hans von Spalovsky made the case against internet voting in the National Review. Voters encountered problems in Arkansas’s first election under a new voter ID law. A trial that could decide the redistricting of Florida’s congressional districts began Monday. Kansas counties looking a new voting equipment reflect a nationwide trend toward paper ballot voting systems. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick an omnibus election bill into law that establishes online voter registration, in-person early voting, and post-election audits. Elections are being held today across Europe, including Ukraine, where violence in several Eastern provinces threatens to disrupt voting and technical flaws and evidence of vote rigging prompted Malawi’s incumbent President Joyce Banda to demand a recount.