Alabama’s House of Representatives approved a bill allowing Internet voting for overseas and military voters today. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case Citizens United vs. FEC naturally dominated today’s media coverage of election issues. There is too much reporting, analysis and commentary of the decision to summarize here. Election Law Blog (http://electionlawblog.org/) is a strong resource for background and discussion of the case.
All this and more in today’s Voting News below…
AL: Alabama House OKs military, overseas voting legislation
http://www2.eprisenow.com/ent/news/local/article/alabama_house_oks_militaryoverseas_voting_legislation/124082/
IL: Toppert asks for state board to eye R.I. County election
http://www.wqad.com/news/wqadtopppert-asks-state-board-election-help012210,0,5437439.story
…”On Wednesday, [Rock Island County Clerk candidate] Toppert fired off a letter to the state election authority asking for extra eyes to watch polls and the electronic voting machines around the county.”…
MN: Our View: Beware of New Voting Systems
http://mankatofreepress.com/editorials/x1059039783/Our-View-Beware-of-new-voting-systems
TN: Election commission votes for new building
http://www.decaturcountyonline.com/article.asp?art=1495
TN: Casteeel pleased with delay of bill regarding voting machines
http://www.tullahomanews.com/news/view_article.asp?idcategory=9&idarticle=8667
National
Court Reverses Limits on Campaign Spending
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575016942930090152.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories
How Corporate Money Will Reshape Politics (wide-ranging commentary)
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/how-corporate-money-will-reshape-politics/#richard
Citizens United vs. FEC: Is it Time for a Free Speech for People Amendment?
http://www.voteraction.org/news-article/2010/citizens-united-v-fec-time-free-speech-people-amendment
International
Kenya: IIEC to use electronic voting system
http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=62014
Voting News by Joyce McCloy.
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