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SC: Court Ruling Could Boost Third Parties
Fusion Voting Still Alive For Now
http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=1992912064017974&ShowArticle_ID=11011003101204074
South Carolina is one of only four states that allow multiple political parties to nominate the same candidate for an election. The practice, known as "fusion" voting, strengthens third-party bids

TX: Dallas Voters Suspect Fraud (with absentee ballots)
http://bit.ly/bqWTCK

TX: County clerk asks for recount
http://bit.ly/cTCLLu ...The party is working with Hart InterCivic -- the company that tabulated the election votes -- to determine when officials can perform the recount. Patterson said it also is not clear yet whether the Hart officials must perform the recount...

TX: Justice Department clears voting plan
http://bit.ly/d9pkRS The City of Boerne...
In a two-paragraph letter dated March 8, Chris Herren, the acting chief of the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice, told City Attorney Mick McKamie the city can proceed with the May elections of council members from districts.

VA: Va. House votes to keep voter records closed
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/va-house-votes-keep-voter-records-closed

National

Antitrust and Your Vote
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/opinion/11thu3.html?ref=opinion
The Justice Department's work should not end with blocking this one sale.

Another ACORN Court Victory; Federal Judge Strikes Down Funding Ban as Unconstitutional
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7736 Judgment Grants ACORN Declaratory, Permanent Injunctive Relief Slams Congress for acting without administrative process or trial..

FAIR Slams NYT's 'Wildly Misleading' ACORN Coverage
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7740
The New York Times "was duped" and "refuses to own up to mistakes in the paper's coverage" of the now-infamous ACORN "pimp" hoax video

Edward Blum on the Irving Case About Counting Non-Citizens in Drawing Districts
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015460.html

National voter registration form now available in five Asian languages
http://www.eac.gov/blog-postings/national-voter-registration-form-now-available-in-five-asian-languages

Internet voting watch

Canada: Markham, Ontario. Questions raised about Markham's e-voting system after dog reportedly added to voter's list
http://bit.ly/dkr7BF

Canada: No guarantees online
http://www.tbnewswatch.com/opinion/84109/No-guarantees-online
...With Internet voting, how does general public have the opportunity to examine the ballots? Where is the guarantee my vote would be kept secret?
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We should return to hand-counted ballots, not only for the transparency, but also for the lesser cost and the fact the people determine the outcome of the election, not administration.

UK: Internet will influence UK General Election
http://www.techeye.net/internet/internet-will-influence-uk-general-election
...The idea of e-voting was also raised, which a poll today found that more than three quarters of electors 77 percent - would vote on the internet if they could. The idea was put forward that everyone gets an automatic postal vote. This was dismissed by Wyatt who said that anyone would "put it straight in the bin" as we do with all council correspondence...

However, Sparrow was for the idea of an e-vote saying: "The internet is a necessity. If you don't have a connection then you will be at a disadvantage."

UK: Seriously: Keep the general election offline
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-03/11/seriously-keep-the-general-election-offline.aspx
Let's put an end to this sordid behaviour before it gets out of hand, and before a cat registers your vote by walking across a keyboard

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