http://www.volunteertv.com/news/headlines/99787054.html?ref=054
Election Day is still three days away, but more of you than ever in Tennessee's history have cast your early August vote.
Internet Vote Watch
Workshop on UOCAVA Remote Voting Systems
http://vote.caltech.edu/drupal/http%3A/%252Fwww.nist.gov/itl/csd/ct/uocava_workshop_aug2010.cfm
Start: 08/06/2010 Purpose: The Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) of the Department of Defense, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are sponsoring a workshop to explore the technical issues associated with remote electronic absentee voting systems for military and overseas voters.
Cyber Attacks on Business A National Security Threat?
http://zikkir.net/tech/159672
http://newsroom.pricerunner.co.uk/1854/articles/technology-articles/how-secure-are-military-it-systems/ According to Mr. Coleman, a computer security specialist at Technoylitcs and consultant to National Intelligence and US Strategic Command, "What is so interesting from a strategic standpoint is that in the cyberarena, China is playing chess while we're playing checkers"
National
Faith in Technology: Drilling, Driving, and Voting
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/faith-in-technology-drilling-driving-and-voting/
In fact, like oil and automobiles, the problem with voting is not the technology. The problem is believing that technology itself is the source of the problems, the only necessary component of a solution, and fervent faith that the proposed next technology is the solution.
Department of Justice Letter to Sen Coryn regarding Move Act Enforcement
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/Cornyn%20ltr%207.30.10.pdf
"As of this writing, no waiver request decisions have been issued for
the November 2010 general election...The Department is fully prepared to file suit against states that do not come into compliance,to be eligible for a waiver, states must submit a waiver application in accordance with the MOVE Act requirements..."
OVERSEAS VOTE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO FOX NEWS REPORT ON MOVE ACT
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016582.html In recognition of states' mammoth tasks to quickly implement this important new federal legislation, I ask commentators: please don't undermine the MOVE Act and insult the states on whom we count to implement it for the benefit of overseas civilian and military voters until you check the facts and get more than one point of view.
Overseas Vote Foundation
https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/
Overseas voters can get help in registering and getting ballots at OVF
Cornyn presses Attorney General Holder to protect the voting rights of U.S. Troopers
http://www.wilsoncountynews.com/article.php?id=29238&n=commentaries-cornyn-presses-attorney-general-holder-to-protect-the-voting-rights-of-us-troopers
"For far too long in this country, we have failed to adequately protect the right of our troops and their families to participate in our democratic process. The MOVE Act was supposed to end this sad history. The right to participate in democratic elections is fundamental to the American experience."
Get Ready for Political Supergroups
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/08/get-ready-for-super-pacs/60803/
As in super PACs, or political action committees, potentially massive political groups that will raise and spend unlimited amounts of money in support of candidates.
Popular vote initiative draws critics
Fairness questioned in Electoral College bill
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/08/02/popular_vote_initiative_draws_critics/
IS READING A LEGAL BLOG IN ONE'S FIELD NOW PART OF THE DUE DILIGENCE OF LAWYERS?
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016575.html
(answer is yes, Rich Hasen's blog is cited in a court ruling)
Can Voter ID Laws Be Administered in a Race-Neutral Manner? Evidence from the City of Boston in 2008http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1625041
We suggest that it may not be feasible to administer voter ID laws in a race-neutral manner in the current United States, and we explore the theoretical and legal consequences of such a conclusion.
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