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'Daily Voting News' For April 25, 2007

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org While legislation that would essentially do away with DRE voting in Florida in favor of optical scan voting sailed through the House without problem a Senate bill has been amended 14 times with amendments that try to help some legislatorà ‚¬ „ s agenda to make it harder for people to vote. Added to the bill were unheard amendments that would limit the ability of groups to register voters and that would prohibit unions from political activity. Support for the legislation was immediately withdrawn by the Democratic party, League of Women Voters, ACLU, AFL-CIO and many others. So why this change? Is it an act to put in a poison pill to kill the bill or is it a hope that there is enough strength in the bill that it can carry these restrictive, disenfranchising amendments?...
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  • FL: Addition of 14 amendments to election bills irks some LINK
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  • NY: Troy - Critics wary of new voting devices LINK
  • RI: Panel to look at changing how we vote LINK
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  • TX: Potter County - Clerk sees elections come, go County officials keep turning to their star for 31 years LINK
  • WA: Clark County - In our view: Efficient Elections County to purchase modern machine LINK
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