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General News 4/28/2007 at 8:34 PM EDT

'Daily Voting News' For April 28, 2007

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The state of Texas has taken action to close the elections office in Waller County. The state will be providing monitors who will be closely watching the election process in the county. This as a result of numerous complaints from citizens of the county, including students of Prairie View A&M University, who were disenfranchised last November. Meanwhile yesterday the Florida state Senate passed a bill that may finally give the voters a paper ballot and end the use of DREs....

FL: Senate votes to end touch-screen voting LINK

FL: Senate Passes Elections Bill LINK

FL: Paper ballot system appears likely LINK

FL: Senate votes to move primary LINK

FL: Plan to spen $28 million on new voting machines clears the Senate LINK

FL: Osceola County - Federal judge won't toss out election result LINK

NJ: Toms River - Two critics of voting machines to be heard LINK

NY: Vendors Try an End Run Around NYS Election Law LINK

OH: Stark County - A paper chase for board of elections LINK

TX: Database glitch may hurt early vote LINK

TX: Waller County - Claims of voting violations bring monitors to Waller County LINK

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