Article: 'Daily Voting News' For July 10, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Today Senator Akaka (D-HI) called on the federal Department of Veteran's Affairs to lift their ban on voter registration drives on Veteran's Administration property. He pointed out that the VA's policy is unnecessary and insulting to veterans who have made enormous sacrifices for our country. He was joined by Sen.s Kerry and Feinstein. Also late today Connecticut Secretary of State Bysiewicz and Washington Secretary of State Reed joined in a bi-partisan campaign to overturn the VA ban, along with the Secretaries of State from Ohio, Montana, Vermont, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Kansas, New Hampshire, and Maine, to the DVA. ...

NAtional: Top Senator Attacks VA for Banning Voter Registration Drives LINK

NAtional: Akaka calls on VA to lift ban on voter registration drives LINK

NAtional: A Citizen's Audit Of An American Election LINK

NAtional: Computer Voting Machine Security -- Prove It LINK

NAtional: Volunteer Poll Workers Help Ensure Integrity of U.S. Elections LINK

AL: Officials Investigate 3 Alabama Counties in Voter Fraud Accusations LINK

AZ: Pima County, AZ, Transportation Election Was Rigged, According to Affidavit from County Employee LINK

AZ: Pima County - Digital vote critics seek probe of whether RTA election rigged LINK

AZ: Pima County - RTA vote questioned by Democrats LINK

FL: Collier County - Columnist - Count one vote against new system LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Defending free elections Sarasota group battling state over accuracy of electronic voting LINK

GA: Handel: Too late to halt voter ID for July primary LINK

NJ: Gloucester County - Controversial election job created LINK

NM: Candidate wants answers about missing NM ballots LINK

OH: Ohio mulls ban on voting machine 'sleepovers' LINK

TX: Appeals court hears Texas electronic voting case LINK

TX: 5th Circuit Hears Arguments in Important Voting Rights Case LINK

TX: Democratic Party files appeal over eSlate voting equipment LINK

TX: Human error or faulty technology? Review screen prompts missed votes on eSlate LINK

TX: No eSlate problems in Taylor County, officials say LINK

WA: Opinion - Parties should back off threats to void election LINK

WA: Editorial - Parties should accept primary system that voters clearly prefer LINK

France: French latest to realize the perils of e-voting LINK

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