http://www.trustthevote.org/d-c-resets-timeline-for-digital-vote-by-mail-service
... The project has been given some breathing room and will launch during the general election in November as publicly announced this morning.
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Meanwhile the D.C. Elections Executive Director Rokey Suleman stated earlier this morning:
We are delaying this project to take the time to properly configure the hardware and software, conduct a public evaluation and feedback period, and educate overseas voters about their choices.
National
OVF Research Newsletter July - August 2010
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?OverseasVoteFoundati/f3b2bb489b/6892a3d86f/0b8b5a32ef
The American Diaspora by Judith Murray, These are our numbers: Civilian Americans Overseas and Voter Turnout by Dr. Claire M. Smith,When Citizenship Doesn't Equal Voting Rights
NASS Designates September National Voter Registration Month
http://nonprofitvote.blogspot.com/2010/08/nass-designates-september-national.html
The goal of designating September 2010 as National Voter Registration Month is to make eligible voters aware of registration deadlines and requirements for this year's November 2 general election.
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For more information visit http://www.canivote.org and http://www.nonprofitvote.org/.
International
India: Hari Prasad to present his "EVM paper' at Chicago
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hari-prasad-to-present-his-evm-paper-at-chicago/674796/
Two days after his release on bail, Hyderabad-based researcher Hari Prasad is busy preparing for a presentation of his controversial paper on security aspects of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) at a conference in Chicago on October 5
Philippines: Prisoners gain freedom to vote
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/274283/prisoners-gain-freedom-vote
The Bureau of Jail and Management and Penology (BJMP) said that inmates can now decide the fate of local candidates in the next local election citing that the 20,000 detainees who registered for the May 10 national elections and the newly registered inmate voters is enough to make a difference in the next elections.
Philippines: CA upholds Comelec execs suspension tied to poll folder
http://www.mb.com.ph/node/274273/ca-uphold
The six-month suspension slapped by the Office of the Ombudsman against Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials linked to the botched P690-million ballot secrecy folder (BSF) contract remains in effect.
This developed as the Court of Appeals (CA) refused to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Ombudsman and order placing the Comelec executives under preventive suspension for the alleged overpriced contract for folders that were supposed to be used in the May 10 automated elections
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