http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_15501475?nclick_check=1
in Hennepin County, Deputy County Attorney Pat Diamond said authorities are investigating 216 allegations flagged by Minnesota Majority but have yet to charge anyone from that list.
Carruthers said more than a third of their list was immediately dismissed, and another 135 have been investigated without resulting in charges
NY: N.Y.'s elections being Floridized(LTE)
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=950057&category=LETTER
The plaintiffs are right; New York's elections are being Floridized. But their complaint is the tip of the iceberg.
OR: Breaking News: Ballot snafu worries county officials*
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TILLAMOOK - An oversight compiling language for county Ballot Measure 29-99 has county officials worried that voters won't recognize it as request for a bond measure to finance replacement of the county fairgrounds grandstand and bleachers.
http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100713/NEWS01/7130344
MONTPELIER Early voting in Vermont's hotly contested 2010 primary kicked off Monday, but some communities turned people away due to a lack of ballots.
VT: Election ballot error*(We ran this under CT yesterday in error)
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12793289
Montpelier, Vermont. Primary election ballots sent to cities and towns around Chittenden County had to be destroyed and replaced due to a printer's error.
Secretary of State Deb Markowitz says the problem was the Democratic ballot was printed on a larger piece of paper than the Republican or Progressive ballots. The ballots were replaced in time to meet Monday's early voting deadline.
VT: Deputy Secretary of State Bill Dalton On The Early Voting System
http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/88451/
Voting for the 2010 Primary election begins today. That's because Vermont's early voting system is now up and running.
The Legislature made some changes to the state's election laws this winter and one of the changes allows voters to cast their ballots 45 days before an election.
WV: Election expenses concern officials
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/540157.html
"I hope this additional financial expense is not born by the counties, because elections are not cheap and we have not built it into our budget for this year,"
Internet Voting Watch
Online Voting Company Scytl Raises $9.2 Million
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http://is.gd/dr6Q1 Analysts believe that the public sector market for electronic voting systems is worth approximately $1.5 billion.
National
Election Officials Consider Upgrades to Registration System
http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/archives/election_officials_upgrades
Many states have already reaped the benefits of modernization, reducing costs and improving their voter registration systems.
What Won't Brown Do for You?
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016419.html Soon after Democrats and reform groups put all their DISCLOSE eggs in the Scott Brown basket, Brown came out firmly and strongly against it.
International
Nigeria: New INEC commissioners doubt use of e-voting
http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/5593627-147/new_inec_commissioners_doubt_use_of.csp
Abdulkadri Oniyang and Amina Zakari, the two newest national commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have expressed doubts over the use of electronic voting in the 2011 election.
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