OR: Election turnout in Multnomah County, Voters' Pamphlet mailing complaints
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/05/
election_turnout_in_multnomah.html http://bit.ly/d6heEh
Walt Nichols, a candidate for Portland City Commission, called Monday to say he still hadn't receive his Voters' Pamphlet -- and neither had some neighbors in his 97206 zip code.
SC: House GOP pushes through voter-ID bill(goes back to senate next)
http://www.thestate.com/2010/05/06/1274837/house-gop-pushes-through-voter.html
SC: South Carolina Anti-Fusion Bill Advances
http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/05/06/south-carolina-anti-fusion-bill-advances-2/
SD: Federal Court Backs Voting Rights Suit Dismissal
http://www.yankton.net/articles/2010/05/06/news
/doc4be252d9a8114179095421.txt http://bit.ly/a653Bf
SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- A federal appeals court Wednesday affirmed a judge's decision five years ago to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the makeup of City Council districts in Martin violates the voting rights of American Indians.
WA: Kitsap County Ready to Send Ballots Overseas Through Cyberspace
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/may/04/kitsap-county-ready-to-send-ballots-overseas/
An effort by Secretary of State Sam Reed to allow overseas voters to return their ballots by fax or e-mail failed to be enacted into law.
WV: Lincoln senator claims ballot fraud, vote buying
http://www.dailymail.com/News/201005050852
National
Census computer glitch could jeopardize count
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/05/census_computer_glitch_could_j.html
Internet Voting Watch
Canada: Renfrew appears poised to adopt electronic ballot
http://www.yourottawaregion.com/news/article/812561--renfrew-appears-poised-to-adopt-electronic-ballot Intelivote will be running electronic voting in about 30 Ontario municipalities for the Oct. 25, 2010 election.
International
UK: Florida in Britain?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/
2010/05/florida_in_britain.html http://bit.ly/crIhnp
THE ROYAL WATCH
A Hung Parliament Means Showtime for the Queen
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/05/a-hung-parliament-means-showtime-for-the-queen.html It's Election Day in the United Kingdom. For the first time in living memory, it's a three-way race, which has potentially tremendous implications for the future of the U.K.'s election system, for the fate of its two-party system, and, yes, for Royal Watchers.
UK: Galloway to name those involved in voter fraud
http://inthesenewtimes.com/2010/05/06/galloway-to-name-those-involved-in-voter-fraud/
UK: WHAT CAN YOU DO IN A UK POLLING STATION?
http://electionupdates.caltech.edu/?p=3196
UK: Voter Registration Surge Adds to UK Election Unpredictability
http://votingmatters.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/voter-registration-surge-adds-to-uk-election-unpredictability/
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/05/
election_turnout_in_multnomah.html http://bit.ly/d6heEh
Walt Nichols, a candidate for Portland City Commission, called Monday to say he still hadn't receive his Voters' Pamphlet -- and neither had some neighbors in his 97206 zip code.
SC: House GOP pushes through voter-ID bill(goes back to senate next)
http://www.thestate.com/2010/05/06/1274837/house-gop-pushes-through-voter.html
SC: South Carolina Anti-Fusion Bill Advances
http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/05/06/south-carolina-anti-fusion-bill-advances-2/
SD: Federal Court Backs Voting Rights Suit Dismissal
http://www.yankton.net/articles/2010/05/06/news
/doc4be252d9a8114179095421.txt http://bit.ly/a653Bf
SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- A federal appeals court Wednesday affirmed a judge's decision five years ago to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the makeup of City Council districts in Martin violates the voting rights of American Indians.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/may/04/kitsap-county-ready-to-send-ballots-overseas/
An effort by Secretary of State Sam Reed to allow overseas voters to return their ballots by fax or e-mail failed to be enacted into law.
WV: Lincoln senator claims ballot fraud, vote buying
http://www.dailymail.com/News/201005050852
National
Census computer glitch could jeopardize count
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/05/census_computer_glitch_could_j.html
Internet Voting Watch
Canada: Renfrew appears poised to adopt electronic ballot
http://www.yourottawaregion.com/news/article/812561--renfrew-appears-poised-to-adopt-electronic-ballot Intelivote will be running electronic voting in about 30 Ontario municipalities for the Oct. 25, 2010 election.
International
UK: Florida in Britain?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/
2010/05/florida_in_britain.html http://bit.ly/crIhnp
THE ROYAL WATCH
A Hung Parliament Means Showtime for the Queen
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/05/a-hung-parliament-means-showtime-for-the-queen.html It's Election Day in the United Kingdom. For the first time in living memory, it's a three-way race, which has potentially tremendous implications for the future of the U.K.'s election system, for the fate of its two-party system, and, yes, for Royal Watchers.
UK: Galloway to name those involved in voter fraud
http://inthesenewtimes.com/2010/05/06/galloway-to-name-those-involved-in-voter-fraud/
UK: WHAT CAN YOU DO IN A UK POLLING STATION?
http://electionupdates.caltech.edu/?p=3196
UK: Voter Registration Surge Adds to UK Election Unpredictability
http://votingmatters.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/voter-registration-surge-adds-to-uk-election-unpredictability/
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