Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Voter registration is the subject of today's three "Featured" articles. First, nine Senators have introduced S-3308 to require the Department of Veteran Affairs to help veterans to register to vote. We welcome this new legislation but it may be too little too late. Also, voting rights groups have accused Louisiana, Michigan, and Kansas of violations of the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA) by removing legally registered voters from the rolls. It is imperative that every voter in these states, especially, check to ensure their registration is still good. And, voting rights advocates have also filed suit in New Mexico state court over the state's harshly restrictive voter registration law. ...
Featured - National: Bill Introduced to Require the VA to Help Veterans Register to Vote LINK
Featured - National: Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists LINK
Featured - NM: Press Release - Voting Rights Advocates Challenge New Mexico's Voter Registration Law in State Court LINK
National: Robert Brady, Bob Filner Condemn VA Limitations on Voter Registration LINK
National: Press Release - Policy Center Demos Praises New Legislation Designating
Veterans Affairs Offices as Voter Registration Sites LINK
National: Should the votes of dead people be counted? LINK
National: Paper Ballot Makes a Comeback LINK
National: Open-source electronic voting LINK
CO: State takes Montrose County off its elections watch list LINK
CO: Routt County - Secretary of State praises local improvements for voters LINK
FL: Highlands County - Supervisor of Elections trying out new ways to improve voting process LINK
NM: Groups sue over New Mexico voter registration law LINK
NY: Kellner Speaks: Voting systems incomplete, undocumented LINK
OH: Ohio offers paper ballots for touch-screen voters LINK
OH: '04 Ohio election was fair, Blackwell says
Ex-secretary of state defends outcome, process LINK
PA: Marshall Introduces Legislation to Ensure Timely Receipt of Military Ballots LINK
WI: Panel discusses concerns about voter intimidation LINK
**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or OpEdNews.Com**
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