Guest Blogged by Dave Klein and John Washburn on behalf of VotersUnite.org
We are thankful for the opportunity to honor the work of John Gideon by continuing the Daily Voting News. We appreciate the encouragement expressed and patience during this transition under trying times. Because multiple days are covered in this issue of the DVN, news items within a given state are in chronological order; the date of publication appears in headline of the article for this issue only.NAtional: (April 28, 2009) Majority of Americans Support Voting Reforms LINK
NAtional: (April 29, 2009) Expanding Voter Participation: The Roadmap is Clear LINK
NAtional: (April 30, 2009) RNC Wants Out of Consent Decree Prohibiting Them from Voter Caging LINK
NAtional: (May 1, 2009) Voting System Industry Market Failure Could Lead to Its Disappearance LINK
NAtional: (April 24, 2009) Sequoia WinEDS v 4.0 Test Plan LINK
CA: (April 29, 2009) County (Riverside) pursues voting costs LINK
CA: (April 29, 2009) Cuts will hurt - from elections to animal control, officials say LINK
CA: (April 29, 2009) Voting Changes will Save Money LINK
CA: (April 30, 2009) Humboldt County - Diebold/Premier's Humboldt County Termination Letters LINK
FL: (April 27, 2009) Democracy under Attack in Florida LINK
FL: (April 29, 2009) Voting 'Reform': Shadowy, Shameful Legislation LINK
MD: (April 30, 2009) Guarding ballot access LINK
MO: (April 29, 2009) UM study: Americans like early voting, voter ID proposals LINK
MO: (April 29, 2009) Election officials pan voter ID LINK
MN: (April 28, 2009) Election reform: early voting LINK
MS: (April 29, 2009) Mississippi needs Section 5, voter ID and early voting LINK
MS: (April 30, 2009) Hosemann pushes ballot initiative for voter ID By AMBER CRAIG LINK
MS: (April 30, 2009) Mississippi leader seeks to block voter ID LINK
MS: (May 1, 2009) Two lawmakers move voter ID to court LINK
NY: (May 2, 2009) New Yorkers and Local Governments Acting Now To Save Our Lever Voting System LINK
OK: (April 28, 2009) THE PEOPLE SPEAK: IDs won’t slow down election balloting LINK
RI: (April 30, 2009) House committees approve E-Verify, photo ID measures LINK
SC: (April 29, 2009) The House could take up a controversial "early voting" bill. LINK
SC: (April 28, 2009) Carnahan blasts voter ID bill LINK
TX: (April 23, 2009) Euless rep says voter ID bill will prevent fraud, boost voter participation LINK
TX:(April 27, 2009) First day of early voting kicks off LINK
TX: (April 28, 2009) House GOP Caucus: Texas must have voter ID law LINK
TX: (April 29, 2009) Voter ID compromise circulates on House floor LINK
TX: (April 29, 2009) Waco’s Doc Anderson calls for action on voter photo ID LINK
TX: (April 29, 2009) Republican says Voter ID bill could get stricter LINK
TX: (April 29, 2009) 71 Republicans issue statement on voter i.d. LINK
TX: (April 30, 2009) Groups already opposed to voter ID legislation reject latest version LINK
TX: (April 30, 2009) Compromise would allow two non-photo IDs to replace one photo ID for voting LINK
TX: (April 30, 2009) Voter ID compromise gets cool reception; Most House Republicans oppose delay in effective date. LINK
Belgium: (April 29, 2009) Fortis chiefs hit by shoes and voting machine at EGM LINK LINK
India: (April 30th, 2009) Are you voting today? LINK
Thailand: (29 Apr 2009) Families of officers on poll duty may be deprived of right to vote LINK
Daily Voting News was founded on February 6, 2004 by John Gideon (1947-2009). To assist with Daily Voting News, please send links to news articles to dvn-tips.
Dave Klein
John Washburn
Co-Editors of the Daily Voting News, on behalf of VotersUnite.Org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory democracy." The Creekside Declaration. March 22, 2008
**"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**
We are thankful for the opportunity to honor the work of John Gideon by continuing the Daily Voting News. We appreciate the encouragement expressed and patience during this transition under trying times. Because multiple days are covered in this issue of the DVN, news items within a given state are in chronological order; the date of publication appears in headline of the article for this issue only.
Voter participation issues (such as photo ID and caging) have been much in the news....
Daily Voting News was founded on February 6, 2004 by John Gideon (1947-2009). To assist with Daily Voting News, please send links to news articles to dvn-tips.
Dave Klein
John Washburn
Co-Editors of the Daily Voting News, on behalf of VotersUnite.Org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory democracy." The Creekside Declaration. March 22, 2008
**"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**
