All this and more in today's voting news below...
CA: Judge issues temporary restraining order for special election to fill Maldonado's seathttp://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15071849
CO: DA says Marks' election affidavit to remain private (Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/140577The District Attorney's office has denied a request to make public Aspen resident Marilyn Mark's affidavit alleging election violations.
IA: Federal decision on $2.5 million in questioned HAVA spending out soon, official says
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/05/12/federal-decision-on-2-5-million-in-questioned-hava-spending-out-soon-official-says/
The executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Thomas Wilkey, will examine the issues flagged and see whether they've been addressed so that they won't happen again in the future, a staffer said today.
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And there are five "current" cases before the executive director concerning Iowa, Illinois, New Jersey, Nebraska and California.
ME: Voting by Absentee Ballot Keeps Getting Easier
http://freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=52&SubSectionID=78&ArticleID=6517
http://www.marylandreporter.com/page5505750.aspx
State elections officials are developing regulations to tell candidates on how they should identify themselves on social media such as Facebook and Twitter
MO: Missouri photo ID legislation likely dead
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain
/article/1/0/1649248/St..Louis.Public.Radio.News/Photo.I.D..legislation.likely.dead
http://bit.ly/9L7m9L
NY: Governor sets date to replace Massa
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iLVCABYO6xwh-xTtVABOvnTeyyNwD9FLL68G1
PA: Review of 08 Vote Records in Montgomery County Reveals Discrepancies Between Votes Cast and Voters(Sequoia AVC Advantage)
http://www.electionreformnetwork.us/node/229
Network Reports Disparities Between Machine Counts and Voter Sign-ins for Most Election Districts in 08; Calls for a Reconciling of Voter Sign-ins with Machine Counts Before Results Are Official
WV: Absentee ballots flip two races in Lincoln
http://wvgazette.com/News/201005120898
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Election results in Lincoln County's two most hotly contested races flip-flopped after absentee ballots and results of early voting were tallied.
Internet Voting Watch
Canada: TOWNSHIP CONSIDERS TELEPHONE, INTERNET VOTING
http://www.independent.on.ca/site/?q=node/1151
Huron-Kinloss council is split over whether it wants to switch to telephone and Internet voting for October's municipal election, or stick with mail-in ballots.
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This time around, 30 municipalities have signed up for e-voting. In this area, Brockton and South Bruce are considering it.
Canada: Electronic voting all set to be in place for Oct. 25 municipal election
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all+set+to+be+in+place+for+Oct.+25+municipal+election (Amprior)
http://bit.ly/azwjNT
India: Govt calls for opinions for e-voting in civic polls
http://www.todaynews.in/city/ahmedabad/govt-calls-for-opinions-for-e-voting-in-civic-polls-72863.html
International
India: Electronic Voting Machine stolen from high-security room in collectorate
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_electronic-voting-machine-stolen-from-high-security-room-in-collectorate_1382837 The incident came to notice when a local television channel in Hyderabad displayed the EVM last week
Kenya post-election violence case 'unstoppable'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8678427.stm
More than 1,300 people died in fighting after late 2007's disputed elections.
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