Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
For the first time in over four years of putting out "Daily Voting News" with only a one or two day break 'DVN' is going on a hiatus beginning after tomorrow's edition and for a week. We will be back on Friday, June 1.
The Texas Voter ID bill has gone down in flames in and my new hero, State Senator Mario Gallegos has returned to be under his doctor's care. Gallegos said, --It's time to go home and do what the doctors tell me. It's something that had to be done. If I hadn't been here, they would have passed it." Meanwhile US Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell has submitted an amendment to the immigration bill presently being heard in the Senate that would do the very thing that Senator Gallegos risked his health to stop. ...
NAtional: HR 811 would require a paper trail LINK
NAtional: Cramdown, Stripdown, Lockdown Democracy (A HAVA Primer) LINK
NAtional: Fact vs. Fiction on Holt's Electronic Voting bill - HR 811 LINK
NAtional: League of Women Voters President Denounces Voter ID Amendment LINK
NAtional: Election Technology Council Announces David Beirne as New Executive Director LINK
FL: Election chiefs criticize new machines LINK
FL: Voting officials feeling pressure
Their challenges include an early presidential election and replacing touch screen machines. LINK
FL: Voting change irks supervisors
At a meeting of Florida's elections chiefs, many were critical of a new state law mandating a change from touch-screen voting machines to optical-scan machines. LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota to decide on optical scan LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Recommendation to Sarasota: Both voting systems have flaws LINK
GA: State Election Board fails to act on proposed federal voting law LINK
KY: Runoff requirement on ropes LINK
NJ: Voter-verifiable paper records to be tested: State judge monitors January deadline for ballot-box printers LINK
NY: Electronic vote is not that hard LINK
OH: Vinton County - Ohio elections official visits Vinton County LINK
PA: Luzerne County - Swoyersville man complains about election
Council hopeful says woman worked as voting machine operator while running active write-in campaign. LINK
TN: Gatlinburg - King questioning validity of how 'Burg ballot was set up LINK
TX: Ailing senator helps quash voter ID bill 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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