a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas.

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

For the amount of problems the EAC has faced in its short history one would think that it would be important that the President would fill openings on the commission with people who have experience and who meet the requirements mandated by the Help America Vote Act. In fact the President ignored the HAVA requirements and nominated Caroline Hunter to take the seat being emptied by time-limited Paul DeGregorio. Ms Hunter's only elections experience was as one of the Bush-Cheney attorneys challenging voters in Ohio in 2004 and she is presently serving as Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison at the White House. Newsday correctly asks the Senate to 'question Hunter closely on her background and make an enlightened decision on whether her experience meets the statute's requirements'. / The regressive voter ID law in Missouri is being challenged in state supreme court while the Arizona law was blocked in Federal Appeals court. / Newton Co Arkansas has asked the state to allow them to use paper ballots at the polls. They are not confident in the ES&S DREs that have failed them in the past two elections....

NAtional: Editorial - Elections-panel pick. Senate must ensure nominee is able LINK

NAtional: Opinion - Voter ID laws target the vulnerable LINK

NAtional: Opinion - Midterm vote may be hard to trust LINK

NAtional: How Many Bad Elections? LINK

NAtional: Standards to stimulate e-voting? LINK

NAtional: Stumbling toward November LINK

NAtional: Poll Worker Recruitment Drive Attracts Volunteers With a Reform Agenda LINK

NAtional: CNN's Lou Dobbs: 'Flawed elections? We're talking about a disaster here.' LINK

NAtional: Critiquing voting machines with Congress LINK

AR: Newton County - Paper Ballots For General Election LINK

AZ: Appeals Court Says No to Prop 200's Burdensome Voter ID Requirements LINK

AZ: Appellate court blocks enforcement of Arizona voter ID law LINK

AZ: Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Voter ID Law LINK

CA: Alameda County - Suit questions security of county voting system LINK

CA: Alameda County - County Plans Conference on Instant Runoff Voting LINK

CO: Voting machines could be costly for Larimer, Weld LINK

CO: Editorial - Play straight on election rules LINK

FL: Volusia County - Did your vote count? LINK

IN: Editorial - No time to vote? No more! LINK

MD: E-poll books to get 2nd try. But governor is not reassured that glitch is fixed LINK

MD: Opinion - Voting machinery LINK

MD: Ehrlich Disagrees With Decision on Electronic Poll Books LINK

MD: Don't touch the Diebold touchscreen machines LINK

MO: Mo. Supreme Court hears voter ID arguments LINK

MO: Election officials proceeding despite uncertainty LINK

NJ: Columnist - Stealing our votes the high-tech way LINK

NY: Suffolk County ? Press Release - Suffolk County Officials Announce Intent to File Suit Against State over Voting Machine Mandate LINK

NY: Suffolk County - Suffolk Sues State Over Voting Machine Guidelines LINK

NY: Suffolk County - Levy fights on vs. new vote machines LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Voting troubles raise stakes in Cuyahoga County LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - A look at recommended fixes for election problems LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Candidates' party wrong on ballots LINK

OH: Franklin County - Voting machines more plentiful. County has 1,653 more than in '04, as well as a plan to distribute them LINK

PA: Tepid about touchscreens. Doubts over new technology. Poll says Pa. voters say they don't have confidence in machines -- yet. LINK

PA: Montgomery County - Montco voting machines a success in test. County to move ahead with upgrades before official certification. LINK

TN: Shelby County - Demo election suit dismissed LINK

TN: Williamson County - Voter registrations faked in GOP drive. About 150 forms questioned in Metro, Williamson County LINK

TN: Williamson County - REPORT: National GOP May be Tied to Voter Registration Fraud Cases in Tennessee LINK

TX: Harris County - Bilingual poll workers needed LINK

TX: Tarrant County - Parties want voting paper trail LINK

WI: State voting machines under scrutiny LINK

WI: Winnebago County ? Editorial - Final tally: County fails to deliver on high-tech election equipment LINK

WV: West Virginia preparing for technologically advanced general election LINK

GUam: Opinion - Lawmakers must update election law; GEC must avoid repeating mistakes LINK

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John is the Executive Director of VotersUnite.Org