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'Daily Voting News' For March 07, 2009
Voter ID news dominates today’s election news. Lawmakers in Mississippi are trying to figure out a way to revive a bill that the State Senate let die. In Oklahoma legislative hearings will be held next week. And in Texas members of the State Senate will be debating a bill next ...
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'Daily Voting News' For March 06, 2009
The large majority of this evenings news is, again, from Minnesota. This is a story that just keeps on giving. A month or so ago some were predicting a final decision as to whom is the Senator from Minnesota would not be made until sometime in April. It looks good ...
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Time to Bring Al Franken to Justice, GOP!
In the Minnesota Independent's coverage of former Sen. Norm Coleman's latest push for a "do-over" election, they also point to our recent coverage of GOP chair Michael Steele's obnoxious and absurd fund raising email to GOP members:
Actually it’s surprising Republicans would even consider letting Franken off with a simple do-over ...
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'Daily Voting News' For March 05, 2009
A Diebold/Premier spokesman, Chris Riggall, has finally spoken about the California Secretary of State’s report on the discovery of violations of the accuracy standards required by federal law and violations of the voting systems standards. In our featured article Riggall shrugs off their violations by minimizing the report.
"I think it's ...
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No Oath Required for Rove, Miers Testimony, None Needed: House Judiciary Source
[See update at bottom of article, for response from whistleblower in Don Siegelman case.]
Given the questions concerning whether or not Karl Rove and Harriet Miers will be required to testify under oath as part of their agreement to give "transcribed depositions under penalty of perjury" concerning the U.S. Attorney ...
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'Green News Report' - March 5, 2009
IN TODAY'S REPORT: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls on America to lead the way to a global green economy ... Happy birthday to the hybrid-electric car ... Obama vows to return science to the Endangered Species Act ... and a Republican governor proposes taxes on free water!
Got ...
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'Daily Voting News' For March 04, 2009
On the heels of yesterday’s announcement of a letter to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and a full report on the findings of an investigation by the California Secretary of State’s office, we have articles from Kim Zetter in her blog for Wired Magazine and one from one of the ...
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BREAKING: CONYERS REACHES AGREEMENT WITH ROVE, MIERS FOR 'TRANSCRIBED' TESTIMONY
Just in from Conyers' office. Rove and Miers will testify, under oath [see explanation in update below], in "transcribed depositions under penalty of perjury"...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
House Judiciary Committee Secures Rove and Miers Testimony in U.S. Attorney Firings
In an agreement reached today between the former Bush Administration and Congressman John ...
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E-VOTE BOMBSHELL: Diebold Tabulator Drops Votes, Allows Undetectable Audit Log Deletion
Guest Blogged by Mitch Trachtenberg of the Humboldt County Election Transparency Project
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has released a remarkable 13-page report [PDF] of her office's investigation into how the Diebold/Premier GEMS software silently dropped all votes contained on 197 ballots from the Humboldt County, California, November 2008 general ...
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German High Court: E-Voting Unconstitutional
A finding by the "highest court" in Germany has found electronic voting to be unconstitutional...
Germany's highest court has ruled that the use of electronic voting in the last general election was unconstitutional.
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September's upcoming elections looks set to see a return to the more traditional pencil and paper countrywide.
Constitutional judge ...
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'Daily Voting News' For March 03, 2009
Yesterday, the California Secretary of State released a letter [PDF] to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and a report of their findings with regards to the problem discovered in early December, in Humboldt Co., with disappearing ballots on the Diebold GEMS v. 1.18.19 voting system.
The letter actually challenges the ...
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STEELE-ING MINNESOTA: New GOP Chair Joins Conspiracy-Theorist Choir Alleging 'Franken Stealing Coleman's Senate Seat'
The "one and only true party of the people" hoping to "rebuild...from the grassroots up," according to an email from its new chairman Michael Steele, seems to be having trouble doing anything differently from the old GOP party. At least if the latest fund raising letter from Steele, charging "liberal ...
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'Green News Report' - March 3, 2009
IN TODAY'S REPORT: March begins with a march on the Capitol Hill power plant; California and China want for water; John Kerry challenges George Will to a green fight in the schoolyard!
The creator of Buzz Flash, Mark Karlin, says the Green News Report is "exciting and informative," and adds: ...
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'Daily Voting News' For March 02, 2009
Lots more from Minnesota today. The Coleman lawyers have rested and now it is the Franken camp’s turn to present their case. They claim they will not take as much time as Coleman’s side. Time will tell....
CA: Riverside County - Audit shows county's voting machines out of compliance in 8 ...
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The EAC Lied, Lever Voting Machines (Almost) Died
Guest Blogged by Andi T. Novick, Esq.
New York is the last state in the nation to have a non-computerized, transparent voting system. We still use immutable, theft-deterring mechanical lever machines to count our votes. (* - Please seen bottom of this article for a quick explanation of how lever machines ...
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Put 'The BRAD SHOW' on the Air!
You, yes you, can put us on the air, three hours a day, five days a week, originating out of San Francisco's great Green960 (KKGN)!
All you have to do is vote for us right here!
They're adding a new show in the 4p-7p PT slot, and we'd be delighted to do ...
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'Daily Voting News' For February 28 and March 01, 2009
It has been a very slow news weekend. Hope it was good for you....
National: States take on election reform http://www.politicsincolor.com/articles/news/02/27/2009/states-take-election-reform.html
CA: Audit calls, despite some missteps, Riverside County Nov. 4 election procedures a success http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_S_audit28.42083d4.html
FL: Florida Sen. Bill Nelson backs letting military vote by e-mail http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-loc-capview-01030109,0,2488017.story
HI: Mail-in election might stir isle ...
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'Daily Voting News' For February 27, 2009
It appears that Florida is going to join the growing list of states that are thinking about using Internet voting for their military and overseas voters. This is a terrible idea that will end-up costing the tax payers of the state millions of dollars to stand-up the scheme and then ...
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Woodruff Parrots GOP Talking Points to WH Budget Director
Guest blogged by Brad Jacobson of MediaBloodhound
In a primer on how to conduct an interview relying almost solely on Republican talking points, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff discussed the new budget plan with White House Budget Director Peter Orszag on Wednesday night.
Woodruff's first question isn't necessarily a Republican talking point, ...
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COLEMAN BUSTED FOR HIDING WITNESS, EMAIL
On Day 1 of the Coleman/Franken U.S. Senate election contest in Minnesota, the Coleman team was busted doctoring evidence.
Earlier this week, the Coleman camp was busted having withheld notes from Franken's team, and today, the end of Week 5, "all hell just broke loose in the Minnesota courtroom," according to ...
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