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The Voting News for August 11, 2011
Friday, 12 August 2011, 3:07 pm | Daily Voting News
At 7:05 a.m. Aug. 2, Republican Executive Committee Chairman Pete Perry received an urgent call from a poll worker at the Wynndale Precinct in Terry. The poll worker told him that candidates' names for certain races were not appearing on some of the ... More >>
The Voting News for August 10, 2011
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 3:21 pm | Daily Voting News
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has pulled a news release from its website that alleges vote tampering in Waukesha County by the county clerk. The party chairman, Mike Tate, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that they would not "not pursue questions ... More >>
The Voting News for August 9 2011
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 3:15 pm | Daily Voting News
Clerks across the 18th and 14th Senate districts have been gearing up for a heavy turnout in the recall elections pitting two incumbent Republican senators against their Democrat challengers. More >>
The Voting News for August 8 2011
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 3:12 pm | Daily Voting News
The contentious Hinds County election could be certified by the Democratic party as official this Tuesday. But, the fight will not end there. This appears to be headed to a courtroom. Campaign workers from several camps were keeping close watch over ... More >>
The Voting News for August 2, 2011
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 12:07 pm | Daily Voting News
Americans for Prosperity is sending absentee ballots to Democrats in at least two Wisconsin state Senate recall districts with instructions to return the paperwork after the election date. The fliers, obtained by POLITICO, ask solidly Democratic ... More >>
The Voting News for August 3, 2011
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 12:01 pm | Daily Voting News
IT security firm McAfee claims to have uncovered one of the largest ever series of cyber attacks. It lists 72 different organisations that were targeted over five years, including the International Olympic Committee, the UN and security firms. More >>
The Voting News for 29 July 2011
Monday, 1 August 2011, 12:33 pm | Daily Voting News
Did you know that your constitutional right to vote actually hinges on how often you swipe your debit card at Starbucks? No? Neither did a Wisconsin voter who went to the DMV to get his “free” voter ID card. Since you will need to show a government-issued ... More >>
The Voting News for 27 July 2011
Friday, 29 July 2011, 12:18 pm | Daily Voting News
Republican lawmakers failed Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Beverly Perdue that would have required voters to show photo identification before casting an in-person ballot. The House voted 67-52 in favor of the override, five votes short of what's ... More >>
The Voting News for 26 July 2011
Friday, 29 July 2011, 12:17 pm | Daily Voting News
Apart from the various considerations of political ideology, influence and process regarding Americans Elect, there’s the simple matter of technology. Americans Elect plans to use all-internet-voting to nominate a presidential candidate and to broker ... More >>
The Voting News for July 23 2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 1:43 pm | Daily Voting News
Voter fraud is an "epidemic". It abounds, stealing elections from rightful candidates and places losers into unearned elected office. Republican dominated statehouses across the country are “combating” this problem through strict voter ID legislation, ... More >>
The Voting News for 07/23/2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 11:20 am | Daily Voting News
National: Youth Vote Faces Challenges With Voter ID Legislation | The Nation Voter fraud is an “ epidemic .” It abounds, stealing elections from rightful candidates and places losers into unearned elected office. Republican dominated statehouses ... More >>
The Voting News for 07/22/2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 11:17 am | Daily Voting News
Estonia: Tallinn Calls in Expert to Denounce E-Voting | ERR Yesterday, July 20, the City of Tallinn bolstered its drive to bar the nation's much-touted e-voting system from local elections, holding a press conference where prominent US computer ... More >>
The Voting News for 07/16/2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 11:14 am | Daily Voting News
National: GOP To Push Stronger Voter I.D. Laws, Says ‘Voter Fraud Is Real’ | CNSnews.com Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus repeated his party’s commitment to stronger voter identification laws, saying that the GOP would not give ... More >>
The Voting News for July 16, 2011
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 12:12 pm | Daily Voting News
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus repeated his party’s commitment to stronger voter identification laws, saying that the GOP would not give up the fight against voter fraud. More >>
The Voting News for July 15, 2011
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 12:09 pm | Daily Voting News
Sussex County freeholders are withholding payment to the company that provides and services the county's election computers until the board can get a face-to-face meeting with company representatives. More >>
The Voting News for 07/08/2011
Monday, 11 July 2011, 1:18 pm | Daily Voting News
A series of laws and proposals popping up across the country this year to strengthen voter identification requirements is part of an effort to discourage voting by students, who turned out in large numbers for Barack Obama in 2008, the head of Rock the Vote ... More >>
The Voting News for July 6, 2011
Friday, 8 July 2011, 4:10 pm | Daily Voting News
JoAnne Balthazor can't remember ever not voting in an election — it's that serious of a civic duty to her. That's why Balthazor, 69, a retired postal clerk from Madison, was getting a state-issued photo identification card Friday at the Division of Motor ... More >>
The Voting News for 07/07/2011
Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:03 pm | Daily Voting News
• Rhode Island: Rhode Island embraces voter ID | stateline.org • Oklahoma: Cherokee Elections Continue in Tribal Court | Indian Country Today • Rhode Island: Opponents surprised by Chafee’s signing of voter-ID bill | The Providence Journal • Oklahoma: ... More >>
The Voting News for July 7, 2011
Friday, 8 July 2011, 12:20 pm | Daily Voting News
The Rhode Island Tea Party is praising the Democratic-led General Assembly and Governor Lincoln Chafee, an independent, for requiring voters in future elections to show identification at the polls. More >>
The Voting News for July 4, 2011
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 3:35 pm | Daily Voting News
July 1, 1971 saw the 26th amendment, which reduced the minimum voting age from 21 to 18, and millions of college-age Americans were given the right to vote. 40 years later, lawmakers are attacking this Constitutional right by introducing so-called ... More >>
