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Daily Voting News - 13 May 2005


Today all Texans should be mourning the death of HB-166, a bill that was the best chance Texans would have for a voter verified paper ballot. Voting activists in the state have worked very hard to get this bill, or any bill that guaranteed them verifiable elections, through the legislature. Unfortunately, those efforts were met by politicians who do not care about verification as long as they can win the elections. We all owe the Texas citizen activists a large debt of gratitude for their selfless work. Thank you.
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Florida – Editorial - Voters weren't a priority
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2005/05/13/m18a_legelections_edit_0513.html

Edcouch, Hidalgo Co., TX - No change after Edcouch recount
http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=7205&Section=Valley

Hamilton Co., OH – The county has decided to join with 4 other counties in the ES&S lawsuit against Blackwell and the state.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050513/NEWS01/505130417/1056

Camden, NJ - Decision expected today in voting machine suit
http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/southjersey/m051305s.htm

Tompkins Co., NY – Editorial - Optical scan voting: Albany can't decide, so Tompkins should
http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20050513/opinion/2134984.html

Benton Co., AR - Deadline to choose voting machine nears for Election Commission
http://nwanews.com/story.php?paper=bcdr§ion=News&storyid=20503

Florida - ‘Pro bono’ becomes $2.2 million
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=42844

Rep. John Conyers Jr. - The GOP's Attack On Voting Rights
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050513/the_gops_attack_on_voting_rights.php

Pottawattamie Co., IA – Another county is forced, by new voting machine costs, to combine precincts and make it harder for some voters to vote.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14522441&BRD=2554&PAG=461&dept_id=507134&rfi=6

Nebraska – Gov. signs a bill that will make voting easier and includes options for some counties to go all vote-by-mail.
http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1096681.html

Texas - Texas Kills Again: Verified Paper Ballots Suffocated in Calendars Committee
http://texascivilrightsreview.org/phpnuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=231

Yolo Co., CA – Registrar Freddie Oakley says she will go to jail if necessary to stop a proposed special election in Nov.
http://cbs5.com/localnews/local_story_132211200.html

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