Ok, this time posting before I fall asleep in my chair. My apologies for doubling down on Daily News yesterday.



Smartmatic, the company, is under fire in the Philippines.

"Why did Florida have high "invalid votes" in 2008? An important new report from Florida Fair Elections Center (FFEC) finds that certain optical scan voting systems contributed significantly to Florida's high invalid vote rate in the 2008 election, while other optical scan systems did not. Invalid votes, which are the combination of overvotes, undervotes and invalid write-in votes, were expected to drop with the statewide use of paper ballot optical scan voting systems. Instead, they increased." Thus begins the press release for today's featured item.

Featured: Examining Florida's High Invalid Vote Rate in the 2008 General Election
http://www.ffec.org/documents/Invalid_Vote...



ES&S DS 200 Key Features: 2005 WSG Compliant
Unique User-Friendly Design Touch Screen Display Paper-Based and
DRE Vote Accumulation Integrated Thermal Printer Power Management
Anticipated Operational Enhancements

Press Release: Florida Fair Elections Center Announces Flawed voting systems led to lost Florida votes in 2008
""It's very clear that the new DS200 was the problem,"
http://www.ffec.org/PressReleases/Invalid%...

National: When Voters Move
http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resou... / (New report from the Brennan Center.)

Press Release: Detailed Reports Offer Guidelines for Permanent Voter Registration
http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resou... /

National: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009 TIMELINE
http://www.votersunite.org/info/2009HoltBi...

National: UU secretaries of state stress importance of voting
http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/14329...

National: NAMUDNO v Holder - The Opinion of the Court
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/08-3...

National: Quelle Surprise! The Unexpected Ruling that Saves Section 5
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/06/22/quelle... /

National: Initial Thoughts on NAMUDNO: Chief Justice Roberts Blinked
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/013903...

National: Early News and Commentary on NAMUDNO
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/013904...

National: Supreme Court Rules On Voting Rights Act
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...
(Check out the audio)

National: Get Ready for "Voter Registration Modernization" (or "VRM")
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/013913...

IL: RI mayoral recount officially finished
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_...

MN: KSTP wants to see the rejected absentee ballots and I get all weird and philosophical
http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/2009/06/...

NH: Supreme Court Decision May "Bail Out" New Hampshire Towns
http://nhwatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/06/sup...

OH: Darnell Nash held on $10,000 bond in voter fraud case
http://www.cleveland.com/crime/index.ssf/2...

OR: Online voter registration passes Senate
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.s...

OR: Coming soon to Oregon: Online voter registration!
http://www.blueoregon.com/2009/06/online-v...

PA: Civil Rights Commission asks why Obama Justice Dept. let thugs get away with menacing white voters
http://www.examiner.com/x-7812-DC-SCOTUS-E...

TX: Bay Area Houston: Leo Vasquez releases emails.
http://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/2009/06...

WI: What if your polling place was just a double-click away?
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/4558...

Afghanistan: Afghan Election Commission launches mobile voter registration
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/...

Iran: Iran Will Not Annul Election Results
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_d...

Iran: The Iranian Election and the Revolution Test Why Voter Outrage was a Bust
http://stopsocialism.wordpress.com/2009/06... /

Philippines: After Briefing, Senators Mixed On Poll Automation
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/j...

Philippines: Comelec cautioned vs signing automation deal
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/165636/Comelec...

UK: Poms should be Aussies to vote: Melham
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-...

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