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Electronic Voting Issues

• Is E-Voting Secure? CBS news October 27, 2004

• New Jersey Lawsuit Challenges Electronic VotingNew York Times October 19, 2004

• Test of Fla. E-Voting Machines Postponed, AP October 14 2004

• Democracy in Decline: Can Internet Voting Save the Electoral Process? Mercurio, John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Fall 2004

• Why We Fear the Digital Ballot New York Times September 26, 2004

• Ready or Not, Electronic Voting Goes National New York Times September 19, 2004

• Md. Senator Sees Error by Voting Machine Associated Press September 13, 2004

• State Joins Suit Over Voting Machines Los Angeles Times September 8, 2004

• Denying the Troops a Secret Ballot New York Times editorial, Setpember 3, 2004

• Judge Rules in Favor Of Md. Vote Machines Washington Post September 2, 2004

Help America Vote Act Implementation

• In Ohio a federal appeals court ruled early Tuesday morning that Republican challengers can enter the polls. See votelaw blog for details.

• A Federal Court in Akron's decision clearly rules that party-designated challengers may not challenge voter eligibility at polling places tomorrow.

• A Federal Court in Cincinnati bars "any challengers other than election judges and other electors into the polling places throughout the state of Ohio on Election Day"

• How Conflicts Over Poll Challengers and Provisional Ballots May Impact the 2004 Election Professor Spencer Overton, The George Washington University Law School November 1, 2004

• Confusion Reigns Over Ohio Voting The Cleveland Plain Dealer October 29, 2004

• Bush Seeks Limits to Suits Over Voting Rights Los Angeles Times October 28, 2004

• Signs of Voter Fraud Appear Los Angeles Times October 27, 2004

• Eye on the Buckeyes The Century Foundation October 27, 2004

• Changes May Lead Voters To Wrong Polls Washington Post October 27, 2004

• Michigan Provisional Voting and ID Decision Blogger: Equal Vote October 19, 2004

• A tally of election semi-dirty tricks Philadelphia Inquirer October 19, 2004

• Justice Dept. Intervenes in Vote Dispute (MI)Wasington Post October 19, 2004

• (FL) Supreme Court: Provisional ballots in wrong precinct don't count Associated Press October 18, 2004

• Voting Rights Machinery Doubted: GAO Says Justice Is Unprepared for a Flood of Complaints Washington Post October 15, 2004

• Preliminary injunction granted in Ohio HAVA provisional voting caseThe Ohio Secretary of State has been ordered by the district court to send a new directive to the counties that would make it much easier for voters to cast a provisional ballot that will ultimately be counted for president.

• Block the Vote Washington Post October 15 2004

• Volunteers to Watch Polls for Irregularities The Day October 14, 2004

• Pushing to Be Counted in Fla.; Groups Say that Blacks May Not Be Heard at Polls Washington Post October 14, 2004

• FEC May Regulate Web Activity AP October 14, 2004

• New Rules Could Tangle Vote Denver Post September 27, 2004

• Election Boards Overwhelmed Cleveland Plain Dealer September 26, 2004

• Judge Rejects Challenge to Provisional Ballot Law Palm Beach Post September 23, 2004

• Problems Abound in Election System: Outmoded Machinery Is Still Widespread Washington Post September 5, 2004

• Cast a Ballot From the Couch: Absentee Voting Gets Easier Wall Street Journal September 2, 2004

• Suits over voting procedures echo nation's concern on issue St. Louis Post Dispatch August 22, 2004

• Both Parties See New Promise When Ballot is in the Mail New York Times August 22, 2004

• Feds say poll judges misinterpret Utah law Salt Lake Tribure August 19, 2004

Grants

• Administration for Children and Families: Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Availability, etc: Developmental Disabilities Programs, Help America Vote Training and Technical Assistance Projects

Voting Rights

• In Ohio a federal appeals court ruled early Tuesday morning that Republican challengers can enter the polls. See votelaw blog for more information.

• Attorney Poll Monitors Wait in the Wings Law.com October 29, 2004

• Voting Early? Get In Line! The Miami Herald October 27, 2005

• The Choice The New Yorker October 27, 2004

• Behind the Looming Ballot Crash Christian Science Monitor October 27, 2004

• Florida Vote Scandal Feared BBC Radio October 27, 2004

• Republican Vote Protection or Vote Supression - or Both? The Center for Voting Rights or Protection October 25, 2004

• Partisan Suspicions Run High in Swing States Los Angeles Times October 26, 2004

• VOTER FRAUD ALLEGATIONS: Judge denies request-Democratic Party loses bid to reopen voter registration Las Vegas Review Journal October 16, 2004

• Voter Registrations Possibly Trashed Nevada Klas-TV. Also see Josh Marshall.

• Will Ohio be the next Florida? Wall Street Journal October 5, 2004

• Registration Workers Swamped Press Telegram October 5, 2004

• Colorado Initative May Cause Election Strife Tallahasse.com October 5, 2004

• Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Needs Assessment Mission Report , USA Elections November 2, 2004

• Blackwell Ends Paper Chase: Some Could Be Unable to Vote Because of Flap Over Registration Forms, Columbus Dispatch, September 29, 2004

• Ohio Democrats Sue Over Ballot Access Associated Press September 27, 2004

• 2 Studies Find Laws on Felons Forbid Many Black Men to Vote New York Times September 23, 2004

• Advocates: Ohio backing away from vow to tell released felons of voting rights Associated Press September 22, 3004

• Feds to determine if FDLE (Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement) intimidated black voters Orlando Sentinel September 18, 2004

• Colleges Get C or Worse for Voter Sign-Up Associated Press September 13, 2004

• Ending Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States: Litigation or Legislation?" Prof. Rick Hasen, Loyola Law School for the The Democratic Audit of Australia at the Australian National University. September 2004

• POLL POSITION: Is the Justice Department poised to stop voter fraud???p;#8364;”or to keep voters from voting? The New Yorker September 9,2004

New Proposals in Congress

• New! H.R. 5293 To require states to conduct general elections for Federal office using an instant runoff voting system, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to states to defray the costs of administering such systems, and for other purposes. Lead Sponsor: Jesse Jackson, JR (D-IL)

• S. 2818To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure the same requirements that apply to voters who register by mail also apply to voters who do not register in person with an officer or employee of a State or local government entity, and to provide for increased penalties for fraudulent registration in cases involving 10 or more violations.Lead Sponsor: Senator Domenici (R-NM)

• HR 4758 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit States from removing individuals from the official list of eligible voters for Federal elections in the State by reason of criminal conviction unless the removal is carried out in accordance with standards providing notice and an opportunity for an appeal, and for other purposes. Lead sponsor: Rep. Wexler (D-FL)

• HR 4479 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and who have completed their sentence the opportunity to register to vote or vote. Lead sponsor: Rep. Carson (D-IN)

• HR 4530 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require any individual who desires to register or re-register to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate State election official with proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States to prevent fraud in Federal elections, and for other purposes. Lead sponsor: Rep. Hyde (R-IL)

• HR 4250 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to provide notice and an opportunity for review prior to removing any individual from the official list of eligible voters by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity. Lead sponsor: Rep. Price (D-NC)

• S 2437 A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. Lead sponsor: Sen. Ensign (R-NV)

• HR 4174 Voter Citizenship Verification Act. Lead sponsor: Rep. Gingrey (GA)

• HR 4187 Know Your Vote Counts Act Lead sponsor: Rep. King (IA)

• HR 2239 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act. Lead Sponsor: Rep. Holt (D-NJ)

• S 1980 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 Lead Sponsor: Sen. Graham (D-FL)
  • Statement of Rep. Holt (D-NJ) supporting Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act. Cong. Rec. 4/21/2004 Page H2253-H2261

  • Statement of Rep. Lee (D-CA) supporting the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act. Cong. Rec. 4/28/2004 Page E698-E699

• S.2313 Restore Elector Confidence in Our Representative Democracy Act of 2003 Lead Sponsor: Sen. Graham (D-FL)