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'Daily Voting News' For July 11, 2008

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Yesterday members of Ohio Election Justice Campaign (OEJC) filed papers in US District Court in Ohio asking a judge to begin criminal contempt proceedings for the destruction of ballots, against his orders, from the Nov. 2004 election. In King Lincoln, et al. v. Brunner, et al., Civ. No. C2 06 745 (S.D. Ohio), the judge had ordered all 88 counties to preserve all ballots from the election until a decision was rendered in the case. At least 56 counties decided that they did not need to follow the court order and destroyed a portion of the ballots they had. Seven counties assert they have destroyed all ballots. The complaint also asks the judge to impanel a special grand jury to investigate the destruction of the ballots....
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  • CT: Attorney General says federal law allows non-partisan voter registration, education at VA hospitals LINK
  • FL: VA vote push has new allies LINK
  • GA: Handel: Too late to halt voter ID for July primary LINK
  • GA: Judge upholds Georgia voter ID requirement LINK
  • MI: Group upset over canceled meeting on elections Statewide LINK
  • MI: Mich. election officials reject claims of illegally barring voters LINK
  • NM: Candidate wants answers about missing NM ballots LINK
  • NY: NYSTEC Finds NY SBOE Voting Machine Tests 'Quite Good' LINK
  • NY: Ulster County - Electronic voting coming to Ulster County Commissioners say machines will get test run LINK
  • OH: Cuyahoga County - Commissioners approve new voting system in 2-1 vote LINK
  • OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga buys the more costly voting system LINK
  • WV: Rick Wellman: Wayne County voters deserve working voting machines LINK
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