Article: 'Daily Voting News' For July 25, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Voter registration is the subject of today's three "Featured" articles. First, nine Senators have introduced S-3308 to require the Department of Veteran Affairs to help veterans to register to vote. We welcome this new legislation but it may be too little too late. Also, voting rights groups have accused Louisiana, Michigan, and Kansas of violations of the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA) by removing legally registered voters from the rolls. It is imperative that every voter in these states, especially, check to ensure their registration is still good. And, voting rights advocates have also filed suit in New Mexico state court over the state's harshly restrictive voter registration law. ...

Featured - National: Bill Introduced to Require the VA to Help Veterans Register to Vote LINK

Featured - National: Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists LINK

Featured - NM: Press Release - Voting Rights Advocates Challenge New Mexico's Voter Registration Law in State Court LINK

National: Robert Brady, Bob Filner Condemn VA Limitations on Voter Registration LINK

National: Press Release - Policy Center Demos Praises New Legislation Designating Veterans Affairs Offices as Voter Registration Sites LINK

National: Should the votes of dead people be counted? LINK

National: Paper Ballot Makes a Comeback LINK

National: Open-source electronic voting LINK

CO: State takes Montrose County off its elections watch list LINK

CO: Routt County - Secretary of State praises local improvements for voters LINK

FL: Highlands County - Supervisor of Elections trying out new ways to improve voting process LINK

NM: Groups sue over New Mexico voter registration law LINK

NY: Kellner Speaks: Voting systems incomplete, undocumented LINK

OH: Ohio offers paper ballots for touch-screen voters LINK

OH: '04 Ohio election was fair, Blackwell says Ex-secretary of state defends outcome, process LINK

PA: Marshall Introduces Legislation to Ensure Timely Receipt of Military Ballots LINK

WI: Panel discusses concerns about voter intimidation LINK

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