Article: 'Daily Voting News' For February 21 and 22, 2009

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The Arizona Attorney General's office has now stepped in and "informally" asked the court to allow the disputed ballots from the '06 Pima County Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) election to be released to them. The state's Treasurer presently has authority over the ballots but she is not sure whether to destroy them or keep them in storage. The hope is that they be released to the AG and then the AG count the ballots in an investigation to see if, in fact, there was fraud committed in that election. ...

AZ: Pima County - State seeks ballots from '06 RTA election LINK

AZ: Ariz. AG asks for Pima County's transportation election ballots LINK

AZ: No One Tolerates Stolen Elections ...Except Those Who Profit from Them. LINK

CA: Humboldt County - State considers decertifying election software LINK

CO: An open letter to members of the Election Reform Commission LINK

FL: Mayor Jack McDonald wins Palm Beach runoff recount - by one vote LINK

MS: State senator wants to put voter ID issue to a vote LINK

NY: Why Keep the Lever Voting Machines? LINK

OK: Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry will try again to boost early voting LINK

OK: Voter ID will keep elections honest LINK

OK: Bills seek identification for Oklahoma voters at the polls LINK

PA: Burlington County - Paper votes spark 'hassle' LINK

UT: Editorial - What voter fraud? Bills based on unfounded fears LINK

WA: Washington Bill for Internet Voting for Overseas Voters Advances LINK

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