Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn

The DoJ's decision to strike down Georgia's voter verification process has sparked a lot of discussion. And by the way, the decision about Georgia's voter ID law has not been made yet.

Barbara Simons and Justin Moore wrote an excellent article about Internet voting and countered some of the misinformation in an earlier article written by the vendor who ran the Hawaii Neighborhood election.

In New York, some counties resist the 'pilot program' of using uncertified equipment in the elections this year; others decide to participate. Bo Lipari points out that it isn't a pilot program at all and recommends some steps the NY Board of Elections could take to turn it into one....

• National: The Internet and Voting: Worth Doing Right
  http://www.huffingtonpos...d-voting-w_b_210554.html
• National: Semiannual Report To Congress. U.S. Election Assistance Commission Office Of Inspector General. For the Period: October 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009
  http://www.eac.gov/eac_i...attachment_download/file
• National: Wrap-Up of the Open Government Brainstorming: Transparency
  http://www.whitehouse.go...instorming-Transparency/
• National: EVT/WOTE 2009 Program Available
  http://josephhall.org/nq...p/2009/06/03/evtwote09-1
• National: EAC Board of Advisors Meeting June 2-4, 2009
  http://www.eac.gov/about...rs-meeting-june-2-4-2009
• National: ACORN Plans To Use Voter Registration To Build Membership!
  http://msplaceddemocrat....ion-to-build-membership/
• National: Fox Nation falsely claimed Holder "[s]ays" it's "[r]acist" to only have "[c]itizens [v]oting"
  http://mediamatters.org/research/200906020041
• National: States looking to increase opportunities for young voters
  http://news.medill.north...gton/news.aspx?id=132763
• CA: 'Instant Runoff Voting' (IRV) Election Virus Spreads to Los Angeles County
  http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7198
• CA: Report on Board Motion of March 31, 2009 Regarding the Costs of Special Vacancy Elections and Options Available to the Board to Reduce Costs, Voter Fatigue, and Increase Voter Participation (May 11)
  http://www.lavote.net/GE...ENCE/05212009-115333.pdf
• CT: GOP Amendment: U.S. Senators Should Live in CT All Six Years
  http://blogs.courant.com...ing-controversial-u.html
• GA: Brief Filed in Landmark E-Voting Rights Case (press release)
  http://www.voterga.org/p...dex.cfm?Fuseaction=press
• GA: DOJ Rejects Georgia Voter ID System
  http://patterico.com/200...georgia-voter-id-system/
• GA: Feds rip Georgia voter system
  http://www.ajc.com/servi.../02/immigration0602.html
• GA: Georgia's attempt to certify citizenship ran afoul of the law
  http://www.macon.com/mld...pinion/story/735395.html
• GA: Handel: Building a database, bringing things on
  http://lucididiocyblog2....g-database-bringing.html
• HI: Aloha Means 'Goodbye' Too
  http://www.hawaiireporte...0-4a08-9c9b-e54bde446ce4
• MA: Great Barrington: Magadini will get recount
  http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_12508041
• MI: Removing the Barriers (to Voter Fraud)
  http://www.rightmichigan...ory/2009/6/3/91434/68080
• MN: Senate recount: A Supreme Court grilling
  http://www.startribune.c...c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
• NJ: Problems persist with Monmouth election computer system
  http://www.app.com/artic...EWS/90603052/1004/NEWS01
• NV: Lawyers call prosecution of ACORN politically motivated
  http://www.lvrj.com/news/46819307.html
• NV: Nevada Election Laws Won't Change
  http://www.fox5vegas.com...ews/19634862/detail.html
• NY: Comments on the New York State Board of Elections Proposed 2009 Pilot Plan
  http://www.nyvv.org/newd...riCEMACPilotComments.pdf
• NY: Election Integrity Advocates Call For Revisions to State Plan to Use Uncertified Voting Machines in 2009 Elections
  http://www.nyvv.org/newd...sRelease060309-CEMAC.pdf
• NY: Cayuga County moving ahead on using optical scanner voting machines
  http://www.auburnpub.com...est_news/4latestnews.txt
• NY: New High-Tech Voting Machines
  http://www.wicz.com/news...5/viewarticle.asp?a=9173
• PA: ACORN Counters Voter Fraud Charges
  http://www.newsmax.com/i...e/2009/06/03/221060.html
• PA: ACORN denies mandated voter registration quota
  http://www.pittsburghliv...sburghtrib/s_627877.html
• PA: ACORN denies mandated voter registration quota
  http://www.pittsburghliv...htrib/news/s_627877.html
• PA: ACORN says it worked to reveal voter registration fraud
  http://www.post-gazette..../pg/09153/974495-100.stm
• PA: FNC's O'Reilly Interviews Liberal Attorney Who Witnessed Black Panther Voter Intimidation
  http://newsbusters.org/b...witnessed-black-panther-
• Afghanistan: Voter Fraud in Afghanistan
  http://www.insurgencywat...er-fraud-in-afghanistan/
• Kenya: Referendum and new Constitution impossible by 2012
  http://nairobichronicle....tion-impossible-by-2012/
• Netherlands: Curacao Relies Again on Smartmatic?s Voting Technology
  http://business.merinews...l.jsp?articleID=15768077
• Nigeria: Democratic consolidation in Nigeria: Issues, challenges and prospects
  http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/dem362009.html

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