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February 2005
- The
Mighty Texas Strike Force by Nick Mottern
- CA:
Proposed State Law Would Require Voters to Show ID by Larry Michell,
2/28/05
- National
Voting Rights Institute Update on Ohio Recount Litigation 2/28/05
- Clinton,
Boxer Pushing E-Voting Voter-Verified Paper Ballot by Todd
R. Weiss, 2/28/05
- Voting
in America by Bob Babson, 2/28/05
- OH:
Let the Voters Vote 2/27/05
- The
Vote You Cast May Not Be Tallied by Vicki Haddock, 2/27/05
"...research has found that 1 out of every 100 ballots cast in
the 2004 election for president weren't counted."
- The
Hypocrisy Taboo by Robert Parry, 2/26/05
- FL:
Election Efforts On State's Agenda by Brent Kallestad, 2/26/05
- The
Electric Chair for Katherine Harris and Ken Blackwell by
Stephen Crockett, 2/26/05
- Americans
Speak Out on Election Fraud 2004 2/26/05
-
Nonprofit Groups Fight Campaign Finance Proposal by Sharon
Theimer, 2/25/05
- Paper
Ballot Verification Bill Has a Few Flaws 2/25/05
-
PA: State Says Berks Responsible for Investigating Voter Fraud Cases
by Sharon Spohn, 2/25/05
- CA:
Gov. Says Redistricting Needed; Democrat Calls Plan 'Power Grab'
by Steve lawrence, 2/25/05
- WA:
Best Opportunity for Election Reforms is Now 2/25/05
- Election
Reform a Crucial Step in Addressing Democracy's Ills by Jane Eisner,
2/25/05
- OH:
Ross County May Take Legal Action in Voting Machines Dispute
by Janelle Rucker, 2/25/05
- OH:
Panel is Told Ohio's Provisional Ballots Need Clear Rule by Julie
Carr Smyth, 2/24/05
-
WI: Voter ID Bill Likely to Get Vote Today by Alex Hummel,
2/24/05
- Election
Reform: Unresolved Issues 2/24/05
- OH:
Panel to Study the Impact of Provisional Voting 2/23/05
- Rep.
Tubbs-Jones Outlines Count Every Vote Act by Matthew Cardinale,
2/23/05
- OH:
Election Official: Provisional Ballot Counting Law Needs Clarified
2/23/05
- Ohio's
Odd Numbers, Vanity Fair
- TX:
Voters Could be Required to Show Photo ID in Future by Stewart Smith,
2/23/05
- NV:
Sen Harry Reid Urges Registration Law Change by Mary Manning,
2/23/05
- Election
Results Still Troubling by Janie Sheppard, 2/23/05
- OH:
SOS Blackwell's Presidential Election Sanctions Briefs 2/22/05
- NY:
Board Wants Closer Look at Absentee Votes by Brian Nearing,
2/22/05
- Blackwell:
Hypocrisy and the Arrogance of Power by Bob Fitrakis, 2/22/05
- Lawmakers
Look to Mend Campaign, Balloting Flaws by Brian DeBose
- Tackling
Election Reform Opinion New York Times 2/22/05
- Other
View: Rebuild Trust in Electoral Process by Debra Bowen, 2/22/05
- OH:
Federal Vote Panel's Hearings Not Public Enough, Group Says by Julie
Carr Smyth, 2/22/05
- WA:
Changing Numbers Call State's Election Accuracy to Question by Eric
Pryne, 2/20/05
- Early
Voting, Runoffs among Election Laws in Need of Streamlining
by Brent Kallestad, 2/20/05
- Power
to the People by Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe Columnist, 2/20/05
- NM:
Editorial: Voter ID Doesn't Get to Real Election Problems 2/19/05
- FL:
Governor Bush's Election Reform Proposals Rile County Supervisors
2/18/05
- CT:
Election Reform At An Impasse by Mark Pazniokas, 2/18/05
- CO:
Worker Says He Misplaced Some Ballots by Vanessa Miller, 2/18/05
- WA:
Senate Election-Overhaul Bills Advance by Chris McGann, 2/18/05
- AL:
Voter Fraud Group Pushes ID Cards
- Sen.
Clinton and Boxer, Rep. Tubbs Jones and Others Unveil Major Election
Reform Bill, 2/17/05
- WA:
Election Reform Package Passes Senate Committee by Rachel La Corte,
2/17/05
- Kerry,
Clinton Offer Bill to Revamp Election Laws by Thomas Ferraro, 2/17/05
-
NM: Governor Proposes Election Reforms by Deborah Baker, 2/17/05
- Dem.
Lawmakers Push Measure to Make Election Day a Holiday by Devlin
Barrett, 2/17/05
- Rep.
Conyers and Others File Amicus Brief in Ohio Supreme Court
by Dena Graziano, 2/17/05
- FL:
Palm Beach Co., 2004 Electronic Voting Logs Sought by George Bennett,
2/17/05
- FL:
Secretary of State Proposes Changes of Elections Laws by Brent Kallestad,
2/16/05
- WI:
Gov. Jim Doyle May Veto Voter IDs by Stacy Forster, 2/16/05
-
PA: Investigator Calls Voting Machine Problems a Shock by Rick Martinez,
2/16/05
- A
Corrupted Election: Despite What You May Have Heard, the Exit Polls
Were Right by Steve Freeman and Josh Mitteldorf, 2/15/04
- NM:
Governor Reveals Vote ID Package, Paper Trail Proposal by Shea Andersen,
2/15/05
- WA:
Voters' Mantra: Fix the System by Christine Frey, 2/15/05
- WA:
Judge Dismisses Bid to recall Reed over Election Certification by
Andrew Garber, 2/15/05
- WV:
Secretary Of State Betty Ireland Re-Launches "Fraud Squad"
2/15/05
- WI:
Pros and Cons of Photo IDs at the Ballot Box Opinion by Brian
E. Fraley and Michael Tate
- Rep.
Tubbs Jones Outraged at Blackwell's Failure to Appear During House Administration
Hearing
- Report:
Fixes Saved One Million Votes in 2004 by Robert Tanner, 2/14/05
- Bill
Seeks to Fix E-voting Flaws by Grant Gross, 2/14/05
- Florida's
Absentee Elections Chief Op-Ed, 2/14/05
- Cry
for Fair Elections Heard by Jerry Hinnen, 2/14/05
- States
Fall Behind on Voting-System Improvements by Jim Drinkard,
2/14/05
- A
Letter from the Cobb Voting Rights Group
- WA:
Long, Unmarked Road Ahead for Election Challenge Suit by Rebecca
Cook, 2/13/05
- MN:
Time to Right a Wrong on Access to Polls by Kate Parry, 2/13/05
- Bush
& the Rise of 'Managed-Democracy' by Robert Parry, 2/12/05
- PA:
Mini-Voting Machine Under Study by Jennifer Learn-Andes,
2/12/05
- OH:
Cuyahoga Wins Voting-Reform Delay: Blackwell Order Blocked by Mark
Naymik, 2/12/05
- Voting
Irregularities are Much Too Regular in Texas by Andy taylor,
2/11/05
- House
Judiciary Democrats to Ask for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Ohio
Election Chief 2/11/05
- FL:
Palm Beach Co. Minorities Still Voting in Smaller Proportion by
George Bennett, 2/11/05
- IA:
Electronic Ballot Safety is a Concern for Legislators by
Jared Strong, 2/11/05
- Voting
Integrity and Verification Act Bill Proposes E-Voting Paper Trail
By Declan McCullagh, 2/10/05
- OH:
Two Counties Get More Time to Select Voting Vendor by Diane
Suchetka, 2/10/05
- Wisconsin
Democratic Party Wants Fraud Case Explained by Tom Kertscher,
2/10/05
- North
Carolina Citizens Demand Voter Verified Paper Ballots 2/10/05
- Vote
Depreciation by Russ Wellen, 2/10/05
-
Suspicious Results in New York Senate Race Underscore Need for Immediate
Court-Ordered Seizure of All Ohio Voting Machines 2/10/05
- IL:
New law allows voters to register 14 days before an election, instead
of the previous 28 2/10/05
- Voter
Logbooks Out of Whack by Greg J. Borowski and Stacy Forster,
2/09/05
- Committee
Evaluating 2004 Voting Annoyed by No-Shows by Malia Rulon, 2/09/05
- House
Judiciary Committee Advances Paper-Ballot Measure by Gordon
Y.K. Pan, 2/09/05
- WA:
Skagit County Elections May Go Postal by James Geluso and Beverly
Crichfield, 2/09/05
- OH:
Blackwell Says G.O.P. Chair Is in Diebold's "Hip Pocket";
Ohio AG Rules Blackwell Order Illegal; Blackwell Says AG's "Playing
Politics" 2/09/05
-
Vanity Fair's Christopher Hitchens, a Bush Supporter, Calls for Ohio
Investigation: "There Is Something Wrong About the Ohio Election"
2/09/05
- OH:
Date for Hearing in New Ohio Recount Case Can Now Be Set 2/09/05
- OH:
State Lacks Funds forNew Voting Printers by Chuck Bowen,
2/09/05
- OH:
Bill Would Limit Campaigning by Sitting Secretary of State by John
Sauter, 2/08/05
- Ironic
Voter Fraud Found in Vo Race: Did GOP Sandbag Africans? by
Rick Casey, 2/08/05
- Christopher
Hitchens thinks the OHIO VOTE WAS STOLEN 2/08/05
- NH
Voter Suppression Case Leads to Convictions, Incarceration for G.O.P.
Conspirators 2/08/05
- WA:
Thurston Co. Sheriff to Probe Voting by Felons by Adam Wilson, 2/08/05
- NC:
GOP Wants Retally of County Votes: Discarded Ballots Could Change Result
2/08/05
- Fixing
America's Broken Elections by Rep. John Conyers, 2/08/05
- Mississippi
State Senate Passes Voter ID Bill: Vote 33 - 18 by Claire
Stone, 2/08/05
- Former
GOP Consultant Gets 5 Months in Phone-Jamming Case by Tim
McCahill, 2/08/05
- WI:
Expected Election Fraud Dreams to Go Unfulfilled by James
Rowen, 2/08/05
- Double
Trouble in Voter Inquiry: Some Duplicate Voter Records Defy Explanation
2/08/05
- NY:
State Legislature Must Act on Vote System Overhaul by Marc Humbert,
2/07/05
- Election
Officials Work on Making Changes by Robert Tanner, AP, 2/07/05
- Battle
of the Bills: G.O.P. Election Reform Bill Now Before Senate Considered
By Progressive Activists to Be Better Than Democratic One 2/07/05
- NE:
Measure Would Put Felons on Path to Voting Rights by Leslie
Reed, 2/07/05
- CA:
Adding E-Voting Printers Could Cost $23 Million, Counties Say By
Stuart Pfeifer, 2/06/05
- WA:
Tracking of Felon Voting Flawed; Lack of Central Database by Brad
Shannon, 2/06/05
- AL:
Counted Votes at the Core of Democracy Op-Ed by Ed Packard, 2/06/05
- You're
Not Invited - PA to Conduct Secret 'Re-Examination' of Defective Voting
System 2/05/05
- Absentee
Voting More Prone to Mistakes than Touch-Screen Op-Ed Palm Beach
Post, 2/05/05
- Focus
on Real Problems in Our Voting Process Op-Ed Milwaukee Journal Sentinal,
2/05/05
- WA
Judge: No Revote in Governor Dispute by Lewis Kamb, 2/05/05
-
The Invisible War: As the Nation Lolls Into a Second Bush Presidency,
Many Statisticians Are Still Fighting Over Whether He Won the Job or
Stole It 2/05/05
-
USCountVotes.org Responds to Tokaji Critique of USCV Edison/Mitofsky
Exit Poll Discrepancies
- OH:
Butler Co. Asks AG to Block Optical-Scanner Systems by Janice Morse,
2/04/05
- WA:
State to Check Counties' Election Systems by Michelle Nicolosi,
2/04/05
- Ukraine
Vote Yields Important Lessons for U.S. Democracy by Lance Dehaven-Smith,
2/03/05
- Printer
Fails to Satisfy E-Vote Activists by Rachel Konrad, AP, 2/03/05
- OH:
AG's Attack on Election Attorneys Draws Mountain of Documentation--New
Study on Exit Polls by Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman, 2/03/05
-
Feinstein Gathering Co-Sponsors for Bill to Abolish Electoral College
by Matthew Cardinale, 2/03/05
- Election
Reform is Urgent, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Op-Ed by Dan Goldstein,
2/03/05
- Licking
Co., OH: Harmon Claims Criminal Acts in Vote by Melissa Knific And
Erik Johns, 2/03/05
- Conyers
on Fire, Submits Election Reform Bill 2/02/05
- Cong.
Conyers and 22 Representatives Ask Congressional Research Services to
Investigate Voting Irregularities 2/02/05
- Clermont
Co. OH: New Dispute Over November Election Results by Becky Freemal,
2/02/05
- Democrats
Will Investigate Ohio Vote: National Party to Spend up to $500K
by Carl Weiser, 2/02/05
- Report:
Invalid Florida Ballots at All Time Low in 2004 Election by Brenda
Farrington, 2/02/05
- GA
Early Voting May Get Extended 2/02/05
- Abridging
our Rights as American Citizens by Ryan Sise, 2/02/05
- WI:
NAACP Finds Election Problems in Suburbs, Vote Totals for President
Outnumber Voters by Georgia Pabst and Amy Rinard, 2/02/05
-
Every Vote Didn't Count 2/01/05
- Cong.
Conyers Asks FBI to Expand Investigation into Clermont, Union, Fulton,
Hocking, Monroe, Henry, and Harrison Counties 2/01/05
- King
County Electoral Reforms Proposed - Bipartisan Package of Changes
by Neil Modie, 2/01/05
- GLIBS:
NM Secretary of State Vigil-Giron Misrepresents Election Recount Efforts,
2/01/05
- Voter
Research Group Finds Fault in Exit Pollsters Report by Judy
Bertelsen, 2/01/05
- Voting
Machine Security Pushed: MD Bills to Allow Ballot Audits by Stephanie
Desmon, 2/01/05
- Milwaukee
Records Discrepancies: More Votes than Voters; 2 Miss by Over 500,
2/01/05
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