More Info, Running Thread

Today comes two more news items from Ohio, the SOS wants to move to VBM for “issues-only” races AND draft poll workers to work the polls like jurors. Isn’t anyone paying attention?…
 

 
http://www.demos-usa.org/democracydispatches/dispatches52.htm
Florida: Absentee Balloting Problems Predominate
The 2004 presidential elections in Florida once again revealed systemic problems that must [...]

Welcome, please say hello

Hi there, just looking at my web stats today. I haven’t been publicizing this blog very often, because it was just getting started, and I wanted to have something for visitors to look. But now that I have a little depth of content, it is probably a good time to start.
I’ve had about 500 visitors [...]

NJ Absentee Ballot Stuffing

http://www.nj.com/news/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1169887802201890.xml&coll=9
So the pertinent information:

Jose L. Mercado, 20, of South Broad Street in Penns Grove, has been indicted on five counts of forgery, according to court records.
In the Penns Grove June Primary, there were 519 absentee ballots requested which officials have stated is an unusually high number for a municipality the size of Penns Grove. Out [...]

California Declares Mail Ballot Only Precincts

Interesting story from the South, seems some folks are being forced to vote by mail by decree. Who’s decree?
Assessor-County clerk-Recorder Marsha Wharff has added one new polling place, has reinstated a recently closed polling place, and has again confirmed that the Willits Community Center will be a valid, open polling place for the April 3 [...]