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California Democrats push voting laws that could broaden their reach
April 15, 2013

Capitol Alert: AM Alert: California lawmakers talk drones
March 19, 2013

AM Alert: California lawmakers talk drones
March 19, 2013

Some Sacramento County races too close to call; thousands of absentee ballots must be tallied
November 08, 2012

Campaigns keep pace as voters get a head start
September 28, 2012

Pannell has comfortable lead in south Sacramento race
June 05, 2012

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Election fraud arrests
April 09, 2013 | WTEV-Syndi

Butte County Voters Unaware Of Special Election
January 08, 2013 | KHSL Chico, CA

Uncounted Bernalillo County absentee ballots found
December 01, 2012 | KOB Albuquerque, NM

Sacramento Connect

Honest Elections Over in CA: Online Voter Registration in Florida Creates 2500 Phony Requests for Absentee Ballots
March 19, 2013
On September 15, 2012 California started online voter registration—with no cross reference to see if the person is registered to vote in another location or...

AM Alert: California lawmakers talk drones
March 19, 2013
On a day filled with meetings about the budget, education and other more routine matters, drones are getting a shot at a committee hearing at the Capitol. The...

You’ve got election mail: Absentee ballots coming soon
April 26, 2012
Placer County Election officials will begin mailing absentee ballots on May 7, 2012. Voters can either use the vote-by-mail ballot request form on the sample...

Lungren and Bera in dead heat in GOP stronghold in Central Valley
November 07, 2012
“The U.S. Congressional District 7 race is too close to call, even with 100 percent precincts reporting,” according to News10. “Democrat Dr. Ami Bera ran against...

How Placer County Has Voted (So Far!)
November 07, 2012
Votes have been cast, and most of the ballots have been counted. We know the results of most of the races, but do you ever wonder how your neighbors voted?...

Cuts to voter services could cause ‘widespread confusion,’ secretary of state says
July 19, 2011
July 19, 2011 - Buried on page 620 of the state budget bill are a few small cuts that could change the way we vote. To save $33 million, the bill [PDF] suspended...

From around the web

Detroit Mayoral Race Loses a Front- Runner
June 13, 2013 | MetaFilter
Duggan plans to appeal, but the deadline for printing absentee ballots is June 22nd. Duggan and Napoleon are running to replace Dave Bing, the popular but currently virtually...

Patrick Murphy campaign used Garcia, who is at center of an ab ballot probe, for...
June 03, 2013 | Naked Politics
The chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Miami, who was involved in a scheme to submit fraudulent absentee ballot requests also did work for U.S. Rep Patrick Murphy's, D-Jupiter, campaign but was not involved in absentee ballots ...

Indianapolis government changes: Who won and who lost?
May 18, 2013 | indystar.com
Marion County Clerk Beth White, during next year's elections, must carry out centralized counting of absentee ballots in Marion County on Election Day, unless the local...

Democrats urge Gov. Mike Pence to veto Marion County government bill
April 30, 2013 | indystar.com
to count absentee ballots ... '' White said no other county in the state has to process absentee ballots in a centralized location. She said the number of voters in the county makes...

What happened to key legislation?
April 27, 2013 | indystar.com
Marion County government, Senate Bill 621: At-large members of the City-County Council are eliminated starting in 2015; county officeholders must have their finances reviewed twice a year by the city controller; the mayor will get to make five of the nine appointments to the Metropolitan Development Commission; centralized vote counting of absentee ballots ...

Gov. Mike Pence signs motor speedway assistance bill; still no decision on Indianapolis...
May 10, 2013 | indystar.com
And the bill would require centralized counting of absentee ballots in Marion County, unless the local Democratic and Republican parties agree on another plan -- a provision...

Absentee Ballots on twitter

	RT @DavidCBreland: Looked into the issue of jail inmates voting absentee ballots. Sec of State office says it's legal in some cases. http://t.co/iNm28ttfx6 Twitter: @RyanMooreMS
	Looked into the issue of jail inmates voting absentee ballots. Sec of State office says it's legal in some cases. http://t.co/iNm28ttfx6 Twitter: @DavidCBreland
	Finally got the sticker, no more absentee ballots! http://t.co/Lchsy1CHMf Twitter: @peacerunpeacock
	FL Elections: AP reports early voting & absentee ballots stolen from safes in special state House election http://t.co/nMoELe2psN Twitter: @WatchdogFla
	You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment --> @VanessaBritoMia Did Joe Garcia really not know about the fraudulent absentee ballots? Twitter: @RepJoeGarcia_D
	RT @ProgressFlorida: Two safes with early/absentee ballots stolen over weekend in State House District 2 Special Election http://t.co/wQvnoucRDv #GulfBreezeGate Twitter: @BeachPeanuts