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February 3, 2012
White declines to testify at his trial, defense rests
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White has vehemently denied that he's guilty of seven felony charges against him. He has said the investigation and the charges are politically motivated and that he has been selectively prosecuted. He has gone against the advice of his top advisers and talked to the media about the charges. But when it came time Thursday for him to tell a Hamilton County jury his side of the story, White passed. Carrie Ritchie, The Indianapolis Star.
Ohio elections board loses bilingual ballot appeal
The Lorain County Board of Elections unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Department of Justice last month to delay implementing bilingual paper ballots for this year’s primary election. Brad Dicken The Chronicle-Telegram.
Also in electionlineToday news from: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and overseas voting news (8:15 a.m. 02/03/12).
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February 2, 2012
Summit addresses military and overseas voters
Despite progress, challenges remain
Washington DC – The Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) hosted its Sixth Annual UOCAVA Summit last week, where participants highlighted progress made and noted the challenges that still remain in ensuring that military and overseas voters can successfully cast their absentee ballots.
A new report from the Pew Center on the States noted in the past two years, 47 states and the District of Columbia enacted laws to protect the voting rights of military and overseas citizens. This year’s election will be the first presidential election since many of these changes went into effect. Read More…