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  1. About to start first day of new job with DC Board of Elections. Ambitious reform agenda for 2010 election; countdown has already begun.
  2. @Weegee Congratulations!
  3. @ehlcreations Yeah and never looked back. Stay strong. You'll probably only get a half dozen friend requests before s/he gets the point.
  4. Senator Cornyn chewed out DoD on floor for stripping Motor Voter provision. Wants apology for ‘misreading’ of NVRA, demands they comply.
  5. Senate just passed conference report on HR 2647, the defense authorization bill, including the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act.
  6. Senator Dorgan just asked unanimous consent to be allowed to use Lipitor on the Senate floor. #istherearuleagainstthat
  7. Senator Inouye is wearing a rockin' awesome jacket. #senatestyle #stylishmenswear
  8. RT @dougchapinjr New Voting Information Project gadget for Virginia 2009 election http://is.gd/4uByC
  9. Pew's @dougchapinjr pointing out that cost savings, efficiency gains are real and proven for jurisdictions using online voter registration.
  10. 4) careful with requirements for e-mail addresses that are so often transient and unreliable, also raises public record questions
  11. 2) flexibility in deadlines needed to handle volume of registrations, 3) need to be able to cancel clearly invalid registrations,
  12. Summary of election official letters re: HR 1716 - 1) link to DMV or other existing record for signature verification, also
  13. US Rep Gregg Harper read stack of letters from election officials into the record re: specific provisions of HR 1719
  14. Pew's @dougchapinjr - 10 states plus LA County used Pew/Google Voting Information Project feed for voting info in 2008 - VA will too in 2009
  15. Pew's @dougchapinjr - ability to keep up with mobile voters critical. Military/overseas voters twice as likely to have problems
  16. Pew's @dougchapinjr - not just desirable but necessary for election administrators to use proven advances in public technology
  17. My boss @dougchapinjr testifying on behalf of Pew
  18. Unanimous consensus from @ToddRokita, Manlove and Blinn that link to driver licenses, security critical to making online registration happen
  19. WA authorizing legislation was "free of detailed requirements" allowing flexibility = key to success
  20. 158,000 driver license holders registered to vote online in WA in 2008.