March 12, 2014 Mummy voting mystery may go unsolved because election forms destroyed The mystery of why

Pia Farrenkopf is shown to have voted in 2010, even though she is believed to have been dead since at least early 2009, may never be solved because forms filled out by Pontiac voters that year since have been destroyed. Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press. 5 hours to vote in 2012? Va. Beach audit suggests fixes Some voters waited nearly five hours to cast their ballot in the 2012 presidential election, according to an audit of the Voter Registrar's Office presented to the City Council on Tuesday. The report said too few voting machines, malfunctions with those machines, the length of the ballot and a large increase in the number of registered voters contributed. Kathy Adams, Virginia Pilot. Also in electionlineToday news from: Alabama, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and national news (6:25 a.m. 03/12/14). National: Hoyer optimistic on voting rights bill | Big money partisanship invades quiet realm of secretary of state races Alabama: Montgomery Co. director of elections explains new voter ID law | Baldwin Co. officials prep for new photo ID law California: Santa Clarita announces settlement agreement in VRA lawsuit | San Diego has second lowest vote-by-mail rate in state, study finds Delaware: Panel continuing review of state election laws District of Columbia: Vote early, but not that early Florida: Commission OKs money to buy new voting machines | So far, vote smooth throughout PBC | Some Hillsborough voters confused why they can't vote in D-13 race | One vote win triggers recount | Georgia: Bill would allow cities to cut early voting Iowa: Linn County officials hope to test high-speed ballot counter in 2016 Indiana: County clerk says count would save on printing using e-poll books in election | As primary looms, county eager for state to certify hardware Michigan: Mummy voting mystery may go unsolved because election forms destroyed | Clerk acknowledges she broke election rule Minnesota: After GOP candidate for SOS drops out, one jumps in and another considers bid Mississippi: SOS offers free rides to obtain voter ID

New Hampshire: Ballot privacy called into question New York: 140 Bloomingburg voters challenged North Carolina: Election law changes North Dakota: Voter ID confusion at polls in Fargo Ohio: Cuyahoga council takes its first step in challenging voting restrictions | Madisonville woman imprisoned in vote fraud case released Oregon: SOS's office wants out of lawsuit over whether Damascus voted to disincorporate South Carolina: First test for embattled election commission South Dakota: City commission approves new voting center system Utah: Legislators tangle with voter records privacy bills | Utah lawmakers seek earliest presidential primary, with online voting Virginia: 5 hours to vote in 2012? Va. Beach audit suggests fixes | Portsmouth felon who voted in '08 could go to jail Wisconsin: Senate moves to pass bill limiting voting hours | Voter ID special session possible | Walker says he would call voter ID special session