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John Gideon, 1947 - 2009
He was one of the cofounders of VotersUnite.org, a non-partisan election-integrity advocacy organization, and writer of Bradblog's "Daily Voting News."
I won't say much since I did not share the gift of his friendship, of which Brad Friedman writes eloquently. But I won't say that I didn't know John Gideon even though we never exchanged emails or phone calls, or met in person.
That's because, in the years of publishing "Daily Voting News," I recognized the voice of a man who dedicated his best efforts to doing what he had to do, only because it was the necessary and right thing to do.