Stories by Steven Rosenfeld
Steven Rosenfeld is a senior fellow at Alternet.org and co-author of "What Happened in Ohio: A Documentary Record of Theft and Fraud in the 2004 Election," with Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman (The New Press, 2006).
Thousands of grassroots organizers will lead an effort to register millions of new voters and build momentum for political reform.
Posted on Aug 4, 2008
The states are swapping data files to find duplicate names, but civil rights attorneys say they are not following federal law to remove them.
Posted on Jul 25, 2008
At issue is whether injured vets living at VA facilities will be helped to vote for president in 2008.
Posted on Jul 23, 2008
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs rejects a request by 19 secretaries of state to allow voter registration drives on VA facilities.
Posted on Jul 18, 2008
A tent for 800 journalists, bloggers and activists will be set up at Denver's Democratic Convention site.
Posted on Jul 14, 2008
Officials overseeing the VA and state elections say the VA's policy is unnecessary and insulting to veterans who sacrificed for our country.
Posted on Jul 10, 2008
The GOP’s latest accusations are long on rhetoric but short on facts.
Posted on Jul 2, 2008
A court ruling means processing errors by local election officials can be cause to reject new voters.
Posted on Jun 28, 2008
The VA's attorney tells a federal appeals court that voters registration drives are a partisan distraction.
Posted on Jun 12, 2008
Even as Obama wins dozens of superdelegates, Clinton says she will review her options for "the best interests of our party and our country."
Posted on Jun 4, 2008
Texas Attorney General agrees to settlement that would have blocked his prior prosecutions.
Posted on May 29, 2008
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will help ex-soldiers to register and vote, yet it won't allow registration drives on VA facilities.
Posted on May 8, 2008
The speculation that Hillary's campaign might try to override the voting process to get the nomination ignores DNC rules.
Posted on May 5, 2008
The VA bows to public and political pressure, but soldiers still must ask for help.
Posted on May 1, 2008
Clinton wins Pennsylvania to fight on, while Obama maintains a firm delegate lead.
Posted on Apr 23, 2008
Hillary's backers say they will try to convince Obama delegates to switch at the Democratic Convention.
Posted on Apr 21, 2008
For a state that hasn't had a competitive presidential primary in decades, there is enormous voter interest in the Dem candidates.
Posted on Apr 21, 2008
The GOP may have committed massive vote fraud in plain sight by encouraging widespread voter purges and restricting registration campaigns.
Posted on Apr 15, 2008
VA secretary says registering voters in VA facilities is a "partisan" distraction.
Posted on Apr 10, 2008
Looking ahead to the fall election, a House bill lets states decide if they want to replace paperless voting systems -- or just add printers.
Posted on Apr 3, 2008
State's Attorney General has prosecuted Democrats who help seniors vote by mail while ignoring documented Republican ballot box stuffing.
Posted on Mar 31, 2008
As Ohio election officials investigate illegal crossover voting in the 2008 primary, questions arise on Limbaugh's role.
Posted on Mar 21, 2008
The VA has thrown up roadblocks since the last presidential election.
Posted on Mar 18, 2008
Amid the bickering and posturing, there is an elegant and fair solution: split the delegates.
Posted on Mar 14, 2008
Will Obama go negative on Hillary by nitpicking her tax return and record, or will he show there is another way to win votes?
Posted on Mar 6, 2008
It appears that Mike Huckabee will make a seamless transition from life on the campaign trail to hunting and fishing.
Posted on Mar 5, 2008
The fight between Obama and Clinton gets nastier as Clinton makes accusations of cheating in Texas primary.
Posted on Mar 5, 2008
Despite bad weather, early voting suggests numbers will be at general election levels.
Posted on Mar 4, 2008
Hillary Clinton soldiers on, while Obama's events resemble political rock concerts.
Posted on Mar 1, 2008
Obama wins in Wisconsin, drawing voters from Clinton's base.
Posted on Feb 20, 2008
As Barack Obama wins five weekend contests, Hillary Clinton reorganizes and plans for the Texas, Ohio, and Penn. primaries.
Posted on Feb 11, 2008
Nearly 13 percent of New Mexico Democrats found they were not on precinct voter rolls when they showed up to choose a presidential nominee.
Posted on Feb 8, 2008
Barriers to voting emerge in Georgia and Los Angeles. Other states experience electronic machine snafus, poll worker confusion.
Posted on Feb 6, 2008
Hillary Clinton is winning in big blue states, while Barack Obama is winning across red-state America.
Posted on Feb 6, 2008
At stake is not just the Democratic nominee, but whether the party will be revived from the grass roots.
Posted on Feb 4, 2008
Democrats have long wanted a candidate that can win, but is Hillary's campaign style the only way to take back the White House?
Posted on Jan 31, 2008
Clinton camp poised to declare victory in state with no delegates.
Posted on Jan 29, 2008
Obama pledges to take campaign of national unity and new leadership to 22 states that vote on February fifth.
Posted on Jan 26, 2008
If the state's pundits, pollsters and politicians are right, Obama's message of hope and change will draw people from across the usual dividing lines.
Posted on Jan 26, 2008
Obama is not just running against another senator, he is running against personal and political ties -- the deepest Democratic campaign in years.
Posted on Jan 25, 2008
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