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Steven Rosenfeld covers democracy issues for AlterNet and is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008). subscribe to Steven Rosenfeld's feed

Recall Walker Signature Drive Poised To Trigger Special Election

Posted on: Jan 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

This week, the campaign will turn in hundreds of thousands of extra signatures.

Huntsman To Drop Out Of GOP Presidential Race, Aides Say

Posted on: Jan 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The former Utah governor said to make announcement Monday.

Will Obama Issue an Order Exposing Big Corporate Political Spenders in Citizens United Era?

Posted on: Jan 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Like it or not, many of America's biggest corporations may be forced to disclose their political spending.

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Foreigner Spending in US Campaigns

Posted on: Jan 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

High Court continues to pick and choose who has political speech rights.

Pat Buchanan Suspended From MSNBC for Views on Race and America

Posted on: Jan 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Latest on decline of white America ousts Nixon's speechwriter.

'Citizens United' Unleashed a Monster: Why the Real Winner In the Iowa Caucuses Is the Big-Money Super PAC

Posted on: Jan 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

They can spend unlimited amounts of money. They don't disclose donors until after the votes are counted. They deluged Iowa with millions of dollars of harsh negative ads.

Is Privacy Act Violated as Voting War’s GOP Hit Man is Fed Leaks By Justice Department Mole?

Posted on: Jan 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Will the DOJ investigate leaks in attacks on Voting Section employees and major voting rights decisions?

Montana High Court Says 'Citizens United' Does Not Apply In Big Sky State

Posted on: Jan 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

State Supreme Court Issues Remarkable Ruling Against Corporate Speech

Indiana's GOP Secretary of State Removed By Court For Falsifying Candidate Papers

Posted on: Dec 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The state's top election official used an address where he was not a legal resident.

Walker Allies (Again) Urging People To Break WS Election Law

Posted on: Dec 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

GOP Voter Suppression Plan: Seven Tactics To Block Your Vote in 2012

Posted on: Dec 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

If you live in a state where voting is becoming tougher, plan ahead to register, to get the right ID and to know where you can vote.

GOP Sues Wisconsin Election Board Over Recall Walker Signatures

Posted on: Dec 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The GOP campaign to discredit the recall campaign ups the ante.

Wisconsin Recall Breaks Record for Signatures Despite Best Efforts of Pro-Walker Media to Undermine Campaign

Posted on: Dec 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Behind reports of recall volunteers being harassed, effort crossed half-million signature mark on Thursday.

Obama Reverses Himself: Administration Won't Veto 'Global Battlefield' Indefinite Detentions Measure

Posted on: Dec 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

President Obama is expected to sign a defense policy bill allowing the military to arrest and indefinitely hold terrorism suspects -- even Americans arrested on U.S. soil.

Supreme Court and Justice Department on Collision Course Over Texas Redistricting and Minorities' Voting Rights

Posted on: Dec 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Roberts court may insert itself into partisan politics to a degree not seen since the 2000 Florida recount, which installed George W. Bush as president.

The Health of Children and Consumers Is Threatened by Conservative Push for Corporate Speech Rights

Posted on: Dec 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Some pro-business federal judges have shockingly approved a constitutional right for big companies to avoid revealing product dangers on labels.

GOP Shadow Group Takes Aim At National Popular Vote Effort

Posted on: Dec 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Maryland Verdict: GOP Guilty In Voter Suppression, Fraud

Posted on: Dec 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Last-minute robo-calls in 2010 tried to discourage African-American vote

Bullies, Liars and Impostors: How Facebook and Go Daddy Shield Scott Walker's Online Guerillas

Posted on: Dec 4, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A spate of online disinformation, bullying and outright calls for the destruction of recall petitions raise the specter of fraud in the Wisconsin recall petition drive.

White House Says It Will Veto Domestic Military Detention Bill

Posted on: Dec 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Obama stands by veto threat after contentious Senate debate.

GOP Can't Erase Dems From Political Map

Posted on: Dec 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The GOP has faced unexpected setbacks in the redistricting process.

Senate Approves Indefinite Military Detention of US Citizens In America

Posted on: Dec 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Efforts rejected to restrict military detention to overseas.

Indefinite Military Detention of Citizens on US Soil Still in Pentagon Spending Bill

Posted on: Nov 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Senate voted Tuesday to support a dangerous expansion of military authority.

Senate Rejects Amendment Banning Military Detention of US Citizens in War on Terror

Posted on: Nov 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Eyes now turn to the White House, where Obama threatened to veto bill.

'We the People' versus 'We the Corporation': Sentiment Builds for Banning Corporate Personhood, But Tough Road Ahead.

Posted on: Nov 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

How far should a constitutional amendment go to roll back corporate rights? And is it possible?

Indefinite Detention of Americans in Military Spending Bill?

Posted on: Nov 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The ACLU says its in the bill; Tea Partiers say it is not.

Wisconsin Students Learning To Beat GOP Voter ID Law

Posted on: Nov 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

An early effort to beat back a GOP effort to suppress student voting

Fake Website Tries to Stop Recall Walker Petitions

Posted on: Nov 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

One Million New Voters Register

Posted on: Nov 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

One million low-income people register to vote in five states.

Why Do Cigarette Boxes Have More Free Speech Rights Than Protesters?

Posted on: Nov 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A hard lesson was learned in NYC over who has speech rights in America.

Supreme Court's Latest Sabotage of Democratic Process -- Are Only Wealthy Corporations Supposed to Have a Say in Our Government?

Posted on: Jun 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Court has issued yet another decision narrowing the options for campaigns and candidates to run for office without relying on the largesse of wealthy people and institutions.

The GOP's 2012 Campaign Plan: Disqualify Eligible Voters

Posted on: Apr 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A tide of new stricter state voter ID laws proposed by Republicans targets presumed Democratic voters.

Hard Lesson for Franken: Not All Votes Get Counted

Posted on: Nov 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

But the Minnesota Democrat's latest hurdle to a U.S. Senate seat might affect the GOP's senate candidate in Georgia's upcoming runoff election.

More Unfinished 2008 Election Business: Verifiable Vote Counts

Posted on: Nov 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The ongoing Senate races in Minnesota and Georgia highlight America's disparate systems of voting and auditing the count.

See (Literally) Why Al Franken is Gaining Votes

Posted on: Nov 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Minnesota Public Radio's website has examples of the kinds of errors voters made when marking paper ballots.

2008 Results: Fewer White Voters, While Minorities Set Records

Posted on: Nov 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet

A preliminary study of 2008 results finds more than a million fewer white voters than in 2004 and nearly 7 million new minority voters.

Machine Problems Worsened 2008 Voting Woes

Posted on: Nov 13, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Voting machine issues and the confusion they caused compounded the delays faced by untold thousands of voters this fall.

Convicted Senator Ted Stevens Now 814 Votes Behind in Alaska

Posted on: Nov 13, 2008, Source: AlterNet

With 40,000 ballots left to be counted, Democrat Mark Begich has pulled ahead of the incumbent Republican senator.

Obama Transition Team Rejects Lobbyists: Why It Matters

Posted on: Nov 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Obama issues rules to limit the ability of lobbyists who give his Transition Team advice to make money off it.

Obama Victory Boosts Gun Sales

Posted on: Nov 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet

According to Reuters, the Democratic victory on Tuesday is boosting gun sales in parts of the country that are fearful of new gun control laws.

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