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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "voting"

Election Observer Arrested in Arizona

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 7, 2008.
Will cops crack down on election observers in November?

Michael Moore Slams McCain for Overplaying POW Card

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Video. August 31, 2008.
From this week's Meet the Bloggers

Peace Voters Face New Challenges

Tom Hayden, The Nation AlterNet: Video. August 29, 2008.
What Obama's nomination means for the antiwar movement.

Seven Ways Your Vote Might Not Count This November

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. August 22, 2008.
Some of the most serious election protection problems can be discovered and fixed before the presidential voting begins.

Will Armies of Lawyers in Service to Political Parties Determine Election 2008?

Richard L. Hasen, Loyola Lawyer. August 19, 2008.
The editor of a noted election law blog offers a preview of November's contest.

2008's First Disenfranchised Voters: Injured and Homeless Veterans

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. August 11, 2008.
Despite new legislation in Congress, the VA is poised to prevent registration drives at its facilities before the November election.

States Fail to Offer Voter Registration to Millions of Low-Income Voters

Art Levine, AlterNet. July 29, 2008.
Another big election year and once again low-income voters are on the sidelines.

Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. July 25, 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.

Nelson Mandela's Activist Legacy

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. July 21, 2008.
Charlie Rose celebrates Mandela's 90th birthday.

Ballot vs. Bullet: Elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe

Briggs Bomba, AlterNet. July 12, 2008.
The best path to democracy in Africa? Strengthening institutions and pressuring them to uphold their protocols on human rights and good governance.

Coalition Plans to Register 500,000 Recent Immigrants to Vote

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. July 10, 2008.
The immigrants' rights movement announces an unprecedented effort to register new voters before the 2008 presidential election.

Tag, You're It! Now Register Someone to Vote

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. July 2, 2008.
Play the YouTube voter registration challenge.

Florida’s 2008 Election Landscape Looking More Like 2000

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. June 28, 2008.
A court ruling means processing errors by local election officials can be cause to reject new voters.

"Uncounted" Shines Spotlight on Our Corrupt Voting System

Marta Steele, OpEdNews.com. June 18, 2008.
A must-see documentary for the large percentage of our population unaware that a large percentage of votes aren't counted.

Young Minorities Make Up the Bulk of Unregistered Voters

Project VoteJune 11, 2008.
Project Vote aims to get young, non-college-educated minorities involved in the political process.

Campaign Finance Lessons from the 2008 Campaign, So Far

Democracy 21May 22, 2008.
Small and big donors increase as federal oversight creates loopholes.

Welcome to the Nomination Race That Will Not Die

Will Durst, AlterNet. April 25, 2008.
Thanks to Pennsylvania, the Democratic primary circus continues. Meanwhile, McCain is free to roam the country frightening children.

PA: High Turnout, Some Machine Problems

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. April 22, 2008.
Technical and voter list snafus complicate Pennsylvania voting.

Surprise: Election Reforms Politicized

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 15, 2008.
While Obama hits VA for not helping ex-soldiers vote, the GOP and Administration block a voting machine accuracy bill in the House.

Race Is Still the X Factor for Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, deleted. April 14, 2008.
Although they don't admit it to pollsters, many white Americans would not vote for a black candidate.

Hillary Wants Florida Do-over Vote Counted in Private

Mark Crispin Miller, AlterNet. March 12, 2008.
The Clinton campaign's latest push to grab delegates includes a secret vote count.

The Onion: Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results of '08 Election [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. February 28, 2008.
For those of you who have been keeping up with the election, this clip contains spoilers.

Yes, You Can...Make a Difference: Help Turn Out "Decline-to-State" Voters [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Election 2008. February 3, 2008.
A California voter registered as "Decline-to-State" wants to vote for a Democratic presidential candidate: hilarity ensues.

Student Voters Supressed in Iowa

Rick Hasen, Election Law. January 3, 2008.
The Clinton campaign and Iowa's top political reporter have discouraged student voting.

Rep. Rush Holt to Push for Paper Ballots and Vote Count Audits for 2008

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. December 27, 2007.
New legislation, if passed, would spend millions to replace controversial all-electronic voting systems before the 2008 presidential election.

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