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On AlterNet: voting

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

Welcome to the Nomination Race That Will Not Die

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

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

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

Race Is Still the X Factor for Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New American Media. 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

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]

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

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

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

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.

Ohio Will Likely Face Big Vote-Counting Problems in 2008

Ohio Will Likely Face Big Vote-Counting Problems in 2008

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. December 19, 2007.
Election officials in the presidential battleground state will have no one but themselves to blame because they ignored real solutions for months.

2007's Top 10 Rights & Liberties Stories

2007's Top 10 Rights & Liberties Stories

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 14, 2007.
Happy holidays! Now, let's talk about fascism.

Make Your Primary Vote Mean Something

Make Your Primary Vote Mean Something

David Swanson, After Downing Street. December 11, 2007.
10 things to remember about voting in primary elections.

How Conservatives Manipulate People Into Voting Against Their Best Interests

How Conservatives Manipulate People Into Voting Against Their Best Interests

Digby, Common Sense. December 7, 2007.
Pseudopopulist conservatives have destroyed reason.

San Francisco Seeks Multi-Million Dollar Voting Machine Refund

San Francisco Seeks Multi-Million Dollar Voting Machine Refund

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. November 8, 2007.
As City Hall hand tallies ballots, city attorneys are heading to court to seek refunds for defective products.

Emotion Trumps Logic in the Voting Booth

Emotion Trumps Logic in the Voting Booth

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. October 24, 2007.
All logic points to Republican losses in 2008. But logic doesn't vote -- and logic doesn't win elections.

Project Vote Report Accuses GOP of Decades of Voter Suppression

Project Vote Report Accuses GOP of Decades of Voter Suppression

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. September 27, 2007.
The Republican Party plans to continue a legal tactic that targets the right to vote of likely Democrats -- often minorities.

Why Millions of Women Don’t Vote

Why Millions of Women Don’t Vote

Jacqueline Lee, Women's eNews. August 8, 2007.
Nearly 87 years after women gained suffrage under the 19th Amendment, several factors are still keeping many of them from the polls.

Is California Decision Death Knell For Voting Machines?

Is California Decision Death Knell For Voting Machines?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. August 4, 2007.
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen will remove most touch-screen electronic voting machines before next February's presidential primary.

False Choices in the Debate on Voting Technology

False Choices in the Debate on Voting Technology

Brad Friedman, AlterNet. February 28, 2007.
American democracy cannot afford another questionable presidential election. So why are the Democrats getting the solution so wrong?

Hillary’s Calculations Add Up to War

Hillary’s Calculations Add Up to War

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. February 21, 2007.
Clinton refuses to admit her mistakes about Iraq and proceeds to make the same ones with Iran.

Throw the Bums Out and Change Direction

Throw the Bums Out and Change Direction

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. December 28, 2006.
The voters had their way: Now there are reasons to be cheerful -- and vigilant -- about a Democratic Congress.

Election Protection volunteers needed

Deanna Zandt, AlterNet: PEEK. November 8, 2006.
An urgent request from the Election Defense Alliance.

Sing, Song, Vote [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. November 7, 2006.
New Orleans native Renee Wilson with a singing message on voting...

Young Women Voters May Tip the Ballot Balance

Young Women Voters May Tip the Ballot Balance

Tamera Gugelmeyer, Women's Media Center. November 7, 2006.
The number of young female voters is steadily rising. But will it make a difference on Tuesday?

Dashed Hopes for Black GOPers

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. November 6, 2006.
The hard truth is that many white Republicans would rather vote for a white Democrat than a black Republican.