Voter Registration

Our Inadequate Patchwork Quilt of Registration Processes

Stuart Comstock-Gay | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

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Stuart Comstock-Gay

Again in 2008, despite the valiant efforts of election officials and voter rights organizations, legitimate voters are once again being thwarted at the polls. It's now painfully clear: We simply must get America's voter registration house in order.

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12 Ways to Safeguard Your Vote

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Sarah van Gelder

Are you worried that we will wake up November 5th to find that, once again, election results in key races are in question? Here's what you can do.

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I Am A Muslim And I Can Vote

Jamal Dajani | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Islamophobia, John McCain, War on Terror, Voter Registration, American Muslims, George W. Bush, Racism, US Elections, War in Iraq, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Muslim Voting, Voting, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

For those Muslims who still cling on the concept that they share the same social values with the Republicans and therefore ought to vote for John McCain, well they ought to get their heads examined.

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Campaign Journal: Whole Family Doesn't Receive Voter Registration Cards

Adrienne Williams | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Adrienne Williams

Adrienne Williams is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week she contributes a campaign journal documenting her life out on the trail. I int...

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Arc of Darkness

Michael Carmichael | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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Michael Carmichael

The only ray of hope that will overwhelm flagrant attempts to render democracy dead and inert forever, is for a pro-democratic revolution in a massive turnout of Americans demanding their right to vote.

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Election Countdown: The Undecided and the Underdog

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Ashley Rindsberg

Shimon Peres once famously remarked that polls are like perfume: nice to smell but dangerous to swallow. It's not totally clear if the Obama campaign has been swilling political Eau de Toilette.

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Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

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Battle For The West: Colorado Voter Suppression Suit Settled; Provisional Ballots To Be Accepted

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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Ryan Rivera

The Colorado Secretary of State's office has settled a lawsuit brought by voters' rights groups and the SEIU over what they claimed were illegal purge...

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US Elections: Is the Fox Guarding the Henhouse?

The Real News | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Election Fraud, Voter Registration, 2008 Presidential Race, Obama, US Elections, Voting Problems, Voting, Politics News
The Real News

"We don't want a repeat of the abuse of the Justice Department for political purposes that we saw before," says Overton. This is a tactic that is all too common within the U.S. political arena.

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Officials Disagree Over F.B.I. and U.S. Attorney Involvement in Nevada ACORN Investigation

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Spokespeople for Nevada's top federal and state law enforcement authorities have staked out different positions when asked whether federal officials a...

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NC Candidate for Governor Trashes Immigrant Voting Bloc

Angela Kelley | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Asian American Voters, Latino Vote, Latino Voters, Naturalization, Voter Registration, Asian Americans, Hate Speech, Immigration, Asian-American Vote, 2008 Election, North Carolina, Extremism, Politics News
Angela Kelley

Last week, North Carolina's candidate for governor, Pat McCrory, potentially isolated upwards of 83,000 New American voters in his state when his emai...

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A Voting System That Keeps it Real

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

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Charles D. Ellison

Discourse on what's wrong with our voting system and how we fix it is as critical as the post-mortem horse race analysis we'll all pimp endlessly into 2009.

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Battle For The West: Obama Winning Numbers Game

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

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Ryan Rivera

Sen. Barack Obama and 100,000 of his closest friends in Denver on Sunday (Reuters) Colorado "well over 100,000": record-breaking number of suppor...

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Better Machinery And Registration Procedures Needed To Cure For Election Fraud Fears

LA Times | Charles Stewart III | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Escalating rage over the role of ACORN in registering presumably Democratic voters threatens to undermine the political legitimacy of a Barack Obama v...

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New York Times Gets It Very, Very Wrong

Heather Smith | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media

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Heather Smith

You may have seen the New York Times article yesterday accusing Rock the Vote of giving New Yorkers the wrong address to mail voter registration forms. Don't let this sloppy journalism scare you.

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Something We Can Do About the Voter Fraud

Kamala Lopez | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Kamala Lopez

A lot of people feel extremely frustrated about the rampant voter suppression going on as evidenced by the many comments on my last post.

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Dems Mobilize Against GOP-Planned Showdown at Ohio Polls

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

Republicans intend to place GOP recruits inside Ohio polling places on Election Day to challenge the qualifications of certain voters. The Obama campa...

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How to Stop the Rigging of Election '08

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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Sarah van Gelder

The issues of ACORN and voter fraud are a smokescreen designed to cover a much more serious issue with a long and ugly history: the suppression of the vote of groups that tend to vote Democratic.

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Expat Voters Tangled Up in Ballot Red Tape

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

"Will Mississippi election officials accept a Czech-language notarization?" Brian Reagan, an American citizen living in Prague, asked OffTheBus. Reaga...

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Suburban Voter Registration Expected To Break Records

WBBM | Posted 10.22.2008 | Chicago

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Suburban Cook County will likely set a new record for voter registration, WBBM reports: Cook County Clerk David Orr tells Newsradio 780 that all the...

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Pumpkin Fest Gets Political In Lefty Half-Moon Bay

Natasha Chen | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home

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Natasha Chen

Political expression became the new spice in pumpkin pie this year at the annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival. The annual weekend event draw...

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Professors, Youth Voters, and Election Day

Warren Goldstein | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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Warren Goldstein

Fifteen of my sixteen students are planning on voting. In the five previous presidential elections, that number has only once (in 2004) gone higher than 50%.

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Voter Registrations At Record Levels

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 10.16.2008 | Chicago

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Voter registration levels here have hit what is likely a near-term record level -- a possible sign that Sen. Barack Obama's hometown is preparing to ...

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Go Out and Use Your Voice!

Joss Stone | Posted 10.16.2008 | Entertainment

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Joss Stone

Have a say! You each individually have a mind and a mouth that finally you have a right to use. This vote is your only weapon, so go ahead and use it .

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Mass Voter Fraud: A Conservative Myth

Think Progress | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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As the 2008 election process draws near -- and with early voting in many states having already begun -- conservatives are raising a great hue and cry ...

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