Absentee Ballots

New Republican-Sponsored Voter Suppression Bills

John Blumenthal | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Voter Fraud, Jewish Deli, Michigan, Absentee Ballots, Gop Legislation, Gop Bills Satire, Gop Legislation Satire, Gop Bills, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Satire, Election 2012, Comedy News
John Blumenthal

In their eternal crusade to ensure that all Americans have a fair and equal right to vote, Republican legislators throughout the nation have recently proposed the following new bills.

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What's So Super About Tuesday?: How Mid-week Elections Are Damaging American Democracy

Harvard Kennedy School Democrats | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Voting Day, Super Tuesday, Absentee Ballots, Early Voting, Voter Turnout, Voting, Elections, 2012 Election, Voters, Elections 2012, Super Tuesday 2012, Election, Politics News
Harvard Kennedy School Democrats

Tuesday elections are unrealistic and burdensome in today's hyperactive workweek. Americans are busy. Finding the extra time to vote mid-week is difficult for everyone and practically prohibitive for many working class citizens clocking long hours at work while looking after a family.

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Obama's Illinois Ballot: President Votes For Pat Quinn, Alexi Giannoulias

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has filled out an absentee ballot to vote in his home state of Illinois. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs...

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Obama Requests Absentee Ballot To Vote In Illinois Races

Posted 05.25.2011

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Yes, he spends most of his time at an address on Pennsylvania Avenue, but Barack Obama will be casting his vote as if he still lived in Hyde Park. Th...

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Early Voting Underway

Michael P. McDonald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Early Voting, 2010 Elections, Vote by Mail, Midterm Elections, Absentee Ballot, Absentee Ballots, Absentee Voting, Voting, Pollster Analysis, Pollster, Elections 2010, Politics News
Michael P. McDonald

Believe it or not, voters have already begun casting their ballots for the 2010 midterm elections, as early voting has dramatically increased in recent years.

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Tea Party & Palin Caught by Surprise in Alaska

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murkowski, Alaska, Democrats, Tea Party, Palin, Republicans, Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens, Joe Miller, Murkowski Write-In, Gop, Absentee Ballots, Scott Mcadams, Christine O'donnell Masturbation, Alaska Governor, Politics News
Robert Weller

For Murkowski, "the gloves are off." Conventional wisdom has it that write-in campaigns are quixotic, but Murkowski made clear she was one woman who wasn't going to quit on Alaska.

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Alderman Compares Voter Fraud To Spitting On The Sidewalk As Campaigners Sent To Jail

Posted 05.25.2011

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Two men who campaigned for Alderman Bernard Stone in 2007 have been sentenced to jail time for attempted voter fraud. Anish Eapen, a ward superinte...

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Obamas To Cast Absentee Ballots In Illinois

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Senate Seat, Absentee Ballots, Barack Obama, 2010 Illinois Primary, Michelle Obama, Absentee Voting, President Obama, Chicago News

The future of the Democratic Party in Illinois may seem uncertain for some, but when Barack and Michelle Obama fill out their absentee ballots next we...

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Owens-Hoffman Race Tightens: NY-23 Election Will Depend On Absentee Ballots

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all. Though Conservati...

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One-Fourth Of Overseas Votes Go Uncounted: Report

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — One out of every four military personnel and other Americans living abroad may have been thwarted in their efforts to vote in the 2...

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Sam Stein

Franken Up By 50 In Recount, For Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Franken has ended the unofficial Minnesota Senate election recount up 50 votes over Sen. Norm Coleman. The margin is subject to change as the stat...

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Sam Stein

Coleman Threatens To Derail Recount, Secretary Of State Expects Resolution

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Entering the final stages of the Minnesota recount process, Sen. Norm Coleman has made some dramatic moves meant to improve his long-shot chances. In ...

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Sam Stein

Franken Senate Victory Projected

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Franken Coleman, Senate Minnesota, Franken Ballots, Franken Senate, Al Franken, Coleman Loss, Challenged Ballots, Recount, Absentee Ballots, Coleman Reelection, Politics News

Democratic challenger Al Franken finds himself on the cusp of winning a seat in the United States Senate after Minnesota's canvassing board awarded hi...

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Sam Stein

Franken Camp: Coleman Trying To Shut Down The Recount

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Franken's Senate campaign, beaming a bit from last week's announcement that counties should count wrongfully rejected absentee ballots, accused Sen...

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Sam Stein

Franken Wins Major Victory In Absentee Count

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Franken received a potentially major boost towards his hopes of becoming Senator on Friday, when Minnesota state officials ruled that absentee ball...

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Sam Stein

Franken Releases Video Urging State To Count Discarded Ballots

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Al Franken campaign has put out a web video designed to put public pressure on state officials to ensure that every vote is counted during the Min...

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Sam Stein

Franken Camp Withdraws 425 Challenged Ballots

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Franken's Senatorial campaign announced on Monday that it would be withdrawing 425 ballots that it had previously challenged during its recount ele...

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Sam Stein

Franken Lawyer: "We Are Going To Win"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Franken campaign struck a tone of confidence on Tuesday, insisting that once the votes were counted the numbers will reveal that they had bested N...

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Sam Stein

Franken Camp: We're Down 73 Votes, May Pursue Legal Action

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Minnesota Senate recount is getting incredibly tight. According to officials from the Al Franken campaign, the margin separating the Democratic ch...

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Franken Loses Ruling, But Some Rejected Ballots May Count Anyhow

The Uptake | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recount, Absentee Ballots, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Minnesota's State Canvassing Board, Minnesota Attorney General, Rejected Absentee Ballots, Al Franken Runoff, Politics News
The Uptake

The Minnesota's State Canvassing Board ruling left open the door for local election officials to sort through rejected absentee ballots and determine if any were improperly rejected.

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Rejected Absentee Ballots Could Decide Minnesota Senate Race

Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the U.S. Senate recount still incomplete, attorneys on both sides have already armored up for the next pitched battle: over whether to reexamine ...

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126 Faulty Absentee Ballots Sent Out In DC

The Washington Post | Nikita Stewart and Hamil R. Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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As many as 126 District voters were mailed incorrect absentee ballots in the latest slip-up for the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, already under ...

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FL Already a Hotbed of Voting Problems

Shawna Vercher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Florida Voting, Voting Problems, Election Day Voting, Voter Suppression, Florida Voting Problems, 2008 Presidential Election, Boca Raton, Voters, 2008 Presidential Race, Ex Felon Voting Ban, Felon Vote, Tampa, Tampa Supervisor of Elections, Absentee Ballots, Voter Fraud, Augusta, On the Ground 2008, Home News
Shawna Vercher

A quick glance at what is currently being reported from across the state: Tampa, FL - Special "Emergency" Ballot Box Created On the Spot All ballots ...

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Know Your Rights on Election Night

Leslie Griffith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Republican Machine, Voter Hotlines, Voter Disenfranchisement, County Election Boards, Voter Turnout, Stolen Elections, Straight Party Voting, Absentee Ballots, Voter Fraud, Provisional Ballots, Voter Suppression, Voter Protection, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Leslie Griffith

How to make sure your vote is counted. It is up to American citizens to do their own reporting and their own investigations. Here's how to insist on a democratic election by your own means.

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American Voters Abroad: No Double Taxation Without Real Representation

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Dollar, Dnc, Double Taxation, Expats, Taxation Without Representation, Campaign 2008, Democrats Abroad, Switzerland, Irs, Barack Obama, American Abroad, Obama Expats, American Dollar, Absentee Ballots, Election 2008, Obama Americans Abroad, John McCain, Denver, Voting, Home News
Gail McGowan Mellor

Expats have a high chance of not getting to fully participate in this election. One million absentee ballots were requested in the 2006 midterm election but only a third of those votes were counted.

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