Rob Richie, 10.20.2009
Executive director of FairVote
The United States' largest voting equipment vendor just bought the second-largest, Diebold. 120 million registered voters live in jurisdictions using one of these two companies' systems
Jeffrey Feldman, 09.27.2009
Author of Framing The Debate and Outright Barbarous, Founder of Frameshop blog
As the battle heats up to pass meaningful health care reform with a robust public option, a video has emerged that captures the raw emotions of Americans suffering under the cruelty of the current system.
Dan Dorfman, 04.30.2009
Financial Columnist, Market Commentator.
The ballooning amount of debt at all levels, plus the public's determination to honker down and borrow less, is a lingering economic killer.
Art Levine, 12.18.2008
Contributing editor of The Washington Monthly
The never-ending Republican War on Voting continues apace, with new smears against Democrats and Senate candidate Al Franken for alleged voter fraud in the razor-thin race against Norm Coleman.
Dave Johnson, 12.13.2008
"Dave Johnson is a fantastic grandfather of the blogosphere."
Millions of people who wanted to vote either couldn't vote, were kept from voting, were tricked out of voting, were tricked into voting the wrong way ...
Mark Crispin Miller, 12.08.2008
'm trying very hard to keep from gloating inwardly about Al Franken's plight, since, from Election Day, 2004, he has always pointedly denied the evidence of fraud by the Republicans.
Shannyn Moore, 12.06.2008
Just a girl from Homer
We're supposed to believe that overall participation decreased by 11%. This historic election both nationally and for Alaska had the lowest Alaska turnout for a presidential race ever!?! Something stinks.
Erik Ose, 12.06.2008
Obama's victory does not spell the end of racial disparity in America, but it is a ringing sign of progress, a triumph on the road to greater equality and realizing the Dream that Martin Luther King, Jr. revealed to us.
Theresa Darklady Reed, 12.05.2008
Focus on the Family's "Letter from 2012 in Obama's America," tries to whip up fear by insisting that a future under a president Obama "could" see an end to the world as they wish to know it.
Natasha Chen, 12.05.2008
One of the most Republican areas in Texas may have as much as 45 percent support for Barack Obama today. Electing Obama in Williamson County is a big ...
Rebecca Shapiro, 12.05.2008
For kids, Election Day offers something even more exciting than candy and toy stores: tiny, secretive areas where they get to push buttons for a stick...
Gabriel Beltrone, 12.05.2008
Ever wonder how the actual process of voting differs in Fairburn, Georgia, from, say, Santa Cruz or Philly? Check out the slideshow below to see phot...
Adrienne Birecree, 12.05.2008
My husband and I got up at 5am this morning so we would be at our polling place before it opened at 6am. We definitely knew where we were going. If w...
Phil Trounstine, 12.05.2008
Huffposter and Calbuzzer
The weather really matters, by preventing lower-income people and minorities who depend on public transportation from making it to the polls. Weather can significantly determine who votes on election day.
Brad Friedman, 12.04.2008
Investigative journalist and broadcaster
Montgomery, PA county officials admit that they were completely unprepared for the new paper ballot directive, despite known problems with the touch-screen voting systems they use.
Padma Atluri, 12.04.2008
This year, getting an "I Voted" sticker on Election Day is considered decadent.
Ari Bendersky, 12.04.2008
Ari Bendersky is a lifestyle journalist covering food, wine, music and culture
It is every American's responsibility to head to the polls and make their voice heard.
Erik Ose, 12.04.2008
Banking base voters early is now allowing the Obama campaign to focus its energy in the home stretch on independent and undecided voters.
Michael Jay, 12.04.2008
Too many ordinary Democrats are aware of the evidence, are terrified at the prospect of a third stolen and prematurely conceded presidential election.
John Wellington Ennis, 12.04.2008
Filmmaker, Activist, Some Dude
What these tech experts and election officials are too close to see is that human fallibility is just one of the reasons that electronic voting machines are a disastrous idea.
Elizabeth Austin, 12.04.2008
One morning last week, we were heading toward downtown Chicago when we saw an unusual cloud pattern: a giant X cloud hanging in the sky, roughly over the Hyde Park neighborhood.