Election Reform

WATCH>> Bob Barr Doesn't Know Why We Vote On Tuesday

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Texas, Election Reform, Congress, nn08, Weekend Voting, Netroots Nation, Why Tuesday, Austin, Bob Barr, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

"I'll tell you, we need to do something, and we need to do a lot of different things, and changing the voting day is one of the things we need to do. I would sign such legislation."

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WATCH>> Pelosi, Gore Like Weekend Voting Idea

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Weekend Voting, Netroots Nation, Lloyd Doggett, Why Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, nn08, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

At Netroots Nation, Gore and Pelosi speak out on the Weekend Voting Act.

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WATCH>> Congressman Rallies Support Online To Update Voting Laws

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Steve Israel, Election Reform, Congress, Weekend Voting Act, Vote, Why Tuesday, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

U.S. Rep. Steve Israel hits the streets of D.C. and the halls of the Capitol to ask a simple question, which most members of Congress can't answer: Why do we vote on Tuesday?

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McCain's Campaign Funding Hypocrisy: Why Are the Media Looking the Other Way?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Reform, John McCain, Campaign Finance Reform, Obama McCain, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, 2008 Campaign, Obama Public Financing, Public Financing, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Amidst all the attacks on Obama's public funding "flip-flop," how much have you read in the old media about the fact that McCain has completely reversed himself on public financing -- and is currently breaking campaign finance law on a daily basis?

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John McCain: The Second Coming of Bob Dole

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, McCain Economy, Lobbyists, Straight Talk Express, John McCain Guantanamo, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, John McCain Lobbyist, McCain's Cronies, 2008 Election, McCain Iraq, Habeas Corpus, McCain Maverick, Election Reform, John McCain 2008, Campaign Finance Reform, McCain Old, McCain Lobbyists, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Dole McCain, Bob Dole, Old, Iraq, McCain Media, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

We once again have a Republican nominee who is a war hero, personable and engaging, with a long Senate career, who is so out of sync with the times that his campaign feels stillborn. It's Doleja vu all over again.

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McCain Will Not Change or Reform Washington

David Donnelly | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Reform, Campaign Finance Reform, McCain Reform, Politics News
David Donnelly

John McCain may have a history of supporting campaign finance laws, but he absolutely won't be a reformer in the White House.

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Campaign 2008: The Electoral College

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Electoral College, Barack Obama, Election Reform, Election 2008, Politics News
Bob Burnett

According to the latest polls, if the election were held today: Obama would receive 260 electoral votes, McCain would get 240, and the remaining 38 are too close to call.

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WATCH: HBO "Recount" People Set Up Original Florida Voting Machines

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home

Read More: The Grove, Election Reform, Films, Vote, Why Tuesday, Hbo, Los Angeles, Florida, Recount, 2000, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

They're ba-ack! The infamous Election 2000 Votomatic reappeared in L.A. this afternoon, complete with butterfly ballots and hanging chads. Were they any less confusing in L.A. than they were in Broward County?

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Election Mail Fraud? Not Here, Says Postal Service

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Jacob Soboroff, Election Reform, Democratic Primary, Vote, Absentee Ballot, Polling Place, Why Tuesday, Voters, Vote-by-Mail, Election, Oregon, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

Oregon votes entirely by mail. This week I met with United States Postal Service Communications Program Specialist Larry H. Dozier to learn more.

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Chris Rock on Why We Vote on Tuesday

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Chris Rock, Vote, Why Tuesday, Comedy, Tuesday, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

"You ever throw a party on a Tuesday? No. Because nobody would come."

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How Long Does It Take To Get A Voter ID?

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Law, Election Reform, Vote, Voter Identification, Why Tuesday, Rick Hasen, Supreme Court, Voter ID Laws, Election Law, Supreme Court Voter Identification, Voter Fraud, Election, Voter ID, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

I visited with election law expert Rick Hasen and hopped on the bus to time how long it would take to get a photo ID to vote if you don't already have one.

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Senator Proposes Sweeping Election Reforms

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Paper Ballot, Voter Registration, Why Tuesday, Vote-by-Mail, Washington, Primary Schedule, Senator Nelson, Florida, Absentee Ballots, Electoral College, Primary Election, Bill Nelson, Internet Voting, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

Last week I visited with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FLA) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss his plan to change the way and day we vote, and why he chose now to introduce his plan.

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PA Officials: No Trouble With Touchscreens

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Michael Nutter, Ed Rendell, Why Tuesday, Dre, Chaka Fattah, Voting Machines, Pennsylvania Primary, Touchscreen, Voting Machinr Failure, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

Trouble experienced with Sequoia touchscreen voting machines in New Jersey doesn't seem to bother Pennsylvania officials, even though the same machines will be used there next Tuesday.

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Obama Girl Didn't Vote? No She Didn't!

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Amber Lee, Obama Girl, Amber Lee Ettinger, Barack Obama, Vote, Senator Obama, Amber Ettinger, Obama, Voting, Jacob Soboroff, Election Reform, Why Tuesday, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

Why didn't Obama Girl--campaign-2008 pinup and internet celebrity--Amber Lee Ettinger vote? What happened? Was it logistical difficulty or something else? Check out the video.

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Video Chat With Diebold Expert Threatened By Voting Machine Company

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Electronic Voting, Election Reform, Voting Machine, Video, Princeton, Edward Felton, Why Tuesday, Skype, Video Chat, Sequoia, Data Protection Voting, Primaries 2008 Elegibility Voting, Paper Ballots, GOP Candidates Voting Rights, Presidential Candidates Voting Rights, E-Voting, Voting Records, Laws Voting Primaries, Ballots Presidential Elections, Voting Machines 2008, Voting Rights, Ballot Systems, Florida Voting Problems, Error-Proof Voting Machines, Hanging Chads Florida, Voting Problems Presidential Election, Democratic Presidential Candidates Voting Rights, Illegal Ballots, Voting Rights Protection, Absentee Ballots, Voting Machines Problems, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

I video chatted yesterday with Princeton professor Edward Felten. After he was alerted to strange vote tallies by Sequoia voting machines on Super Tuesday, Sequoia wrote to tell Felton that if he investigated the malfunction, even at the request of county clerks, it may be grounds for a lawsuit against him.

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Rebooting Democracy

Joe Trippi | Posted 03.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama Delegate Count, Barack Obama Grassroots, Barack Obama Grassroots Strategy, Election Reform, Caucus System, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Barack Obama Organizing, Election Day Holiday, Barack Obama Grassroots Organizing, Reforming Primary Elections, Hillary Clinton, Electoral Reform, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Reforming Primaries, Home News
Joe Trippi

The Clinton campaign's decision to "skip" the caucuses by not matching Obama's investment in local organizing, may be the biggest political strategy blunder since the ignore-the-swiftboat call.

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Reforming The Primary Calendar

Will Bower | Posted 03.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Primary Calendar Reform, Election Reform, New Hampshire Primary, Iowa Caucus, Revising Elections, Primary Calendar, 2008 Primary Season, New Hampshire Primary Fairness, National Primary Proposal, Iowa Caucus Fairness, Home News
Will Bower

A primary calendar in which the most bipartisan states went first would produce candidates with the greatest appeal nationwide.

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Rising Turnout in Uncharted Waters

Barnett Zitron | Posted 02.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, John McCain, HuffPost's Off the Bus, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Voter Participation, Hillary Clinton, Voter Turnout, Barack Obama, Why Tuesday, Offthebus, Home News
Barnett Zitron

Yesterday's contests revealed states with radically different levels of voter participation. What accounts for the differences?

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Why Presidents' Day?

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 02.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Holiday, Election Reform, New York, 2008, Vote, Advertising, Queens, Why Tuesday, Capitalism, Election, Presidents' Day, Voting, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

If we can move Presidents' Day for the convenience of shoppers, why not make Election Day more convenient for voters?

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Dolores Huerta: Voting System Needs Change

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 02.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Dolores Huerta, Labor, Super Tuesday, Vote, 2008, Why Tuesday, Voter Turnout, Civil Rights, Campaign, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

The labor and civil rights leader calls for a National Holiday on Election Day, questions the caucus system, and says she supports public financing of elections.

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Double Bubble Trouble in CA

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 02.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Rocky Delgadillo, Ballots, Super Tuesday, California, Vote, Why Tuesday, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

In California, the popularity of elections is sure to expose even the most minute hiccup. Today, there was one.

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Super Bowl Tuesday?

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Super Tuesday, California, Vote, Super Bowl, Why Tuesday, What Is Super Tuesday, Venice, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

We vote on Tuesday, a day smack in the middle of the work week. So I hit the streets to find out what would happen if we moved the Super Bowl to Tuesday.

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Gov. Schwarzenegger: Make Voting "Spicy"

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Reagan, Election Reform, Debate, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008 Election, Why Tuesday, Cnn, California Republican Debate, Increasing Voter Turnout, California Primary, Voter Turnout, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

What does the California Governor think we can do to maintain the increase in voter participation that we've seen so far in the 2008 presidential race?

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The Ins And Outs Of Super Tuesday

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Super Tuesday, Why Tuesday, 2008 Election, What Is Super Tuesday, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

Here comes Super Tuesday. Wait! What IS Super Tuesday? And what's up with our six-month-long primary election schedule?

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Why Obama and Clinton Are Debating Voter Suppression

Ari Melber | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Reform, Delegates, Voter Suppression, Ballot Access, Clinton, Obama, Nevada, Voter ID, Politics News
Ari Melber

Based on the results so far, lower voter turnout portends a Clinton nomination. And lately, Clinton supporters have tried tactics to limit turnout.

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