Provisional Ballots

Supposedly Safe GOP House Seat in CA Too Close To Call

Erik Ose | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

Despite voting with George W. Bush 94.4% of the time, this fall Calvert distributed mailers without a single mention that he belonged to the Republican party, proclaiming himself "An Independent."

A Provisional Irony

Derek Flood | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Derek Flood

Trying not to lose my cool, I explained to a poll worker that someone very famous I'd seen on television had claimed that provisional ballots often get thrown out.

Know Your Rights on Election Night

Leslie Griffith | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


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.