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Demos Promotes Participatory Democracy

Michael Sigman | Posted 12.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: Voter Registration, Barack Obama 2008, Bob Kuttner, Federal Reserve, Hillary Clinton, Credit Card Regulation, Rich Benjamin, Demos, Miles Rapoport, Impact News
Michael Sigman

Miles Rapoport found his true calling in 2001 when he was named president of Demos, a Manhattan-based non-partisan research and advocacy organization gearing up to oppose the myriad right-wing think tanks then dominating Washington.

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Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American!

Mark Green | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Elections, Democracy, Voter Registration, Voting, Election Reform, New York City Public Advocate, Instant Runoff Voting, Fairvote, Voter Turnout, New York News
Mark Green

If you have an election where the winner gets four percent of the eligible electorate, is that a functioning democracy? I just lost such a runoff contest in New York City.

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California Joins National Move to Voter Pre-Registration

Rob Richie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Voter Registration, Election Reform, Pre-Registration, Voting Reform, Youth Politics, Politics News
Rob Richie

With Schwarzenegger's signature, California becomes the eighth state to allow 16 or 17 year olds to pre-register, with registrations automatically becoming active when they reach voting age.

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Meg Whitman Voting Record: Ex-eBay CEO's Voting Record Questioned At GOP Meeting

AP / Huffington Post | By JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Voter Registration, Gop, Voting Record, Tom Campbell, Voter Registration Records, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, California, Meg Whitman, California Republican Party Convention, GOP Delegates, Palm Springs, Steve Poizner, Governor's Race, San Francisco, Carly Fiorina, Ebay, Politics News

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman sought to redirect attention from her spotty voting record Saturday as she prom...

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Time to Get Real About the ACORN "Controversy"--and Republican Double Standards

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kbr, Aig, Mark Sanford, Acorn, John Ensign, Voter Registration, Boeing, Blackwater, Mickey Mouse, Breaking News, Citicorp, Community Organizing, Republicans, Newt Gingrich, Haliburton, David Vitter, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The Right wing has always hated ACORN. Partially that's because the organization has been so effective at allowing poor people to vote. The Right hates it when poor people vote.

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GOP Fundraising 'Survey' Outrages Some Recipients

The Columbian | Kathie Durbin | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Gop, Healthcare Debate, Healthcare Reform, Voter Registration, Rnc, Surveys, Politics News

Raymond and Louise Denny of La Center were surprised last week to receive a mailing from Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee...

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Voter Irregularities for Senior Advisor to President Obama?

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Voter Registration, President Obama, Alaska Politics, Pete Rouse, Alaska, Peter Rouse, Kim Elton, Voter Fraud, Barack Obama, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

Peter M. Rouse, one of three men listed as 'Senior Advisor' to President Barack Obama apparently voted as absentee in Alaska as recently as the 2008 election in violation of Alaskan election laws

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Can We Register Voters Better? Yes.

Wendy Weiser | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democracy, Voter Registration, Election, Voting, Politics News
Wendy Weiser

Voter registration is the gateway to voting. But our registration system relies on 19th century practices, and, leaves millions of eligible voters out of the political process.

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How to Win Back Same-Sex Marriage In California - Voter Registration

Fred Karger | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, LGBT Politics, Lgbt, Proposition 8, Voter Registration, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Fred Karger

All LGBT organizations need to make voter registration the number one activity between now and next October 18th.

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Get 'Em (Ready to Vote) While They're Young

Rob Richie | Posted 06.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Electoral Reform, Voter Registration Modernization, Universal Voter Registration, Voter Registration, Voting Rights, Home News
Rob Richie

The importance of encouraging youth participation in our democracy is difficult to overstate, and it is in our interest to avoid becoming apathetic about apathy.

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Arthur Delaney

Millions Wasted On Voter Registration In 2008 Election: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Pirg, Voter Fraud, 2008 Election, Voter Registration, Election, Politics News

Local counties wasted millions of dollars in cumbersome, error-ridden voter registration processes in the 2008 election, a new study finds. A survey...

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Ryan Grim

Schumer To Holder: Sue States That Won't Register Voters

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eric Holder, Chuck Schumer, Elections, Voter Registration, Politics News

Federal law requires that public assistance agencies must make voter registration materials available to voters. But folks receiving that assistance h...

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Our Inadequate Patchwork Quilt of Registration Processes

Stuart Comstock-Gay | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Protection, 2008 Election, Voting Problems, Election Day, Voter Registration, Registration, Voter, Voter Issues, Home News
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 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voter Registration 2008, 2008 Elections, Voter Registration, Vote Suppression, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Voting Problems, Voting, Politics News
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 12.04.2008 | 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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Arc of Darkness

Michael Carmichael | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Karl Rove Iraq, Bbc, Vote Suppression, Greg Palast, Vote Caging, Rfk Jr, 2008 Election, Voting Problems, Barack Obama, Voter Registration 2008, Young Voters, Mark Crispin Miller, Early Voting, Voter Registration, Rachel Maddow, Voters, John Kerry, Sarah Palin, Newsnight, Mike Connell, Politics News
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 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Presidential, Politics, Voter Registration, Obama, Mccain, Poll, Election, Barack Obama, Voting, Politics News
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 12.01.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Elections, Law, Democrat, Youth Vote, Swift Boat, Obama, Democratic Party, Voter Suppression, Voting Problems, Voter Su, Colorado, Acorn Voter Fraud, Hava, Voter Registration, Voters, Election 2008, Voter Fraud, Republican Party, Voting, Denver, Republican Presidential Candidate, Acorn Voter Registration, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, John McCain, Acorn, Women Voters, Indiana, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democracy, Democrats, Acorn Scandal, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, Swiftboating, Early Voting, Republican, New York Times, Breaking Politics News, Voter ID Laws, Republicans, West Virginia, Paper Ballots, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennessee, Home News
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 11.30.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Mike Coffman, Voter Suppression, Voter Registration, Service Employees International, Rolling Stone, Mi Familia Vota, Battle for the West, Rolling Stone Magazine, Colorado Common Cause, Colorado, Obama, Mccain, Barack Obama, Seiu, Voting, Home News
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 11.29.2008 | 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 03.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Natalie Collins, Voter Fraud, Registration Fraud, Black Voters, Bob Walsh, Nevada, Acorn, Latino Voters, Vote Fraud, Voter Registration, Ross Miller, John Conyers, John McCain, F.B.I., Voter Suppression, Barack Obama, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Scandal, U.S. Attorney, Politics News
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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A Voting System That Keeps it Real

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Electoral College, 2008 Election, Voter Registration, Electronic Voting Machines, Voting Rights, Politics News
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 11.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Albuquerque, John McCain, George W. Bush, Battle for the West, Colorado, Democrats, Reno, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Las Vegas, Nevada, New Mexico, Early Voting, Voter Registration, John Kerry, Latino Voters, Republicans, Home News
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 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Voter Registration, Voting Machines, Election 2008, Voter Fraud, Voting Problems, 2008 Election, Voting, Politics News

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 11.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Rock the Vote, New York, Voter Registration, NY Times, Voting, Media News
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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