Voter Registration

Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American!

Mark Green | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


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.

California Joins National Move to Voter Pre-Registration

Rob Richie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


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.

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


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

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

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


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.

GOP Fundraising 'Survey' Outrages Some Recipients

The Columbian | Kathie Durbin | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


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

Voter Irregularities for Senior Advisor to President Obama?

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


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

Can We Register Voters Better? Yes.

Wendy Weiser | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


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.

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

Fred Karger | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Fred Karger

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

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

Rob Richie | Posted 06.27.2009 | Home


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.

Arthur Delaney

Millions Wasted On Voter Registration In 2008 Election: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


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

Ryan Grim

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


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

Our Inadequate Patchwork Quilt of Registration Processes

Stuart Comstock-Gay | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


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.

12 Ways to Safeguard Your Vote

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


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.

I Am A Muslim And I Can Vote

Jamal Dajani | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


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.

Arc of Darkness

Michael Carmichael | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


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.

Election Countdown: The Undecided and the Underdog

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


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.

Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home


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.

Battle For The West: Colorado Voter Suppression Suit Settled; Provisional Ballots To Be Accepted

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home


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...

US Elections: Is the Fox Guarding the Henhouse?

The Real News | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


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.

Officials Disagree Over F.B.I. and U.S. Attorney Involvement in Nevada ACORN Investigation

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics


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...

A Voting System That Keeps it Real

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


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.

Battle For The West: Obama Winning Numbers Game

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


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...

Better Machinery And Registration Procedures Needed To Cure For Election Fraud Fears

LA Times | Charles Stewart III | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


Escalating rage over the role of ACORN in registering presumably Democratic voters threatens to undermine the political legitimacy of a Barack Obama v...

New York Times Gets It Very, Very Wrong

Heather Smith | Posted 11.26.2008 | Media


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.

Something We Can Do About the Voter Fraud

Kamala Lopez | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Kamala Lopez

A lot of people feel extremely frustrated about the rampant voter suppression going on as evidenced by the many comments on my last post.