Voting Day

What's So Super About Tuesday?: How Mid-week Elections Are Damaging American Democracy

Harvard Kennedy School Democrats | Posted 05.06.2012

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Harvard Kennedy School Democrats

Tuesday elections are unrealistic and burdensome in today's hyperactive workweek. Americans are busy. Finding the extra time to vote mid-week is difficult for everyone and practically prohibitive for many working class citizens clocking long hours at work while looking after a family.

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Let's Stop Voting in Churches

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 03.21.2012

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Roy Speckhardt

Since polling place influences the vote, governments and election boards should do all they can to find neutral voting locations. And it would seem very unlikely that churches would be chosen if neutrality were the aim.

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Why Won't You Join Me In Voting? An Open Letter to A "Non-Voter"

Ilana Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ilana Ross

What went wrong with you, non-voters? When did you sour on democracy?

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San Francisco Goes to the Ballot Box for Electoral Reform

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011

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Afton Branche

The Saturday Voting Act, a proposition that would require San Francisco to open all polling places on the Saturday before Election Day, is an innovation that could significantly boost voter turnout.

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Voting Guide For The Last Minute Voter

gothamgazette.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turnout is likely to be anemic, experts say. But that is no reason to head to the polls uninformed. In our latest Guide for the Last Minute Voter, we...

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Voting Guide For New Yorkers

Posted 05.25.2011

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Election day is finally here! To find your polling site, you can use the city's handy Poll Site Locator. You can also call 866-VOTE-NYC or 311. For...

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World to Obama: Thanks for Giving Us Back Our America

Rebecca Novick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rebecca Novick

It's the immigrants who really know the fragility of liberty; how it can be won and lost, and won and lost again. For them freedom is not a parade. It's a flower in a storm.

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Election NYC

Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.17.2011

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Susan Sawyers

Instead of long lines and/or a "dark side," I met a handful of people who were excited and hopeful about a change in administration and international perception of the United States.

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Obama's Big Bang in France

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beth Arnold

The truth is -- and some Americans don't understand this -- the French also wanted the best for us.

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Election Results Liveblog

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Gov. Ed Rendell seemed very confident a few minutes ago that Obama will score big in the Philadelphia suburbs, making it next to impossible for McCain to take the state.

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It's A New Day

Jeff Chang | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Chang

Throughout the north side of Pittsburgh, one of the city's three major Black districts, they lined up before dawn, hundreds deep in the 47-degree weather as if they were waiting for history to be made.

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Time For Grand Coalition Government

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lanny Davis

The 2008 election presents another appropriate time when bipartisan unity government is needed more than ever.

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"Politics of Change" Just Changed More Than You Think

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert J. Elisberg

Obama ran a campaign that began with a speech that proclaimed, "We aren't Red States. We aren't Blue States. We are the United States." And that is how he won. That is the politics of change.

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My Letter to Barack Obama

George Stevens, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Stevens, Jr.

I wrote to Barack several days later. Here's the letter. Looking back, it seems as if today was somehow written in America's destiny.

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Truth or Fiction: Voting by Memoir

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Henry Sterry

McCain didn't even write his memoir. And the book reads like it was written by the captain of the football team who had the smart kid do it for him.

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Election Day Liveblogs, Reaction and Analysis from HuffPost Bloggers -- Page 2

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Wait Is Over

Andrei Cherny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrei Cherny

If we do win, the victory will be historic not only for the margin but for the meaning. As Bill Clinton rightly pointed out this morning, Obama's election is not just about one man but about a fundamental philosophical shift.

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The First President Who is Black

Paul Finkelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Finkelman

In the end Obama is not America`s first black president -- he is America`s first president who happens to be black. The difference is huge.

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Election Day Liveblog

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

I am sitting with a number of the biggest players in American politics and they are gasping for air. This is a big night. Change, but it will come with crisis.

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Mondale's Revenge

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glenn Hurowitz

To be sure, the failing economy provided Democrats the context they needed. But a candidate with a little backbone gave them the ability to convince voters to take a chance on change.

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Joe the Plumber Vs. Lilly Ledbetter

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beverly Wettenstein

When Obama mentioned Ledbetter in a debate, McCain muttered that it would create "a trial lawyers dream." He claims lawyers could take advantage of women who allege discrimination.

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Republican Steals All of Neighborhood Obama Signs

Philip G. Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip G. Baker

Our neighborhood has had many more Obama lawn signs than McCain, by a a ratio of almost 10:1. Today someone drove through this part of the town and stole all of the Obama signs.

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Why Democrats Can Hold the Veteran and Military Family Vote Moving Forward

Jonathan Powers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Powers

Numerous veterans are returning home to find a newly found passion for politics as we have seen first hand how America's policies affect other nations and how Washington has failed.

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Election Celebration Tips

Lea Lane | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lea Lane

This is a moment to remember, and to share. May we all have a wonderful evening!

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Lose the Election and Save the Party

Michael Pento | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Pento

For me it's not just that the McCain/Palin ticket sounds very much like Obama/Biden in many ways, it's the fact that they believe that true conservatives can be fooled so easily.

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