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Voting Hours

Strengthening Our Democracy by Making It Easier to Vote

Gov. Martin O'Malley | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics
Read More: Elections, Voter Suppression, Maryland Voting, Voting Rights, Voting Hours, Fair Elections, Maryland Voting Rights, Extending Hours Polls, Voting, Politics News
Gov. Martin O'Malley

There are some rights that are so fundamental to our society that you'd think the public debate would be closed on them. The right of every American citizen to vote -- regardless of age, race, or income level -- is one of them. Yet today, this fundamental right is under attack.

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A More Efficient Voting Experience

Jonathan Brothers | Posted 10.29.2012 | Politics
Read More: Ohio Elections, Ohio, Voting Hours, Ohio Voters, Jeff Hastings, Bob Taft, Jon Husted, Sandy Mcnair, Cuyahoga County, Politics News
Jonathan Brothers

Since these new laws and hours worked in 2008, why chance the system for 2012? The question remains, are Ohio's voting hours being influenced by partisan attempts to disenfranchise certain groups of Americans?

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Voting Lines Stretch To Eight Hours

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Early Voting, Rachel Maddow Poll Tax, Rachel Maddow Early Voting, Rachel Maddow, Voting Hours, Poll Hours, Voting Problems, Long Voting Lines, What Time Do the Polls Open, Voting Locations, On the Ground 2008, Politics News

Send us your Election Day stories here. Read letters from HuffPost readers at our On The Ground page. Early voting has reached record numbers this ye...

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