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McCain and Palin Inciting Violence in North Carolina

Erik Ose | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Erik Ose

In the wake of McCain-Palin visits to North Carolina, a string of election season crimes have occurred around the state involving violence, vandalism, and harassment.

The Wild Mood Swings of this Election

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Madeleine M. Kunin

I know, from my own experience, that nothing can be taken for granted in the final days before an election.

Can the National Guard Safeguard Voting Machines?

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Keith Thomson

Suppose I believed it my patriotic duty to illegally alter election results on November 4. Here's how, with just a couple hours of internet research and a call or two to my fellow "patriots," I would do it.

Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Franken

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Fourteen days before the election, supporters of senatorial candidate Al Franken crowded the McNamara Alumni Center and bopped to Beach Boys songs whi...

No Sex Until After the Election

Nick Antosca | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Nick Antosca

If Obama wins, then you get to express your jubilation by having long-awaited celebratory sex with another, or several other, similarly elated individuals (console McCain voters at your discretion).

Should Fundamentalists be Allowed to Vote?

Philip Slater | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Philip Slater

Foreigners aren't allowed to vote in American elections because they have no allegiance to our nation--no stake in its betterment. But how much alleg...

Supreme Court Accidentally Protects Voters While Stripping Americans Of Their Rights

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

Last week's Supreme Court decision in Brunner v. Ohio Republican Party is a disastrous ruling masquerading as a populist victory. Sure, the Court stop...

The Billionaires -- Don't Vote!

Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Clifford J. Tasner

Here is Billionaire super-rapper 50 Billion presenting The Billionaires' urgent and inspirational message for this upcoming election.

Suburban Voter Registration Expected To Break Records

WBBM | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Suburban Cook County will likely set a new record for voter registration, WBBM reports: Cook County Clerk David Orr tells Newsradio 780 that all the...

Election Amnesia: Cuba on My Mind

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Ashley Rindsberg

With the election in the air, there are many things we've forgotten to remember. But Oscar Elias Biscet isn't one of them because, sadly, we never remembered the good Doctor Biscet in the first place.

Adventures in Early Voting

Kim Mance | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Kim Mance

It was a great feeling to finally push my little touchscreen ballot, then verify three hundred times that it didn't accidentally switch me to voting Old Man McCain.

What You Can Do (To Help Obama Win)

Jack Helmuth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jack Helmuth

Well, it depends on who you are. Here are some ideas for all sorts of people, of which you must certainly be one.

High School Students Paying Close Attention (Video)

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Sara Haile-Mariam

Although I wasn't that much older than most of the students in the room, I found myself amazed by their liveliness and curiosity. Their questions were pointed and drenched with concern. They earnestly welcomed the opportunity to put us on the spot.

Drunk Voter Welcomed At Polls In New Mexico But Woman In Obama T-Shirt Turned Away

KOAT.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Some voters in New Mexico are running into problems. The same day one Bernalillo County woman was allowed to vote under the infl...

When Do We Vote?

Beth Broderick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Beth Broderick

Libba Grant would not live to see the first African American sworn into office, but he would win and by God she would have her say in the matter.

Florida's Early Voting Process Seems Rife For Another Challenge If Election Close

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Brian Ross

Most of the poll workers are elderly, and not particularly adept at using the computers. My agent took almost five minutes to find me in the system and issue me a ballot. One woman who exited the polling place after half an hour was apparently dead, even though she looked quite well.

Get Out the Vote During the Home Stretch!

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

Here are some of the top reasons Americans for "change we can believe in" cannot rest on their laurels quite yet.

Does My Vote Matter! Take Action!

Alex Geana | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Alex Geana

I've talked to voters, for many elections now. Yes, I've been a politico for a while. In this election voter apathy is at an all time low. This excite...

"Video Your Vote" On PBS And YouTube

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

if you spot (and record on video) something unusual at your polling place, you will have an easy way of uploading it to a place where journalists will have immediate access.

The Voting Booth Project

Paddy Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Paddy Johnson

Five of the original voting booths used in the 2000 Florida election have been repurposed by artists, with all but one just as rickety as they were in their original state.

Why Are You Voting?

GOOD Magazine | Ian Manheimer | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

My friends and I launched Glassbooth last summer with a mission of positively impacting the 2008 elections. A Democrat, a Republican, a Libertarian, a...

You2Gov.com offers a step to networked democracy?

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Craig Newmark

Politicians, particularly Congressmen, tell me that the mass form-letter emails they get, from unknown parties, aren't useful. What they want are ema...

Can Voters and Nonvoters Battling Against Despair Respect Each Other?

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Bruce E. Levine

I had to chuckle at Silverman's video pitch "The Great Schlep"... her video is so clever, adorable, and so silly that it energized me.

Early Voting Begins In Las Vegas

Ryan Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Ryan Rivera

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- In the shadow of a statue honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., members of the majority African-American West Las Vegas community stage...

WATCH>> Hollywood Actress Stars in "Famous PSA" on Why You Should Vote

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Jacob Soboroff

A famous actress gives her perspective about voting in this new get-out-the-vote PSA from whytuesday.org. Because democracy is about getting your views on governance recognized.