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Weekend Voting

Strengthening the Right to Vote

David Orr | Posted 02.18.2013 | Chicago
Read More: Weekend Voting, Automatic-Voter-Registration, Election Day, Federal Election Commission, Early Voting, Long Lines at the Polls, Why Tuesday, Right to Vote, Election Reform, Voting Reform, Voting, Chicago News
David Orr

Prompted by the long waits President Obama criticized in his victory speech on November 6, the Senate is now the official arbiter of dozens of election reform proposals.

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Bring Back Same-day Registration to Fix Ohio's Provisional Ballot Problem

Mary Jo Kilroy | Posted 01.13.2013 | Politics
Read More: Same Day Registration, Voting-Rights, Voter Suppresson, Weekend-Voting, Voter Suppression, Same-Day Voter Registration, Ohio Politics, Voting, Early Voting, Ohio, Ohio Voting, Elections 2012, Ohio Voters, Jon Husted, Politics News
Mary Jo Kilroy

After my experience with the voter hotline, and seeking the advice and opinions from other volunteers there, I have a few suggestions for moving forward.

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Luke Johnson

Ohio Official Makes About-Face On Controversial Voting Move

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 09.07.2012 | Politics
Read More: Ohio Weekend Voting, Video, Weekend Voting, Ohio Secretary of State, Early Voting, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Ohio Early Voting, Jon Husted, Ohio Voting, Politics News

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Friday rescinded a directive that would have prohibited Ohio counties from setting hours for early voting on the...

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Record GOP Turnout, on Saturdays

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.26.2012 | Politics
Read More: Jacob Soboroff, Election Reform, Obama, Weekend Voting, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Why Tuesday, Rick Santorum, 2012, Video, Rick Santorum 2012, Santorum Louisiana, Politics News
Jacob Soboroff

This year I've crisscrossed the country with the help of Participant Media's TakePart.com to find out what the GOP presidential candidates think about moving Election Day to the weekend.

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Weekend Voting Will Work

David Orr | Posted 05.22.2012 | Chicago
Read More: Elections, Weekend Voting, Voter Turnout, Chicago Early Voting, Election Reform, Weekend Voting Act, Early Voting, Voting, Chicago News
David Orr

Weekend voting makes sense for working people and election workers alike. It's time to pass a bill to vote when most people can do it. After all, isn't voting what democracy is all about?

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San Francisco Goes to the Ballot Box for Electoral Reform

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Voting Day, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Weekend Voting, Mayor Bloomberg, San Francisco Chronicle, Voter Turnout, Election Day, 2010 Election, California Propositions, 2011, San Francisco, New York City, Voting, San Francisco Election Reform, Proposition 1, Election Reform, Midterm Elections, Elections 2010, 2010 Midterm Elections, Politics News
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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WATCH>> Obama, Biden Election Reform

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Jacob Soboroff

Now they're running-mates, but last October Obama told me he supported the idea of weekend voting to increase voter participation and Biden said he wouldn't necessarily support it.

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WATCH>> Bob Barr Doesn't Know Why We Vote On Tuesday

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Texas, Election Reform, Congress, nn08, Weekend Voting, Netroots Nation, Why Tuesday, Austin, Bob Barr, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

"I'll tell you, we need to do something, and we need to do a lot of different things, and changing the voting day is one of the things we need to do. I would sign such legislation."

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WATCH>> Pelosi, Gore Like Weekend Voting Idea

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Election Reform, Weekend Voting, Netroots Nation, Lloyd Doggett, Why Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, nn08, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

At Netroots Nation, Gore and Pelosi speak out on the Weekend Voting Act.

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