I interviewed Jacob Soboff, creator of the Why Tuesday advocacy campaign. The organization set out to change the national voting day from Tuesday to the weekend in an effort to build greater voter participation.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.10.2009 | World
Google, YouTube's parent company, is teaming up with some heavy hitters in India to bring vital election info to the people of India with their Lok Sabha Elections Center.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics
If it ain't broke, don't fix it, goes the expression. Well, according to the New York Times, the American voting system is broken. So let's fix it. Fo...
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home
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.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home
Redelmeier compared the number of crashes, injuries and deaths on Election Day Tuesday to the Tuesdays before and after.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home
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.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 09.13.2008 | Home
"I think voting on the weekend is a great idea, even though that means standing up to the powerful Tuesday lobby."
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home
"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."
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.27.2008 | Home
At Netroots Nation, Gore and Pelosi speak out on the Weekend Voting Act.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home
U.S. Rep. Steve Israel hits the streets of D.C. and the halls of the Capitol to ask a simple question, which most members of Congress can't answer: Why do we vote on Tuesday?
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 06.19.2008 | Home
Ludacris on new-media news: "Hey, it's all about the people. It's all about original content..."
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.28.2008 | Home
They're ba-ack! The infamous Election 2000 Votomatic reappeared in L.A. this afternoon, complete with butterfly ballots and hanging chads. Were they any less confusing in L.A. than they were in Broward County?
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2008 | Home
Oregon votes entirely by mail. This week I met with United States Postal Service Communications Program Specialist Larry H. Dozier to learn more.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.12.2008 | Home
"You ever throw a party on a Tuesday? No. Because nobody would come."
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.10.2008 | Home
I visited with election law expert Rick Hasen and hopped on the bus to time how long it would take to get a photo ID to vote if you don't already have one.
Allison Fine | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home
As the returns flood in from the PA primary tomorrow, there will also certainly come news of voting machinery problems. Be prepared to tell your story. It's the best way to make certain your vote counts.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home
Last week I visited with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FLA) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss his plan to change the way and day we vote, and why he chose now to introduce his plan.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home
Trouble experienced with Sequoia touchscreen voting machines in New Jersey doesn't seem to bother Pennsylvania officials, even though the same machines will be used there next Tuesday.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home
Why didn't Obama Girl--campaign-2008 pinup and internet celebrity--Amber Lee Ettinger vote? What happened? Was it logistical difficulty or something else? Check out the video.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home
I video chatted yesterday with Princeton professor Edward Felten. After he was alerted to strange vote tallies by Sequoia voting machines on Super Tuesday, Sequoia wrote to tell Felton that if he investigated the malfunction, even at the request of county clerks, it may be grounds for a lawsuit against him.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
VIDEO: I run through the rules of the super-complicated Texas presidential primary election process.
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
To help launch the HuffPo's Superdelegate Investigation Project we headed here to talk with the man who had a hand in creating the system, political consultant Tad Devine... and even he thinks now is the time to "take a step back and take another hard look at our nominating process."
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
If we can move Presidents' Day for the convenience of shoppers, why not make Election Day more convenient for voters?
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
In California, the popularity of elections is sure to expose even the most minute hiccup. Today, there was one.
Andy Plesser | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media