Results List
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Push to register felons to vote could aid Obama
Source: The Associated Press State & Local Wire
by DIONNE WALKER and MIKE BAKER Undaunted by the heat, James Bailey spent his late-summer afternoons walking Virginia's bleakest neighborhoods on the hunt for ex-cons each a potential voter who might cast the decisive ballot in this hotly contested state. Finding them isn't the hard…
Resource type: News
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Is America Ready to Vote? State Preparations for Voting System Problems in 2008
Source: Brennan Center for Justice; Common Cause Education Fund; Verified Voting Foundation
This 2008 report by the Brennan Center for Justice looks at the laws, regulations and procedures of all 50 states and the District of Columbia in four key areas related to their preparedness for voting system failure. The Brennan Center is a grantee of The…
Resource type: Research Report
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Jackson urges people to vote but says power may lie outside political system
Source: Irish Times
By ALISON HEALY. IF PEOPLE do not vote in the general election, then they lose the right to criticise, US civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson has told an audience in Dublin. He said people should vote for politicians they could trust, but when asked…
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Brunner calls summit on vote
Source: The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Local, state, national elections experts will discuss what worked, what needs repair by Mark Niquette Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner announced plans for a summit in Columbus to review the Nov. 4 election and recommend possible changes in Ohio's voting process. The one-day summit, planned…
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Improving the Way We Vote Will Ensure Democracy
Source: The New York Times
To the Editor: Re ''No One Should Have to Stand in Line for 10 Hours to Vote,'' by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, Aug. 26): Our voting system is a proud one, but one in need of immediate help and long-term attention. In the short term,…
Resource type: News
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Vital YES vote in Children's Referendum Welcomed by Alliance
Source: Children's Rights Alliance
Photo: Children's Rights AllianceIn an unprecedented step, Ireland has voted by referendum to change its Constitution to strengthen children's rights and better protect children. After nearly 20 years of vigorous campaigning for constitutional reform, the Children's Rights Alliance is delighted to finally welcome the passing…
Resource type: News
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House Health Care Vote Transforms the Political Landscape
Source: The Huffington Post
We wake up this morning surrounded by a new political world.The House vote approving health care reform was without doubt the most significant congressional vote in the last four decades. That's because it completely transformed the American political landscape. It certainly changed America's health care…
Resource type: News
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Report rips state's vote readiness Coffman disputes concerns, says counties prepared
Source: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
by Myung Oak Kim Colorado is poorly prepared to handle electronic voting machine failures on Election Day, according to a national report issued Thursday. The report gave Colorado low marks because state regulations don't say exactly how poll workers should address voting terminal malfunctions and…
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FACE: Vote for Dignity
$250,000
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Project Vote
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