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ACORN office in Vegas raided in voter-fraud probe

Nevada authorities seized records Tuesday from a group they accused of submitting fraudulent voter-registration forms — including for the starting lineup of the Dallas Cowboys. Complete Story...

Report: Voter purges in 6 states may violate law

Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, and the voters' exclusion appears to violate federal law, according to a published report.

Record Pa. voter registration pads Democrats' edge

Democratic registration has surged by 13 percent and Republican ranks have shrunk by 1 percent as a record 8.6 million people in battleground Pennsylvania registered to vote in the presidential election.

Justice Department won't send prosecutors to polls

The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not station criminal prosecutors at the polls on Election Day after civil rights groups said minority voters who are expected to turn out in unprecedented numbers because of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama could be intimidated.

Lawsuit could frustrate Nov. 4 voters in Wisconsin

A lawsuit demanding Wisconsin election officials verify voters' identity before the November election could lead to frustration at the polls and exhausted clerks in a hotly contested state in the presidential race.

Voters greet Obama trip with praise, skepticism

Calculated political ploy. Timely foreign outreach. A dash of each? Ask voters across the country about Barack Obama's image-packed week of foreign travel and you'll get a mix of admiration, suspicion, even a couple of bored shrugs.

Some voters' support for candidates keeps growing

Barack Obama's support from blacks and young people has intensified during his five-month slog through the Democratic primaries. Hillary Rodham Clinton has grown ever stronger among the elderly, especially older white women.

Missouri lawmakers advance 2nd voter photo ID bill

Missouri Republicans on Monday advanced a constitutional amendment allowing a photo identification requirement for voting and recrafted an ID law similar to one the state Supreme Court struck down two years ago.

How 3 voters made up their minds

Millie Seifert finally made a choice. She voted for the ghost.

Candidates comment on voter ID ruling

Democratic presidential candidates' reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification:

8 Plead to Election Fraud in St. Louis

Federal prosecutors say eight workers for a get-out-the-vote effort in St. Louis city and county have pleaded guilty to federal election fraud for submitting false registration cards for the 2006 election.

Dems Surge by 65,000 in Pa.

Pennsylvania Democrats have added more than 65,000 voters to their rolls since last fall, a reflection of the high level of interest in the contested race for the party's presidential nomination and the state's April 22 primary.

Enthusiasm Tilts Toward Obama in Pa.

For Edwin David, who served with the famed World War II unit of black fighters known as the Tuskegee Airmen, Sen. Barack Obama is an easy choice.

Chicago Woman, 114, Registers to Vote

The chairman of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners visited a 114-year-old woman who registered to vote on Thursday. It was also her birthday, according to her family, who cite a family Bible as evidence of her birth date.

Pocketbook Issues Push Past Iraq in Poll

Kitchen table worries pushed ahead of the war in Iraq over the past month, a shift toward pocketbook issues that has gained currency as the election year dawns.

Dying Iowa Voter Confronts Candidates

A little over a year ago, Kathy Stangl received a devastating prognosis: Doctors told her she had only a few months to live.

Judge Blocks Fla. Voter Registration Law

A federal judge blocked enforcement Tuesday of a Florida law that prevents people from registering to vote if officials cannot match their Social Security or driver's license numbers to federal or state databases.

Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty to 243 Felonies

The former mayor of a tiny coal town who prosecutors say masterminded a scheme to buy votes with beer, cigarettes and even pork rinds, pleaded guilty Thursday to 243 felonies, including vote-rigging and corruption.

Mo. Elections Chief in Election Dispute

Missouri's chief elections official said Monday she was asked for photo identification at the voting booth despite a court ruling striking down the requirement.

ACORN Accused of Bogus Forms in Mo.

Hundreds of fraudulent voter address changes have been submitted to St. Louis County election officials by ACORN, the activist group that has been criticized for its voter sign-up work elsewhere in the nation.

Fraud Alleged in St. Louis Voter Sign-Up

Election officials say hundreds of potentially bogus registration cards, including ones for dead and underage people, were submitted by a branch of a national group that has been criticized in the past for similar offenses.

Letters on Voter ID Confuse Ga. Voters

Tens of thousands of Georgia voters recently received letters telling them they must show a photo ID to cast a ballot Nov. 7 — a message some fear will create confusion on Election Day, since a judge recently struck down the requirement.

Allegations Trip Up Voting Rights Group

An advocacy group that registered more than a million voters two years ago is facing new allegations of voter fraud and sloppy work just weeks before crucial midterm elections.

Judge Won't Block Ariz. Voter ID Law

A federal judge on Monday refused to block a law that requires Arizona voters to present identification before casting a ballot.

Suit Seeks to Block Mo. Voter ID Law

Opponents of a new state law requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification filed a second lawsuit Thursday, claiming it could discourage or prevent people from voting in November.

The Vine

If YOU were the only person responsible for choosing the 2008 President, would you be right? Try this and see.

This is a very neat little quiz called Match-o-Matic. What i love about it is that it presents pairs of statements said by both presidential parties which you have to vote on.

Voter Registrations In Many States Trashed

Source: klas-tv.com

Federal, state, and local officials are gathering information about allegations of voter registration fraud that were first raised Channel 8 Eyewitness News.

Mississippi NAACP Voter Registration/Education Event

Source: WAPT - ABC affiliate in Jackson, MS

Rotten Acorn: Fraud Map

Source: rottenacorn.com

ACORN Is A Bad Seed Something's rotten in the state of New Mexico, and Ohio, and Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and Florida, and…

Inside Obama's Acorn

Source: National Review Online

If YOU were the only person responsible for choosing the 2008 President, would you be right? Try this and see.

This is a very neat little quiz called Match-o-Matic. What i love about it is that it presents pairs of statements said by both presidential parties which you have to vote on.

Who would you choose as President? Try this match test which could surprise you!

Source: ABC News

Excellent quiz which really forces you to think about your answers based on what the two candidates actually said. it truly focuses the mind. After you have completed it, please you enter your score in the poll here.

Voter Purging: A Legal Way for Republicans to Swing Elections?

Source: AlterNet.org

The Department of Justice's Voting Section is pressuring 10 states to purge voter rolls before the 2008 election based on statistics that former Voting Section attorneys and other experts say are flawed and do not confirm that those states have more voter registrations than eligi …

California Democrats Majority of Voters In State « ThePolicyReport.net

Source: thepolicyreport.net

The California Secretary of State's Office released the state's official voter registration totals showing the number of registered voters by political affiliation as of 60 days before election day.

At OpEdNews: What YOU can do to prevent another stolen election

Source: OpEdNews.Com Progressive

A former Mccain aide states that McCain and his campaign plan on rigging the elections aka 2000. MUST READ!

Election wild card: first-time voters | csmonitor.com

Source: Christian Science Monitor

More than in any other presidential election in recent times, polls may be falling to capture accurately what's happening in the American electorate.

Baldwin Park Democrat: Have You Moved Since You Registered To Vote?

Source: baldwinparkdemocrat.blogspot.com

How to make sure that your voter registration is current and that you have the voter identification required by your state.

BREAKING: Media ignores MASSIVE voter purges - Get this out there now!

Source: Daily Kos

Votes being purged left and right, well not really right, they are the purgers not the purgees. WE HAVE TO BUG THE @!$%# OUT OF THE MEDIA TO GET THIS COVERED! Like now. Keith Olberman, Bill Moyers, anyone and everyone.

600K Voter Purge in Coming Weeks

Source: AlterNet.org

Advancement Project and Project Vote. Posted August 13, 2008. Voting rights attorneys say hundreds of thousands of voters could be purged from voter rolls.

Undecided voters not so undecided

Source: sciencenews.org

People may sometimes make up their minds without knowing itThese days, you can't even trust undecided people.

The New York Times --- Whites, Race and the Election

Source: The New York Times

A Poll on attitudes of white voters.

MO voter is arrested for trying to vote!

Source: Daily Kos

A MO voter, who declined to provide picture ID at a polling place (not required in that state) was arrested although the author did present legally valid proof of identity.

Voters cannot trust the totals reported by electronic voting machines; they are too prone to glitches and too easy to hack.

Source: whytuesday.org

Voters cannot trust the totals reported by electronic voting machines; they are too prone to glitches and too easy to hack.

BREAKING: Republicans refusing voter registrations from overwhelmingly-Democratic demographics

Source: democraticunderground.com

In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations. Guess their color.

A.C.L.U. Sues Alabama on Ballot Access - NYTimes.com

Source: The New York Times

A.C.L.U.

Senators: End Voter Reg Prohibition

Source: Military.com

U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) recently sent a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake calling on him to end the current prohibition of voter registration at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.

Editorial - Check That Vote - Editorial - NYTimes.com

Source: The New York Times

Editorial Check That Vote Electronic voting is notoriously vulnerable to technical glitches and vote theft. By now, most states have passed good laws requiring paper records of every vote cast — an important safeguard. But that is not enough.

A Few Things Obama And McCain Should Know About The Latino Vote

The Latino vote is a tricky vote that requires candidates to be strategic, sensitive, and informed. How well Barack Obama or John McCain tackle the issue of immigration reform is not going to get all the Latino voters jumping in the bandwagon.

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