Absentee voters grow frustrated Story Here Archive |
Todd Hartman, Gabrielle Crist And Peggy Lowe, Rocky Mountain News 30 October 2004 Out-of-state voters and parents of far-flung college students were growing desperate Friday as Denver absentee ballots still hadn't arrived, fueling concern that some wouldn't be able to vote in Tuesday's presidential election.
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Deceptive tactics inflate GOP voter registration Story Here Archive |
EDWARD WALSH OregonLive 30 October 2004 At 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 12, Rori Smith, a Republican Party official temporarily assigned to Oregon, and several other GOP operatives strode into the Barracuda nightclub in downtown Portland. They were on official party business.
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Newest voter list contains non-existent addresses Story Here Archive |
By MARK MALEY Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 30 October 2004 As the state Republican party raises questions about the validity of addresses on Milwaukee's voter rolls, a just-released list of newly registered voters contains at least two dozen non-existent addresses, a Journal Sentinel review has found.
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Democrats worried by voters left off rolls Story Here Archive |
Home News Tribune by the Associated Press 30 October 2004 TRENTON The names of thousands of new voters have not been entered into the books used on Election Day, according to the state Democratic Party, which yesterday urged the Attorney General's Office to make sure the rights of record numbers of first-time voters are protected.
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Some Cass voters must recast ballots Story Here Archive |
By Robynn Tysver for the Omaha World-Herald 30 October, 2004 About 925 people who voted via absentee ballot in Cass County are being asked to recast their ballots today or risk having their vote not count.
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Officials Say 2 Court Rulings Will Halt G.O.P. Challenges Story Here Archive |
JAMES DAO New York Times 30 October 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 29 - Rulings by two federal courts on Friday made it virtually impossible for Ohio Republicans to continue their challenges of 23,000 new voter registrations before Election Day, state officials said.
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In early returns, absentee votes big winner Story Here Archive |
By Nirvi Shah Palm Beach Post 30 October 2004 With Election Day still three days away, thousands more Floridians have already voted by mail than in the 2000 election, the result of relaxed rules governing absentee ballots.
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Thousands in Dade decide to vote early Story Here Archive |
TERE FIGUERAS Miami Herald 30 October 2004 Tens of thousands of early voters cast ballots in Miami-Dade County on Friday, and election officials processed a flurry of last-minute absentee ballot requests as they headed into the final weekend before the presidential election.
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Absentees could delay vote results Story Here Archive |
ERIKA BOLSTAD AND SAMUEL P. NITZE Miami Herald 30 October 2004 Thousands of absentee ballots coming in at the last minute could make it harder to get timely presidential results from Florida, a state where that could decide the election.
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Absentee ballots get thorough scrutiny Story Here Archive |
Jennifer Peltz South Florida Sun Sentinel 30 October 2004 The tableau in the Palm Beach County elections office Friday three county officials puzzling over voters' handiwork against a back of political-party lawyers couldn't help but conjure memories of the 2000 presidential election.
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Busy registrar staff aims to do it right Story Here Archive |
Daniel J. Chac?n San Diego Union Tribune 30 October 2004 With three days until Tuesday's election, San Diego County officials are feeling the pressure to make sure the closely watched event doesn't turn into a disaster.
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Missing ballots plague some area residents Story Here Archive |
Becky Trout The Union 30 October 2004 Numerous absentee ballots have gone missing in Nevada County recently, frustrating registered voters who want to ensure their votes are counted.
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In droves, Floridians choose to vote before Election Day Story Here Archive |
HILARY ROXE Associated Press 30 October 2004 More than 1.8 million Floridians cast their ballots through early or absentee voting in the days before the long anticipated general election, the result of a frenzied effort to get people to the polls before Tuesday.
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More complaints as Florida early voting turnout remains heavy Story Here Archive |
MIKE BRANOM Associated Press 30 October 2004 On the final weekend of early voting, Floridians streamed into polling places Saturday while elections officials tried to resolve last-minute problems ranging from undelivered or delayed absentee ballots to allegations of fraud.
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Milwaukee officials: Review finds many disputed addresses exist Story Here Archive |
Associated Press 30 October 2004 MILWAUKEE - A review by the city attorney's office found that hundreds of addresses the state Republican Party claimed were incorrect or nonexistent do exist.
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Legal battle over Ohio poll challenges extends to unlikely quarter - New Jersey Story Here Archive |
Anne Gearan Associated Press 30 October 2004 WASHINGTON - Federal judges in two states are expected to rule Monday on whether and how Republicans may challenge voters' qualifications at the polls in battleground Ohio.
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Ballots delayed in Juneau Story Here Archive |
LISA DEMER Anchorage Daily News 30 October 2004 Nearly 2,500 absentee ballots were held up a day at a Juneau post office because the state Division of Elections failed to allow for enough postage, postal officials said Friday.
The delay came at a critical time as Tuesday's election approaches.
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Rulings in Ohio polls suit expected Mon. Story Here Archive |
ANNE GEARAN Associated Press 30 October 2004 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judges in two states are expected to rule Monday on whether and how Republicans may challenge voters' qualifications at the polls in battleground Ohio.
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GOP demands IDs of 37,000 in city Story Here Archive |
GREG J. BOROWSKI Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 30 October 2004 Citing a new list of more than 37,000 questionable addresses, the state Republican Party demanded Saturday that Milwaukee city officials require identification from all of those voters Tuesday.
If the city doesn't, the party says it is prepared to have volunteers challenge each individual - including thousands who might be missing an apartment number on their registration - at the polls.
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Some absentee ballots might not arrive in time Story Here Archive |
RAFAEL A. OLMEDA South Florida Sun Sentinel 30 October 2004 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - The Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office ped off nearly 2,500 absentee ballots at the main mail center Saturday, and postal workers have to scramble to make sure they are delivered on Monday, a U.S. Postal Service spokesman said.
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