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Order: Voters rejected by boards should be given provisional ballots Story Here Archive | ||||||
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A homeless person has the same right to vote as someone with established residency, says a leading advocate for the poor who wants county elections boards to do all they can to ensure people's access to the ballot. | ||||||
Long lines, busy signals fuel voting frustration in Broward Story Here Archive | ||||||
The Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office on Tuesday pointed a finger at the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday for nearly 60,000 missing absentee ballots, but took the blame for having a phone system that was being overwhelmed by calls from frustrated voters. | ||||||
Man challenges 52 voters on residency Story Here Archive | ||||||
NEWARK A Granville man has challenged the residency of 52 registered Licking County voters. Those challenged must attend a special hearing at the County Administration Building at 6 p.m. Tuesday to answer the challenge. | ||||||
Glitch forces GOP to withdraw many registration challenges Story Here Archive | ||||||
COLUMBUS, Ohio - State Republicans have withdrawn thousands of more than 35,000 challenges to new voter registrations because of errors in their filings apparently caused by a computer glitch. Republicans filed the challenges Friday in 65 of Ohio's 88 counties, saying mail sent to the newly registered voters was returned as undeliverable. | ||||||
In N.M., Spotlight Is on Voting Rights Story Here Archive | ||||||
ROSWELL, N.M. On the north end of town, where the Anglos live, people lined up in large numbers Saturday at the Roswell Mall to take advantage of the early voting site there. But down on the south side, in the Hispanic neighborhood, the designated early voting venue was locked up tight closed for the weekend. | ||||||
Michael Peltier: Provisional ballots ... the chads of 2004? Story Here Archive | ||||||
TALLAHASSEE — While hanging chads may have become the icon of the 2000 presidential race, voters in 2004 may well be looking at another indelible symbol: the provisional ballot. | ||||||
Ballot reform measure could delay final election result Story Here Archive | ||||||
If voters wake up after Election Day again wondering who won the presidential race, the reason could be a new reform measure intended to protect their rights. Congress, under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 inspired by Florida's troubled presidential election, is requiring all states to allow voters to cast a provisional ballot even if their name does not appear on the rolls of registered voters. | ||||||
Court decisions on provisional ballots could affect election results Story Here Archive | ||||||
WASHINGTON - (KRT) - Weekend decisions by a federal appeals court have helped clarify a sticky procedural question in dispute in five key states, including Ohio and Florida: Will votes count if they're cast in the wrong polling places? | ||||||
Some Fear Ohio Will Be Florida of 2004 Story Here Archive | ||||||
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25 Democrats and Republicans here traded accusations of voter fraud, obstruction and intimidation Monday as officials grappled with what is becoming a confused and potentially chaotic presidential election in this critical battleground state. | ||||||
And you thought picking a candidate was the hard part Story Here Archive | ||||||
Early voting is not a panacea. Palm Beach County residents know that now after senior citizens, urged to vote early by John Kerry, waited hours in line last week. Many left in disgust without casting a ballot. | ||||||
What Congress Should Do Story Here Archive | ||||||
In Florida, voter registrations are being thrown out on pointless technicalities. Missouri is telling soldiers to send nonsecret ballots by e-mail through a Pentagon contractor with a troubling past. Nationwide, eligible voters are being removed from the rolls by flawed felon purges. And nearly a third of this year's votes will be cast on highly questionable electronic voting machines. No wonder a large percentage of Americans doubt that their votes will count. The election system is crying out for reform. | ||||||
America mails it in Story Here Archive | ||||||
A growing chorus is suggesting American voters don't necessarily need to go to the polls Nov. 2 but rather elect the leader of the free world from the comfort of their own homes. | ||||||
Appeals court stays ruling that reversed Michigan's provisional ballots policy Story Here Archive | ||||||
DETROIT (AP) A federal appeals court panel in Cincinnati on Sunday issued stay of lower court ruling that reversed Michigan's policy for counting provisional ballots, saying it will hear an appeal of the case quickly. | ||||||
Chelan County pays $14,000 to mail supplemental ballots Story Here Archive | ||||||
WENATCHEE, Wash. Chelan County election officials paid an extra $14,000 to mail supplemental absentee ballots to more than 26,000 voters when the names of two judge s were left off original absentee ballots. | ||||||
State law carries no penalties for voter drives that don't follow through Story Here Archive | ||||||
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Some Missourians who signed up to vote at festivals or grocery stores or with door-to-door canvassers may be in for a surprise come Election Day. They might not really be registered to vote. | ||||||
Provisional ballots are at the heart of battle Story Here Archive | ||||||
Ohioans heading to polls on Election Day may have at the top of their minds the Titanic struggle between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry, but another battle is brewing that may be as important - how they will vote. | ||||||
GOP misfiled some voter challenges, board says Story Here Archive | ||||||
Dozens of Republican challenges to newly registered voters in Franklin County will be tossed out because they were not properly filed, a local elections official said yesterday. | ||||||
Democrats Lose Ruling on Michigan Ballots Story Here Archive | ||||||
DETROIT - A judge's order requiring some provisional ballots in Michigan to be counted even if they are cast in the wrong precinct was put on hold Sunday, the second time in as many days that a federal appeals court dealt a setback to Democrats who wanted to ease voting restrictions. | ||||||
Officials urged to follow rules to prevent any double-voting Story Here Archive | ||||||
When an Atlanta man voted twice in the July party primaries, he exposed a potential flaw in Georgia's early voting program. Election officials claim that the case of double-voting was an aberration that shows what can happen when critical Election Day procedures are not followed. As a precaution, Secretary of State Cathy Cox recently warned the state's local election officials to follow protocol to ensure such an abuse does not happen again. | ||||||
State law carries no penalties for voter drives that don't follow through Story Here Archive | ||||||
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Some Missourians who signed up to vote at festivals or grocery stores or with door-to-door canvassers may be in for a surprise come Election Day. They might not really be registered to vote. | ||||||
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