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Across the Country, Beware of Attempts to Block the Vote Story Here Archive | ||||||
Last week former employees of Sproul & Associates (operating under the name Voters Outreach of America), a firm hired by the Republican National Committee to register voters, told a Nevada TV station that their supervisors systematically tore up Democratic registrations. | ||||||
We May HAVA Problem Story Here Archive | ||||||
It's a safe bet you will hear more about provisional ballots before Election Dayand a lot more if the election goes into overtime again. The provisional ballot could become this year's equivalent of Florida's infamous punch-card ballot, and it could decide who wins the presidency. | ||||||
Election near, Hood fighting criticism Story Here Archive | ||||||
Glenda Hood is too practiced in politics and too polished in public relations to criticize the woman who ran Florida's elections before her. Even if she doesn't say it, Hood makes it clear: She is not another Katherine Harris, the polarizing former secretary of state with a starring role in the infamous 2000 recount. | ||||||
Polls haven't opened, but challenges start Story Here Archive | ||||||
ATLANTA —Politics, many say, is a blood sport. With more than two weeks until the nation elects a president, there are already quite a few bloodied noses around the country. Charges of dirty tricks and "Watergate-style" break-ins at campaign headquarters. Courtroom challenges of election procedures. Ballot glitches. Allegations of voter intimidation and fraud. | ||||||
Hood has failed voters, but a judge can step in Story Here Archive | ||||||
Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood must be wishing for a blowout in the Nov. 2 presidential election. Despite four years to get ready, the Division of Elections has failed to prepare for a repeat of 2000's micro-close race. A federal judge will be asked today to oversee balloting in the 15 counties that have switched to touch-screen voting. The prospect of election turmoil demands that U.S. District Judge James Cohn take that step. | ||||||
Florida High Court Upholds Provisional Ballot Law Story Here Archive | ||||||
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida voters whose status is questioned at the polls can only cast ballots at designated precincts, the state Supreme Court said on Monday in a ruling that could affect some residents displaced by hurricanes. | ||||||
Fla. court rules on provisional ballots Story Here Archive | ||||||
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. People who cast a provisional ballot at the wrong precinct are not entitled to have their votes counted, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting an argument by labor unions that the rule wrongly disenfranchises voters. | ||||||
U.S. Justice Department files brief in provisional ballot case Story Here Archive | ||||||
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Michigan Democrats in an effort to get the state to count provisional ballots cast by voters in the wrong polling precincts on Nov. 2. | ||||||
Allegations of Electoral Crimes Story Here Archive | ||||||
Reports out of Nevada and Oregon indicate that a company paid to register voters for the Republican Party may have systematically destroyed registration forms filled out by Democrats. If so, thousands of voters who made a good-faith effort to register may not find themselves on the rolls on Nov. 2. Intentionally destroying voter registration forms is a crime against the heart of democracy. The allegations should be vigorously investigated. The immediate concern is ensuring that criminal actions by partisans do not disenfranchise any eligible voters. | ||||||
Lawsuit seeks accurate voter list Story Here Archive | ||||||
PROVIDENCE A group of East Providence political candidates and supporters has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court to compel the local board of canvassers to take steps to improve the accuracy of the city's voting roster. | ||||||
Problems Crop Up in Fla. Early Voting Story Here Archive | ||||||
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Oct. 18, 2004 — With memories of 2000 and the state's bitter fight over ballots still fresh, Floridians began casting votes Monday and within an hour problems cropped up. | ||||||
Technology and vigilance help improve Mississippi elections, Clark says Story Here Archive | ||||||
Secretary of State Eric Clark laughs when he recalls stories of Mississippi election shenanigans. But it's not a ha-ha belly laugh. It's more like a grin with a grimace. | ||||||
Kerry left off some absentee ballots Story Here Archive | ||||||
Some absentee ballots distributed to Hamilton County voters do not include the name of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, local election officials confirmed today. | ||||||
Fairfax Election Office Swamped Story Here Archive | ||||||
The Fairfax County registrar's office is facing a backlog of absentee ballot applications, has a shortage of experienced staff to answer questions and process new voter cards and is failing to check many of those cards for accuracy, records and interviews show. As a result, state and local election officials and many on the registrar's staff say they are concerned about confusion and delays when a record number of new voters could go to the polls Nov. 2 and tens of thousands of absentee ballots are counted. | ||||||
Imagining the Danger of 2000 Redux Story Here Archive | ||||||
AMERICA could very well wake up on Wednesday, Nov. 3, not knowing who won the presidential election. Judging by the latest polls, the race is close enough in a number of key states that human error, technical foul-ups and the inevitable legal challenges could delay the results for days or weeks, in an unwelcome replay of 2000. | ||||||
As Election Nears, Parties Begin Another Round of Legal Battles Story Here Archive | ||||||
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15 - As the secretary of state of Ohio, J. Kenneth Blackwell, a Republican who is unabashed about his ambition to be governor, has issued a series of rulings on obscure issues like provisional ballots, voting notices to parolees and the weight of registration forms. | ||||||
Election to Be Scrutinized for Irregularities Story Here Archive | ||||||
Mounting concerns about voter registration foul-ups, election machine defects and other problems that might undermine the presidential election have spurred dozens of organizations to plan extraordinary efforts to scrutinize the polls on Nov. 2. | ||||||
Democracy needs defending Story Here Archive | ||||||
Let's imagine a society without currency where monetary exchanges are recorded onto a memory chip within an ATM card. Printed receipts are no longer necessary, because all of our transactions are electronically secure within the bowels of assorted computers, operating systems and software. The reliability of information systems these days is such that we can totally trust machinery with our financial security. | ||||||
Fearful voters? Story Here Archive | ||||||
Recently, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held its fourth hearing this year into voting in the 2004 presidential election. To date, much of the testimony has focused on claims — by liberal activists — that Republicans plan to "steal" the November presidential election by stripping African-Americans of their constitutional right to vote. | ||||||
Voters must mind election pitfalls Story Here Archive | ||||||
You've heard the old joke: It isn't being paranoid if they're really out to get you. Many South Florida voters know the feeling. | ||||||
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