Voter Suppression
Next Entries »The Vote You Save May Be Your Own, Part 1
Monday, September 22nd, 2008The latest resources to help keep your vote safe this November:
“Can Obama Win and Lose Ohio at the Same Time?,” By John Michael Spinelli:
Ohio attorneys pushing to convince a federal judge to lift the stay on a case alleging Republicans and Bush loyalists cyber-rigged the vote in certain Ohio counties in 2004, filed affidavits on […]
How Long Will Americans Have to Stand in Line to Vote This November?
Thursday, August 28th, 2008This week, in a moving tribute to Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones - who did more than just listen to her Ohio constituents when they told her of their systematic disenfranchisement during the 2004 election - Congressman John Conyers brought the issue of election integrity to the Democratic National Convention saying, “Never again would we see […]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Dobbs
Monday, August 25th, 2008How can Lou Dobbs be so right on one thing and so wrong on another?!?!
In response to a story by CNN’s Dobbs in which he “told viewers that substantial evidence suggests that large numbers of non-citizens, including undocumented immigrants, are voting in federal elections and could be the deciding factor in November’s elections,” Truth in […]
Your Own Private Ohio: Seven Ways Your Vote Might Not Count This November
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Steven Rosenfeld author of Count My Vote: A Citizen’s Guide to Voting writes at Alternet, “Some of the most serious election protection problems can be discovered and fixed before the presidential voting begins.”
What voters often do not know is that long lines or delays in polling place voting can result from many factors — some […]
An Open Letter to Rep. David Davis, Candidate Tim Barnes, Nashville Public Radio, and the National Media
Friday, August 15th, 2008Dear Rep. Davis, Candidate Barnes, Nashville Public Radio, and, what the heck, the National Media,
First, I’d like to thank you all for your interest in the democratic process. As you know, it’s so important that as voters and American citizens we can count on our news media and elected officials to ensure that in every […]
An Open Letter to Tennessee State Senate Candidate Tim “I Want a Recount” Barnes
Friday, August 8th, 2008Dear Tim Barnes,
Congratulations on a well-fought race against Senator Kurita. The race was so close in Tennessee State Senate District 22 (the fightin’ 22nd!) and the fact that incumbent Rosalind Kurita beat you by only 19 votes is a testament to your hard work and dedication to your campaign.
Due to the closeness of the race, […]
Election Day Intimidation Stories: The “This Couldn’t Happen To Me, Could it?” Edition
Friday, August 8th, 2008Thrown in jail for knowing the voter ID laws in your state? Maybe not, but just as bad is how many will just walk out the door without voting if someone with “authority” says “You can either give me what I told you to, or you can just get out that door and find someplace […]
Who Here Thinks We Have a Constitutional Right to Vote? Anyone?…Anyone?
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008For some reason our wild and crazy wig-wearing Founding Fathers didn’t see the need to build the right to vote into the Constitution. Instead, they decided to leave it up to the individual States to determine who, where, when and how we vote. Oh sure, some voting rights have been amended into the Constitution in […]
Must Read: Influx of Voters Expected to Test New Technology
Monday, July 21st, 2008Ian Urbina of the New York Times has written an article about the problems that could occur during the November election. And although it doesn’t offer concrete solutions, it is a must read for every voter for it sheds some much needed light on what to expect on election day and can help us work […]
When is Voter Suppression Funny?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008When it’s satire, of course! Trudeau’s take is almost perfect. If he had added 2004 and 2006 to the next to the last panel, it would have been.
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