September, 2008
Below are stories from September, 2008 related to election law developments from across the country. The links below will open in a new window and will direct you to sites that are not affiliated with Election Law @ Moritz or the Moritz College of Law. They are subject to change, and some may expire or require registration as time passes. (See Archives | Recent Headlines)
September 1, 2008
- New Jersey - Changes on the horizon for New Jersey voters
- North Dakota - Editorial: In North Dakota, we're counting votes the right way
September 2, 2008
- Arizona - Early voting changing the face of elections
- Hawaii - $500,000 Worth Of Electronic Voting Machines Sit Idle
- Tennessee - Editorial: Few things more important than registering to vote, then going to polls
- National - Touch-Screen Voting: It's Been Tried, but Can It Be Trusted?
September 3, 2008
- Michigan - Waterford trustee primary race recount requested
- Ohio - Voter registration mailing misguided, cat receives application
- Pennsylvania - Ethics board sees union bug on fliers that violated state election law
- Florida - Obsolete touch screen voting units get few buyers
- Ohio - Absentee voting never easier, and never costlier
- Florida - Editorial: The ballots are missing, so start finding answers
- Tennessee - Op-Ed: Right to vote too important to trust electronic voting machines
- Pennsylvania - Ethics board sees union bug on fliers that violated state election law
- National - New push to pick the president by popular vote
September 4, 2008
- Arizona - The Votomatic comes to Pima County, dimples and all
- Nevada - In Nevada, voter registration points to electric election
- Ohio - Brunner predicts better results for presidential election
- Ohio - Cuyahoga County voters to receive mail ballot applications
- Ohio - GOP blasts Obama comment on voting machines
- Ohio - Candidate's voter registration confirmation undeliverable
- Tennessee - Change in law allows voting 45 days out
- Texas - Felons not necessarily barred from voting
- Washington - Much has changed in Wash. elections since 2004
- Wisconsin - Wis. board members fail voter checks
- National - Protecting Your Vote With Invisible Ink
- Arizona - Less than quarter of those who voted did so at polls
- Alabama - Candidate challenges mayor vote
- Georgia - Absentee voting process 'very easy'
- Michigan - Recounts change outcomes of two races
September 5, 2008
- Arizona - Editorial: License to vote? Here's a ballot in favor
- Texas - Critics worry voter ID proposal would disenfranchise citizens
- New York - Editorial: New voting machines need scrutiny
- National - How Will You and Your State Cast Ballots in November?
- National - Voting Technology Evolves In Electronic World
- Florida - Recount continues with a review of voter registration logs
- Arizona - Editorial: Pima's slow counting of votes must be corrected
- Michigan - Editorial: Politics stymies voting reform
September 6, 2008
- New York - Disabled voters finally have an option
- Ohio - Disputed voters to get hearing, Brunner orders
- Washington - A look at some changes in Wash. election law
September 7, 2008
- Arizona - Editorial: Judge needs to rule quickly on election law
- Georgia - Georgia Democratic Party Sues over Voter ID
- New Jersey - System would have worked, state insists
- New York - Disabled voters' ballots must be counted election night
- New York - Letter to the Editor: Voting Machines Should Be Accessible To All
- Ohio - More absentee voting expected in General Election
- Virginia - Voter Registration by Students Raises Cloud of Consequences
- Virginia - Haven't voted lately? You might not be able to vote in the presidential election
September 8, 2008
- Florida - Palm Beach County's election woes continue
- Florida - Post-election audit confirms reliability of optical scan voting system
- North Carolina - Election 08: Student voting rights at risk by murky state rules
- Virginia - Va. Registrar's guidance prompts ACLU complaint
- Wisconsin - Fox Valley clerks prepare for busy fall elections
- National - The campaigns have already begun fighting over ballots and rules for voter registration
- National - VA Clarifies Voter Registration Regulations
- Wisconsin - Fox Valley clerks prepare for busy fall elections
- Georgia - Ga. Judge to hear voting machine lawsuit
- New York - Lever Voting Out, Image In
- National - Editorial: Let's impeach e-voting
- Montana - Early voting trends
September 9, 2008
- Florida - Florida will require I.D. match for all would-be voters
- Florida - Judge Who Won Recount Wants New Election
- Florida - Fla. criticized for voter registration law
- Georgia - Indictment in Absentee Ballot Case Result of Joint Effort Between Secretary of State and Other Agencies
- Georgia - Judge Rules In Favor of Voting Machines
- Mississippi - Lawsuit Over Senate Ballot Placement
- Missouri - Johnson County computer voting machines prone to take a 'time out'
- Ohio - Cuyahoga County elections board considers extending hours ahead of Nov. 4
- Ohio - Lawyers Ready For Election Night
- Pennsylvania - Legislators like absentee vote proposal
- Virginia - Chesterfield woman tells U.S. Senate of voting problem
- National - Concerns abound over voter access in November
- National - To Avoid Long Lines, Ohio Officials Say Vote By Mail
- National - Summit Examines Challenges Faced by Military and Overseas Voters
- National - Senate panel investigates DOJ's election prep
- National - Campaigns Adjust Their Pace to Meet Short Season
- Georgia - Judge Boots Attempt To Ban Use Of Electronic Vote Machines
- New York - Use of electronic voting machines raises concerns
- Georgia - Ruling favors electronic voting machines
- Ohio - It's near the campaign's end - send in the lawyers
- New York - Editorial: New York is last when it comes to implementing the voting act
- Hawaii - 40% expected to cast early ballot in Hawaii's primary election
- Florida - Company that made the voting machines blames election glitch on Indian River County
- Georgia - Ga. judge rejects voting machine lawsuit
September 10, 2008
- Colorado - Letter to the Editor: Grand County voters urged to apply for mail-in ballots
- Florida - Ghosts of 2000: Voting chaos in Palm Beach County
- Michigan - Election recounts show no changes in Ganges, Lee
- Michigan - Lose your house, lose your vote
- Mississippi - Editorial: Mississippi’s Ballot Trick
- Tennessee - No speedy appeal for English-first ballot attempt
- Wisconsin - Northeast Wisconsin Candidate Will Seek Re-Count
- Wisconsin - Wis. Justice Department sues election officials
- Wisconsin - Suit filed in voter checks
- National - Security Group at Santa Barbara Infects Voting Machines With Viruses, Showing Vulnerability
- National - U.S. Postal Service Says Mail Ballots Early
- National - Corker Backs Legislation to Improve Voting Process For Overseas Military
- Alabama - Update on Cedar Bluff Election Lawsuit
September 11, 2008
- Florida - Opinion: Ballots weren’t thrown out with the trash
- Kentucky - Absentee Ballot Applications Rejected Due To Error
- Mississippi - Battle Over Ballot Continues
- Wisconsin - Van Hollen’s voter-check lawsuit sets off a tempest
- National - Opinion: Ballot box blues
- National - 2008 Season of Voting Meltdowns Begins
- New York - Few votes for new machines at polls
- Ohio - Ballot snafu endangers votes
- Ohio - Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner must break tie on Cuyahoga County Board of Elections over absentee voting hours
- West Virginia - Group, under fire from AG, wants W.Va. campaign laws changed
- Utah - Republicans cry foul, say Dems use push polls against them
September 12, 2008
- Ohio - Ohio GOP sues to block early voting
- Ohio - Ohio GOP sues to block early voting
- Ohio - Small check-box, big dust-up in OH
- Texas - Opinion: Voter registration could offer ID thieves opportunity to steal personal information
- Wisconsin - Opinion: Enforcing law: How novel
- Washington, D.C. - Electronic Voting Follies Continue
- Rhode Island - ACLU sues over voter registration
- Florida - 'No match, no vote' rule could keep people from voting
- Florida - Florida election officials defend voting laws
- Wisconsin - State officials say attorney general lawsuit could hurt voters
- Washington, D.C. - Voting Database Is Fine, Firm Says
- Indiana - Editorial: Early voting center would encourage young voters
- Ohio - Official: Absentee voting 'so much easier that way'
- New York - Voting success: NY, other states keep old machines
- Ohio - Absentee ballot bids invalidated
- Missouri - Trial Continued in Phil Lindsey Voter ID Case
- Florida - Ten precincts lost more than 100 ballots in recount
- Illinois - Local Election Lawsuit Filed
- Ohio - Brunner may toss signatures on payday-lending ballot issue
- Ohio - Absentee ballots critical in election
- New Mexico - NM sent bad information to voters
September 13, 2008
- Florida - After Roadblocks, Florida Officials Push to Enforce Voter ID Law
- Ohio - Ohio Republicans Use Lawsuit To Fight for State's Crucial Votes
- Ohio - Editorial: Leave Election Up to the Voters
- Ohio - Republicans reject Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's proposal on disputed absentee-ballot requests
- Ohio - Ohio GOP sues to block early voting
- Ohio - Voters urged to mail absentees to avoid lines
- Wisconsin - Wisconsin attorney general demands checks of voter ID
- National - States Restore Voting Rights for Ex-Convicts
September 14, 2008
- Washington - New voter registrations likely to break record
- Wisconsin - Help of Obama campaigners with student voter registration violates law
- Wisconsin - Allegations Of Voter Fraud Surface
September 15, 2008
- Michigan - Voter registration applications are scrutinized
- Ohio - Brunner says she's cool under fire
- Tennessee - Lawsuit Claims State Rep. Larry Miller Does Not Live in His District
- National - Voting Groups Release Guidelines for E-voting Checks
- Virginia - Editorial: Virginia county's actions reprehensible
- Florida - Lawsuit clouds printing of Broward ballots
- New York - Nora Anderson gives grounds for investigation on Election Law violation
- Nevada - Electronic voter-registration databases put to the test
September 16, 2008
- Arizona - Group appeals ruling on voter ID law
- Arizona - Latino group appeals voter ID ruling
- California - Voter registration fraud alleged by Democrats
- Mississippi - Justice Department asked to examine Miss. ballot
- Nebraska - Election Commissioner Calls Audit Report 'Fear-Mongering'
- Wisconsin - Lawsuit request to crosscheck ID
- National - When There Are So Many 'Human Errors' On Your E-Voting Machines
- Maine - Editorial: We need voting system for 21st century
- Louisiana - Editorial: Election time is changing
- North Carolina - City Council looks at voter registration ban
- Maryland - Op-Ed: Out with the new... ... in with the old
- Indiana - Judge rejects Gary School Board election lawsuit
- Pennsylvania - Barr Wins Lawsuit; Remains On Pennsylvania Ballot
- Michigan - Detroit Faces $3 Million Election for an 8-Month Mayor
- Michigan - Democrats Sue Michigan G.O.P. on Voter Issue
September 17, 2008
- Nebraska - Neb. county election office audit raises questions
- New York - Some voters turned away from special voting machines
- Ohio - Hamilton County Voters Sue over McCain Absentee Ballot Request Forms
- Ohio - League of Women Voters Expresses Support for Five-Day Voting Window
- Ohio - Ohioans foresee fair election this Nov.
- Ohio - Voters sue secretary of state over absentee ballot flap
- Ohio - Most Ohio voters confident ballots counted correctly
- Pennsylvania - Misleading Mailers Descend on Swing States
- Utah - County prepping for largest election ever
- Wisconsin - Van Hollen files summary judgment motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus in election integrity case
- National - Surge in voter registration has officials bracing for trouble on Election Day
- Georgia - Georgia Gets Poor Marks In Election Study
- National - Voter Database Glitches Could Disenfranchise Thousands
- Indiana - Opinion: Campaign sign limits prompt lawsuit
- New York - Voting machine upgrades add up
- Ohio - Secretary of state touts optical scan ballots during Akron talk
- Alabama - Attorney selected in election lawsuit
- Wisconsin - Democrats challenge Van Hollen's voter registration lawsuit
- Wisconsin - Nonpartisan task force will investigate voter fraud allegations
- Michigan - Voting-Rights Conflicts Intensify
- California - After complaints, Riverside County agrees to audit of electoral process
- Mississippi - Voting Rights Watch: Does Mississippi ballot violate Voting Rights Act?
- Wisconsin - Board: AG has conflict in Wis. voting lawsuit
- New York - Court supervision begins in absentee count
September 18, 2008
- Mississippi - Miss. gov agrees to move Senate race up on ballot
- Ohio - Ballot-application case goes to court
- Wisconsin - Van Hollen Didn't Rely On Party Consultation in Suit
- Wisconsin - Political Mailers Create Confusion on Absentee Ballots
- Wisconsin - You Ask, We Investigate: Absentee Ballot Mix Up
- Wisconsin - Wis. election policies commended in study
- Florida - 5-Year-Old Gets Voter Registration Application In Mail
- Mississippi - Supreme Court hears ballot dispute; absentee voting may be delayed by fight
- Wisconsin - Editorial: Poor timing for voting lawsuit
- North Carolina - There’s a history written on paper ballots
- Illinois - Letter to the Editor: DuPage election panel doesn't answer concerns on machines
- Hawaii - Kobayashi accused of election law breach
- Ohio - County OKs paper ballots for early voting
- Mississippi - This is How Democracy Dies
- National - High Turnout, New Procedures May Mean an Election Day Mess
- Pennsylvania - Lawsuit seeks to stop voters from wearing partisan apparel
- Wisconsin - Judge Orders Hearing On AG's Lawsuit Against GAB
- National - Ex-offenders take steps to regain ballot box rights
- National - Report: Voting problems in several swing states
September 19, 2008
- Washington - AG files election-law suits against builders
- Wisconsin - Wis. AG argues to stay on voter lawsuit
- Washington, D.C. - Firm Subpoenaed in Vote Tally
- National - New Laws, Technology Challenge Elections Officials
- Pennsylvania - Lawsuit seeks ban on partisan election clothing
- Hawaii - Voters reminded to check ballot carefully
- Ohio - Ohio GOP, Dems spar over early voting window
- Michigan - Lawsuit Argues That Michigan Is Disfranchising Student Voters
- National - Online help for judges in election lawsuits
- Florida - Republican Mailing Leaves Florida Voters Confused
September 20, 2008
- Florida - Opinion: Would-be voters could be victims of election fraud
- Florida - Florida Could Again Muddle Race for White House
- Hawaii - Some staffing problems meant a late start at some precincts
- New York - Voters may have a say in term-limit debate through special election in 2009
- Ohio - Battle brewing in Ohio over voting-record discrepancies
- Pennsylvania - Editorial: Voting 'reform'
- Virginia - Norfolk officials ease rules for registering student voters
September 21, 2008
- New Jersey - Op-Ed: Mail-in voting deserves the stamp of approval
- Ohio - Editorial: Accept Disputed Ballot Applications
- Virginia - Early voting starts today in some states
- Wisconsin - Wisconsin Officials Fight Over Voter Registrations
September 22, 2008
- Colorado - Voter registration fraud investigated
- Florida - Florida voting issues raise fears of 2000-like debacle
- Massachusetts - Feds reach settlement with Mass. over voter rights
- Ohio - SOS Brunner fighting election lawsuit
- Ohio - Fight Heats Up in Ohio Over Voting Procedures
- Ohio - Second Absent-Voting Suit Filed; Brunner Now Target of 3 Fast-Track Election Cases
- Ohio - Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to be open every day for early voting
- Ohio - Secretary of State files response to "same-day" voter registration complaint at Supreme Court
- Ohio - Supreme Court is asked for second time to overrule Brunner in dispute over McCain absent ballot forms
- Oklahoma - Election officials disagrees with ACLU
- Pennsylvania - Editorial: Yard signs are protected speech
- Virginia - VA Governor Encourages Voter Registration Status Check
- Wisconsin - GOP wants to intervene in voter case
- National - Katie Couric's Notebook: Early Voting
- National - Google Will Show You Where to Vote
- Florida - Accurate ballot count in Palm Beach County proves elusive
- Ohio - Ballot timing delays testing for Cuyahoga County voting equipment
- Connecticut - Audit finds scan voting system here ‘worked perfectly,’ registrars report
- Ohio - McCain adviser sues Ohio over absentee ballot issue
September 23, 2008
- Colorado - Possible fraudulent voter forms investigated
- Kentucky - Restoring voting rights eased
- New York - Dutchess Democrats claim voter signups stalled
- Ohio - Op-Ed: If Ohio polling looks like Chicago, 'thank' Brunner
- Ohio - Brunner Expands Election Board Waivers for Precinct Polling Lines
- Ohio - Ohio voters responsive to absentee voting push
- Ohio - Brunner, GOP clash over in-person absentee voting
- Tennessee - Judge dismisses Tenn. felon voting lawsuit
- Texas - Barr loses bid to keep Obama, McCain off Texas ballot
- Washington - Wash. Democrats sue over GOP moniker in gov race
- Washington - DA's Office investigates possible voter registration fraud
- National - Voter Excitement Tempered by Concerns of Fairness at Polls
- National - Justice Department won't send prosecutors to polls
- National - Felons who complete their sentences can get their voting rights restored more easily under changes to the pardon process announced Tuesday by Gov. Steve Beshear.
- Georgia - Letter to the Editor: Integrity of elections ‘my highest priority’
- Florida - Letter to the Editor: Just enforce the law on voter IDs
- Rhode Island - Do primary day glitches foretell an Election Day mess?
- National - Forget Election Day - Early Voting for President Has Started
- West Virginia - State rejects voting machines in Ohio, Hancock, Summers
- Colorado - Businessman failed to disclose ties
- Massachusetts - Wilkerson seeks election recount in five wards
- Florida - Elections officials try to clear up ID requirement
- West Virginia - W.Va. Counties Won't Get New Voting Machines
- Ohio - County officials clarify poll workers resolution
- Florida - Ballot printing in Broward County halted until dispute settled
- Ohio - Elections hiring criticized
- West Virginia - Election Adjustment
- West Virginia - W.Va. counties won't get new voting machines
- Florida - Palm Beach Ballots Down for the Count
- Wisconsin - Wis. AG opposes GOP try to join voter lawsuit
September 24, 2008
- Alabama - State Democratic Lawsuit
- Colorado - Balink under fire for error on CC voter registration
- Florida - Republicans, ACORN feud over suspicious voter cards
- Florida - Voter groups to hover over Palm Beach County on Nov. 4
- Michigan - Election detection
- Ohio - Voting advocates not worried about same-day registration
- Wisconsin - Chance of resolution to Dane County case before November election is dim
- National - Confusing Voter Registration Laws Could Affect Presidential Election
- North Carolina - Voter registration oddities result in deal
- California - Madera judge nullifies school election before it's held
- Florida - State addresses rumors about voter ID
- Wisconsin - Some GOP fliers again give wrong absentee ballot mailing info
- Wisconsin - Van Hollen voter registration suit to appear in court today
- Virginia - Student voters run into trouble on VA campuses
- Indiana - GOP members say no to early vote satellites
- Ohio - County officials clarify poll workers resolution
- Florida - Jennings requests records
- Michigan - Voting rights, voter removal program
- Ohio - GOP criticizes advisory of Ohio elections chief
- Florida - Report slaps Florida's provisional voting record
- Wisconsin - Wis. judge to consider removing AG from lawsuit
September 25, 2008
- Kansas - McCain mailer adds wrinkle to voting process
- Michigan - Michigan House approves 'no reason' absentee voting
- Michigan - Mich. House OKs 'no reason' absentee voting plan
- Ohio - Two justices step aside in early voting case
- Ohio - ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Five-Day Voting Window
- Ohio - ACLU sues on side of Ohio early voting window
- Ohio - Ohio’s Battle Over Early Voting
- Virginia - City registrar asks for clarity in student voting
- West Virginia - Hundreds of fake voter registrations submitted
- Wisconsin - Lieutenant Governor's voter registration valid, online database in error
- National, Ohio - Some voters aren't waiting until election day to cast ballots
- National - Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines?
- National - Some fear foreclosures mean loss of vote
- National - Op-Ed: How About Bailing Out The Election System?
- National - Officials say voting system will be stressed in November
- National - EmTech 08: Audits, Open Source Needed With E-voting
- California - Madera school board election nullified before the vote
- Wisconsin - Judge allows AG to continue voter lawsuit
September 26, 2008
- Florida - New voter registrations overwhelm state office
- Florida - Ballots attract scrutiny spurred by past problems
- Florida - Prohibition on wearing campaign paraphernalia when voting only a rumor
- Florida - Definition of recount an issue to be decided in Wennet case
- Minnesota - Minnesota breaks all-time voter registration record
- Ohio - Op-Ed: Buckeye State or Banana Republic?
- Ohio - Another day, another elections lawsuit
- Ohio - Judges may rule on same-day registering, voting in Ohio
- Ohio - Lawsuit backs 'same-day' voting
- Ohio - Ohio GOP files federal lawsuit over early voting
- Washington - Editorial: Judge should dismiss lawsuit over 'GOP' listing
- Wisconsin - No time to do voter checks AG wants before election, clerks say
- National - After Complaints, Postal Service Shifts Course to Provide Absentee Ballot Applications
- West Virginia - Voter rolls may list hundreds of fakes
- West Virginia - Editorial: Voting Machine Decision Correct
- Ohio - Lawsuit backs 'same-day' voting
- Florida - 'No-Match' law won't stop registered voters
- Ohio - Ohio Republican Party Asks Federal Judge To Block Same Day Voter Registration, Balloting
September 27, 2008
- Michigan - House approves bill to expand absentee ballots
- Ohio - Taking time out for voter education
- Ohio - GOP sues in federal court over absentee voting
- Ohio - Board scrambles to fix logistics on voting machines
- Wisconsin - Experts: Lawsuit unlikely to void election
September 28, 2008
- California - Counting Every Vote
- Florida - State's new paper trail leads to new problems
- Kansas - Voters, don't wear buttons to the polls
- Ohio - It's wise to prepare now for voting integrity
- Ohio - Early voting in Ohio begins Tuesday
- Ohio - Ohio Battles Over Tuesday's Early Voting
- Ohio - Young voters, homeless targeted in Ohio's election
- Ohio - Campaigns try to capitalize on new early-voting period
- National - Editorial: Bracing for Election Day
September 29, 2008
- Ohio - One federal judge upholds Ohio's early voting policy; second ruling awaited
- Ohio - Ohio Supreme Court upholds early voting window
- Ohio - Federal Judge Tells Ohio County To Follow Secretary Brunner's Directive On Same Day Voter Registration, Absentee Balloting
- Ohio - Split Ohio Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Brunner On 'Same Day' Registration Directive
- Ohio - Federal Judge Allows Party Observers In Polling Places, Declines To Rule On Same Day Voting
- Ohio - Courts uCuyahoga County voting equipment slowly enters third testing stagephold disputed early voting window in Ohio
- Ohio - Courts Allow Same-Day Vote Window to Go Forward in Ohio
- Wisconsin - Rumors Spread About Dress Code At Polls
- Wisconsin - News groups sue Minnesota for access to polls
- Wisconsin - Wisconsin lags other states on mandate
- National - College voters surrounded by confusing rules
- National - Election officials try to recruit younger poll workers
- Massachusetts - Panel calls for use of open source software on voting machines
- Ohio - Ohio GOP encourages voting during special window
- Ohio - Early voting breeds disputes
September 30, 2008
- Alabama - NAACP challenges state prison ban on voter registration
- California - California Creating Online Voter Registration System
- Michigan - College student FAQs about registering to vote
- Ohio - Absentee voting begins, slowly, in Cuyahoga County
- Ohio - Post Office Investigates Missing Voter Registration Forms
- Ohio - In Ohio, Voter Registration Conflict Is Brewing
- Ohio - Voting for president begins in pivotal Ohio
- Ohio - 112 vote on first day of early voting
- Ohio - Court denies GOP appeal on Ohio early voting
- Ohio - Residents register, vote in one stop; early balloting under way
- Ohio - Brunner creates new web resources for voting info
- Ohio - Battleground Ohio Starts Presidential Voting
- Ohio - Mixed Reviews, Litigation Mark the Start of Absentee Registration and Early Voting Period
- Ohio - New Secretary of State Website Features Include Judicial Voter Guide, Other Information
- Ohio - As Early Voting Begins, GOP Keeps Up the Attack
- Virginia - General Assembly asked to define student registration laws
- West Virginia - Two Lawsuits to Remove Commissioners from November Ballot
- Wisconsin - Ignore that e-mail; it's OK to wear Obama gear to polls
- Wisconsin - Voter Registration Worker Charged With Election Fraud
- National - Early Voting: Another Reason Why It Matters
- National - Diebold raises 2008 profit forecast; shares rise
- National - Let the homeless vote, advocates say
- National - Report raises questions on voter purging
- Pennsylvania - Election director points finger
- Ohio - Courts OK Ohio's same-day voting, registration
- Ohio - Ohio election officials brace for early voting
- Wisconsin - Clerks say voter registration checks would not be done in time
- Florida - Editorial: Skip the line -- vote early or absentee
- National - Minds made up, millions voting early
- West Virginia - Judge lifts injunction, allowing election law enforcement
- Wisconsin - Opinion-Editorial: AG's suit threatens our most patriotic right
- Ohio - Three courts rule on absentee issue
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Commentary
Silence of the Lambs
Dale A. Oesterle
With the election of 2012 now well over and past the second inauguration of the incumbent President, the historical analysis of the events has begun and will last as long as written human history lasts. An interesting tidbit may already be lost to the majesty of the moment.
The voters of three very different states, Alaska, New Hampshire, and Ohio, all had an opportunity to call state constitutional conventions. In each state the voters turned the opportunity down by very similar votes, 68%, 64% and 68% respectively against.
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