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Information & Analysis
November, 2012
- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Alabama Voting Rights Act Case (11/09/12)
- Delays in Military Ballots (11/06/12)
October, 2012
- Assessing Sandy's Impact (10/30/12)
- Hurricane Sandy and Election Day (10/29/12)
- New Cases Now Tracked by EL@M (10/19/12)
November, 2010
- Allegations of Voter Intimidation and Fraud (11/02/10)
September, 2010
- Top 10 Election Issues (9/14/10)
April, 2010
January, 2010
November, 2008
- "Too Close to Call": a National List (11/06/08)
- Significant Unresolved Elections (11/05/08)
- New map launched to track extension of polling hours (11/04/08)
October, 2008
- Absentee ballots emerging as a trouble area nationwide (10/31/08)
- Litigation Status Report (10/31/08)
- ACORN plans to file lawsuits tomorrow against voter suppression (10/28/08)
Commentary
2012
- Numbers Show Ohio at Unique Risk of Disputed Presidential Votes (12/17/12)
- "By the way, we have to fix that" (11/07/12)
- The Counting Rules for Overtime: Materiality (11/02/12)
- Sandy Colloquy 5: Making Every Effort to Vote On-time (10/30/12)
- Sandy Colloquy 4: Hurricane Sandy, the 2012 Election, and Some Room for Compromise (10/30/12)
- Sandy Colloquy 3: Unintended Consequences (10/30/12)
- Sandy Colloquy 2: Can Paper Save Election Day from Sandy? (10/29/12)
- Sandy Colloquy 1: Could Election Day Be Washed Out? (10/29/12)
- How to Avoid Electoral Alarmism: The Relevance of 1884 and 1916 (10/27/12)
- Resolving an Election In Extra Innings (10/25/12)
- What If . . . (10/22/12)
- New Swing State Website Tool (Among Today's Voting Law News) (10/02/12)
2011
- The Application of the Gift Tax Provisions in the Internal Revenue Code to § 501(c)(4) Organizations (5/13/11)
- Is Intent to Discriminate Required in Bush v. Gore Cases? (4/13/11)
- Reviving Equality in Campaign Finance: What the U.S. Can Learn from Canada (1/28/11)
2010
- Bush v. Gore in Historical Perspective (12/09/10)
- The Founders' Bush v. Gore (12/09/10)
- The Election of 1960 Fifty Years Later (11/08/10)
- Close Elections Are Healthy - If We Trust the Refs (11/02/10)
- Election Day 2010: What We'll Be Watching (11/01/10)
- More Voting by Mail? First, Consider the Hidden Costs (10/20/10)
- The Rise of 501(c)(4)s in campaign activity: Are they as clever as they think? (10/05/10)
- The Persistence of Partisan Election Administration (9/28/10)
- Protecting the Voting Rights of Military and Overseas Voters (9/21/10)
- Top-10 List and Top-Two Candidates: Some Thoughts on This Election Season (9/14/10)
- Doe v. Reed a Disappointment on Several Fronts (7/02/10)
- Citizens United: A Long-Term Perspective (1/22/10)
2009
- The Swiss Initiative on Minarets (12/11/09)
- Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability (11/05/09)
- Election Commissions and Supreme Courts (10/20/09)
- Line-drawing after Overruling Austin (9/09/09)
- Electoral Reforms Must Include New Endgame (1/15/09)
2008
- New Bush v. Gore Precedent (11/26/08)
- Voting next time—and in 2020 (11/10/08)
- Four Sub-Categories of Uncounted Ballots (11/04/08)
- 3 Things I'm Watching For (11/01/08)
- Waiting for a Presidential Winner: The Lessons of 1884 and 1916 (10/29/08)
- Unanimous Decision in McCain v. Obama (hypothetical) (10/28/08)
- McCain v. Obama, a U.S. Supreme Court hypothetical (one hopes) (9/23/08)
- Bipartisanship in Election Administration: Is There Enough? (7/29/08)
News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning National
May, 2013
- Pro-Rand Paul super PAC's name may violate law (5/22/13)
- Conservative group True the Vote sues IRS over being subject to heightened scrutiny (5/21/13)
- How the IRS seeded the clouds in 2010 for a political deluge three years later (5/20/13)
- IRS mess adds to campaign finance free-for-all (5/14/13)
April, 2013
- S.E.C. Gets Plea: Force Companies to Disclose Donations (4/24/13)
- Supreme Court rejects call to change voting district head counts (4/02/13)
- States vote yes to online registration (4/02/13)
March, 2013
- Obama signs order creating election reform commission (3/29/13)
- The country’s voter ID laws, in 1 map (3/27/13)
- Can States Go Beyond Federal Law On Voter Registration? (3/18/13)
February, 2013
- Voting Rights Act under fire at Supreme Court (2/28/13)
- Supreme Court Will Not Hear Campaign Finance Case On Corporate Donations (2/26/13)
- Supreme Court to hear case on campaign donation limits (2/19/13)
- Waiting Times at Ballot Boxes Draw Scrutiny (2/05/13)
- Lewis-backed bill would automatically register most to vote (2/01/13)
January, 2013
- At the Races — Roll Call's Politics Blog FEC Increases Contribution Limits for 2014 (1/30/13)
- Voter ID battle set to rage again (1/14/13)
- Obama 2008 campaign fined $375,000 (1/06/13)
November, 2012
- Why Have There Been So Many Contested Elections? (11/26/12)
- Supreme Court to review key section of Voting Rights Act (11/09/12)
- Five ways to make long elections lines shorter (11/09/12)
- Spending by independent groups had little election impact, analysis finds (11/07/12)
- Voter fraud, poll problems and voting machine errors probed across U.S. (11/06/12)
- Reports of election irregularities surface across U.S. (11/06/12)
- Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in US election (11/06/12)
- Long lines, new laws confront some voters (11/06/12)
- Suspect Voter Fraud? Romney's Campaign Has an App for That (11/06/12)
- Seven Swing State Election Irregularities (11/06/12)
- Voting-related giveaways clash with federal law (11/05/12)
- Campaigns Brace to Sue for Votes in Crucial States (11/02/12)
- Voters in Battleground States Face Confusion at the Polls (11/01/12)
October, 2012
- UN Affiliate Will Monitor U.S. Elections (10/25/12)
- Mauled by Ads, Incumbents Look to Declaw Outside Groups (10/23/12)
- National tribal group focuses on voter ID laws, encourages registration in Indian Country (10/23/12)
- The state of the U.S. election system (10/18/12)
- At polls, fears of voter suppression, intimidation (10/11/12)
- Error and Fraud at Issue as Absentee Voting Rises (10/08/12)
September, 2012
- Voter ID laws in all 50 states — in 1 map (9/28/12)
- New voter laws could delay outcome of close elections as states scrutinize provisional ballots (9/26/12)
- Appeals court reverses ruling on disclosure of campaign donors for some ads (9/18/12)
- Groups race against time to get Florida voters registered (9/17/12)
- Study: Voter ID law would exclude up to 700,000 young minorities (9/12/12)
- A Tight Election May Be Tangled in Legal Battles (9/10/12)
- DOD IG questions military voting (9/07/12)
- Late legal decisions in a series of voting cases in several states may influence 2012 election (9/04/12)
August, 2012
- Obama campaign first to accept donation-by-text message (8/23/12)
- Voter ID lawsuits could delay election results again (8/08/12)
- Dingell bill aims to reinstate limits on corporate PAC donations (8/03/12)
- New Target In Voter ID Battle: 1965 Voting Rights Act (8/03/12)
July, 2012
- Report: State systems for overseas voters vulnerable (7/26/12)
- Study: ID could impede some voters (7/23/12)
- Legal Battles Erupt Over Tough Voter ID Laws (7/20/12)
- Tax-Exempt Group’s Election Activity Highlights Limits of Campaign Finance Rules (7/17/12)
- Measuring the Effects of Voter Identification Laws (7/16/12)
- Senate to Vote on DISCLOSE Act Monday, McConnell Pledges Filibuster (7/13/12)
- Voting rights, voting wrongs (7/12/12)
- Democrats to Ask for Curbs on Donor-Shielding Groups (7/09/12)
June, 2012
- Amid new voter ID laws, Obama camp recruits lawyers (6/27/12)
- Obama’s Lawyer Demands Information on Group’s Donors (6/19/12)
- No New Trial for John Edwards (6/14/12)
- Regulators approve political donations via text message (6/12/12)
- Obama’s Lawyer Demands Information on Group’s Donors (6/01/12)
- Edwards Not Guilty on One Count; Mistrial on Five Others (6/01/12)
May, 2012
- FEC releases election law documents after subpoena threat (5/23/12)
- Controversial Instructions at Core of Edwards Case (5/23/12)
- Secret Political Donors Find Ways To Stay Anonymous (5/21/12)
- Obama campaign working to counter new voter ID laws (5/21/12)
- Magnate Steps Into 2012 Fray on Wild Pitch (5/18/12)
- Judge Blocks Testimony for Edwards on Finance Law (5/15/12)
- John Edwards defense: prosecution theory OKs campaign-paid abortions (5/14/12)
- Change to Ballot Request Form Angers U.S. Expats (5/10/12)
- Redistricting leads to ugly GOP v. GOP races (5/08/12)
- Arcane rules let Senate stall release of finance reports (5/07/12)
April, 2012
- Obama Stands Aside as Election-Law Enforcement Weakened (4/19/12)
- Edwards' campaign judge drops 47 potential jurors (4/17/12)
- Study: Voter ID laws could 'disenfranchise' 25k transgender voters (4/13/12)
- GOP Redistricting Bolsters Vulnerable House Members . (4/13/12)
- Gates Foundation Will No Longer Make Grants to ALEC Nonprofit (4/09/12)
- ‘Super PAC,’ Eyeing General Election, Aims Blitz at Obama (4/09/12)
- Coca-Cola, Facing Boycott, Cuts Ties With ALEC Over Voter ID Laws (4/06/12)
- Judge: FEC Didn’t Have Authority to Shield Donor Identities. (4/03/12)
- Panel Rejects Proposal to Allow Election-Related Trading (4/03/12)
March, 2012
- Can 46 rich dudes buy an election? (3/26/12)
- NAACP to challenge state voting laws before U.N. panel in Geneva (3/11/12)
- Two ads aired 5 years apart spark fight over election rules (3/01/12)
February, 2012
- Will Bush v. Gore make an election-year return? (2/27/12)
- Campaign finance watchdog seeks Justice probe of ‘super PACS’ (2/17/12)
January, 2012
- AG: Record number of voting rights inquiries (1/27/12)
- The electoral train wreck scenario (1/23/12)
- Redistricting and Increased Partisanship Fuel House Departures (1/23/12)
- Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Starts Buying Up South Carolina Airtime (1/13/12)
- Views on Implementing Federal Elections on a Weekend (1/12/12)
- A Big Check, and Gingrich Gets a Big Lift (1/10/12)
- Supreme Court upholds election law limiting foreign influence (1/10/12)
December, 2011
- Congressional Redistricting: State by State (chart) (12/27/11)
- The Washington Post (12/13/11)
- Democrats pursuing protections to voting rights in aftermath of new voter ID laws (12/01/11)
November, 2011
- Pair of Perry Ads Test Limits of the Election Law (11/29/11)
- Law firms dominating campaign contributions to Obama (11/21/11)
- In Voter ID Debate, A Few Go Against Party Lines (11/03/11)
- Obama Aims at Election Laws (11/03/11)
- Election laws tightening in GOP-run states (11/01/11)
October, 2011
- Obama's Toughest Opponent: State Election Laws? (10/24/11)
- Census Bureau Reports Hispanic Voter Turnout Reaches Record High for Congressional Election (10/11/11)
- Special Counsel Recommends Reforms to Law Covering Improper Political Activities (10/07/11)
August, 2011
- The 2012 election brings a new kind of fundraiser: The super bundler (8/16/11)
- Pro-Romney group confirms identity of mystery donor (8/12/11)
July, 2011
- Eric Holder Probing State Voter ID Laws (7/27/11)
June, 2011
April, 2011
- Twitter to change election laws? (4/25/11)
- Arizona election law heads to Supreme Court (4/13/11)
March, 2011
- Arizona's election law is best left alone (3/31/11)
- Arizona election finance law reveals high court rift (3/29/11)
- http://theweek.com/article/index/213615/arizonas-election-law-will-the-supreme-court-side-with-the-rich (3/28/11)
- American Majority's "Voter Fraud" App: It's a Tool for Election Law Violations (3/23/11)
- Libertarian Party Sues Federal Election Commission over Contribution Limits as Applied to Bequests (3/22/11)
- Supreme Court won't hear challenge to party spending (3/22/11)
- Ahead of the 2012 campaign, states debate voting rights (3/09/11)
February, 2011
- Vermont Senate Endorses Popular Vote For President (2/22/11)
- Lawmakers: Must troops sue for voting rights? (2/16/11)
January, 2011
- Republican Majorities Pushing Photo ID Voter Requirements Across Country (1/31/11)
- Public Financing For Presidential Candidates May End (1/27/11)
- The Incumbent's Bane: Citizens United and the 2010 Election (1/25/11)
- 2 Supreme Court judges had conflict of interest in campaign finance case, group says (1/20/11)
- Federal judge refuses to dismiss Scott’s campaign-finance lawsuit (1/11/11)
- Lobbyist gets 27 months for violating campaign finance laws (1/11/11)
- UPI Story Explains the Campaign Finance Law Pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, Cao v FEC (1/03/11)
- Campaign Contribution Limits Increase for 2012 Election Cycle (1/01/11)
December, 2010
- OSU law expert reviews new 'Citizens United' disclosure rules (12/29/10)
- Bills filed touch on voter IDs, police dog safety (12/16/10)
- Fox News Lawyers Up, Responds To Allegations Of Campaign Finance Law Violations (12/06/10)
November, 2010
- High Court to Hear Cases on Microsoft Patent, Arizona Election Law. (11/30/10)
- Court: No campaign finance limits for small groups (11/15/10)
- Law Professors Discuss Corporate Spending in Elections (11/11/10)
- Lawyers Gear Up for Post-Election Fights (11/02/10)
- Record number of early ballots cast (11/02/10)
- 2010 election breaks TV ad records (11/01/10)
October, 2010
- Feds unlikely to launch campaign finance probe anytime soon (10/27/10)
- Corporate campaign ads haven't followed Supreme Court's prediction (10/27/10)
- Gay marriage foes sue to keep donor names secret (10/20/10)
- Uncle Sam files suit, TRO against GEC (10/06/10)
- Senate must pass Disclose Act (10/06/10)
September, 2010
- Senate Democrats again fail to pass campaign disclosure law (9/29/10)
- DOJ IG will review voting rights section (9/14/10)
August, 2010
July, 2010
- Massachusetts Pushes for Popular Presidential Vote (7/29/10)
- Recession producing more new voters (7/22/10)
- U.S. set to defend Voting Rights Act against Shelby County challenge (7/20/10)
- Ballot secrecy compromised in NM, other states (7/19/10)
- State NAACP, Kinston citizens, intervene in nonpartisan lawsuit (7/14/10)
June, 2010
- Election spending disclosure bill faces House vote (6/28/10)
- 2012 primary plans would keep N.H. first (6/08/10)
May, 2010
- House Democrats say they have votes to pass new campaign finance legislation (5/27/10)
- Benefits, risks of e-mail ballots weighed (5/23/10)
- Will Touchscreen Devices Transform Voter Registration Systems? (5/19/10)
- Unlike Oregon, voting by mail not easy in many states (5/10/10)
April, 2010
March, 2010
- Making Voting Systems Open Source Could Forever Change Election Technology (3/30/10)
- New law allows military spouses to keep residency for voting purposes (3/29/10)
- Voter turnouts for primaries 'a concern' (3/14/10)
- Voter registration forms now in 5 Asian languages (3/11/10)
- Lawsuits pull the plug on voting-machine monopoly (3/09/10)
February, 2010
- Brown sponsors voting rights bills (2/11/10)
- States' Secretaries of State Are Tipping Balance of Power (2/01/10)
January, 2010
- Harper introduces legislation to increase online voter registration (1/14/10)
- Voting machine maker in antitrust suit (1/12/10)
- Few states change rules post-Blagojevitch (1/01/10)
December, 2009
- All Military Installations to Aid in Voter Registration (12/18/09)
- Judge rules against Republican National Committee on voting tactics (12/02/09)
November, 2009
- Political Foes Team Up To Improve Voter Registration (11/03/09)
- E-voting system lets voters verify their ballots are counted (11/03/09)
- Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania (11/02/09)
October, 2009
- Recent Push for Bipartisan Voter Reform Measures (10/30/09)
- Same Day Voter Registration Re-Introduced (10/30/09)
- Congress passes bill to ease military voting snags (10/22/09)
- Senate panel to review election unit sale (10/10/09)
September, 2009
- Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine sale (9/29/09)
- Judge considers bid to block merger of voting machine giants (9/25/09)
- ACORN Shutting Down Tax Clinics, Vows to Continue Voter-Registration Efforts (9/23/09)
- Proposed law would restore voting rights to felons (9/22/09)
- Acorn May Cut Voter-Registration Work (9/18/09)
- Voting-machine company sues to block merger (9/15/09)
- Republican Lawmakers Turn Up the Heat on ACORN (9/14/09)
- Justice Department To Monitor Elections In Massachusetts and New York (9/14/09)
- Justice Dept. review of vote-machines sale sought (9/14/09)
- Diebold selling US voting machine unit (9/03/09)
- Little-Noticed Federal Law Could Push Late Primaries Earlier (9/02/09)
- A little-noticed provision slipped into a pending Department of Defense spending bill by Chuck Schumer might have the effect of forcing states with September primaries to hold them earlier (9/02/09)
August, 2009
- Bipartisan Group Looks to Reshape Voter Registration (8/31/09)
- Partisan Rivals Unite to Modernize Voter Registration System (8/31/09)
- House acts to improve absentee ballot tracking (8/01/09)
July, 2009
- Sotomayor Asked about Campaign Finance and Election Law Issues (7/17/09)
- Senate panel votes to facilitate military voting (7/15/09)
- Groups say states violating voter registration law (7/09/09)
- Election Assistance Commission Reports Rise in Voter Registration in 2008 (7/06/09)
- Rise and Flaw of Internet's Election-Fraud Hunters (7/01/09)
- EAC Releases Report on Voter Registration (7/01/09)
June, 2009
- Who killed ACORN probe? (6/28/09)
- Voting rights: Time for new thinking, not rehashed ideas (6/28/09)
- Voting Rights Act never more important (6/28/09)
- Voting Rights, Afterthoughts (6/25/09)
- Voting Rights Act still has valid role (6/24/09)
- Supreme Court's voting rights decision wise (6/24/09)
- Voting Rights Victory (6/23/09)
- Supreme Court narrows but preserves Voting Rights Act (6/23/09)
- McCarthy's bipartisan Military Voting Protection Act passes committee (6/23/09)
- Our view on civil rights: No, discrimination at polls isn’t just ancient history (6/23/09)
- When Judicial Activism Suits the Right (6/23/09)
- Supreme Court: More districts can sue to bail out of Voting Rights Act (6/22/09)
- On Voting Rights, the Court Finds Consensus (6/22/09)
- Court Sidesteps Major Ruling Over Voting Rights Act (6/22/09)
- Justices Let Stand a Central Provision of Voting Rights Act (6/22/09)
- Tarnished ACORN Launches Re-Branding Effort (6/22/09)
- Ruling Prompts a Mixed Response (6/22/09)
- Voting Rights Act ruling sparks concern (6/22/09)
- Your State Could Be Minnesota (6/22/09)
- Holt: When it comes to voting, a paper ballot system is a must (6/22/09)
- Civil Rights Commission smells a rat in voting rights case dismissal (6/19/09)
- Senators Warn Court Against 'Activism' on Voting Rights Law (6/17/09)
- Navy Reservist to Run Pentagon's Voting Assistance Program (6/16/09)
- Why the Voting Rights Act Matters (6/12/09)
- PROMISES, PROMISES: Polling places lack access (6/10/09)
May, 2009
- Congress Must Help Military Vote (5/28/09)
- Former organizer says ACORN will commit fraud in Census work (5/18/09)
- Southern lawmakers push for new restrictions on voting (5/15/09)
- More Acorn Voter Fraud Comes to Light (5/09/09)
- A Bad Time To Cut Voting Rights Protections (5/04/09)
April, 2009
- A Turning Point for Voting Rights Law (4/29/09)
- Is the Voting Rights Act still necessary? (4/28/09)
- On Voting Rights, Test of History v. Progress (4/28/09)
- University study shows Americans favor early voting, voter ID (4/27/09)
- AEI Panel Sounds Off on Voting Rights Act (4/27/09)
- Supreme Court Will Release Same-Day Audio of Voting Rights Case (4/21/09)
- States turn to Web 2.0 tools for upcoming elections (4/20/09)
- $1 a Day Campaign Against Coleman (4/19/09)
- NIST Issues Guidelines For E-Voting Machines (4/13/09)
- Deadlock: Rise of the endless election (4/10/09)
- Differing views in GOP on voting rights case (4/10/09)
- The End of Fair Elections? (4/09/09)
- Schumer wants states sued over voter registration (4/07/09)
- NIST releases suite of e-voting system tests for comment (4/02/09)
March, 2009
- Why Don’t Southern States Want Rid of DOJ Scrutiny on Election Day? (3/30/09)
- Survey Suggests Voter Registration Problems Were Major Factor in Three Million Americans' Inability to Vote in 2008 (3/26/09)
- Cleveland State University research helps find problems in election machines (3/24/09)
- Most electronic voting isn't secure, CIA expert says (3/24/09)
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund Files Brief in Landmark Voting Rights Supreme Court Case (3/18/09)
- Voting Reform Advocates Fight For Spotlight (3/18/09)
- Diebold admits voting machine flaw (3/18/09)
- EDITORIAL: Still Broken (3/17/09)
- Absentee ballot woes not unique to Minnesota, survey finds (3/12/09)
- US Supreme Court holds to narrow interpretation of the Voting Rights Act (3/10/09)
- Editorial: Narrowing the Voting Rights Act (3/10/09)
- Hurdles to Voting Persisted in 2008 (3/10/09)
- Court refuses to expand minority voting rights (3/09/09)
- Court refuses to reconsider state ballot rules (3/09/09)
- Voter Photo ID Issue: is it really about Voter Fraud? (3/09/09)
- Defending U.S. voting rights is top priority: Holder (3/08/09)
February, 2009
- Election Law Litigation Has Doubled Since 2000 (2/19/09)
- Court To Overturn Key Part Of Voting Rights Act? (2/11/09)
- EAC certifies first voting system under voluntary guidelines testing program (2/10/09)
- Many U.S. voters abroad never received '08 ballot (2/09/09)
- Efforts to help overseas voters cast ballots had little effect in 2008 election (2/05/09)
December, 2008
- Opinion: Fix The Voting System Now (12/04/08)
November, 2008
- CQ's Latest Summary of Undecided Races (11/11/08)
- Push to expand voter rolls, early balloting (11/07/08)
- Officials: Early voting could improve e-voting (11/07/08)
- http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/election-day-pr.html (11/07/08)
- Opinion: Multiple Voting, Insecure Machines (11/06/08)
- "Too Close to Call": a National List (11/06/08)
- Election gives early voting initiatives a boost (11/06/08)
- Some voting problems, but overall smooth election (11/05/08)
- Voters Find Long Lines, but No Catastrophes (11/04/08)
- Voters Find Long Lines, but No Catastrophes (11/04/08)
- Opinion: A Remedy for Those Long Lines (11/04/08)
- Few problems as voters wait hours to cast ballots (11/04/08)
- E-voting '08: Problems, Yes, but It Could Have Been Worse (11/04/08)
- At the Polls: Lines and Lawsuits (11/04/08)
- Scattered problems reported in historic U.S. vote (11/04/08)
- Long lines greet voters as polls are deluged (11/04/08)
- Paper towels solve NC soggy ballot problem (11/04/08)
- Op-Scan Machines Have Trouble Reading Ballots (11/04/08)
- Voting machine problems reported on East Coast, in Midwest (11/04/08)
- Voters Likely to Face Long Lines, Ballot Problems (11/04/08)
- Election Day Poll Workers Brace For Crowds (11/04/08)
- Lawyers at the Ready for Election Day Disputes (11/04/08)
- Long lines form early as voters finally decide for president after 2-year campaign (11/04/08)
- US elections officials brace for voting problems (11/04/08)
- Voter Groups Unleashing Lawyer Army (11/04/08)
- Electronic Voting Machines Tested By Record Turnout (11/04/08)
- Could voting meltdown history repeat itself? (11/03/08)
- Obama lawyers defend ‘vote fraud’ efforts (11/03/08)
- The Secrets of What Makes Your Polling Place Work — Or Not (11/03/08)
- Opinion: Falsified registrations become votes (11/03/08)
- E-voting worries linger as Election Day nears (11/03/08)
- Election law forces Starbucks to change free coffee promo (11/03/08)
- ACORN may be victim of its own workers in registration cases (11/02/08)
- What could go wrong on Election Day? (11/02/08)
- Voting Experts Say High Turnout May Add to Problems at the Polls (11/02/08)
- Falsified registrations become votes (11/02/08)
- Lawyers: Justice Dept not enforcing election laws (11/01/08)
- Opinion: Will This Election Be Stolen? (11/01/08)
October, 2008
- Voting Watch: Twelve States To Follow on Election Day (10/31/08)
- ACORN answers voter-fraud allegations (10/31/08)
- Expert says long-line cure is more space, voting machines (10/31/08)
- Provisional Ballots Could Decide Election This Year (10/31/08)
- What To Expect -- Maybe -- On Tuesday (10/31/08)
- Straight-ticket voting not straightforward (10/30/08)
- Lab may lose accreditation to test voting machines (10/30/08)
- Rising Tide of Suits Filed in Search of Political Edge (10/30/08)
- Opinion: Feds must modernize voter registration to end fraud (10/30/08)
- ACORN knew of fraudulent voter registration forms, ex-employee of Project Vote says (10/30/08)
- Early Voters Breaking Records (10/30/08)
- Opinion: Election protection is everyone's job (10/30/08)
- Can the System Handle Huge Voter Turnout? (10/30/08)
- Law Center Sends Letter to States About Vote-Flipping Machines (10/29/08)
- ACORN fights back (10/28/08)
- Provisional Ballots Get Uneven Treatment (10/28/08)
- Ballots from U.S. troops risk being discarded (10/28/08)
- Identity thieves try voter registration (10/27/08)
- Lawyers: Registration probe could stymie voters (10/25/08)
- DNC Files FEC Complaint Over McCain Campaign's Missing, Excessive and Anonymous Donors (10/25/08)
- Why We Need Wingtip Warriors (10/25/08)
- Online campaign donations spark new concerns of abuse (10/25/08)
- Furor over ACORN allegations gaining momentum (10/24/08)
- Long lines, glitches reported during early voting (10/24/08)
- Opinion: McCain's Warning on Voter Fraud Gets Details Wrong (10/24/08)
- States prepare for record voter turnout (10/24/08)
- Errors, mischief could lead to long election night (10/23/08)
- High turnout and new rules could lead to Election Day problems in many states (10/23/08)
- New Voting Systems Could Cause Problems in Swing States (10/22/08)
- FOX News Poll: Most Americans Think There Will Be Extensive Voter Fraud (10/22/08)
- Army of lawyers recruited for vote (10/21/08)
- Opinion: Voter fraud (10/21/08)
- Report: Voting glitches could disrupt election (10/21/08)
- Acorn Report Raises Issues of Legality (10/21/08)
- Specter of voter fraud arises in election (10/20/08)
- Are voter fraud fears overblown? (10/19/08)
- Election lawsuits piling up (10/19/08)
- ACORN controversy: Voter fraud or mudslinging? (10/19/08)
- Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations (10/18/08)
- Americans put revamped voting technology to test (10/17/08)
- States warned to prep for election glitches (10/17/08)
- Officials: FBI investigates ACORN for voter fraud (10/16/08)
- Ready or Not: Report Predicts Voting Glitches (10/16/08)
- Voter fraud called a minor issue for November (10/16/08)
- Opinion: Americans Can Vote From Almost Anywhere (10/16/08)
- Opinion: New York needs 21st century voting (10/16/08)
- F.B.I. Offices Examining Activities of Acorn (10/16/08)
- YouTube, PBS Ask Americans to "Video Your Vote" (10/15/08)
- McCain calls for 'voter fraud' inquiry (10/15/08)
- Military voting enters era of e-mail (10/15/08)
- Evidence points to ACORN's sloppiness, but not fraud (10/15/08)
- Experts warn of Nov. 4 meltdown (10/15/08)
- College Students Still Face Voting Stumbling Blocks (10/14/08)
- Court documents reveal ACORN's troubled history (10/14/08)
- Opinion: The sanctity of the American way of voting is threatened yet again (10/13/08)
- Opinion: Katie Couric's Notebook: Voting Machines (10/13/08)
- Opinion: Voter verification means accuracy (10/13/08)
- States probe possible voter registration fraud (10/10/08)
- College students face barriers to voting (10/10/08)
- GOP Renews Complaints Over Voter Registrations (10/09/08)
- Some college students running into barriers as they prepare to vote (10/09/08)
- Silencing the Students (10/09/08)
- Voting concerns persist in Florida and around the country (10/09/08)
- States' Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal (10/08/08)
- Ex-Felon Voters Foiled By Confused Officials (10/08/08)
- Election 2008: Election Law (and How They Break It) (10/07/08)
- Opinion: Liberal group's fraud shows voter ID need (10/07/08)
- GOP Wants Audit of Obama Funds (10/06/08)
- GOP files FEC complaint about Obama's fundraising (10/06/08)
- G.O.P. to File Complaint Over Donations (10/05/08)
- Voting goes to court (10/02/08)
- Voter Registration May Be Hampered (10/01/08)
- Restoring the Vote to Former Prisoners (10/01/08)
September, 2008
- Minds made up, millions voting early (9/30/08)
- Early Voting: Another Reason Why It Matters (9/30/08)
- Diebold raises 2008 profit forecast; shares rise (9/30/08)
- Let the homeless vote, advocates say (9/30/08)
- Report raises questions on voter purging (9/30/08)
- Election officials try to recruit younger poll workers (9/29/08)
- College voters surrounded by confusing rules (9/29/08)
- Editorial: Bracing for Election Day (9/28/08)
- After Complaints, Postal Service Shifts Course to Provide Absentee Ballot Applications (9/26/08)
- Some voters aren't waiting until election day to cast ballots (9/25/08)
- Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines? (9/25/08)
- Some fear foreclosures mean loss of vote (9/25/08)
- Op-Ed: How About Bailing Out The Election System? (9/25/08)
- Officials say voting system will be stressed in November (9/25/08)
- EmTech 08: Audits, Open Source Needed With E-voting (9/25/08)
- Confusing Voter Registration Laws Could Affect Presidential Election (9/24/08)
- Forget Election Day - Early Voting for President Has Started (9/23/08)
- Voter Excitement Tempered by Concerns of Fairness at Polls (9/23/08)
- Justice Department won't send prosecutors to polls (9/23/08)
- 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. (9/23/08)
- Katie Couric's Notebook: Early Voting (9/22/08)
- Google Will Show You Where to Vote (9/22/08)
- Online help for judges in election lawsuits (9/19/08)
- New Laws, Technology Challenge Elections Officials (9/19/08)
- Report: Voting problems in several swing states (9/18/08)
- Ex-offenders take steps to regain ballot box rights (9/18/08)
- High Turnout, New Procedures May Mean an Election Day Mess (9/18/08)
- Voter Database Glitches Could Disenfranchise Thousands (9/17/08)
- Surge in voter registration has officials bracing for trouble on Election Day (9/17/08)
- When There Are So Many 'Human Errors' On Your E-Voting Machines (9/16/08)
- Voting Groups Release Guidelines for E-voting Checks (9/15/08)
- States Restore Voting Rights for Ex-Convicts (9/13/08)
- 2008 Season of Voting Meltdowns Begins (9/11/08)
- Opinion: Ballot box blues (9/11/08)
- Security Group at Santa Barbara Infects Voting Machines With Viruses, Showing Vulnerability (9/10/08)
- U.S. Postal Service Says Mail Ballots Early (9/10/08)
- Corker Backs Legislation to Improve Voting Process For Overseas Military (9/10/08)
- Concerns abound over voter access in November (9/09/08)
- To Avoid Long Lines, Ohio Officials Say Vote By Mail (9/09/08)
- Summit Examines Challenges Faced by Military and Overseas Voters (9/09/08)
- Senate panel investigates DOJ's election prep (9/09/08)
- Campaigns Adjust Their Pace to Meet Short Season (9/09/08)
- Editorial: Let's impeach e-voting (9/08/08)
- The campaigns have already begun fighting over ballots and rules for voter registration (9/08/08)
- VA Clarifies Voter Registration Regulations (9/08/08)
- Voting Technology Evolves In Electronic World (9/05/08)
- How Will You and Your State Cast Ballots in November? (9/05/08)
- Protecting Your Vote With Invisible Ink (9/04/08)
- New push to pick the president by popular vote (9/03/08)
- Touch-Screen Voting: It's Been Tried, but Can It Be Trusted? (9/02/08)
August, 2008
- Idea for Emergency Paper Ballots Torn Up by Election Officials (8/31/08)
- It’s anybody’s guess: Will e-voting machines accurately tally votes? (8/30/08)
- E-Vote Vendor Admits Decade of Flaws (8/29/08)
- Legal Controversy Erupts Over TV Ads Linking Obama to '60s Radical (8/29/08)
- Voting machine maker accepts blame for glitch (8/28/08)
- Online Political Sites Pushing Boundaries of Campaign Law (8/27/08)
- Judge orders English ballot printed in Puerto Rico (8/27/08)
- Editorial: Create a smart ballot and reduce mistakes (8/27/08)
- Efforts made to break logjam on voting (8/26/08)
- Column: In Campaign Ad Spat, Obama Lawyer Calls on AG’s Office (8/26/08)
- No chad, but questions still hang over voting (8/25/08)
- Editorial: No One Should Have to Stand in Line for 10 Hours to Vote (8/25/08)
- Warning on voting machines reveals oversight failure (8/24/08)
- Voter ID theft in America (8/22/08)
- Letter to the Editor: Internet voting fatally flawed (8/21/08)
- Election loser: touch-screen voting (8/20/08)
- States throw out costly electronic voting machines (8/19/08)
- Report: Vendor Control Undermines Elections (8/19/08)
- Editorial: Grandmother worked hard for the right to vote (8/17/08)
- Opinion: When ballot access goes AWOL (8/16/08)
- Editorial: Mixing Politics and Wal-Mart (8/16/08)
- Voting Machine Doubts Linger (8/16/08)
- Pentagon using mail, fax, e-mail for overseas voter registration (8/15/08)
- Unions seek Wal-Mart probe over election law: report (8/14/08)
- GOP seeks probe of military voting assistance programs (8/13/08)
- For Those Once Behind Bars, A Nudge to the Voting Booth (8/11/08)
- '04 election critics still unmoved by evidence (8/10/08)
- Big turnout likely will be big headache (8/09/08)
- Editorial: The Right to Vote (8/08/08)
- Could open source be the solution to the e-voting debacle? (8/07/08)
- Record number of US voters may cast paper ballots (8/06/08)
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund Unveils New Strategy to Protect Voter Rights This November (8/06/08)
- Open-source e-voting gets LinuxWorld test run (8/06/08)
- Editorial: The Integrity and Security of Voter Registration Drives (8/06/08)
- Pressure Grows to Overturn VA Voter Registration Ban (8/05/08)
- Letter to the Editor: Electronic Ballots and Paper Records (8/05/08)
- Expert cites dangers of electronic voting (8/04/08)
- Large voter turnout during primaries causes problems at the polls, survey says (8/04/08)
- As elections near, voter numbers take flight (8/04/08)
- Editorial: A Bad Electronic Voting Bill (8/03/08)
- Voting can be chore for military (8/03/08)
- Senate Bill Aimed at Making Absentee Ballots from Overseas Count (8/01/08)
July, 2008
- Op-Ed: A Tale of Three (Electronic Voting) Elections (7/31/08)
- AAPD's Jim Dickson Testifies in Support of Voting Reform Act (7/30/08)
- States weigh return to paper ballots (7/30/08)
- House bill sponsored by Murphy would allow non-partisan voter registration drives at Veterans’ hospitals nationwide (7/29/08)
- Editorial: Campaign Finance Laws Under Siege (7/28/08)
- Letter to the Editor: Improving Ballot Design (7/28/08)
- Voter surge will challenge states (7/28/08)
- Op-Ed: Lots of Bullets, Not Enough Ballots (7/28/08)
- Letter to the Editor: Dump the Electoral College? No way (7/27/08)
- Op-Ed: Tell your Senators to Support Transparent Elections and Oppose S.3212 (7/27/08)
- A Challenge to VA's Ban on Voter Drives (7/26/08)
- Editorial: Vets and votes (7/26/08)
- Americans don't vote for long list of reasons (7/26/08)
- Op-Ed: In Defense of Lever Voting Machines (7/26/08)
- Troops disenfranchised from voting system, advocates say (7/25/08)
- Robert Brady, Bob Filner Condemn VA Limitations on Voter Registration (7/25/08)
- Should the votes of dead people be counted? (7/24/08)
- Editorial: A Lesson Not Learned (7/24/08)
- Ellison Slams von Spakovsky Over Disenfranchised Nuns and U.S. Attorneys (7/24/08)
- Wanted: 2 million poll workers for November (7/24/08)
- Justice Dept called uncooperative on voting rights (7/23/08)
- Letter to Editor: For Accurate Elections, Follow That Paper Trail (7/23/08)
- Bill would require VA to provide voter assistance to veterans (7/23/08)
- As U.S. economic woes mount, homeless plan to vote (7/23/08)
- Arizona, Washington leave other states in dust on online voter registration (7/22/08)
- Group asks for stories from overseas voters (7/22/08)
- Influx of Voters Expected to Test New Technology (7/21/08)
- Study: Poor ballot designs still affect U.S. election (7/21/08)
- DSCC pushes the envelope with issue ads featuring candidates (7/21/08)
- Editorial: Check That Vote (7/16/08)
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