Why is it that some election officials in swing-states
have decided to discourage voting by college students? The
answer seems obvious; they know how a majority of them will
vote and they don’t want that. According to our
“Featured” article one Colorado county election official
sent information to one Colorado College and asked that it
be promulgated to all students. The information falsely
claimed that students from outside the state could not
register to vote if their parents claimed them as a
dependent on their tax returns. When faced with the truth
the official tried to claim that his office had
misinterpreted state law and “mistakenly published
information that was incorrect.” This same misinformation
drive has also taken place in Virginia and South Carolina,
amongst others....
Featured:
National: Election officials telling college students they
can't vote LINK
National: Some
voters aren't waiting until election day to cast ballots
Some states have begun early balloting, and the
presidential campaigns are using it to their advantage by
encouraging the process in an effort to win votes before
Nov. 4. LINK
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National:
Election officials target younger poll workers LINK
National: Voting
Concerns Persist as Election Nears LINK
National: Open
source could fix e-voting flaws, California secretary of
state says Proprietary software hides flaws from public,
Bowen says LINK
National: Voting
in America: Let the Pre-Game Mess Begin! LINK
National: As
Homes Are Lost, Fears That Votes Will Be, Too LINK
National: My
Vote, My Right Voter Protection Action Across the Nation LINK
National: Make
sure this election is not stolen LINK
National: How
About Bailing Out The Election System? LINK
National:
Officials say voting system will be stressed in November LINK
National: EmTech
08: Audits, Open Source Needed With E-voting LINK
Arkansas: Benton
County - Election official: Make sure you are eligible to
vote LINK
Arkansas: Benton
County - Preparing for the election : Election Commission on
track for November’s vote LINK
Colorado: Fraud
in the forecast Colorado watchdogs expect corrupt Nov. 4
election LINK
Colorado: El
Paso County - Issues of oversight John Gardner returned
to the county clerk's office with baggage. Now, additional
questions about his honesty arise LINK
Florida: State
election officials, swamped by surge of registrations, seek
local supervisors' help LINK
Florida:
Republicans, ACORN feud over suspicious voter cards LINK
Florida:
Applications Mount In Florida Voter Registration Crush LINK
Hawaii: Hawaii
voters breezed through primary with few ballot errors
Even with concerns over new design, just 257 were
invalidated LINK
Mississippi:
Lincoln County - Election work moving ahead despite ballot
delay LINK
Mississippi:
Madison County - Record numbers predicted in election LINK
New York:
Disabled Voters Demand Better Access To User-Friendly Polls
LINK
Ohio: ACLU Asks
Court To Allow All Ohio Registered Voters Access To Absentee
Ballots LINK
Pennsylvania:
Pa. counties expecting more voters, order more machines LINK
Pennsylvania:
Allegheny County - Call for election volunteers LINK
Pennsylvania:
York County - Party's colors OK at polls The county
board of elections said voters can wear political T-shirts
and buttons when they vote. LINK
Washington:
Exclusive: Washington SoS Candidate Unveils Mac-style 'Paper
Ballot v. Touch-Screen' Ad Campaign LINK
Wisconsin: Voter
check ruling weeks away Chance of resolution to Dane
County case before November election is dim LINK
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