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Elections Reportedly Calm Across Country

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

Cronkite News reports that despite lingering effects from Hurricane Sandy and new voter ID laws, election officials across America were mostly satisfied with election day. Read more.

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Arizona Poll Watchers Not Causing Problems

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

Cronkite News reports that despite concerns from Democratic advocacy groups, there were no reports of problems with poll watchers in Arizona during election day. Read more.

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Faulty Processes, Technology in Election

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

The Sydney Morning Herald reports on voting machines changing a vote for Obama to one for Romney, voting by email resulting in a full mailbox, and other problems during the election. Read more.

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Voter ID Law Causes Mass Confusion in Pennsylvania

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

Talking Points Memo reports about mass confusion in Pennsylvania caused by the state’s new voter ID law. Read more.

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Some Early Voters in Ohio Receive Wrong Ballots

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

Democracy Now! reports that some African-American voters received the wrong ballots, thus putting their votes at risk. Read more.

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Opinion: Long Lines to Vote in Florida Will be Debated for a Long Time

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

Tampa Bay Times columnist Steve Bousquet argues that the curtailing of early voting in Florida, which has led to long lines and a decline by 9.4 percent in voter participation, will be debated for a long time after the election is over. Read more.

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Opinion: Virginia’s Voter ID Law May Sway Election Result

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

The New Republic argues that due to the tight presidential race in Virginia, the state’s new voter ID law, while less severe than laws in other states, may be enough to influence the result of the election. Read more.

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A Profile of Ohio’s Jon Husted

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

The Washington Post has a profile of Ohio Secretary State Jon Husted, who will be the “principal arbiter in any disputes regarding recounts, ballot issues and other matters pertaining to Tuesday’s vote.” Read more.

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Republican Strategist Call Voter Fraud ‘Mythology’

Posted on November 5, 2012 by admin

Talking Points Memo reports that former McCain strategist Steve Schmidt called voter fraud Republican mythology in an interview on MSNBC. Read more.

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Democratic Campaign Trackers Become Poll Watchers

Posted on November 5, 2012 by admin

Talking Points Memo reports that a group of liberal campaign trackers will look for disenfranchised voters on Election Day. Read more.

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In this year's News21 project, two dozen top student journalists from 11 universities are investigating the impact of recent changes in election laws and voting procedures across the country.

Is voting fraud a problem in America? Will new identification requirements at the polls disenfranchise prospective voters among minorities, college students or the elderly? Should ex-felons who've served their sentences be allowed to vote? Are voting machines reliable?

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