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The Voting News for November 3, 2011
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 1:25 pm | Daily Voting News
Lawyers for an Alabama county that is challenging a controversial section of the Voting Rights Act have asked a federal appeals court in Washington to strike down a judge's ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the law. More >>
The Voting News for November 2, 2011
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 3:39 pm | Daily Voting News
There is widespread pressure around the country today for the introduction of some form of Internet voting in public elections that would allow people to vote online, all electronically, from their own personal computers or mobile devices. More >>
The Voting News for November 1, 2011
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 3:35 pm | Daily Voting News
Does requiring a photo ID to vote return America to the days when poll taxes and literacy tests made it hard for minorities to cast ballots? Are state lawmakers trying to make it harder for people to vote? Two top House Judiciary Committee Democrats ... More >>
The Voting News for October 29, 2011
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 3:32 pm | Daily Voting News
A Defense Department report has found more than a quarter of military voters who requested absentee ballots for the 2010 election never got them. DoD is trying to figure out why and what to do about it. More >>
The Voting News for October 20, 2011
Friday, 21 October 2011, 4:39 pm | Daily Voting News
The state's budget problems have reached your mailbox and it could hamper your right to vote by mail in years to come. Central Coast counties are making sure you still get your ballot, but it will cost you. More >>
The Voting News for October 19, 2011
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 10:12 am | Daily Voting News
Buoyed by a new law requiring states to make absentee ballots more accessible to military troops serving overseas, troops voted at a higher rate than the general population in last year’s midterm elections, according to a new report. More >>
The Voting News for October 17, 2011
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 9:30 am | Daily Voting News
Gov. Rick Scott's administration has a novel strategy to preserve state election changes that would disproportionately hurt minority voters: Get the courts to end the federal process in Florida that could prevent the changes from taking effect ... More >>
The Voting News for October 13, 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011, 3:38 pm | Daily Voting News
A panel of three federal appellate judges will hear oral arguments Jan. 19 in an Alabama-based case about the constitutionality of key sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The Shelby County case is a likely contender for the U.S. Supreme Court ... More >>
The Voting News for October 14, 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011, 3:12 pm | Daily Voting News
In the run-up to the 2012 elections, the federal government is ordering that 248 counties and other political jurisdictions provide bilingual ballots to Hispanics and other minorities who speak little or no English. That number is down from a decade ... More >>
The Voting News for October 12, 2011
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 4:08 pm | Daily Voting News
Officials in at least nine counties plan to mail ballots to inactive voters for the Nov. 1 election — a decision some believe could give a boost to a statewide ballot measure to raise taxes for education. The counties — all but two of which lean ... More >>
The Voting News for October 11, 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 11:02 am | Daily Voting News
Eleven years after the disputed 2000 presidential election thrust the subject of electoral integrity into the spotlight, many of the challenges that jeopardized that election remain unresolved, voting experts said at an MIT-hosted conference held ... More >>
The Voting News for October 7, 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011, 5:20 pm | Daily Voting News
A Mesa woman running in Senate President Russell Pearce’s recall election has dropped out of the race, halting a legal challenge that claims she was a fraudulent candidate meant to siphon votes from the contest’s other contender. More >>
The Voting News for October 8, 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011, 5:19 pm | Daily Voting News
Republicans in Pennsylvania and Nebraska want to change the way their states award Electoral College votes, moves that could hinder President Barack Obama's re-election chances. More >>
The Voting News for October 3, 2011
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:20 am | Daily Voting News
Since Republicans won control of many statehouses last November, more than a dozen states have passed laws requiring voters to show photo identification at polls, cutting back early voting periods or imposing new restrictions on voter registration drives. More >>
The Voting News for October 1, 2011
Monday, 3 October 2011, 2:41 pm | Daily Voting News
Poll workers cannot force voters to cast ballots in private if they choose to vote in the open, the state Supreme Court ruled today. The high court affirmed a Pulaski County Circuit Court ruling that barred election officials from directing voters ... More >>
The Voting News for September 30, 2011
Monday, 3 October 2011, 2:39 pm | Daily Voting News
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled today that electronic images of voted ballots should be open for public inspection, provided the voter's identity cannot be discerned from the ballot. The ruling could have a major impact on Colorado election law, though ... More >>
The Voting News for September 29 2011
Monday, 3 October 2011, 11:44 am | Daily Voting News
Hundreds of thousands of disillusioned Indians cheer a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reels before the largest street demonstrations in its history. Enraged young people in Spain and Greece take over public squares across their countries. More >>
The Voting News for September 27, 2011
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 1:51 pm | Daily Voting News
Elections are expensive. And with money tight, election offices across the country are facing cutbacks. This means voters could be in for some surprises — such as longer lines and fewer voting options — when they turn out for next year's primary ... More >>
The Voting News for September 26, 2011
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 1:49 pm | Daily Voting News
Several states adopted new laws last year requiring that people show a photo ID when they come to vote even though the kind of election fraud that the laws are intended to stamp out is rare. Even supporters of the new laws are hard pressed to come up ... More >>
The Voting News for 09/22/2011
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 12:38 pm | Daily Voting News
Alabama, Arizona: Failure of Alabama challenge to Voting Rights Act looms over Arizona suit | East Valley Tribune More >>
