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  • October 2008

    • 'Osama' Ballots Spark Probe by NY County

      Times Union (Albany)  |  Oct 12, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      'Osama' Ballots Spark Probe by NY County

      (Newser) - "Barack Osama" appears on 300 Rensselaer County absentee ballots, and the upstate New York county’s government wants to know why. Legislators from both parties have ordered an investigation into the board of elections, which prints its own ballots rather than contracting out the work. The board says at least four proofreaders—two Republicans and two Democrats—missed the misspelling, reports the Albany Times Union . More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • Osama bin Laden  • absentee balloting

    • Early Voting Forces Campaigns to Adjust

      Washington Post  |  Oct 1, 08 4:11 PM CDT

      Early Voting Forces Campaigns to Adjust

      (Newser) - Many Ohio residents have already cast their vote in the 2008 election, and they’re not alone. Early voting has become a huge and controversial phenomenon, the Washington Post reports, with 31 states allowing no-excuse absentee balloting. Experts predict a third of this year’s votes will be cast early. That’s forcing campaigns to change their strategies and, in states like Ohio, sparking legal challenges. More »

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      Election 2008  • Ohio  • swing states  • absentee balloting

  • July 2008

    • Feds Let Troops Fight, Won't Help Them Vote

      Washington Post  |  Jul 24, 08 3:12 PM CDT

      Feds Let Troops Fight, Won't Help Them Vote

      (Newser) - The Pentagon has long dragged its heels on making it easier for US troops overseas to have their votes count back home, columnist Robert Novak points out in the Washington Post . There’s little appetite in a Democratic-controlled Congress to kick-start the process, Novak notes, as evidenced by the “silence” that met a recent Republican resolution aimed at goosing the Defense Department on the issue. More »

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      Congress  • Robert Novak  • soldiers  • absentee balloting

  • February 2008

    • Paper Ballots, High Turnout May Delay Calif. Returns

      CNN  |  Feb 5, 08 2:30 PM CST

      Paper Ballots, High Turnout May Delay Calif. Returns

      (Newser) - Super Tuesday's biggest prize may take the longest to award, CNN reports. One-third of California's counties have reverted to paper balloting for today’s primary, and the ballots may not be counted by tomorrow. Electronic machines were stashed over reliability concerns, and excitement over the race has generated some 700,000 more registered voters than in 2004. More »

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      California  • voting rights  • absentee balloting  • paper ballots  • touch-screen voting

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