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 Few Voting 
 Problems in 
 Key States 

Most problems reported in Michigan

Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland Plain Dealer Nov 4, 08 1:52 PM CST
(Newser) - The 2008 election is proceeding well in most states. Cleveland polling places were hit with high turnout at the 6:30am open, but voting tapered off as the morning continued, in part thanks to the 250,000 who voted early, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. In South Florida, voters faced one- to three-hour waits, but lines were shorter than those for early voting over the past two weeks, the Miami Herald notes. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Detroit • Denver • Miami • Cleveland • early voting • voting irregularities • electronic voting • voting process

Voting Could
Get Ugly, Warn Watchdogs

Ballot denial, long
lines likely in battleground states

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Oct 30, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - With record-shattering turnout anticipated, voter-rights groups predict contentious voting in battleground states, where Republicans are accused of disenfranchising new voters—who are overwhelmingly Democrat. In Florida, a “no match, no vote” standard denies ballots to people whose registration info clashes with government records, an obstacle not unique to that state, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • voting • voters • voting rights • voter fraud • Florida voting • voting process • new voters

Swing States
Are Illegally Blocking Voters

NYT finds thousands wrongly removed from rolls, mostly Dems

New York Times New York Times Oct 9, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of voters in at least six battleground states have been illegally removed from the rolls or blocked from voting, a New York Times investigation has discovered. The actions appear to stem from errors in complying with a 2002 federal law rather than from partisan bias, but it is likely to be Democrats who lose votes. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • swing states • voter registration • voting rights • voting process

Early Voting Law May
Help Obama in Ohio

One-step voting window could boost youth turnout

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 13, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Ohio voting law that allows residents to register and vote simultaneously one month before the election may benefit Barack Obama, the AP reports. With one-stop voting available on college campuses Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, thousands could be added to the voter rolls—and Obama leads McCain 2-to-1 among 18- to 34-year-olds. Ninety percent of the nearly half a million college students in Ohio are said to be state residents. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Democrats • Ohio • Barack Obama supporters • voting • young voters • voter registration • youth • voting process

Clinton Trying to Undercut Texas Vote: Obama

Clinton camp denies report that it will sue over caucus system

McClatchy Newspapers McClatchy Newspapers Mar 1, 08 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s camp yesterday accused Hillary Clinton of unfairly slamming the upcoming Texas primary-caucus vote, McClatchy Newspapers reports. The issue arose over a report that Clinton may sue over caucus voting numbers being reported early. “I think they’re afraid of what the caucus results might be,” said an Obama strategist. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas primary • caucus • voting process

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