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11.01.06

A Vote for Him is a Vote for Me. Uncategorized | (0)
Glitches cited in early votingAfter a week of early voting, a handful of glitches with electronic voting machines have drawn the ire of voters, reassurances from elections supervisors -- and a caution against the careless casting of ballots.Several South Florida voters say the choices they touched on the electronic screens were not the ones that appeared on the review screen -- the final voting step.Election officials say they aren't aware of any serious voting issues. But in Broward County, for example, they don't know how widespread the machine problems are because there's no process for poll workers to quickly report ...

Tagged: e-voting, mid-terms, voting
10.31.06

DailyKos Blogger v. George Allen Staffers media, politics | (0)
You've probably heard about it already, but here is some video of the Mike Stark/George Allen incident. Now I don't know about this. Sure the George Allen staffers went a little overboard in "taking down" Mr. Stark, but his question and the way he went about it was a little overboard as well.I by no means support George Allen or his racist-laden campaign, but to characterize what Mike Start did as:...a constituent trying to ask a question after a campaign event is automatically a "protester".That's a little misleading if you ask me. Stark is almost charging toward ...

Tagged: mid-terms
10.25.06

Video the Vote. Uncategorized | (0)
Got this email today:Last month we told you about GNN's new film American Blackout that uncovers the issue of voter disenfranchisement that occurred in the past presidential elections. Many of you expressed your outrage after watching the film. Now there is something you can do about it as a part of the End The Blackout Campaign for the '06 mid-term elections.On November 7th, join us as we "Video the Vote"--a team of everyday Americans dispatched with cameras to capture problems with the vote as they happen, and pushing them through the media on Election Day. To participate, all you need ...

Tagged: mid-terms, voter fraud
10.23.06

Google the Vote! google | (0)
Google Earth Rocks the VoteGoogle has assembled a wealth of information about the upcoming U.S. general election and will display links to it on its Google Earth mapping application.Google Earth users now see stars on the U.S. map wherever there is a race in the Nov. 7 election. A number of congressional seats and state governorships are up for grabs.Clicking on a star opens up a bubble with information about races in that area and links to a variety of information resources, like the Web sites for the U.S. Federal Election Commission and the Center for Responsive Politics’ OpenSecrets.org, which ...

Tagged: mid-terms, tech
10.22.06

Direct Democracy for Nevada’s Daniel Rosen Uncategorized | (0)
Nevada's second Congressional candidate Daniel Rosen (D-Nev) has a novel approach to his campaign, a vote for him is a vote for you, literally.“My pledge: As your Representative in Congress, I will vote exactly as you, the citizens in my district, direct me to vote through your participation on this website, or by secure telephone connection to my office in Washington: no ifs, ands, or buts.”Rosen has vowed to vote on every piece of legislation that comes before him exactly how his constituents tell him to. How? Citizens would vote into his secure website, read about the piece ...

Tagged: direct democracy, mid-terms, Nevada
10.22.06

Influencing Arrogance. Uncategorized | (0)
This notion that the North Korean nuclear threat and the recent airing of an insurgent sniper shooting as propaganda to influence the November elections is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. I'm going to let you in on a little secret...IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU!I am shocked though not shocked that the Republicans, and it is only Republicans, playing this weak, weak card. To posit that North Korea and the insurgency are keeping track of all of the candidates in this November election and want to tip the scale one way or the other is ludicrous. ...

Tagged: elections, mid-terms, republican priorities