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Even in Florida, where turnout was higher than the national average, nearly 5 million eligible voters didn't vote in the presidential election. But what if we took our elections as seriously as we take the Super Bowl? Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? headed to Tampa to find out, and caught up with Florida Governor Charlie Crist.
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http://whytuesday.orgEven in Florida, where turnout was higher than the national average, nearly 5 million... more
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A new study by the Brennan Center for Justice has found voters across the country are being purged through a process that is shrouded in secrecy, prone to error and vulnerable to manipulation. The Brennan Center is calling on states to develop and publish uniform, non-discriminatory rules for purges; provide public notice of pending purges; make purge lists publicly available; and develop rules for individuals to challenge the purge list.A new study by the Brennan Center for Justice has found voters across the country are... more
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Driving on Tuesday Election Day may be hazardous to your health, so says NPR’s health policy correspondent Patti Neighmond. A new report by Dr. Donald Redelmeier in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates all of the rushing associated with our Election Day, smack in the middle of the work week, increases the likelihood of disabling or fatal accidents.
Weekend voting, anyone?Driving on Tuesday Election Day may be hazardous to your health, so says NPR’s... more
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NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, and the voters' exclusion appears to violate federal law, according to a published report.
The New York Times based its findings on reviews of state records and Social Security data.
The Times said voters appear to have been purged by mistake and not because of any intentional violations by election officials or coordinated efforts by any party.
States have been trying to follow the Help America Vote Act of 2002 by removing the names of voters who should no longer be listed. But for every voter added to the rolls in the past two months in some states, election officials have removed two, a review of the records shows.
The newspaper said it identified apparent problems in Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina. It says some states are improperly using Social Security data to verify new voters' registration applications, and others may have broken rules that govern removing voters from the rolls within 90 days of a federal election.
Democrats have been more aggressive at registering new voters this year, according to state election officials, so any closer screening of new applications may affect their party's supporters disproportionately, the Times said.
The result is that on Election Day, voters who have been removed from the rolls could show up and be challenged by political party officials or election workers.
Read the rest of the story at link.
What a legacy we are leaving for our children. How do you tell them that our electoral process is as corrupt as any third world dictatorship. NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or... more
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Last week Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? submitted a video question to Senator Norm Coleman and Al Franken, who are up against each other for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesoata. We wanted to know what they would do to increase American voter participation. Well, they responded!
If you're curious, Franken says hi to Jacob's mom in the video because in our original video question, he mentions his mom is a native Minnesotan.
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http://whytuesday.orgLast week Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? submitted a video question to Senator Norm... more
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This month we've spent time with a member of Congress trying to move voting to the Weekend, and we've chatted with the Speaker of the House, who indicated she would support such legislation.
Last weekend at Netroots Nation in Austin, Texas, Libertarian presidential candidate and former U.S. Representative Bob Barr told Jacob Soboroff he doesn't know why it is we vote on Tuesday, but that he'd support voting on weekends to make voting more convenient.
Barr: "I'll tell you - we need to do something - and we need to do a lot of different things - and that may be one of the things we need to do. As President, I would sign such legislation."
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http://whytuesday.orgThis month we've spent time with a member of Congress trying to move voting to the... more
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I have been very inspired by comments, posts, replies and messages from members of Current.com.
So, I got to thinking, what if we all met up and started, as a team, implementing some of these ideas we bang aound on the site and channel?
What about finding (possibly by zipcode) where we all are, and whereever possible, establishing meetups?
Maybe monthly, where we can discuss an agenda to actually brainstrom and IMPLEMENT real change.
We could pool all our resources and who knows what we could accomplish??I have been very inspired by comments, posts, replies and messages from members of... more
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Do you have any idea why we vote on Tuesdays? Neither do any of the presidential candidates.Do you have any idea why we vote on Tuesdays? Neither do any of the presidential... more
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Congress would only have to spend $6 per citizen per year to publicly fund each and every election for the House, the Senate and the White House. When you consider that "pork barrel" projects cost every one of us more than $200 last year alone, it’s no contest.
Think of it. With public funding, wealthy special interests and their hired lobbyists would no longer have a commanding influence over our politics and government. Instead of begging for campaign donations, candidates would spend their time communicating with voters. Once elected, our leaders would be free to focus on our nation's challenges rather than having to worry about financing their next campaign. And there's no doubt that more of our most able leaders would run for federal office when the ability to finance a campaign isn't such a daunting obstacle.
Take action!
Prompt candidates and representatives to support sound election reform!
http://www.just6dollars.org/candidatesCongress would only have to spend $6 per citizen per year to publicly fund each and... more
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AUSTIN, TX - At the Netroots Nation conference, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Vice President Al Gore, and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett spoke with Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? about the proposal currently in Congress to move Election Day to Saturday and Sunday.
Pelosi: "I think it's a great idea."
Gore: "Good idea, sounds like."
Steve Israel on "Why Tuesday?":
http://current.com/items/89113978_u_s_rep_why_vote_tuesday
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http://whytuesday.orgAUSTIN, TX - At the Netroots Nation conference, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi,... more
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U.S. Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) sits down with Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? in Washington, D.C., and becomes the first member of Congress to report as a Why Tuesday? correspondent!
Rep. Israel recently introduced the Weekend Voting Act into the House in an attempt to move election day from "the Tuesday after the first Monday in November," as it has been since 1845, to Saturday and Sunday.
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) introduced the same bill into the Senate earlier this year.
For more information:
http://whytuesday.orgU.S. Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) sits down with Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday?... more
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Four times in our history, (most recently in 2000) the Electoral College has sent a second-place candidate to the White House. This almost happened again in 2004 and some pollsters are already predicting it could happen again in 2008.Four times in our history, (most recently in 2000) the Electoral College has sent a... more
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Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? explores the May Supreme Court ruling which determined that requiring voters to show ID to cast a ballot is constitutional. He visited with election law expert Rick Hasen and hopped on the bus to time how long it would take to get a photo ID to vote if you don't already have one.
For more:
http://whytuesday.org
Rick Hasen:
http://electionlawblog.orgJacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? explores the May Supreme Court ruling which determined... more
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Jacob Soboroff went to The Grove in Los Angeles where HBO set up the actual Votomatic Florida voting machines used in the controversial 2000 Presidential Election, complete with butterfly ballots and hanging chads, so that people can judge for themselves whether they could have effectively cast their ballot. RECOUNT premieres May 25 on HBO.
For more:
http://whytuesday.org
HBO Films' RECOUNT:
http://www.hbo.com/films/recount/Jacob Soboroff went to The Grove in Los Angeles where HBO set up the actual Votomatic... more
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Oregon is the only state in the Union that votes entirely by mail, and as NPR’s Ina Jaffe reported last week, that’s not only changing the way campaigns conduct their get-out-the-vote efforts, it also removes the tradition of the secret ballot entirely from Oregon’s voting system. Yesterday I met with United States Postal Service Communications Program Specialist Larry H. Dozier to learn more about voting-by-mail.Oregon is the only state in the Union that votes entirely by mail, and as NPR’s Ina... more
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The new Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, intends to bring in "respect
schools", in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour among teenagers.
The new Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, intends to bring in "respect
schools", in a... more
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Earlier this month Jacob Soboroff video-chatted with Princeton computer scientist Edward Felten about Super Tuesday malfunctions of Sequoia AVC Advantage touchscreen voting machines in New Jersey.
Despite the New Jersey problems, Pennsylvania pols see no trouble with the same touchscreen machines in their state.
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http://whytuesday.orgEarlier this month Jacob Soboroff video-chatted with Princeton computer scientist... more
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