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Steven Colbert: VOTER ABSTINENCE
Steven shows us why young people should stay home on November 4th. Hilarity ensues.
"I always wanted my first time to be special... Instead, I just gave it away to Michael Dukakis." Steven shows us why young people should stay home on November 4th. Hilarity ensues. ... more -
Bringing the overseas youth vote home
After reading about the large turnout of young voters in the primaries and caucuses in the U.S. this spring, I find it very exciting that young U.S. voters abroad are similarly engaged. Let's keep this momentum going until November at home and abroad! After reading about the large turnout of young voters in the primaries and caucuses in the U.S. this spring, I find it very exciting t... more
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Election Fraud? Not Here, Says Postal Service
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 Jaffe reported last week, that’s not only changing... more
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Florida Senator: Change Voting System Now
Last week Jacob Soboroff visited with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FLA) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss his plan to change the way and day we vote, and why he chose now to introduce his plan.
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http://www.whytuesday.org/2008/04/21/florida-senator-ch... Last week Jacob Soboroff visited with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FLA) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss his plan to change the way... more -
A Student's Hopes for the Election
Adam E., a PA resident and University of Minnesota Political Science senior, discusses his hopes for this election cycle.
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The Young Voter Can Change Everything
In both the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire primary, students turned out in record numbers to cast their vote. This year California has moved its primary to February 5th (Super Tuesday) and for the first time since 1972, the state has some real political muscle in the nomination process. We interviewed students at UCLA to see where they stand on the issues and candidates; the youth vote will be a huge factor in the '08 election. In both the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire primary, students turned out in record numbers to cast their vote. This year California ... more
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Why Do We Vote on Tuesday?
In 1845, before Florida, California, and Texas were states or slavery had been abolished, Congress needed to pick a time for Americans to vote. We were an agrarian society. Farmers traveled by horse and buggy, and needed a day to get to the county seat, a day to vote, and a day to get back, without interfering with the three days of worship. So that left Tuesday and Wednesday, but Wednesday was market day. So, Tuesday it was. In 1875 Congress extended the Tuesday date for national House elections and in 1914 for federal Senate elections.
Today, we are an urban society, and we all know how hard it is to get through a busy schedule, let alone stand on lines to vote. Census data over the last decade clearly indicates that the inconvenience of voting is the primary reason Americans are not participating in our elections.
If we can move Columbus Day, Presidents? Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr.?s Holiday for the convenience of shoppers, why not make Election Day more convenient for the sake of voters? In 1845, before Florida, California, and Texas were states or slavery had been abolished, Congress needed to pick a time for Americans... more -
Kansas GOP Chair Sends Email Boasting of Voter Caging
Kris Kobach, a former counsel to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft who is currently the chairman of the Kansas GOP, sent out an email on Thur entitled ?Kansas Republican Party Year in Review? in which he brags of voter caging. Kris Kobach, a former counsel to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft who is currently the chairman of the Kansas GOP, sent out an emai... more
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Voter Turnout in SF=Pathetic!
On November 7th as well as in the activities preceding the election...the turnout from the city was less than expected. It is sad that America has so little involvement with its political system. On November 7th as well as in the activities preceding the election...the turnout from the city was less than expected. It is sad that... more
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