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Voting in 2010: Lessons learned
From the standpoint of voter access and effective administration, the 2010 elections were in many ways a mixed bag. There were a number of troubling incidents that occurred including voter intimidation and threats of vote suppression, and the structural barriers to voting that keep participation rates down were as apparent as ever.
Early, absentee voting erode Election Day hoopla
Over the past few years, it’s become clear that today — Election Day — isn’t as important as it used to be. Traditional polling places appear to be dying off, as more and more voters cast their ballots early.
Tea Party: Cut voters out of Senate races
For a political movement that claims to be born from rebellious voters, the call to repeal the direct election of U.S. Senators comes straight out of the oligarch's quill and ink playbook.
Swing state confidential: Colorado
I’m watching political ads airing on television news every morning here in the swing state of Colorado and following the money that put them there.
Yawns greet call for new Montana constitution
In a year when angry voters have taken to waving “Don’t Tread on Me” flags and dressing up in colonial garb, four states are set to vote on whether to hold an event fit for founding fathers: a constitutional convention for their state.
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