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Estonia First To Use Computerized National Voting

Personally I think computerized voting is worse than hanging chads. But that's me.

Update: Conservatives win.

Justice Dept called uncooperative on voting rights

The House Judiciary Committee chairman on Wednesday said the Justice Department is stonewalling efforts to make sure this year's presidential voting operates fairly.

If you would like to call/email and ask the DoJ wth please go here

http://www.usdoj.gov/contact-us.html

Free sex toys — and much more — for voting

Don't really know what to say about this...

from the websiteBabeland

Get Out the Vote with Babeland!

Stop by a Babeland store in New York or Seattle 11/4-11/11 and bring your voter registration card, voting stub, or word of honor. If you voted, we’ll give you a Silver Bullet or a Maverick sleeve (get it?) for free! Yes, FREE. It’s because we value voting that much.

People voting for 'Dancing With The Stars' contestants dial wrong number

Carmen Allen of Missouri was surprised to get hundreds of calls on her cell phone from people voting for the contestants on the show.

Voting machine key copied from images on manufacturer's website

Extra bonus: they use the same exact key for all voting machines.

Oakland voting on pot tax backed by advocates

"At this point, dude, seriously, let's just face the fact that everybody is smoking," said Jaime Galindo, who gave a reporter a tour of Club Z. "Bus drivers, cops - your grandma."

Challenged Ballots: You Be The Judge!

It's your turn to play election judge. Tell us how you would rule in the case of these challenged ballots. Use this Minnesota state statute as your guide.

[Update to:

http://www.plime.com/politics/l/82427/1/

But with more pictures... and you can vote to "Accept," "Decline," or "Throw Away." Voting FUN!]

News site introduces user recommendation

A news aggregation site will start letting its users influence the placement of articles by voting on items they like or dislike.

How to get Free Stuff for Voting

Pretty self-explanatory

<< First upvote wins a free date with this girl

Voting Machine Companies now Tabulating Votes, too

Elections, if not run by the public, are no longer public.
2 links can be found on this page that provide articles/transcripts from Ellen Thiessen, a leading advocate of transparent, public elections

First White house primary voting in 136 days

Michigan establishing Jan. 15 primary.

McVoting at California's Drive-Thru Polling Booth

A cheeseburger and democracy to go? Not quite, but politically active Californians have been able to cast election ballots from the comfort of their cars at a one-off drive-thru voting booth.

The innovative drive-thru voting system was opened late Monday in Santa Ana, southeast of Los Angeles, as part of a push to encourage eligible voters to register and vote ahead of the November 4 presidential polls.

Why we stopped voting in the US

Planning to vote? If not, you're not alone. Here's why.

New Voting Campaign With Double Entendre

A few female celebs star in this campaign to get women voters to the polls this November. The slant they take is a bit risque.

Why I'm Voting Republican

An amusing, if scathing and satirical, webvideo to help you decide who you should vote for.

Minority voting power takes center stage

Historical realities suggest that blacks and Hispanics won't play much of a role in determining the Republican Party presidential nominee. But this year's Democratic primary and caucus schedule was designed specifically to give increased influence to minorities, particularly Latinos.

Horny squirrel stops people voting

A frisky squirrel caused havoc at a polling station when it jumped onto an electric cable and cut off the lights powering over 800 homes.

After Tuesday, Clinton, Obama begin anew

Altogether, 22 states were in play but neither candidate could emerge with enough delegates to secure the nomination. Clinton led with 173 delegates in early voting Tuesday, while Obama captured 149, though that did not include all the states where outcomes had been declared.

Lose your house, lose your vote

The GOP in Michigan wants to keep people with foreclosures from voting and might do so under a technicality. Ironically, most of these people are African American and live in a swing state. Interesting, no?

Diabolical Diebold demands that HBO drops documentary

The voting machine company Diebold has insisted that HBO drop their documentary on the problems with electronic voting. HBO has no intentions to cave in.