Tag: elections
group name: electionreform
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June 06, 2006 02:13 AM EDT --
Working the Polls
Tomorrow June 6 should be an interesting Primary Election Day for us California Poll Workers up here in Butte County. This will be the first election using Electronic Voting . . . more
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October 29, 2006 03:18 AM EST --
The political climate in the US has changed substantially over the past 20 years, resulting in some now apparently strange alliances. This change is largely the result of the rise of the "Christian . . . more
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May 03, 2006 04:21 PM EDT --
Hello, I just set up a new group for Gatherers to share their experiences with electronic voting. I have no experience voting that way myself, as my district uses punch cards. But I've heard stories . . . more
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September 20, 2006 05:09 PM EDT --
At lunchtime today I heard a story on NPR about electronic voting that has me back at gather looking for people's stories about their experiences.
1. No paper trail.
2. Setting machines up with a . . . more
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August 22, 2006 11:43 AM EDT --
In the past several years, I've become very skeptical about the integrity of our democratic process. Increasingly, blogs, followed by traditional media, have revealed instances of voting machine . . . more
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July 05, 2007 10:59 AM EDT --
On Monday, I was in Philadelphia to see John Edwards speak at both the NEA annual meeting and the ACORN presidential forum. On Tuesday, I posted a diary on his speech about education to the NEA. . . . more
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April 14, 2006 01:14 PM EDT --
An electorate must have confidence in its electoral system. The Commission on Federal Election Reform found citizens should identify themselves as the correct person on the registration list when . . . more
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April 19, 2007 07:02 PM EDT --
The New Progressive Coalition LLC (NPC) is building the next generation of political investors. Similar to a financial services firm, NPC provides its members with the products and services they need . . . more
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April 29, 2006 10:14 AM EDT --
America has lost her political way. The point of democracy is to work out our values in the public forum. However, with all the focus on "red states," "blue states," and . . . more
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October 12, 2007 12:59 PM EDT --
I heard this on The Today Show this morning and read it again in US Magazine online just now.
Once again Ann Coulter has said something completely ridiculous and offensive, proclaiming that Christians . . . more
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August 28, 2006 12:36 PM EDT --
If Hillary Clinton is elected president what would we call Bill Clinton?
I found a link to this Ask Yahoo! question on my GMail this morning and quickly clicked on it to see Yahoo!'s response. . . . more
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June 26, 2006 04:29 PM EDT --
DEMOCRATIC VISION ANNOUNCES NEW GROUP:
Join this, and Democratic Vision's two other New Groups:
The Majority Project
Race for President 2008: The Democrats
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September 29, 2006 08:58 PM EDT --
American history is replete with intense campaigns, hotly contested elections, and disputed vote counts--and recounts. Recent elections typifies this history. With an evenly divided electorate, tight statehouse . . . more
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April 19, 2006 09:06 PM EDT --
The ratings and cultural juggernaut, American Idol, is in the final weeks of its fifth year. This season of AI5 my top three are Chris Daughtry, Katherine McPhee, and the brilliant Taylor Hicks. I'm . . . more
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April 30, 2007 07:22 PM EDT --
This week, the Turkish election crisis went to streets as at least 700,000 Turks supported their secular principles of Turkish rule for about a century.
In a turn around from western assumptions, the . . . more
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November 01, 2006 08:11 AM EST --
I'm a democrat through and through. I'm pro-choice. I support the troops but am against the premise of the war in Iraq. I believe in universal health care. I'm for saving . . . more
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October 13, 2007 10:37 PM EDT --
Is it just me, or does John Edwards sometimes remind anyone else of your typical superhero? You know, fighting for the little guy, saving democracy, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Well, . . . more
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April 19, 2007 08:44 PM EDT --
The New Progressive Coalition was recently featured in the Innovation section of Business Week:
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/apr2007/id20070413_466303.htm
Read the article and . . . more
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October 17, 2007 09:51 PM EDT --
It's pretty clear that corporate lobbyists have too much influence in Washington, DC, and that the corruption caused by big money interests giving legalized bribes to politicians is out of control. . . . more
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August 18, 2008 01:21 PM EDT --
In the 2004 presidential election Kerry won by 1.23 million votes over Bush in California. In the 2000 presidential election Gore won by an even wider margin over Bush in California, by over 1.28 million . . . more
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