Elections and Voting

November 8, 2006 - A follow-up to our earlier post about Durham County, North Carolina, and their enlightened decision to extend poll hours at a precinct where 100 voters where waiting this morning at a locked church.

November 8, 2006 - OK, sorry for the bad joke in the headline, but South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was turned away from the polls because he forgot his voter registration card:

November 8, 2006 - Citizens across the country have been encountering difficulties at the polls today, with some of the problems occurring in the South.

November 7, 2006 -

November 7, 2006 - Faulty voting machines and other systems failures will be getting a lot of attention today, but some of the biggest problems on Election Day are the litany of small break-downs that, when added together, can wreak havoc in a close race.

November 7, 2006 - Following up on Sue's excellent post yesterday: the Laywyer's Committee on Civil Rights and other groups have a Voting Rights Hotline to call if ou have any voting problems today: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)

November 3, 2006 - Due to our loophole-ridden system of campaign financing, a few deep-pocket donors can change the entire dynamic of elections, especially in small races.

November 3, 2006 - With midterm elections days away, public concern is growing over potential problems with the technology used to count the overwhelming majority of American votes cast in county, state and federal races. Further fueling worries about a hijacked electoral system, tonight at 9 p.m.

November 2, 2006 - Those looking for signs of a backlash against recent campaign mudslinging may have to look no further than this column in Wednesday's Dallas Morning News:

November 1, 2006 - As the 2006 mid-term elections near and races tighten, each party is now focused on turnout: making sure their base of committed supporters get to the polls and vote.