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        November 6, 2012 -
        
  
        Your source for the latest on 2012 election results in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and other Southern states.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        November 6, 2012 -
        
  
        In the Southern swing states of Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, more than 7 million voters cast ballots early. Both Democrats and Republicans can find bright spots in the early voting numbers.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        November 6, 2012 -
        
  
        Tayna Fogle of Kentucky lost her right to vote when she was convicted of a drug offense. But she turned her life around and now works as a grassroots organizer helping other ex-felons regain their voting rights, now permanently denied by 11 states.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        November 5, 2012 -
        
  
        The biggest corporate contributor in the 2012 election so far is a mysterious Tennessee company that doesn't appear to make anything -- other than very large contributions to the conservative super PAC FreedomWorks.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        November 5, 2012 -
        
  
        Forcing voters to wait in line at polling sites for hours or more could be discouraging many from participating. It's also a problem that reformers say could be avoided.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        November 5, 2012 -
        
  
        A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice examines recount procedures in 10 key tipping point states for the presidential election. With polls showing President Obama and Mitt Romney in a virtual deadlock nationally, those procedures may be an important factor in determining the winner.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        November 3, 2012 -
        
  
        A new Institute for Southern Studies/Facing South report finds that money from outside groups is steadily climbing in state-level elections in North Carolina. What impact will they have on Election Day?