Elections and Voting
March 13, 2009 -
Voter ID legislation continues to be a hot-button issue across the country.
March 6, 2009 -
By Tom Jensen On January 1st, 2004 there were8,136 Hispanics registered to vote in North Carolina. Now a little more than five years laterthat number is upto 68,835. That's a more than eightfold increase over that period of time. Still, those 68,835 Hispanic voters represent only a little more than 1% of the
January 21, 2009 -
Despite the somber tone of President Obama's inaugural address yesterday, the mood among the millions who flocked to D.C.
January 12, 2009 -
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will decide whether Congress went too far in extending the life of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights le
January 9, 2009 -
Many U.S. troops serving overseas are effectively excluded from voting because they are not given enough time to cast absentee ballots, according to a study released this week by the Pew Center on the States.
January 8, 2009 -
The St. Petersburg Times blog The Buzz reports that Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D) is reviving his long-time crusade to abolish the Electoral College, which was fanned to a high flame after Al Gore's loss in 2000: As the Congress was ratifying the results of the Electoral College today, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., was filing legislation to abolish it.