Elections and Voting

November 7, 2008 - Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has threatened to report Fulton County -- the center of metro Atlanta -- to the state Election Board for following improper procedures while counting absentee ballots. The county's final tally is crucial in determining the still-unsettled U.S.

November 6, 2008 - We called North Carolina for Obama yesterday, and you can read some of my first thoughts about what it meant for the state to not only go Democratic, but elect the first African-American president, here.

November 6, 2008 - Election Protection reports that they received more than 86,000 calls from voters across the country. They also provide a break-down of some of the important lessons learned during this historic election cycle:

November 6, 2008 - This election may have been about change, but one thing that didn't change is the fact that in politics money still matters.

November 6, 2008 - The Associated Press today echoes the call Facing South made yesterday -- that Barack Obama will win the presidential race in North Carol

November 6, 2008 - Before the elections, Facing South was one of the first media outlet to report on the undervote problem in North Carolina -- tens of thousands of ballots that are cast each presidential election year, but don't register a vot

November 6, 2008 - The New York Times features this map about the 22% of counties nationally that voted MORE Republican in 2008 than in 2004: