Elections and Voting

September 25, 2008 - Facing South has been following on the numerous campaigns to franchise former felons happening around the South this election season.

September 25, 2008 - Yesterday, I wrote about North Carolina's sudden surge to prominence -- to the surprise of pundits nation-wide -- as a key battleground state in the 2008 presidential election.

September 24, 2008 - With the election just 40 days away -- and early voting already underway -- both the McCain and Obama campaigns are now tightening up their list of target states. Each side is focusing campaign appearances and advertising dollars only on a handful of battleground states where their teams of analysts have concluded they have a reasonable shot of winning.

September 24, 2008 - In a major victory for civil rights groups, the Department of Justice has announced it won't be stationing criminal prosecutors at polls on Election Day. This is a big shift for the DOJ. As the AP notes:

September 23, 2008 - As Facing South has previously reported, civil rights groups and other advocacy organizations have been working to register ex-felons and to educate the greater public around felony disenfranchisement laws.

September 22, 2008 - Barack Obama isn't willing to give up on North Carolina. In fact, the Obama has been investing precious energy and resources in the state. Consider the evidence: * Sen. Obama drew a crowd of more than 15,000 in a Sunday speech in Charlotte yesterday.

September 22, 2008 - Election 2008 has arrived. Even though there hasn't been a single presidential debate yet, thousands of voters will start casting their ballots this week as early voting kicks off in several states. USA Today reports: