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Florida Articles: May 31st 2008Put vote on first Saturday in November The Captital Times CNN Contributor Roland Martin makes a case for changing Election Day.May 27th 2008 An Elections Revolution Hernando Today A group of citizens are working together to let voters in the city of Brooksville (FL) decide if they'd like to use instant runoff voting for city elections. They are collecting 492 voters' signatures to put the new system on the ballot in November.May 11th 2008 Confusing ballot designs still plague elections The Associated Press The Associated Press reports, ballot designs are still confusing votersMay 5th 2008 Summer campaign guide New York Times Upfront FairVote's Adam Fogel discusses the surge in youth voter turnout in the presidential primaries.May 2nd 2008 Voting Rights Are Too Important to Leave to the States The New York Times The New York Times' Adam Cohen makes the case for federal intervention in regulating elections to ensure equal voting rights for all.April 30th 2008 Majority Rule at Last Washington Monthly The Brennan Center's Michael Waldman lays out the case for the National Popular Vote Plan for electing the president.April 30th 2008 National vote plan would help New York NewsDay Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine explains why the National Popular Vote Plan is good for the state of New York.April 27th 2008 Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail Associated Press The Associated Press reports, only 13 states are embracing technology and allowing troops station oversees to vote onlineApril 24th 2008 Weekend voting would improve electoral system Leader-Telegram Senator Kohl writes an op-ed piece in the Leader-Telegram in support of voting on the weekendApril 19th 2008 All who will be 18 by fall should get to vote Concord Monitor FairVote's Adam Fogel argues that New Hampshire's state parties should take the lead on giving eligible 17-year-olds the right to vote in their primary elections.April 11th 2008 Secretary of state visits Broward elections office, gives Snipes good marks Sun-Sentinel New Florida Secretary of State received praise from state officials.April 10th 2008 Veterans Department Creates Roadblocks to Voter Registration for Injured Vets AlterNet Veterans, who put their lives on the line to defend the right to vote, can't register to vote because of roadblocks created by the Veterans Department.April 10th 2008 Improve Poll Worker Training and Get More Machines, Voting Rights Groups Tell Congress Black America Web.com Famous morning talk show personality, Tom Joyner, along with other voting advocates, urges Congress to mandate more training for poll workers and set a national voting standard.March 26th 2008 New voting system eliminates runoffs at SFCC The Independent Florida Alligator Santa Fe Community College (FL) is the first community college which adopted IRV for its student elections. The new voting system has been successfully used for the first time.March 19th 2008 Bill aims to join popular vote compact The Providence Journal FairVote Rhode Island advances the National Popular Vote Plan in the Ocean State.[ Previous ] [ Next ] |
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