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Mississippi Articles: May 13th 2009The Supreme Court�s Hostility to the Voting Rights Act The New York Times The New York Times' Adam Cohen argues for the Supreme Court to uphold Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.July 21st 2008 Influx of Voters Likely to Test New Machines New York Times Article on likely problems with voting in November's elections, including a quote from FairVote's Adam Fogel on voting machine shortages.June 10th 2008 Hosemann pushes legislative reforms Hattiesburg American Newspaper According to the Hattisesbery American Newspaper, Mississippi's Secretary of State is pushing for voting reform.May 21st 2008 Obama closes in on Democratic nomination Baltimore Sun After the Kentucky and the Oregon democrat primaries, Barack Obama is close to the nomination, but he still needs more superdelegates to "claim the prize".May 14th 2008 Unconventional wisdom: longer nomination helps Democrats Belleville News Democrat A Rob Richie Op-Ed explaining how the hotly contested presidential nomination between Obama and Clinton revitalizes the democratic voter turnout for all elections as well as Americans' involvement in politics.May 1st 2008 Constitutional amendment allowing 17 year-olds to vote going on the ballot NorwalkPlus.com The Connecticut Legislature unanimously passed a constitutional amendment allowing 17-year-old primary voting. The issue will be on the ballot in November.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 8th 2008 Secretary of state says voter fraud hurts poor people Hattiesburg American Newspaper Hattiesburg American reports the Mississippi Secretary of State�s new twist on an old argument, which favors that voters show a driver�s license or state identification to vote.April 6th 2008 Everybody's Talkin': Testing the voting machine Times and Mail Times and Mail newspaper reports Indiana officials are testing voting machines to avoid any glitches. January 22nd 2008 Pa. lawmakers push to give primary vote to 17-year-olds The Philadelphia Inquirer PA legislators look to follow Maryland's lead by allowing 17-year-old primary voting.December 18th 2007 An opportunity to dump the electoral college NJ.com Columnist Frank Askin writes about the National Popular Vote plan, and why the time has come to dump the Electoral College.December 6th 2007 One Student, No Vote The American Prospect Adam Doster of the American prospect takes on the issue of student voter discrimination and disenfranchisement. Right to Vote Director Adam Fogel shares his experiences during the '06 election.October 1st 2007 Electoral College Reform? Washington Lawyer A thorough look at the ins and out of the Electoral College, featuring insight from FairVote chairman John Anderson in this cover story.April 11th 2007 Let 17-Year-Olds Vote In Primaries Hartford Courant Connecticut's Secretary of State and a state representative argue in favor of allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections.March 26th 2007 Shortsighted House GOP would deny D.C. residents the vote Townhall.com Former Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Jack Kemp, urges Congressional Republicans to stop stalling the DC Voting Rights Act (HR 1433). |
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