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textA Look at Voting Problems in U.S. by repost
A look at some of the voter troubles in battleground states:...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 3:04pm PST
textGreen Party Ballot Recommendations by Green Party
Yes, there still is time to vote! (You must notify the pollworkers at your polling place of your presence by no later than 7:59 pm tonight!). Here are ballot suggestions from your local Green Party.......
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 1:30pm PST
textVoting Irregularities Nationwide by Jenni, The League of Pissed Off Voters
Voting irregularities were reported in: Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, and Wisconsin...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 12:45pm PST
textThe Web: E-mail's last-minute vote-getting by Gene Koprowski
Great story about the French endorsement of Kerry....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 12:23pm PST
textAnother good resource for CA proposition positions by repost
From the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California Berkeley...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 11:43am PST
textPoliticians and their Scapegoats by Dietmar Herz
Politicians create scapegoats and use them for their goals. Politicians manipulate the population because it is easier to govern with scapegoats....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 11:20am PST
textAP becomes sole source for vote-counting on election day by repost
consolidating power into one place is dangerous with this government, as we saw with the altered shoot-down orders in 2001 putting all power into the hands of Cheney to be able to shoot down a hijacked airplane or drone....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 10:54am PST
textHow to monitor the County Central Vote Tabulator by repost
Black Box Voting developed these guidelines to help you create an audit log, which can then be compared with the FEC-required computer-generated audit log inside the computer. Yes, this is a lot of stuff, and it might feel overwhelming, but whatever you can do -- it is very much appreciated....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 10:43am PST
textVoting Problems around the US by you.
Summary of problems around the country at polls. Add your reposts/reports to the comments to this thread....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 9:35am PST
textRepublican Challenges To Voters Loom Across The U.S. by IHT
Lawyers in five states geared up Tuesday for a series of voter challenges that promised to mark this Election Day with as much contentiousness as the presidential race it was intended to resolve. . The most dramatic court battle was playing out here in Ohio. After a short period of seesawing court decisions, a federal appeals court ruled early Tuesday that the Republican Party could place thousands of people inside polling places to challenge the eligibility of voters, a blow to Democrats w...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 8:10am PST
textDays of shame: stomping on the right of black Americans to vote by NYT
Overseas, our troops are being mauled in the long dark night of Iraq—a war with no end in sight that has already claimed the lives of more than 1,100 American troops and thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of innocent Iraqis. At home, the party of the sitting president is systematically stomping on the right of black Americans to vote, a vile and racist practice that makes a mockery of the President’s claim to favor real democracy anywhere. This will never be seen as a shining moment ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 7:50am PST
textVoting Problems Widespread in Florida, Pennsylvania by Democracy Now
Reports of voter suppression, intimidation and confusion are pouring in from battleground states around the country. We go to Florida to speak with State Senator Tony Hill in Jacksonville and we go to Philadelphia to speak with Janet Ryder, a Voter Protection Coordinator in Philadelphia....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 7:47am PST
textU.S. Supreme Court Justice Steps In To Allow Jim Crow Era Harassment Of Blacks In Ohio by Jim Crow Back In Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Tuesday allowed Republicans to challenge voter qualifications at the polls in Ohio, a key battleground state that could determine the presidential election. Stevens acted on an emergency request shortly before polls opened in Ohio and across the nation. He refused to set aside a U.S. appeals court order that allowed political parties to send challengers to polling places across the state....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 7:24am PST
textRecords Fall Under Bush: The Big Picture by Don Monkerud
The U.S. Dept. of Commerce projects a record $631 billion annual trade deficit for 2004....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 5:51am PST
textS.F. VOTERS: Terry Baum + Pat Gray for Congress by Vote 4 Pat, Terry, + Kerry
Want progress? Vote PROGRESSIVE! Instead of Nancy Pelosi, WRITE IN Terry Baum. Instead of Tom Lantos, vote for Pat Gray....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 11:25pm PST
textKerry OPPOSES media consolidation, SUPPORTS campaign-finance reform by MediaGuy
Did you know that John Kerry and John Edwards are active opponents of media consolidation and active supporters of campaign finance reform? (Did you expect corporate-owned media to tell you about this?) And is it possible that this is why the top executives of most major media corporations--FOX, Viacom, etcetera--oppose (and fear?) a Kerry presidency?...
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 11:13pm PST
textNo Stolen Elections Campaign Update by No Stolen Elections!
Now is the time to make sure everyone gets to the polls and casts their vote. But we also know that there also have already been major voting rights problems, and that’s why tens of thousands have already signed the No Stolen Elections! pledge....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 8:58pm PST
textReport from an Election Protection Volunteer by Beverly
The typical pattern, according to Election Protection folks, is that the county has only a couple people working at each of these polling stations, despite the fact that there are waits of up to six hours day after day....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 8:26pm PST
textJOHN KERRY VS GEORGE W BUSH ONLINE CONCERT by Stele Ely
An funny, romantic, enviro, political 24/7 folk music concert....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 8:23pm PST
textThe World Was Not Born Yesterday by Konrad Ege
The voters will also decide over reality. President Bush has long offered the nation the possibility to choose an alternative reality... George W Bush and his Machiavellians have turned the world upside down....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 7:20pm PST
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