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Broken elections, stolen votes

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Were the chaotic presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 an anomaly or a harbinger of things to come this November? Is democracy, as Karl Ro

As America votes, it ain’t pretty

By Sarah Laskow

Election junkies who’ve already checked every poll three, four, 10 times over can now monitor the travails of individual voters, thanks to t

Excerpts from this story referencing "Provisional ballot":

"… on officials to make sure their poll workers had received proper training. Provisional ballots are the “fail safe” ballots of last resort that must be offered to an …"

Internet voting project cost Pentagon $73,809 per vote

By John Dunbar

Details about the two-and-a-half-year project come as the concept of cyberspace voting takes a beating
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Election-fraud not as common as recent voter ID laws suggest

By Natasha Khan and Corbin Carson

The first in a multi-part voting rights investigation by college journalism students from across the country.

Student ID cards far from sure ticket to the voting booth

By Jack Fitzpatrick

New voter ID requirements in many states may blunt the clout of young voters who rely on student ID cards for identification.

Voting turns into frustrating ordeal for college student

By Kassondra Cloos

A North Carolina student is fired up and ready to vote, only to encounter obstacle after obstacle.
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Voting rights battles re-emerge in the South

Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions in a number of Southern states raise questions about impact on minorities.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Voting Rights Act":

"… g access to polls since those that were against the initial passage of the Voting Rights Act,” said J. Morgan Kousser, professor of history and social science at the …"

"… hnology and author of two books on race and voting rights in the South.The Voting Rights Act requires local governments with a history of voting rights discrimination …"

"… floor speech on an amendment to cut federal spending for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The amendment was withdrawn.Lewis was a pivotal figure in the Civil Right …"

"… tal that historians credit the day with swaying votes in favor of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.The fight today is in federal court. The state of Texas and the Department …"

Disabled and elderly voters face new hurdles at polls

By Emily Nohr and Alissa Skelton

Without drivers licenses and facing inaccessible polling places, some elderly and disabled people give up trying to vote.