Attorney general pendulum swings slightly toward Herring
RICHMOND - In an attorney general's race that remains too close to call, Republican Mark Obenshain began Monday with a 17-vote edge over Democrat Mark Herring. But by afternoon, the pendulum had swung...
View ArticleMake voting easy, efficient and fair
In his State of the Union address in February, President Barack Obama introduced Desiline Victor, who, at 102 years old, had waited in line three hours to vote in North Miami, Fla. The president...
View ArticleHow to Make Voting Easy, Efficient and Fair
In his State of the Union address in February, President Barack Obama introduced Desiline Victor, who, at 102 years old, had waited in line three hours to vote in North Miami, Florida. The president...
View ArticleHow to make voting easy, efficient, fair
In his State of the Union address in February, President Barack Obama introduced Desiline Victor, who, at 102 years old, had waited in line three hours to vote in North Miami, Fla. The president...
View ArticleA Bipartisan Path to Fixing America’s Broken Elections
New recommendations show that setting America’s electoral chaos to rights is something politicians from both parties can get behind. One year ago, in his State of the Union address, President Obama...
View ArticleCommission Wants to Make Voting More Like Disneyland and Less Like the DMV
A new report from a presidential commission on how to conduct elections avoided political hot potatoes and focused instead on how to make voting quick and efficient. If a presidential commission has...
View ArticlePresidential Commission Recommends Expanding Early Voting, Online Voter...
A year after President Obama's pledge to address voting problems, a commission he established recommends expanding early voting and online voter registration to improve efficiency at polls nationwide....
View ArticleJim Messina, Obama Campaign Manager, Hired By David Cameron For 2015
LONDON -- Britain's governing Conservatives have hired Jim Messina, President Barack Obama's former campaign manager, to advise them ahead of the 2015 general election. Messina was Obama's national...
View ArticlePanel Urges State Fixes for Election Snags
Americans shouldn't have to wait more than 30 minutes to vote during elections, a special commission told President Obama on Wednesday, noting that no single solution will magically fix voting delays...
View ArticleHow everyone could vote in 30 minutes or less
Voters stand in line at a Fort Myers, Fla. church late Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Pat Carter/AP Photo) Local elections officials across the U.S. should expand early voting, allow online registration and...
View ArticleBipartisan presidential panel suggests ways to improve elections
WASHINGTON - States should allow online voter registration and create more opportunities to cast ballots before Election Day, according to a report issued Wednesday by a bipartisan commission formed to...
View ArticleObama commission encourages early vote expansion
WASHINGTON — Responding to frustratingly long lines in the last national election, a presidential commission on Wednesday encouraged expansion of early voting and said no American should have to wait...
View ArticleBoxer, Nelson Introduce Legislation to Ensure Voters Wait No Longer than...
(Source: Barbara Boxer) Press Release of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer For Immediate Release: February 12, 2014 Contact: Washington D.C. Office (202) 224-3553 'LINE Act' Will Help Implement the...
View ArticleCommission urges states to expand online registration, early voting
WASHINGTON – States should expand online voter registration and create more voting opportunities before election day, according to a report issued Wednesday by a commission formed in wake of trouble at...
View ArticleTHE BIG LIST of vote fraud reports
WND is compiling a list of reports documenting voting irregularities and apparent fraud during the 2012 presidential tabulation. These reports include: The Market Daily News reported on those 100...
View Article>Obama commission encourages early vote expansion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to frustratingly long lines in the last national election, a presidential commission on Wednesday encouraged expansion of early voting and said no American should have to...
View ArticleBoxer Testifies on 'LINE Act' Before the Senate Rules Committee (Barbara Boxer)
(Source: Barbara Boxer) Press Release of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer For Immediate Release: March 12, 2014 Contact: Washington D.C. Office (202) 224-3553 Bill Would Implement the Recommendation of the...
View ArticleObama’s panel on election reform: No voter should have to wait more than 30...
Facebook Follow @washtimes Will it be safe for Americans to attend the Olympics in Sochi next month? Login to Vote View results President Obama’s special commission on election reform said Wednesday...
View ArticleNew law bars voting outside of precinct
RALEIGH For a decade, registered North Carolina voters who didn’t go to their home precincts on Election Day – by error or on purpose – could still ensure their top choices would count. They’d fill out...
View ArticleMaking Voting Easy, Efficient and Fair (Part 2)
Another drive is under way to reform the nation’s election system -- this one led by a new bipartisan commission. Expectations, as usual, are low. Even before President Barack Obama named the members...
View ArticleElection Panel: Long Lines Were 'Management' Problem
The commission President Obama appointed last year to figure out how to fix long lines at the polls and other election problems has sought to steer clear of the many partisan land-mines surrounding how...
View ArticleNew NC law cancels ballots cast in wrong precinct
RALEIGH, N.C. — For a decade, registered North Carolina voters who didn't go to their home precincts on Election Day - by error or on purpose - could still ensure their top choices would count. They'd...
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