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Shortages at the Polls
Election authorities violate our rights when voters are turned away from the polls due to long lines, broken machines, and shortages of ballots and election workers.
Organizing ResourcesVoter Bill of RightsFrom unreliable electronic voting machines and millions of uncounted ballots, to partisan election officials and 10-hour waits at the polls, it is clear that our electoral system is in dire need of an overhaul. To build a more just, secure, and robust democracy, please support the following 10-point Voter Bill of Rights . . . News, Events, Publications & Talks, Take ActionNichols: Special Report on the 2008 Elections(November 5, 2008)"A great democracy that is home to a very busy people ought not ask citizens to wait up to eight hours to cast their ballots, But that is precisely what America has done during the course of this most volatile and critical of election seasons." The Longest DayDate: November 3, 2008FLORIDA: Governor Crist Expands Early VotingDate: October 28, 2008PENNSYLVANIA: Federal Court Ruling Assures Paper Ballots as BackupDate: October 29, 2008KPFK covers "No More Stolen Elections!"Date: October 28, 2008Culture Shocks Radio's Barry Lynn interviews Ben ManskiDate: October 22, 2008TIME: 7 Things That Could Go Wrong on Election DayDate: October 25, 2008Advancement Project: Several Battleground States Not Prepared for Voter Turnout(October 9, 2008)A look at the Advancement Project report that lies as the imputes for our recent Action Alert on polling place capacity. Video the Votesource: VideotheVote.orgAlert: Protest against ballot, machine, pollworker shortagessource: No More Stolen Elections! and TrueVote.usVoter Watchdog Groups Warn Election OfficialsDate: October 16, 2008Polling Places Lack ResourcesDate: October 9, 2008Prospects for Participatory Democracy in the U.S.A"The task . . . is to facilitate the growth of an aggressive democracy movement in the United States." |