http://voting.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Voting en Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2749089 unknown@ma.gnolia.com What?s still wrong with election ballots and how to make them better. Saved By: jeffrey zeldman | View Details | Give Thanks Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2749089iphoneDesigntoolsphotoshoptutorialsfriendfeedpythonProgrammingwebdevmacapptodotodaycancerpsychologydiseaseresearchdjangodocumentationcrosoftmicrosoft live labslive labsphotosynthhistorygraphic designNone assignedlogosma.gnoliabookmarksserviceopen sourcefree iconshigh quality iconsweb iconsfree downloadmwxmppjabbercouchdbandroidBallotsdemocracyVoting http://web2announcer.com/go/2046405 unknown@Netscape.com Another former Justice Department lawyer went before Congress on Wednesday with few answers for his Democratic interrogators and a spotty memory. Time and again during his confirmation hearing, Hans von Spakovsky cited either the attorney-client privilege or a cloudy memory for his purported role in restricting minorities' voting rights. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:52:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046405DepartmentofjusticehansVonSpakovskycivilrightsVotingbushadministrationPoliticscongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025879 unknown@Netscape.com Understand this: Lesser evil voting is not courageous. It is a cowardly surrender to the disappointing two-party status quo. Voters have some remarkable opportunities to transform fine minor candidates into competitive major candidates - more honest and trustworthy people like Ron Paul, Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich, for example. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:01:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025879VotingelectionsronpaulmikegravelDennisKucinichNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018220 unknown@Netscape.com if you are as disgusted as most people are with the clowns running for office, then think before you repeat the mantra that it's everyone's duty to go vote. Maybe if the clowns starting getting only 10 or 15 percent turnout, more responsible people would go back into politics. Wed, 30 May 2007 20:49:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018220VotingelectionsdemocratsrepublicansconstitutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011676 unknown@Netscape.com Against his doctor's advice, a stooped and feeble state Sen. Mario Gallegos Jr. (D) arrives at the Texas Capitol each day, just to make sure his chamber does not take up a bill that would require voters to produce identification at the polls. Sun, 27 May 2007 09:08:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011676PoliticsImmigrantsVotingelectionsidentificationcardNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007665 unknown@Netscape.com Prior to today's votes, McCain's missed about half of the Senate's scheduled votes so far this year, which is far more than the five other Senators running for president according to the Congressional Quartely, which monitors Congress. Fri, 25 May 2007 02:10:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007665johnMcCain2008electionpresidentialcandidateSenateVotingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1998833 unknown@Netscape.com THE ONION NEWS NETWORK: A new bill would require any woman seeking an abortion to obtain the consent of her fetus. Tue, 22 May 2007 10:34:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1998833satirenextbattleOver.Fetal.VotingrightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1667571 unknown@Netscape.com HR 811, the third incarnation of the Holt bill, is a critical measure needed to protect the integrity of our elections, and it now has very good prospects of being enacted. It already has 210 co-sponsors in the House, where only 218 votes are required to pass it. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:00:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1667571VotingmachinesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1654093 unknown@Netscape.com Sen. John McCain, missing another major vote on the Iraq war today in favor of presidential campaigning, has pulled far ahead of his 2008 rivals in at least one category: absenteeism. Over the last month, the Senate has held 33 votes. McCain has been on hand for just seven of those votes. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:58:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1654093johnMcCain2008electionPoliticscongressVotingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1571484 unknown@Netscape.com Computer vote-memory card totals failed to match electronic voting machine ballot tallies in more than one quarter of the samples checked from the November election in the state's most populous county, an independent audit showed Thursday. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:59:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1571484VotingmachinesohioNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1527146 unknown@Netscape.com For six years, the Bush administration, aided by Justice Department political appointees, has pursued an aggressive legal effort to restrict voter turnout in key battleground states in ways that favor Republican political candidates, according to former department lawyers and a review of written records. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:17:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1527146VotingelectionsrepublicansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1514493 unknown@Netscape.com For six years, the Bush administration, aided by Justice Department political appointees, has pursued an aggressive legal effort to restrict voter turnout in key battleground states in ways that favor Republican political candidates. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:32:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1514493bushadministrationVotingPoliticselectionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1413698 unknown@Netscape.com The Sanjaya controversy has added to long-running complaints that the show's numbers aren't fair. Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:55:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1413698americanIdolSanjayaMusicFoxVotingPopNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1399443 unknown@Netscape.com On Tuesday, Maryland became the first state in the union to drop out of college. The electoral college, that is. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed a law that would award the state's electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. As long as other states agree to do the same. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:01:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1399443ElectoralCollegeVotingmarylandPoliticsnationalpopularvoteNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1256429 unknown@Netscape.com But as American consumers absorb as many as 5,000 advertising messages a day, political campaigns must become increasingly savvy about how and why successful brands cut through the clutter. "In an over-communicated age, products and candidates both understand that they need to own something." Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:17:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1256429electionsVotingmarketingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1107740 unknown@Netscape.com A memo sent last year by a voting machine maker to election officials in Florida has reignited controversy over the reliability and accuracy of the company's machines. Voting activists are now renewing calls to examine source code used in the Election Systems & Software machines during a close election last November. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:58:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1107740VotingFloridaeelectionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/872163 unknown@Netscape.com There's a new report out today from Project Vote that says that claims of "voter fraud" is often manufactured and exaggerated for political purposes. It goes on to say that widespread "voter fraud" is a myth promulgated to suppress voter participation. Voter fraud is, in fact, extremely rare. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:31:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/872163voterfraudVotingPoliticalpurposesprojectvoteNews http://web2announcer.com/go/854977 unknown@Netscape.com Sens. Obama and Clinton travel to Selma, AL and battle for support of black voters at civil rights event. * Clinton: Voting Rights Act is "giving me chance" to achieve dreams * Obama: "I stand on the shoulders of this" * Bill Clinton receives voting rights museum award Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:59:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/854977electionobamaClintoncivilrightsVotingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/842638 unknown@Netscape.com The BRAD BLOG has learned that John Edwards is the first Presidential Candidate to announce his support for a growing movement calling for a ban on the use of all Direct Recording Electronic (DRE, usually touch-screen) voting systems in American elections. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:47:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/842638PoliticsedwardselectionselectronicVotingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/693244 unknown@Netscape.com The Baltic state of Estonia plans to become the world's first country to allow voting in a national parliamentary election via the Internet next month. E-voting will be introduced for a parliamentary election on March 4, for the first time after it was used in more limited local elections in 2005. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:05:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/693244EstoniaelectionseVotingInternetTechnologyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/675720 unknown@Netscape.com Voter identification requirements designed to combat fraud can reduce turnout, particularly among minorities, a new study shows. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/675720voteridelectionsVotingminoritiesturnoutEagletonInstituteofPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/625387 unknown@Netscape.com This list of 20 amazing facts about voting in America should make you think hard about the "moderinzation" of voting machines and how easy it is to steal an election with them. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:12:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/625387USAVotingTechnologycheatingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/577477 unknown@Netscape.com he principle of transparency is regarded by many to be necessary in a successful democracy. Every day, people are demanding more transparency out of the media, business and government. Socially driven news sites are a step in that direction. They offer a level playing field where users come to edit news democratically. What role does transparency p Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:41:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/577477SOCIALSITEStransparceyVotingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/391159 unknown@Netscape.com Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday said he would propose abandoning touch-screen voting machines adopted after the disputed 2000 presidential race and replacing them with devices that provide a paper record. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:37:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/391159FloridagovernordumptouchscreenVotingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/302119 unknown@Netscape.com Two election workers were convicted Wednesday of rigging a recount of the 2004 presidential election to avoid a more thorough review in Ohio's most populous county. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:24:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/302119electionsVoting2004convictedrecountNews http://web2announcer.com/go/236922 unknown@Netscape.com "Over the last five years it has come to my attention that I do not live in a "democracy." That in fact, I have no idea what living in democracy might mean. A comment made to me during a recent conversation with a member of the press has exacerbated and confirmed this feeling on the most basic level." Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:20:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/236922democracyRepresentationVotingProtestinggovernmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/179396 unknown@Netscape.com Instant runoff voting (IRV), which allows voters to rank their candidates 1, 2, 3, made great strides forward during the November 7, 2006 elections. Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:12:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/179396VotingdemocracyelectionirvNews http://web2announcer.com/go/87702 unknown@Netscape.com New Jersey is to consider cutting the word 'idiot' from its constitution so that people with some mental disabilities won't be barred from voting. 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Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:52:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/4355ReligionconsevativeschurchchristiansrepublicansVotingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2021 unknown@Netscape.com Great Video teaches you how to hack a diebold voting machine. So the next time you need an election fixed you know how to take care of it. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:56:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2021Do-It-Yourselfhow toDieboldDiebold Voting MachineVotingNews