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Alternative Election Night Coverage: Here at onthewilderside

Posted on November 4, 2008 by iwilder

Live Blogging here (and from the BOOG City crew in NYC) starting at 8pm on Election Night!

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Voter Advice for Election Day

Posted on November 3, 2008 by iwilder

Note: In Suffolk County, some grassroots citizens have gotten help from PeaceSmiths, Inc. and the Suffolk New York Civil Liberties Union to have a local, Voter Support Hotline. That number, for Suffolk County voters, is: (631) 650-2301. The national phone number for Election Protection from a coalition of groups including the American Civil Liberties Union […]

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Incorrect Election Date given to Spanish Speakers in Westchester, NY

Posted on November 1, 2008 by iwilder

I now heard this from two sources: A person from the League of Women Voters and this Long Island immigrant support organization. (And, here is a story about the BOE’s attempts to correct the problem: here.) http://www.longislandwins.com/blog/in_the_news/elections_problems_begin_in_we.php By Patrick Young CARECEN October 31, 2008 2:44 PM On Fridays I work at the Westchester Hispanic Coalition […]

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Voter fraud article by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Greg Palast: Drinking the ACORN Kool-Aid

Posted on October 29, 2008 by iwilder

(excerpt from OpEd News) Drinking the ACORN Kool-Aid: How cries of voter fraud cover up GOP elections theft By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast …Contrary to Mr. McCain’s assertions, the real threat to democracy is from the GOP itself. ACORN has served as a good distraction from Republican efforts to steal the vote […]

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Even my mom wants to throw the bums out…

Posted on October 29, 2008 by iwilder

My mother is not that into politics. I was very amused and heartened that instead of the usual e-mail forward from her — make your own Christmas light postcard, the difference between men and women, etc. — I got the e-mail below, which she had cc’d to dozens of her suburbanite friends. Watch out Congress! […]

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Stealing the election: Watch out! Ohio now…could your state be next?

Posted on October 27, 2008 by iwilder

New story! This is from today! 2008, my friend! Who knows what dirty tricks the Republicans (and sometimes, their allies, the corporate elite Democratic leadership) may play at election time? For anyone who thought this would be a normal year – eek! Big, nasty move in Ohio. What could you do to make sure that […]

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How the world sees us: BBC video of early voting

Posted on October 26, 2008 by iwilder

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New York Voter Rolls Drop 1.6 Million Names

Posted on October 25, 2008 by iwilder

I could not find a link for this. Though, Ian saw reports about this purge at a non-profit advocacy group, and this article posted on a Green list-serve. New York Voter Rolls Drop 1.6 Million Names Tuesday 21 October 2008 by: Rick Karlin, The Times Union Albany – Jokes about people voting early and often […]

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Electoral Guerilla idea for long voting lines

Posted on October 25, 2008 by iwilder

KW: Want to clear up long voting lines at the polls and make Republican Commissioners of Elections/Secretaries of State add new voting machines and better service? Solution: Use the long voting lines, that extend passed the measured out “electioneering zone” in front polling places, to distribute literature for competing third party candidates.

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A man with no shame: Florida Secretary of State

Posted on October 25, 2008 by iwilder

Video of Kurt Browning (Secretary for State of Florida, not the ice-skater) explaining why it is okay for people in Florida to wait 3 hours to vote, and no, he doesn’t plan on extending hours. Note that Kurt Browning was part of a Governor Jeb Bush task force on voting, and that Kurt Browning was […]

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Great Website: Blog for “Uncounted the Movie”

Posted on October 24, 2008 by iwilder

This is where I found the Colbert video. Lots of great stories, clips, quips and video about voting rights. It includes coverage of Green Party Candidate for President of the United States Cynthia McKinney and her efforts to support voting rights. Uncounted the Blog

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A sampling in California: Cynthia McKinney gets 4%

Posted on October 24, 2008 by iwilder

I like mock elections. I admire mock elections where the grown-ups admit to the students that third parties exist. Below is a story about a mock election at a high school in Albany, California. The results were: Cynthia McKinney received four percent!

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Very important ACORN/Voter Registration Video

Posted on October 24, 2008 by iwilder

Colbert: Word of the Day. Very good. It’s here:

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Very important ACORN/Voter Registration Video

Posted on October 24, 2008 by iwilder

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.1697932&w=425&h=350&fv=videoId%3D188889] more about “The Word – Fantasyland | Tuesday Octo…“, posted with vodpod

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