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2009: Report on school district vote in Long Island

Posted on May 20, 2009 by kwilder

Update for 2010: Some results and link to 2010 Newsday info is at onthewilderside: here. _______________ For 2009…Newsday reports that all but 3 districts pass budgets. Article is here: Patchogue-Medford, Shoreham-Wading River budgets defeated Full results from Newsday are: here

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NAACP asks Supreme Court to revisit voter photo-ID

Posted on May 17, 2009 by kwilder

from Ballot Access News NAACP Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Revisit Photo-ID at Polls May 17th, 2009 The NAACP of Georgia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case against Georgia’s law, requiring voters at the polls to show government photo-ID in order to vote. The case in the lower courts was called […]

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Making history: listen to Supreme Court oral arguments on Voting Rights Act

Posted on April 29, 2009 by kwilder

The Supreme Court has an excellent website with history and facts: here. To go to a link to hear the Supreme Court recording listen: here. (excerpt from) New York Times Supreme Court Releases Recording of Voting Rights Argument April 29, 2009 For the first time this term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to release […]

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Election officials in Kentucky caught cheating on electronic voting machines

Posted on March 20, 2009 by kwilder

County election officials in Clay County, Kentucky arrested for allegedly fraudulently changing votes on vote-counting machine, during the 2008 Presidential Elections.

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New York State Behind in Obtaining New Vote-Counting Equipment

Posted on January 26, 2009 by iwilder

Discovered this information at Ballot Access News. There is coverage at BAN and also from a Gannet News story BAN pointed at. There is some chance that New Yorkers will use the same old lever machines for the 2009 September primary and 2009 November general that we have been using for many, many years. (Which […]

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Web-site compares Electronic Voting Machines to Las Vegas Slot Machines

Posted on December 28, 2008 by iwilder

Found this at Ballot Access News: Comparison of Security: Slot Machines v Electronic Voting Machines The markcrispinmiller.com blog has this interesting comparison of Nevada state security rules for gambling machines, versus the normal state oversight for electronic vote-counting machines. Most significant is that Nevada requires the users of gambling equipment to reveal the software to […]

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Malik Update: 10:46pm (53% reporting. Malik at 3%. Rep ahead)

Posted on December 6, 2008 by iwilder

In the Congressional race for Louisiana, 2nd District (New Orleans), with fifty three percent of districts reporting: Joseph Cao (Republican) at 53% [yup, same as percent reporting] William Jefferson (Democrat/incumbent) at 43% Malik Rahim (Green Party) at 3% Gregory Kahn (Libertarian) at 1% — Also…at 10:49 pm for Congress, 4th District in Louisiana: Paul Carmouche […]

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neworleans: The Times Pic playing dirty politics

Posted on December 6, 2008 by iwilder

Update: 12/7/08: Anh “Joseph” Cao (Republican) won. Malik Rahim  got at least 3%.  The update on Wilderside is: here. neworleans: The Times Pic playing dirty politics In the years following the collapse of the federal levees after Hurricane Katrina, activist Malik Rahim was busy organizing one of the most influential recovery organizations in the Gulf […]

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Sat. Dec 6th: Elect Malik Rahim to Congress (Louisiana)

Posted on December 6, 2008 by iwilder

Update: 12/7/08: Anh “Joseph” Cao (Republican) won. Malik Rahim  got at least 3%.  The update on Wilderside is: here. New Orleans, Louisiana holds elections on Saturday! Hurrah for the working people! Come out to vote, Saturday, December 6, 2008! Malik Rahim is running on a platform of environmental peace and justice. Malik is a Green […]

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What can an activist do in the lull after election day?…

Posted on December 1, 2008 by iwilder

Well, have to mention for just 5 more days, that if you believe in environmental peace and justice, the campaign is not over! This Saturday, December 6, there is a chance to elect Malik Rahim to Congress. Info at: www.votemalik.com But…for everyone who cares about voting and democracy…this is an important season for electoral activism. […]

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Good news for electoral activists: 6th Circuit issues excellent opinion

Posted on November 26, 2008 by iwilder

(excerpt from) Ballot Access News 6th Circuit Issues Excellent Opinion on Need to Treat All Voters Equally On November 26, the 6th circuit issued an opinion in League of Women Voters v Brunner, no. 06-3335, which has excellent philosophy about the protection given to each voter by the U.S. Constitution. This specific case was filed […]

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Voting FAQ for Louisiana, 2nd District Congress/3rd District State Senate

Posted on November 18, 2008 by iwilder

Update: 12/7/08: Anh “Joseph” Cao (Republican) won. Malik Rahim  got at least 3%.  The update on Wilderside is: here. More info on voting at bottom and in article: here 2008 Early voting in Louisiana is over! (It was Tuesday, Nov. 18th to Tuesday, Nov. 25th) Greens around the country have been focused on ways to […]

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Electoral College News from Nebraska: And, what next?

Posted on November 9, 2008 by iwilder

Ballot Access News reports that even thought most of Nebraska’s Electoral College votes went to Bush, Obama has now won “one Electoral College Vote” from that state. Ballot Access News goes on to explain the history of some states having proportional apportionment of their Electors, rather than winner-take-all (which history was stated incorrectly in a […]

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View of the Obama Election: A Nader Supporter from Nassau County, NY

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Steve Sloane, a Long Islander who supported Nader, sent out the following e-mail: Nader Forum-You are blind-copied to protect your privacy (what is left of it). I voted for Nader again yesterday.  I watched the results on CNN, Comedy Channel and NET.  They did not mention Nader during the hours that I watched.  It was […]

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