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Election Polls

Twitter: An Antidote to Election Day Voting Problems?

By Nancy Scola and Allison Fine We know. It sounds ridiculous at first. But it might not be as crazy as you think. For far too long, the job of election protection has fallen largely to lawyers schooled in election law. But...

Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia

A former Taliban ambassador said Monday that the hard-line militants sat with Afghan officials and Saudi King Abdullah over an important religious meal in Saudi Arabia late last month as the insurgency raged back home. An...

How Will First Time Voters Impact You at the Polls?

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- At the age of 38, Daryl Durant will vote in his first election November 4. "It's time for a change," said the soft-spoken Jacksonville man. He stopped by the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office on...

What attire can I wear to the polls on election day?

A dress code at the polls? Many states have 'electioneering' laws in place that can be broadly interpreted to mean that clothing with political messages is not allowed. Snopes put a page up advising voters to check with their...

Runoffs today decide city elections

Published October 7, 2008 Voters in three local cities will go to the polls today to settle municipal elections six weeks after the first round of voting. In Albertville, voters will cast ballots at The Crossroads Mall on three...

CAMPAIGN OUTSIDER : Yes we can, seriously

The George W Bush administration's incompetence in the US financial crisis signals the need for the Barack Obama presidential campaign to revive a primary slogan for the home stretch. It is better than running down the clock. -...

No Exit: An Interview With Steven Freeman

No Exit: An Interview With Steven Freeman By GUERNICA, a magazine of art & politics For full story see... Guernica / No Exit If Barack Obama really plans to win the presidency, he had better be willing to back an independent...

Hacking Your Vote

If you were hired to create some software to count votes in an election, how would you do it? What considerations would you have and how would you implement them. What would be your security considerations?

Afghans start registering to vote in 2009 elections

Afghanistan began registering voters Monday for next year's presidential polls, an election likely to be the most dangerous and challenging since the Taliban were ousted from power in 2001. Violence is likely to disrupt the...

Visualizing election polls

Do you want to know the percentage of white women who support vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin? University of Utah computer scientists have written software they hope eventually will allow news reporters and citizens to...