Since Mahmoud Ahmedinejad annouced his victory in the Iranina Elections there has been reports of voter fraud and rigged elections, and violent protests are taking place in Tehran from Mousavi supporters who say...
opinion by Amy Judd | 28 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago 2161 views | 41 recommendations | 13 comments
Voting freebies on election day are making big voting news - between Starbucks free coffee, Ben and Jerry's free ice cream, Krispy Kreme free doughnuts and Chick fil A chicken burger giveaways, there has been a...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 343 views | 5 recommendations | 5 comments
The US presidential race between John McCain and Barack Obama is over, and polls across the country are now closed. The United States has a new President in Barack Obama. We'll be following up news as it...
Since most Americans vote in the US election on November 4, we at NowPublic thought we would gather as much information we could on where to vote and other polling resources.Where do I vote?There are a lot of...
Every day until the election, we'll be posting a round up of the day's related stories. These will include articles from NowPublic members and staff, as well as many other sources.NP'er Pankaj Kumar has a story...
Lots of relevant facts and good ideas for election integrity from these thirteen experts, any single suggestion would improve the system the way it's currently run. Essentitally, they're all saying transparency and accountability needs to be increased. Number One thing any...
opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 87 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
GOP robocalls have been annoying voters around the country with their "Obama's a terrorist socialist! (and he's BLACK!!!)" messages; now they're also informing residents of the Dem-leaning Broward County, Florida, that they can vote by phone. Meanwhile, John Conyers, Jerrold...
An open letter to Barack Obama, signed by Gore Vidal, Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman, Mark Crispin Miller, David Swanson and many other activists, calls on Obama to not concede the election in the face of election irregularities, and to make sure that this election reflects...
opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 115 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
Oprah Winfrey voted early and says the electronic voting machine didn't record her vote for Obama (video). First reported by Huffington Post, then picked up by Bradblog.com. Brad Friedman observes that in IL,...
created by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1603 views | 36 recommendations | 19 comments
Best-selling author Erica Jong shares her concerns about a 2008 election theft leading to a second American Civil War, in an interview with Itailian daily Corriere della Sera. Concerns are real, given the almost complete lack of accountability with electronic voting and...
opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 219 views | 7 recommendations | 4 comments
Michael Collins, journalist and election integrity activist, has written an article for 911Blogger.com on the security and prospects of the United States electoral process. He details five elements of electoral fraud: 1) No discussion of serious issues 2) Unaccountable secret...
opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 70 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
I've been writing about the United States elections for most of the last year, all through the exciting Democratic race between Obama and Clinton (and the less exciting Republican race). Since all of our work is...
Barack Obama retains at least a 6-7 point lead in many polls, including big wins in key states like Florida and Ohio. In overall polls, Obama leads with at least a 6 point margin, while other polls show him with up to 15 per cent of the vote. The recent Gallup polls show...
Every day until the election, we'll be posting a round up of the day's related stories. These will include articles from NowPublic members and staff, as well as many other sources.Karen Hatter is bringing us...
Every day until the election, we'll be posting a round up of the day's related stories. These will include articles from NowPublic members and staff, as well as many other sources.Current CampaignWhile McCain...