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A good for reason for each demographic group to vote separately? 1 SaveTheMackerel Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2284

Isn't it time we reform the primary process? 1 Thunderbeast Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1709

A new campaign finance idea - I like it. 1 SusanCalvin Jun 2015 Feb 2016 0 2257

Which of these is the best ballot access policy? 0 SaveTheMackerel Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1875

Federal Appeals Court Rules Texas Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act 1 L. Coyote Aug 2015 Feb 2016 4 1770

Beth Clarkson wants help in making KS vote counting verifiable. 6 Stevepol Nov 2015 Feb 2016 15 2246

Solitaire, Voting And The Monte Carlo Method 2 L. Coyote Sep 2015 Feb 2016 2 2010

Any opinion on Express vote voting machines 6 Ellipsis Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2478

The current limbo in which Beth Clarkson's court case now finds itself. 4 Stevepol Feb 2016 Feb 2016 6 1991

CLEARLY NON-CITIZENS SHOULD NOT VOTE 2 Stevepol Nov 2015 Feb 2016 3 2035

Vigilance of Saline County’s Electronic Voting System Urged 4 sketchy Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 4059

Unverified results of KY's governor's race [View all] 72 Stevepol Nov 2015 Nov 2015 61 17832

Anybody found to have deliberately falsified an election should get a long prison term. 14 Stevepol Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 3390

Evidence mounts in KS Clarkson-Kobach vote case and state won't do anything about it 1 Stevepol Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 1627

Election Officials Behaving Badly (Suspiciously?) 1 Stevepol Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 1721

ELMO in Action: Carter Center Leads in Election Technology 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1681

Judge Sets March Bench Trial in Lawsuit over Voting Machines 3 sketchy Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 1944

Kansas mathematician Beth Clarkson's Show Me the Votes Foundation opens 0 sketchy Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1798

Beth Clarkson has found a lawyer to help her in her law suit. 4 Stevepol Sep 2015 Oct 2015 5 2633

'Perilously' Outdated Voting Machines Threaten 2016 Election, Report Finds 10 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 9 4357

Former Flagler elections supervisor arrested on charges of illegally recording officials 2 TheNutcracker May 2015 Sep 2015 6 3299

Beth Clarkson's editorial in the Wichita Eagle about her attempt to verify the vote 7 Stevepol Aug 2015 Sep 2015 26 3007

FAQ about Exit Polling And Why John Kerry Won In 2004 5 mylye2222 Aug 2015 Sep 2015 5 2693

Letter in Topeka Capital-Journal: Release the Records 0 sketchy Aug 2015 Aug 2015 6 1981

WISCONSIN: Partisan redistricting removes citizens’ voice 6 L. Coyote Aug 2015 Aug 2015 6 2750

AP article 8/23/15 -- Kansas mathematician not optimistic about suit seeking ballot audit 0 sketchy Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 2073

Velvet REvolution--Virginia wireless voting machines can be hacked with a smart phone 2 eridani Apr 2015 Aug 2015 15 2300

Vote Rigging in Kansas 2 Stevepol Aug 2015 Aug 2015 12 2655

A possible campaign for verifiable elections? 17 Stevepol Aug 2015 Aug 2015 13 6745

5 worst voting rights attacks since 2000 3 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2332

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A Proposed New Constitution, Article 9- Referendums and Recalls 5 Al Carroll Nov 2014 Aug 2015 1 4285

Should We Change How the President Is Elected? 4 Panich52 Feb 2015 Aug 2015 3 3945

Finally! Some good news about voting rights. 5 Stevepol Mar 2015 Jul 2015 23 3487

Two Years After SCOTUS Gutting, GOP Rep Insists Congress Is Ready To Amend Voting Rights Act 3 Panich52 Feb 2015 Jul 2015 3 2565

Redistricting Reform Around the Country 3 Panich52 Apr 2015 Jul 2015 3 2246

Voting rights state update - Brennan Center 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Jul 2015 2 2269

Sen. Chuck Grassley: no need to restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA) 4 Panich52 May 2015 Jul 2015 6 2586

If Ohio was going to be hacked, and it didn't happen, thank DU. 16 bleever Nov 2012 Jul 2015 19 11100

Florida's Supreme Court strikes down the GOP-drawn congressional map 4 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 2914

Maddow Blog: GOP's confusing condemnation of Clinton's voting-rights plan 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1856

5 ways Republicans make it harder to vote and easier to buy elections 3 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2406

Truth is All 6 L. Coyote May 2015 Jun 2015 3 3580

The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1829

Texas enacts even more restrictive voter ID law to disenfranchise even more voters 6 Stevepol May 2015 May 2015 5 2810

No Money, No Vote: Ohio Republicans’ Diabolical Plan For A Poll Tax 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 13 1823

Dems, GOP ready to act if Supreme Court axes House districts 4 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 8 2585

Appeals Court Hears Texas Photo ID Case 8 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 4 2886

New study refutes Justice Robert's rationale on weakening VRA 4 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 14 2469

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: (Including non-Voting Rights in the) U.S. Territories 1 Wilms May 2015 May 2015 3 1807

Texas Photo ID Law Blocks Legitimate Voters 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2038

Rights Restoration Bill Heads to Maryland Governor 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1578

PA independents denied primary voting (petition) 6 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 3347

With State Control, North Carolina Republicans Pursue Smaller Prizes 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1610

Supreme Court Rules in Racial Gerrymandering Case 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1654

Alaska lawmakers eye ways to improve voter access to polls 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1803

New Bill Restores Federal Voting Rights to Convicted Felons 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 12 1915

The Supreme Court and the Power of the People 1 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1852

Brennan Center: Bravo, Oregon; Where's Selma's legacy? 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1544

Anti-reform: Michigan Republicans Re-Introduce Plan To Rig State’s Electoral Votes To Favor GOP 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1786

Let's face it - Representative Democracy is Dead 10 ymetca Feb 2015 Mar 2015 3 3511

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Proposed New Constitution Article 3-Guaranteeing the Right to Vote 5 Al Carroll Sep 2014 Mar 2015 2 3631

Mitch McConnell’s Message To Minorities On Selma Anniversary: Your Vote Won’t Count 7 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 8 2799

Redistricting Reform Commissions at Risk 1 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1855

States move on voting bills - Brennan Center 0 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1644

Gerrymandering beats actual votes 5 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 10 2425

Latest Developments: Redistricting Reform on the Line at U.S. Supreme Court 0 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 1659

Georgia's New Plan To Make Voting Even Harder 1 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 5660

Become a citizen co-signer of "Right to Vote" constitutionl amendment 2 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2246

Justice Roberts' opinion gutting Voting Rights Act based on principle behind Dred Scott Decision 9 Gothmog Mar 2014 Feb 2015 8 4827

Proposed New Constitution Article 2- Insuring Greater Democracy 10 Al Carroll Sep 2014 Feb 2015 2 5042

Did SCOTUS accidentally render GOP voter suppression efforts unconstitutional??? 9 AZ Mike Apr 2014 Feb 2015 8 5602

Alabama Secretary Of State: It’s Time To ‘Forgive People’ For Voter Suppression And ‘Move On’ 5 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2490

The current GOP manufactured Debt Crisis? Social Security Reform 2 M Kitt Jan 2015 Jan 2015 5 2496

DEFEAT CITIZENS UNITED - CONTACT YOUR SENATORS 10 marym625 Sep 2014 Jan 2015 1 4720

Census Bureau midterm election data... 1 TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 Jan 2015 1 2267

West Allis (Wisconsin) man sentenced for voting twice in 2012 presidential election 1 Scuba Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2213

North Carolina: Votes for the Democrats being flipped to Republican! 3 RobertEarl Nov 2014 Nov 2014 5 2454

Poll tax: Incentivizing civic participation in elections 5 ffr Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 6763

Proposed New Constitution Article 7- Ending Colonialism (Finally) 0 Al Carroll Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 2262

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