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Nov 3, 2008

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They’re already voting in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, so Election Day has officially begun.Â Showtime! We’ve just finished our last minute polishing for the Voter Suppresssion Wiki, with a redesigned home page, aÂ Voter Suppression Documented summary with snippets of a dozen different examples, final touches to the Media Room, the Prepare for election day…

Voter Suppression Wiki action alert: preparing for election day

Nov 3, 2008

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The Voter Suppression Wiki has issued our second action alert, this one focused on preparations for election day at the polls, along with a video that’s already been featured by YouTube. As Baratunde Thurston says in our media release, “All of the debates, research, organizing and enthusiasm can be undermined if people don’t head to…

Media release: Voter Suppression Wiki workshop highlights last-minute opportunities for reducing voter suppression

Oct 30, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

Cyberspace — A diverse group of bloggers, community organizers, media professionals, technologists, and voting rights activists have issued a report with several last-minute recommendations to reduce voter suppression in the upcoming US Election.Â Some of the most significant opportunities involve increasing awareness of resources like the non-partisan Election Protection hotlines at 1-866-OUR-VOTE/1-888-VE-Y-VOTA, engaging the tens…

Update on the Workshop on Last-minute strategies for reducing voter suppression

Oct 27, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

Update: w00t, w00t, Voter Suppression Wiki is mentioned in Noam Cohen’s Casting a Ballot, and a Wary Eye in the New York Times — and I’m quoted (â€œThe interesting challenge â€” the story in progress â€” is how do we coordinate our effortsâ€)!Â Â Mom will be proud 🙂 We’re roughly at the midpoint of the…

Announcing a last-minute workshop on “Last-minute strategies for reducing voter suppression”

Oct 24, 2008

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jon

in political, Professional, social sciences, Tales from the Net

Heading into the last ten days before the election, it’s clear that is there are still huge opportunities to reduce voter suppression.Â How to make best use of this time?Â There are so many groups doing great stuff here that there are lots of opportunities for synergy; at the same time, there’s also a lot…

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Showtime for election protection and citizen journalism!

Voter Suppression Wiki action alert: preparing for election day

Media release: Voter Suppression Wiki workshop highlights last-minute opportunities for reducing voter suppression

Update on the Workshop on Last-minute strategies for reducing voter suppression

Announcing a last-minute workshop on “Last-minute strategies for reducing voter suppression”