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A wiki, saving democracy?

Sep 18, 2008

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in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

But what about the votes that donâ€™t count? What about the systematic attempts to erect barriers between voters and the ballot box? What about voter suppression? In order to educate, document and mobilize action, Iâ€™m excited to introduce the Voter Suppression Wiki. — Baratunde Thurston, Announcing The Launch Of The Voter Suppression Wiki – Learn,…

“Election falsification” and other voting issues in Ohio (updated)

Mar 11, 2008

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in political, social sciences

Update, March 27: The Columbus Dispatch reports statewide officials say prosecution for Limbaugh is very unlikely: “lying through your teeth and being stupid isn’t a crime.” Ari Melber’s Limbaugh’s Lying Voters Under Investigation on The Nation’s Campaign Matters blog has a lot more. Kim Zetter’s The Mysterious Case of Ohio’s Voting Machines, on Wired’s THREAT…

Voting rights victories in LA County and Texas!

Feb 27, 2008

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

Update, March 6: democracy largely (albeit imperfectly) prevailed in the LA County mess; 47,153 â€œdouble bubbleâ€ votes were counted in Los Angeles County. What about Ohio? We shall see … Julia Rosen’s Victory post yesterday on Courage Campaign’s blog announced Dean Logan’s agreement to count every possible LA County decline-to-state ballot, and followup mail from…

“Double Bubble Trouble”: Massive voter disenfranchisement in California — and Washington?

Feb 7, 2008

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The LA Registrar of Voters says it may not be possible to determine voter intent! Please sign Courage Campaign’s “Count every vote” petition asking for a full recount! 25,000 signatures so far; latest update and some discussion about “intent” on Courage Campaign’s page here. PeteTV has a video and transcript at So this is what…

Tag: voter disenfranchisement

A wiki, saving democracy?

“Election falsification” and other voting issues in Ohio (updated)

Voting rights victories in LA County and Texas!

“Double Bubble Trouble”: Massive voter disenfranchisement in California — and Washington?