Teen Newsbreak - Getting out the vote
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A nonpartisan national group is trying to get a record number of voters to the polls this year. By MARK ZALOUDEK. Scientists are unlocking some of the mysteries of the universe as planetary exploration forges ahead on several fronts.
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The upcoming presidential election has become a media battle, which online has been playing a huge role in. Video distribution has been a dominating factor and a key component for presidential candidates.   Two videos of candidate Hillary Clinton have sparked great attention from TV and Radio media and got the most attention. One had [...]
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Having shown up at wired.com of all places just the other day, a story claiming that Paul's campaign staff or his supporters have been (email) spamming to get the message out. This is pure bullshit, and I'll explain why.
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The exit polling got it wrong, as did predictions that the popular vote would be close. Turns out bookies make the best pundits. Despite predictions of a tight election by major news organizations and pundits
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Rock the Vote uses music and popular culture to get young people involved in politics, so it's probably no surprise that the group is using Facebook to reach plugged-in voters.
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DRE is down and skepticism is up -- way up -- as the 2008 election season confronts the realities of electronic voting. The famously independent voters of New Hampshire (who vote today) never did go for touchscreen tabulation, but a check with states around the country finds plenty of uproar.
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The state that gave the world butterfly ballots and the hanging chad is headed for a new battle over whether and how voters should be told that disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley has dropped out of the Florida congressional race.
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Four years ago, Sean "Diddy" Combs took his hip-hop swagger across the nation in an effort to get young people to vote, with the bold slogan "Vote or Die." Now the entertainer has just a simple message: Go vote.
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Here are the latest nationwide election returns in the race for president with 99 percent of the nation's precincts reporting. The winner is marked with an 'x'.
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Grassroots movement to register younger voters leaves publishing tools accessible to outsiders.
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One of the problems with the American Presidency is that it tends to eclipse the entire rest of the government in the public eye. People often seem to almost view the Presidency as if it were the government, rather than just one component of many within the government. In particular, the Presidential election is the only one it is possible to get many people to care about. Voter turnout drops precipitously for those elections where the Presidency is not on the ballot; and on those years where it is, the media coverage for the elections of other offices is almost entirely drowned out in the obsessive coverage of the Presidential campaign. But these other elections are no less important, and in many cases are more so. Despite the neglect they receive these elections are just as critical to our democratic process. By ignoring these elections, our nation is closing its eyes to the bulk of that part of government that affects us on a day to day basis. So what I would like to do is open up the floor and ask: What's happening in the local, non-presidential elections in your area this November?What are the important races (Senators, ballot referendums, etc) and what has been happening in them? What is your perspective on these? Let us know. If your familiarity with local politics is less than complete, Project Vote Smart offers a great deal of information on American elections and is a good place to get started.
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The Republican candidate is finding new ways of engaging voters online. But will those results translate into votes?
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Plus: Teens turn to online poker for profit. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Lose the brainy Washington-speak. Expand the playing field to states President Bush captured. Baby-sit for moms who want to get involved in politics. Democratic activists, gathering for the first time after last month's election losses, offered plenty of ideas for how the party can get back to its winning ways.
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What if, on election day, you wrote in your presidential vote? I'm not trying to persuade you to vote for one or the other, or even for a third party. It's not a trick, My real name isn't George M. Bush, and I'm not going to go to court and claim you were really voting for me. Just write it in. Make a statement that you vote for whom you choose and that it has nothing to do with whichever they feel like printing on the ballot.
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When the election comes around, political parties push to get out the vote. This often entails a canvassing process where volunteers go door-to-door, frequently with imprecise information. A little-known start up is determined to challenge that assumption by offering an intelligent approach to canvassing.
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By MATTHEW THOMPSON  DAILY MAIL STAFF  The Secretary of State's office has introduced a new Web site to keep voters and candidates informed about current changes in the state's election process.   The Web site, www.wvvotes. com, was launched last week.