'Ranked-Choice Voting' Debuts in Calif.
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In a change that could give new meaning to direct democracy, San Franciscans will soon cast ballots listing their first, second and third-place choices for municipal offices under a new "ranked-choice voting" system that would eliminate separate run-off elections.
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A plan to scrap the winner-take-all system of allocating electoral votes in Colorado is heading to the ballot in November.
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Nearly 30 percent of U.S. voters will cast their 2004 ballots electronically.
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In an election year when just a few thousand votes in a few states could decide the winner, the growing number of voters who cast ballots weeks before Election Day is transforming the landscape for political campaigns.
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Thousands plan to take part this year in an online effort that lets backers of third-party candidates in swing states trade votes with people in less critical locations. But overall participation is lower than in 2000. By Joanna Glasner.
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Decision Design is expanding in California, touting a cheap "homeshoring" alternative to offshore outsourcing.
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The Republican National Committee has told top California party leaders they can change their voting rules to allow independents to vote in the presidential primary.
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By David Pollak, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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U.S. citizens living abroad who want to participate in the 2008 primary elections have a number of options.
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Inside the battle for a critical chunk of votes
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Presidential Guidester polls voters, matches their positions with those of candidates.
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The Internet's chock-full of information and persuasion to help you solidify your vote.  Here's a quick guide.
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SACRAMENTO, California  - Seeking to give voters in the nation's most populous state a greater voice in choosing the next U.S. president, California's state assembly agreed on Tuesday to move its presidential primary to February 2008.
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In August, Joshua Rosen, a San Francisco entrepreneur and art director, went live with a Web site that makes it very simple for people to register to vote.
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By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Feb.
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With primary contests or caucuses in 24 states today, election officials from three states explain how e-voting systems are readied for voters.
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The success of last week's primary election using touch-screen voting machines heartens officials in other states, where e-voting has been problematic. Still, the Silver State may be in a unique situation.