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Do You Buy Meg Whitman's Excuse For Not Voting?
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman wants to be governor of California, but it took her until the age of 46 to register to vote. (Reminder: the voting age is 18!) Whitman has apologized for the 28-year oversight while offering an explanation. She said:
"I was focused on raising a family, on my husband's career, and we moved many, many times.
Texting Democracy: Estonia to Vote by Mobile Phone in 2011
American Idol may let you text in your vote, but Estonia will be the first actual country to implement voting by cell phone. Technologically-savvy citizens will place chips into their cell phones, that authenticate identifications, before they cast their ballots for the 2011 parliamentary election.
Estonia has already used online voting, without any major security breaches.
Is Internet Voting OK For Troops Overseas?
Everybody wants a say in who our next president will be this year. Especially the people whose lives will be most affected by the decisions of our next commander in chief: US troops overseas.
As it turns out, a vote from the other side of the world is not easily cast.
Front Page: Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage
- Voters in Maine voted to repeal legislature-approved gay marriage yesterday by 53 to 47 percent. — Politico
- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host the Oscars together this year. — BuzzSugar
- Michael Bloomberg has won a third term as New York City's mayor, after spending a record $90 million on the campaign.
Carly Fiorina's Spotty Voting Record: Shocking or So What?
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman isn't the only businesswoman gunning for a political career in California. Republican Carly Fiorina, once the head of Hewlett-Packard, wants to challenge Barbara Boxer to her senate seat. Just one problem: she has a very spotty voting record.
Voting Bloc: How Will the Amish Vote?
With only 13 percent of eligible Amish voters casting their votes in 2004, they are not the most coveted vote. But with large populations in states like Pennsylvania and Ohio, they are not to be ignored.
Actually, they are kind of being ignored this year — unless you count Obama’s sad attempt to court the electricity-shunning group with the Amish For Obama blog — but in 2004 Bush went all out to woo them with his Southern charm.
Have Voting Questions? Here Are Voting Myths Busted!
Early voting kicked off in Florida today with long lines in the sun, and with voting underway in Colorado and Nevada, even if you've got two weeks to go before you cast your ballot, questions are bound to crop up. The deadline to register to vote here in California was yesterday, and questions were being zapped to me from left and right (heh) about voting eligibility.
Here are some myths busted about what does or doesn't take away your ballot:
- Campaign Tees = No Vote?
Can Online Voting Maintain Election Integrity?
What's a few million extra ballots between friends? In Zimbabwe today, opposition leaders are accusing the government of printing 3 million extra paper ballots, enough to change the outcome of the Mar. 29 election.
Michigan Asks: Does Foreclosure Take Away Right to Vote?
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The housing crisis suddenly has a whole new address: voting rights. Yesterday the chairman of the Macomb County Republican Party was quoted in the Michigan Messenger as saying he's set to assign election challengers with "a list of foreclosed homes and [we] will make sure people aren't voting from those addresses." The statement voting laws, which require an address and a desire to make sure proper election procedures were followed.
Ever Wondered Why Jehovah's Witnesses Don't Vote?
I'm not so much a sportsy-follower and admit that I didn't know that Serena Williams is a Jehovah's Witness until she started talking about Barack Obama in this Slate piece, but I'm glad she did — this is fascinating stuff. Do you know why Jehovah's Witnesses tend not to vote? Passages like John 17:14 where Jesus says of those who follow him: "They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world."
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