Elections

Whether it’s the historic presidential contest between Barack Obama and John McCain in 2008 or a local school board, elections are and will always be a hot topic on the Internet, in the blogosphere, and social media realms. Elections can take many forms, from a simple majority rules format in which anyone can participate, to more complex primary run-off systems, for example, where registered members of a party participate in a process that first selects a few top candidates before a final vote is held.

While the "who" of elections is always of interest for important races in which important issues and political power are at stake, elections themselves are themselves meaningful in many ways, such as in terms of access to free and open elections, and election reform movements.

Election reform in the state of Florida, for example, became an area of intense debate stemming from the presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. And more recently, Al Franken and Norm Coleman engaged in a protracted legal battle in the aftermath of an unclear election outcome for a Senate seat in the state of Minnesota that led to a recount trial.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Elections”

• in Politics
  Randy Cohen Wonders If Americans Must Vote
  I agree that uninformed voters can disrupt an election, but I am amazed that anyone would push for people to not vote.
  by fcgorman / on Nov 3, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Elections”

• Mathieson statement on vote certification

  
  VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local — Authority: 521
  The Electoral Board today certified the results in the November 3 election. This afternoon, the campaign of Bobby Mathieson released the following statement: There are still open questions in this race, and it is in the best interest of the voters of the 21st District for Bobby Mathieson to seek a recount. Bobby ...
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• Carly Fiorina: Mainstream Conservative

  
  GayPatriot — Authority: 637
  I enjoy Michelle Malkin’s blog and find that while her rhetoric is sometimes a bit overheated, she always gets her facts right. During the 2008 campaign, for example, when other conservative bloggers breathlessly covered the “ Drudge-promoted story of a McCain volunteer claiming to have been attacked by a black ...
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• South East Gears Up to Fight 20 Seats at General Election

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 627
  The South East region of the British National Party plans to fight up to twenty seats at the forthcoming general elections, reports regional organiser Andy McBride. Addressing the latest regional council meeting, Mr McBride said that the party would be “starting early and placing a huge emphasis on fundraising ...
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• Upcoming: a look at the candidates in the 8th

  
  VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local — Authority: 521
  Beginning Tuesday, I’ll be taking a look at the two candidates who will be facing off in the Republican canvass in the 8th Senate district: Jeff McWaters and Rosemary Wilson.  The seat is being vacated by Ken Stolle, who was elected sheriff of Virginia Beach. The canvass will be held on Saturday, December 5, from ...
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  The Buzz: Florida Politics — Authority: 503
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• Cartoon for Today, Tuesday 24 November

  
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• Houston Mayor Bill White to run for governor? We’ve got the new candidate’s details

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 545
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• Global Warming On Trial: Inhofe Calls For Investigation Of UN IPCC

  
  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED — Authority: 545
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• Norby endorses Shawn Nelson for supervisor

  
  Total Buzz — Authority: 618
  Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby has endorsed Fullerton lawyer Shawn Nelson to succeed him as the county’s fourth district supervisor. Nelson is Norby’s first endorsement since winning a special election last week for Assembly. Norby will advance to a runoff to fill the seat vacated on Sept. 9 by Mike ...
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• Hutchison on Meet the Press: If Treasury Secretary Tim Geithners Gotta Go, Then Congress "Shouldnt Keep Our Jobs Either"

  
  Unfair Park — Authority: 419
  NBC Hutchison and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) during the introductions. Could Kay look any more uncomfortable if she tried? ​ Kay Bailey Hutchisons appearance Sunday on Meet the Press could have been an opportunity to show potential voters why she kept her gig in Washington instead of resigning to ...
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• Republican Purity and Conservatism

  
  Outside The Beltway | OTB — Authority: 673
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• Senate and U.N. Condemn Iran

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 487
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• Sanfords Ethics Charges Revealed

  
  The Caucus — Authority: 778
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• Carly Fiorina channels her inner Judge Sotomayor against Chuck Devore: “I have nothing against white men, I am married to one,”

  
  Fire Andrea Mitchell! — Authority: 583
  Carly Fiorina is the so called “Republican” challenger in the GOP primaries against Chuck Devore to run against Barbara Boxer for 2010 California senate seat. Fiorina is the former Hewlitt-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and on Monday said that she is the best candidate to defeat Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) because ...
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• Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 4)

  
  ZDNet Government — Authority: 130
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• 2009 Mindanao Massacre: Unang Karahasan sa Halalan 2010

  
  Pagod Ka Na Bang Maging Si Juan? — Authority: 425
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• Iraq: Election Law Fails to Move Forward

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 487
  Reuters is reporting that the Iraqi Parliament has  failed to address VP Tareq al-Hashemi ‘ s veto regarding a new election law.  There are only few days left to do so as the law must be passed 60 days before January 23, which the Shi’ite majority has established as the last possible day to hold ...
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• Hawaii elections folks propose rules that will weaken our system. Why?

  
  Alohapolitics.com — Authority: 127
  To:       Citizens of Hawaii From:   Bob Babson, 3371 Keha Drive, Kihei, Hawaii 96753.  Phone: 874-1166 Re:       Testimony in Opposition to the New Proposed Office of Elections Administrative Rules Dear Citizens of Hawaii, The Office of Elections is in the process of issuing new Administrative ...
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• Three new races to look at.

  
  RedState — Authority: 819
  Drawing on and expanding from Jim Geraghty’s summary : IA-03 . D+1 .  Leonard Boswell is the incumbent (first elected 1997); Cook currently does not list the district as in play ( Likely Democratic ).  Former wrestler Jim Gibbons (no campaign website yet) has just announced ; he’ll be facing former ...
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