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• Oscar Ballots are in the Mail

  
  Diva Diaries — Authority: 126
  Most of the holiday cards have been received. So, there’s room again in mailboxes. Now, it’s time for Oscar ballots to arrive. But, those are going to a small, select group. The ballots were mailed yesterday from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to its members: 5,777. This is the first round of ...
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• Time to pay attention to election cycle

  
  CHICAGO ARGUS — Authority: 126
  I know some people are going to grouse that it’s too early. They don’t want to have to think about Feb. 2 and the elections to be held th at day until after they’ve recovered from their New Year’s hangover. But considering that it was possible for some people to begin casting their votes for a U.S. senator, ...
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• Fun With FIFA World Player of the Year Votes

  
  http://unprofessionalfoul.com/ — Authority: 556
  (L to R) Young Boy, Shiny Gold Thing, Delirious Old Man Yesterday, Lionel Messi was crowned FIFA World Player of the Year , and quite rightly so. Both he and his team, Barcelona, have been streets ahead of the rest in 2009 as they scooped up just about every trophy they could possibly win. Forget that his national ...
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• Tiger Woods’ mother Kultida Woods disappointed by his behavior

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Florida, Dec 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tiger Woods mother Kultida Woods is hurt and disappointed over her darling son’s actions and behavior. She is very hurt and angry over his adulterous ways. She is upset as she cannot understand how he could do this to his family, who dotes on him. At the same time, [...]
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• “Hackathon” Takes On Absentee Voting For Soldiers

  
  Why Tuesday? — Authority: 103
  This last weekend the Sunlight Foundation’s Sunlight Labs hosted the Great American Hackathon . The idea was to bring developers and coders together in an attempt to develop open source applications to solve open government problems. One promising project that emerged from the weekend event was a project ...
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• Safeguarding democracy. Safeguarding your vote. Support the watchdogs at BlackBox Voting

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 441
  From Bev at BlackBox Voting:Things are shakin’ and movin’ — please pass this along, feel free to post it or quote from this great new information. [Update on new machines in New York near the bottom.]End of year tax-deductible donations – needed for 2010 work!http://www.blackboxvoting.org/donate.html or mail ...
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• Technology Could Help Young Soldiers Vote from Overseas

  
  Future Majority - - blogging progressive youth politics — Authority: 520
  An interesting possibility came out of the Great American Hackathon , a gathering of computer software developers "to develop open source applications for open government." In order to vote in United States elections from their residence abroad, military members face a complex and frustrating process. In order to ...
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• A Memphis Flyer Editorial Calls for the Implementation of Paper Ballot Law

  
  Liberadio(!) — Authority: 467
  From the Memphis Flyer staff : Addressing the lingering but increasingly moot question of the 2008 Tennessee Voter Confidence Act, Tennessee secretary of state Tre Hargett last week insisted in Memphis that “we’re going to be prepared to implement that law, no matter what” and went on to float two options. ...
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• Court Issues Judgment in Absentee Ballot Case

  
  Northwest Indiana Politics — Authority: 477
  Indiana Lawyer Article The Marion Circuit Court has outlined the required procedures for dealing with the countys absentee ballots following a suit that accused the Marion County Election Board of not following statute. Among the findings: 1. An equal number of clerks should be appointed by both major political ...
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• Man Wins Lottery Leaves Wife

  
  Business and Technology — Authority: 142
  Man Wins Lottery Leaves Wife Man Wins Lottery Leaves Wife - : If the government of DA provided a plane and said, first come first serve, or had a lottery then it is not bribery since anyone could qualify. The laws are well written and will be enforced. If you really want everyone to vote ask government to do ...
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• First official results confirm Pinera-Frei runoff in Chile

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Santiago, Dec 14 (DPA) Conservative millionaire Sebastian Pinera and ruling-party candidate Eduardo Frei Sunday led the first round of Chile’s presidential election, according to the first preliminary official results.Pinera got 44.67 percent of the votes to Frei’s 32.08 percent, with more than 12 percent of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Houston Elects Openly Gay Mayor

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 178
  Houston became the largest US city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise . A little more than 152000 residents turned out to cast ballots in the nations fourth largest city. (Dec. 13)
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• Houston elects first openly gay mayor

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 165
  HOUSTON (AP) -- Annise Parker made history Saturday by becoming Houstons first openly gay mayor, seizing 53.6 percent of the vote in the citys hotly contested election. Conceding defeat, former city attorney Gene Locke thanked Parker. "I am proud she is now the winner. I congratulate her," Locke said. Of the more than ...
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• FCC Comments re Internet Voting

  
  Voting Matters Blog — Authority: 103
  Yesterday was the deadline to submit comments to the FCC regarding  the use of the internet for voting as well as other broadband issues.  The context was a nationwide push to extend broadband access to under-served areas of the country, an effort similar in scope to the rural electrification program of the 1930’s ...
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• D.C. officials cautious on legal marijuana (Congress to remove roadblock)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  D.C. officials Wednesday said they would proceed cautiously if Congress lifts a federal roadblock to implementing a voter initiative approved more than a decade ago that called for legalizing medical marijuana. Congress is poised to pass an omnibus spending bill that will not include a rider known as the Barr ...
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• (Ohio) Senate passes election changes

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Compromise to be sought with Ohio House bill Thursday, December 10, 2009 3:25 AM By Jim Siegel THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Senate Republicans approved a variety of election-law changes yesterday, such as increasing the number of places where voters can cast absentee ballots and ending the one-week span when Ohioans could ...
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• What Unites Tennesseans: The Bi-Partisan, Fiscally Responsible, Paper Ballot Edition.

  
  Liberadio(!) — Authority: 467
  All Tennesseans believe we deserve fair and accurate elections. This belief unites us as Tennesseans like no other. Heck, I’d even go as far as to say it united us as Americans. So when I read yesterday that Secretary of State Tre Hargett was going to move forward with purchasing the optical scan machines ...
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• House bills will allow residents to register to vote online

  
  The Conservative Media — Authority: 129
  LANSING – House Democrats continue to eliminate barriers to voting and make it easier for residents to register to vote and to discharge their duty as U.S. citizens and vote. On Wednesday the House Ethics and Elections Committee took testimony on two bills that will allow residents to register to vote online. As ...
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• Sitting Freeholder Among Five New Mail Ballot Indictments

  
  Election Journal — Authority: 106
  Samuel Gonzalez The ever-widening probe into voter fraud in the 2007 Democrat Primary for State Senate in the 29th Legislative District has led to the indictme nts of five more people - one  a sitting freeholder in Essex County.  District One Freeholder  Samuel Gonzalez , whose wife Teresa ...
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• Mass. Voters Taking 1st Step to Fill Kennedy Seat

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 165
  Tuesdays primaries mark the first time since 1984 Massachusetts voters are casting ballots in a Senate race with no incumbent.
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