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Voter Registration Purging Taking Place in Some States
Written by Karen Miller   
Thursday, 07 August 2008 08:00

August 7 - Voter advocacy groups are increasing their watch over state election officials. Reports of voter registration purging have already surfaced in Kansas, Michigan and Mississippi. Edward Hailles Jr. Senior Attorney with the Advancement Project is watching the states closely for voter purging, which tends to impact African Americans and Latinos more often. Hailes first speaks about what voter purging is.

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A Look At the Election Assistance Commission
Written by Karen Miller   
Tuesday, 24 June 2008 09:00

June 24 - Four years ago, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act to try to avoid election problems like the 2000 Florida recount. Part of that bill included the creation of the Election Assistance Commission. The Commission is charged with overhauling election guidelines and reporting on ballot issues in federal elections.

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Democratic Party Lacks Diverse Representation
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Friday, 13 June 2008 08:00

June 13 - Minority voters are often considered the bread and butter of the Democratic Party's constituency. But the party has been less successful at getting those voters involved in party politics. States across the country are in the process of selecting delegates to attend the Democratic National Convention in August. And the results will determine if minority voters will see themselves represented on the convention floor in Denver. Jes Burns Reports.

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Florida and Michigan will Count By Half
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Monday, 02 June 2008 12:00

June 2 - Florida and Michigan will count, by half. Clinton threatens extended primary.

It was a tumultuous day at a Marriott Hotel in Washington DC where the Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee decided to award Florida and Michigan half of their delegates.

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Preview of Meeting to Determine Michigan and Florida Debacle
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Friday, 30 May 2008 12:00
Rules or Politics? Preview of Meeting to Determine Michigan and Florida Debacle

May 30 - Tomorrow the Democratic rules committee meets to determine the fate of the Michigan and Florida delegates. The Democratic Party stripped both states of their delegations for moving their primaries too early. But the prolonged and close race this primary, plus repeated demands by the Clinton campaign to seat the delegates, will all culminate in tomorrow's meeting.

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Supreme Court: Voter ID Required
Written by Matt Laslo   
Monday, 05 May 2008 12:00

May 5, Feature - Tomorrow is Indiana and North Carolina's presidential primary. Voting will be tougher for residents of Indiana because of a recent Supreme Court ruling. Tomorrow, Indiana and North Carolina voters head to the polls. Indiana's election process was just vetted by the Supreme Court. Last week, the court upheld Indiana's law requiring voters to bring specific identification to the voting booth.

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Solving the Florida, Michigan Primary Vote Issue
Written by Dori Smith   
Friday, 25 April 2008 12:00

Apr. 25, Feature - Scenario 1 – Michigan and Florida have a re-vote. Scenario 2 – Michigan's and Florida's delegates are excluded from the convention. It's likely neither of those will happen. So, here's Scenario 3 – three little known committees with in the Democratic party must solve the party's primary problems. Dori Smith tells us more.

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Different Election Protection Initiatives In Place
Written by Karen Miller   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:00

Apr. 22, Feature - On this Pennsylvania primary day, an army of election protection volunteers have dedicated their day to make sure the Pennsylvanians have as trouble free of an election as possible.

On the 49th floor of 1650 Market Street, in the Law Offices of DLA Piper, will be the first layer of the voter protection rapid response team.

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On The Various Reform Proposals
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Friday, 04 April 2008 12:30

Apr. 4, Headlines - Rob Richie Executive Director with FairVote, has been one of the leaders of the election reform movement. He joins us to talk about Senator Bill Nelson's election reform plan.

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Florida Looks At Sweeping Voter Reform
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Friday, 04 April 2008 11:00

Apr. 4, Feature - Florida has been through some tough elections in recent years. With hanging chads in 2000 which took the election to the Supreme Court, the plague of problematic electronic voting machines, and now orphaned delegates because a state legislature decision to move up the state's primary. Disheartened and frustrated, Florida Senator, Democrat Bill Nelson, offered a sweeping reform package that he says covers the entire gamut of the electoral process.

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