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Where (and how) to vote today

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:37:51 +0000

The New Civil Rights Movement – one of the smartest sites on the web – has a comprehensive post linking to LGBT-friendly voting guides across the country. The guide is below (but check out(...)

Neff: Vote local for gay rights

logointern1 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:36:20 +0000

We’ve been hearing for more than a year now about how the balance of power will be decided in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House in the Nov. 2 midterm election.

There’s no question the(...)

DC Board of Elections declares no popular vote on gay marriage rights

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:57:36 +0000

From a press release:

(Washington, DC) Civil rights triumphed over another failed attack from advocates of discrimination when today, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics rejected a(...)

NC community supports gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:38:14 +0000

(Carrboro, North Carolina) The Carrboro city council has passed a resolution supporting gay marriage and sent copies of it off to the state and federal government.

The city of about 19,000, not(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Polls open in Indiana

ERubySachs — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:08:56 +0000

At 6am most of the polls in our Bloomington district opened. But not without problems. The only two machines at one polling station were broken pretty much upon opening. Another site has two people checking in voters so slowly only two booths of five are ever full at one time. Some sheriffs won’t let Obama poll [...]

Ruby-Sachs: Voters win in Colorado

ERubySachs — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:40:11 +0000

An imporant decision shifts the burden to the State to determine if a voter is eligible to cast their ballot on Tuesday. The story is a real victory for democracy.

Young voters could rock polls this year

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:50:04 +0000

(Chicago, Illinois) There’s always talk about the impact young voters could have in choosing the next president. But this truly could be a breakout year for them.

Among the factors: nearly(...)

Besen: A national gay vote needed for Obama

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:14:11 +0000

In 1992, the gay and lesbian community galvanized around Bill Clinton in what is now seen as the first “national gay vote.” The stark contrast between Clinton and the rabidly homophobic GOP,(...)

Should Votes Of Dead People Be Counted?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:58:38 +0000

(Washington) If you vote by mail, but die before Election Day, does your vote count? It depends on where you lived. Oregon counts ballots no matter what happens to the voter. So does Florida. But in South Dakota, if you die before the election, so does your vote. Increasingly popular mail-in ballots mean voters can [...]