Today, we are rolling out our support for Senator Edward Kennedy's request that state leaders change the succession law to guarantee that Massachusetts will not lack a senator if his seat becomes vacant. We call upon state legislators to … [Read more...]
Should Illegal Immigrants Be Able To Vote???
Should illegal immigrants be able to vote??? State Representative Pam Richardson says they should be able to vote, get licenses to drive, and pay in-state tuition at Massachusetts schools. http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/... … [Read more...]
Stopping Voter Suppression: The Press Gets It Right in Virginia
What is striking about how the process of disenfranchisement and voter suppression works is how much it relies upon the media to repeat and amplify the breathless and hyperbolic accusations of so-called voter fraud against voter … [Read more...]
Record Youth And Minority Turnout Threatened By Persistent Election Barriers
The dirty secret of elections in America is that getting on the rolls, casting a ballot, and having that ballot counted is a complicated system adjudicated and carried out by more than 3,000 counties and towns and regulated by a complex mix … [Read more...]
Diebold Machines – Courtesy of Secretary of State Bill Galvin (D)
(disclosure: posted by Jill Stein's campaign staff)STEIN CRITICIZES SECRETARY'S DECISION TO USE FLAWED DIEBOLD VOTING MACHINES IMPLICATED IN SECURITY LAPSESReacting to the recent report that the Massachusetts Secretary of State is … [Read more...]
Galvin Weasles Out Again?
Last chance to escape the chicken coop, Bill Galvin.The Brandeis chapter of Democracy for America is proud to annouce a forum on democracy and voting rights to be held tomorrow (Tuesday September 12th) from 4:00 - 6:00 PM in the library of … [Read more...]
TV Watchers – Block the Vote Tonight on PBS
Under the guise of election reform and fraud prevention, state governments are passing laws that make it harder to cast a vote. Tonight the public TV program NOW is calling it Block the Vote. WGBH will air the program tonight at 8:00 pm. … [Read more...]
More fractured fairy tales from the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court "decided" the Tom DeLay Texas gerrymander case today. There was no opinion for the Court on most of the big issues. Here is the lineup - figure it out, if you can.Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the … [Read more...]
A Pattern of Voting Rights Violations in MA
On the elections division web site, you can download "the state representative districts set forth in the remedial plan approved on April 16, 2004, by the United States District Court in the case of Black Political Task Force, et al v. … [Read more...]