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West Virginia nominates candidates for Secretary of State

Posted Thursday May 15, 2008, 12:01 pm, Over one day old

West Virginia is one of several states holding elections for Secretary of State this year. As in so many states, the Secretary of State in West Virgina plays a critical role in the conduct of a state’s elections. On Tuesday, the state held Republican and Democratic primaries.

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Special elections: Fill seats more quickly with a majority instant runoff

Posted Thursday May 15, 2008, 12:01 pm, Over one day old

Similarly, Louisiana’s sixth congressional district was won last month after three rounds of voting. He will take office just after a series of critically important votes on the annual budget — one in which his district had no representative.

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Special U.S. House election results: The playing field tilts to Democrats - but watch out for 2010

Posted Thursday May 15, 2008, 12:01 pm, Over one day old

As of now, however, it’s quite clear that if the election were held today, the split would not be 50-50 — it would tilt strongly toward Democrats, perhaps even larger than the 54%-46% advantage they had in November 2006.

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West Virginia, Lake County and political geography in an unfolding national primary

Posted Thursday May 15, 2008, 12:01 pm, Over one day old

It?s just like nothing had changed in Indiana?s electorate when, long after the polls closed, Obama had a surge of support in votes counted in Lake County that for a time made it unclear who would carry the state. The primary schedule should be made more rational, obviously.

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The Facebook President

Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008, 1:01 pm, Over one day old

It is well documented that Barack Obama has a more youthful following and to that end his website is based on the social networking style that allows for easy grassroots organizing and makes supporters feel like they are able to interact with the candidate.

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Pennsylvania Students Turn Out to Fight for Vote

Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 12:01 pm, Over one day old

The State Government Committee has held three hearings over the past couple of months to hear from young people across the commonwealth about why 17-year-olds who will be 18 on or before the general election should have the right to vote in the corresponding primary.

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Democratic nomination rules debate shows value of National Popular Vote plan

Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 12:01 pm, Over one day old

Fortunately, we should have the National Popular Vote plan in place for general elections in November 2012 to correct all these defects in the current Electoral College system — the plan has passed in four states and will be debated in all other states in the coming year.

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Washington Post Outlook: Proportional representation a big success in Democratic nomination process

Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 12:01 pm, Over one day old

For one, it has ensured that the delegate results more accurately reflect the popular vote in contests, making the Democratic race more like a national primary unfolding state by state.

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Cumulative voting winner again in Amarillo

Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 12:01 pm, Over one day old

It has been used since 2000 for the Amarillo Independent School District, each time resulting in at least one person of color winning after two decades of no racial minority winning with the old winner-take-all system - currently the seven-member board has one African American and one Latina.

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How soon some Democrats forget: Al Gore was not helped by easy nomination in 2000

Posted Saturday May 10, 2008, 2:11 pm, Over one day old

But they seem to be forgetting history: * John Kerry in 2004 had an easy nomination process after his upset win in Iowa and follow-up win in New Hampshire. Then he lost a race a lot of Democrats thought they could have won., * Al Gore in 2000 had a far easier nomination process than George Bush.

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