Nov 2nd, 2008 · When we head to the polls, we bring much more than a registration card and a sense of civic duty. We bring the experiences we've developed throughout our lives. Meet three Tennessee residents who take very different paths to the voting booth. Matt Shafer Powell reports from member station WUOT in Knoxville.
Keywords: residents · booths · Tennessee · registration · Civic · Shafer Powell · WUOT · Knoxville
Oct 31st, 2008 · U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and the Georgia GOP are battling not only a strong Democratic challenger, but also the vast voter-registration drive of the Obama campaign. Libertarian candidate Allen Buckley is taking some votes away from Chambliss and could force a runoff election if no one gets a majority of the vote.
Keywords: Democrats · runoff · GOP · voters · battles · Ga · candidate · Sen · campaign · Challenger · libertarians · registration
Oct 24th, 2008 · Farai Chideya talks with NPR correspondent Peter Overby about the FBI investigation of ACORN, the grassroots activist group under investigation for possible voter registration fraud.
Keywords: Activist · Fraud · voters · FBI · registration · Farai Chideya · investigators · grassroots · Peter Overby · acorn
Oct 24th, 2008 · Sgt. Asa Rubman is a paralegal serving with the armed forces in Iraq — and he's organized a get-out-the-vote drive on his base in southern Baghdad. Capt. Nate Rawlings, a regular Day To Day contributor, tells us about Sgt. Rubman.
Keywords: Iraq · organization · voters · Mission · Baghdad · registration · Sgt · Nate Rawlings · emDays · To Day · Asa Rubman · paralegal
Oct 23rd, 2008 · The integrity of previous elections has suffered from faulty machines and problematic ballots. In the 2008 election, unreliable voter registration has emerged as a major concern. Republicans are accusing the Democrats of fraud, and the Democrats are blaming the Republicans for voter disenfranchisement.
Keywords: Republicans · Democrats · Fraud · voters · machine · registration · 2008 · Integrity · faulty · mistrust · disenfranchised · unreliable
Oct 20th, 2008 · The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is under investigation by the FBI and nearly a dozen states for allegations of submitting false voter registration forms.
Keywords: voters · FBI · registration · investigators · bogus · acorn
Oct 20th, 2008 · The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, also known as ACORN, is under investigation by the FBI for allegations of submitting false voter registration forms. Austin King, spokesperson for ACORN, gives an update.
Keywords: voters · lawsuit · FBI · registration · spokesperson · investigators · acorn · Austin King
Oct 15th, 2008 · A federal appeals court has ordered Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to set up a centralized system for checking voter registrations with driver's license numbers and Social Security numbers. The full court is telling Brunner she must set up a system by Friday to let county boards of elections know when voter registrations cannot be matched.
Keywords: federal · county · voters · Ohio · Social Security · license · registration · Driver · Brunner