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Voting and Election News Roundup
Written by: Miller McCune Staff, Wednesday 20 August 2008 - 15:08 PM 
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A compendium of Miller-McCune coverage of issues surrounding voting and the upcoming election.
Report: Vendor Control Undermines Elections
Written by: David Rosenfeld, Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 16:05 PM 0 Comments
Nonprofit group claims vote-counting machine vendors are the ones in control during some elections.
States Illegally Purged Voters, Advocates Contend
Written by: David Rosenfeld, Thursday 14 August 2008 - 11:57 AM 0 Comments
In June, Miller-McCune reported on barriers to the ballot box. Included in the myriad ways you could be barred from voting is having your name taken off the rolls because of a change of address.
Texas Sticks With Problem Voting Machines
Written by: David Rosenfeld, Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 16:11 PM 0 Comments
In May, Miller-McCune reported on how different states have reacted to scientific evidence showing that the nation's most widely used voting machines are prone to failure and easily hacked.
Voting Rules Create Land of Disenchantment
Written by: David Rosenfeld, Friday 01 August 2008 - 11:01 AM 0 Comments
Advocacy groups are battling New Mexico's strict voter registration laws as election looms.
Whistleblower Details Ohio Voting Red Flags
Written by: David Rosenfeld, Monday 28 July 2008 - 15:09 PM 0 Comments
Miller-McCune.com in May identified Ohio as one of five battleground states that have performed poorly in terms of election integrity. Now a new allegation has surfaced, claiming that Ohio vote-counting software was outsourced in 2004 to the same servers that hosted Republican campaign Web sites.
Solar Power: The Next Generation
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 14 July 2008 - 07:00 AM 0 Comments
Offline Diary: An old way of turning sunlight into electricity reinvents itself in California.
Court Upholds 'No Match, No Vote' Law
Written by: David Rosenfeld, Thursday 03 July 2008 - 14:51 PM 0 Comments
Last month, Miller-McCune reported on barriers to the ballot box. Florida stood out, having been named by a coalition of voting rights groups as the state most hostile to voters. A federal court last week helped solidify that distinction with a ruling that could result in thousands of Floridians showing up to the polls in November to find their names…
Older Voters Are Not Always Wiser Voters
Written by: Lee Drutman, Monday 16 June 2008 - 17:00 PM 0 Comments
Once people hit 70, their ability to evaluate candidates declines. As the population continues to age, could this be a problem?
Voter ID Dampens, Yes, But Does It Work?
Written by: Michael Todd, Tuesday 10 June 2008 - 11:34 AM 0 Comments
More research suggests that voter ID laws depress voter turnout among minority populations and the elderly, although the authors conclude in their study of Georgia’s decade-old (but recently tweaked) law that social scientists really need to look at voter fraud and whether voter ID works.
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