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Beware the Smart Campaign

November 16, 2012
The New York Times

By ZEYNEP TUFEKCI
Published: November 16, 2012 

 

“I AM not a number. I am a free man!” was the famous cry of prisoner Number Six, who could never escape his Kafkaesque village on the 1960s television show “The Prisoner.” This is a prescient cry for an era when numbers follow us everywhere. Jim Messina, the victorious Obama campaign manager, probably agrees that you are not a number. That’s because you are four numbers.

American? Prove it: Justices to rule on voter proof of citizenship

October 15, 2012
The Chicago Tribune

By David G. Savage
11:23 a.m. CDT, October 15, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will weigh in on the controversy over voter fraud and decide whether Arizona can require residents to show proof of their citizenship before they register to vote.

The justices voted to hear Arizona's appeal of an anti-fraud provision that was struck down by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The high court will not hear the case until early next year, with a ruling expected in the spring.

Time is ticking: Voter registration deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 9

Want to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6? We sure hope so.

The deadline to register to vote is Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Unsure if you're registered at your current address? Check it out using this handy tool from the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Other important dates:

National Voter Registration Day - Sept. 25, 2012

In 2008, 6 million Americans wanted to vote but couldn't because they didn't know how to register or they missed a deadline.



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ACLU Sues Florida Over Voter Purge Program

June 11, 2012
ABC News

 The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to stop the state of Florida from a plan to purge its voter rolls and require some to re-verify their citizenship or lose registered status.

Watch out for voter registration cancellations

June 4, 2012
Houston Chronicle
By Lise Olsen



Walter Pinkston, a Friendswood retiree and faithful Harris County voter, got a lette

A Revolution in Canvassing Among Voters

Novmeber 19, 2011
New York Times

By KRISTEN McQUEARY

When political candidates ring doorbells this election season, the people who answer should not be surprised if the stranger on the stoop seems particularly intuitive.

Technology is allowing candidates — many for the first time — to log into voter databases from their cellphones. The combination of data mining and hand-held connectivity gives canvassers instant access to files that may include details about voters’ political leanings, voting history and even magazine subscriptions.