Elections

16 January 2008 -- The stage is again set for more post-election violence in Kenya Wednesday as the opposition Orange Democratic Movement of Raila Odinga has void to hold the first of a three-day nationwide rally. The ODM has called on the police to provide protection for the demonstrators as they express their constitutional right.

But the police have said that the rallies are illegal and would not be permitted. The police have also reportedly sealed off Uhuru Park in Nairobi, one of the key staging points of the nation-wide rallies.    » read more »

10 January 2008 -- As the U.S. presidential nomination process builds to high intensity, AAAS, in partnership with the Association of American Universities and the Richard Lounsbery Foundation, has started a new Web site devoted to science and technology issues in the 2008 Presidential campaign.

View AAAS' new S&T in the 2008 Presidential Election Web site    » read more »

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Jan. 10, 2008) – Thirteen presidential candidates will be on Rhode Island’s March 4 primary ballot, Rhode Island Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis announced today.

Today was the deadline for the secretary of state’s office to certify that presidential hopefuls had collected the signatures of at least 1,000 eligible Rhode Island voters that they needed in order to qualify for the primary.    » read more »

Washington, D.C. - 01/09/2008 - 43 percent of eligible New Hampshire citizens under the age of 30 participated in last night’s New Hampshire primary, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The youth turnout rate rose sharply to 43 percent in 2008 compared to 18 percent in 2004 and 28 percent in 2000. Young people increased their turnout more than the older age group.    » read more »

January 9, 2008 -- Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments on Indiana's undemocratic voter identification law. While there has never been a report of voter impersonation fraud in Indiana, real voters - seniors, students, veterans, minorities and low-income families -have been disenfranchised at the polls because of this restrictive requirement.    » read more »

09 January 2008 -- New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Arizona Senator John McCain have won the Democratic and Republican primaries in the northeastern state of New Hampshire -- the first state in the nation where voters go to the polls to select nominees for president. The victories marked dramatic comeback wins for both candidates.

Senator Clinton won the New Hampshire primary in a stunning upset, defeating Illinois Senator Barack Obama and resurrecting her bid for the White House.    » read more »

January 8, 2008 -- Trenton, NJ – New Jersey election officials reminded New Jersey residents today that the deadline to register to vote to be eligible to participate in the February 5 presidential primary election in New Jersey is Tuesday, January 15.
Applications are available at county and municipal offices, and available on line at the Division of Elections Web site:

www.nj.gov/oag/elections/voter-registration-application.html    » read more »

Iowa Youth Turnout Rate More than Triples

Washington, D.C. - 01/04/2008 - Thirteen percent of eligible Iowans under the age of 30 participated in last night’s Iowa caucuses, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The youth turnout rate rose to 13 percent in 2008 from 4 percent in 2004 and 3 percent in 2000.    » read more »

January 3, 2008 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte will be available to answer press questions on the ongoing investigation of an alleged push-poll at 3:30 p.m. in the third floor conference room at the Attorney General’s Office at 33 Capitol Street.

McCain and Romney Push Poll Complaints    » read more »

January 04, 2008 -- Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced today that his office has reached a landmark settlement in Franklin Circuit Court related to election fraud in illegal contributions to campaigns for Kentucky Governor.

According to the Agreed Order of Dismissal and Settlement, Phillip Dufour, an employee of Elmo Greer & Sons, LLC, entered a guilty plea to an Information charging him with violating Kentucky’s elections laws, a Class D felony and has been ordered to pay the maximum fine, $10,000.    » read more »

December 20, 2007 -- (Washington, DC) - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) demanded answers from the Justice Department about allegations that department officials delayed a key indictment in the New Hampshire Phone Jamming case to minimize the political impact of the scandal on the 2004 election.    » read more »

20 December 2007 -- Washington -- "It's the economy, stupid."

President Bill Clinton's staffers used this popular slogan in his 1992 campaign against George H. W. Bush to indicate that, with the country deep in a recession, the economy was at the top of voters' minds.

Today, there is growing indication that when Americans are asked about their top concern, again it's the economy, stupid.    » read more »

21 December 2007 -- Thailand holds general elections Sunday, heralding a return to democratic rule after the military coup of last year. With the return of democracy comes the old practice of vote-buying - a problem that persists despite government efforts to stamp it out.

Bangkok's Klong Toey neighborhood is home to some of the city's poorest slums. In the shadow of sleek new expressways and gleaming high-rise buildings sit wooden shacks with rusting corrugated iron roofs and festering open sewers. This is home of those who have been left out of Thailand's economic miracle.    » read more »

Date Set As November 4, 2008

December 20, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour was officially notified Thursday that a vacancy exists in the office of United States Senator for Mississippi due to the resignation of Senator Trent Lott and set November 4, 2008, as the date for a special election to fill Lott’s unexpired term.    » read more »

Emphasis is on those who “fit” disparate districts they would serve

18 December 2007 -- Washington -- Not everyone, it seems, is eager to be a congressman.

Campaign committees for both major political parties spend substantial time and effort recruiting the best potential candidates for key election districts around the country.    » read more »