In the 2008 Minnesota election for US Senate, Al Franken beat Norm Coleman by less than three hundred votes. In that race, almost four
Category: Widgets: Voting
Life after the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder—to overturn the “pre-clearance” requirement in Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act—continues to have major
Confusing the vote: 2018 midterms edition
With a few heartening exceptions, the trend in voting rights in America is toward suppression and trickery—with just 9 weeks to go before the
Voting rights 2018: One step forward, two steps back
Depending on what state you live in and who you are, your voting rights may be either expanding or contracting this year. At the
Buyer’s remorse? Perhaps you should have voted for her
Are you having post-election buyer’s remorse? There are many reasons people did not cast a ballot for Hillary Clinton. Some people, including myself, generally
Hillary wins popular vote; Trump wins proportional electoral college — maybe
As both Democrats, some Republicans and backers of third-party candidates look for ways to tweak the Electoral College for a different outcome to the
Let’s award electoral votes to the national popular vote winner
What should be done about the Electoral College, now that, for the fifth time in US history, one candidate has won the popular vote,
Absentee voting in Missouri: Legit, or “wink-wink, nudge-nudge?”
Missouri does not have early voting. You have to vote when everyone else does, between the hours of 6 am and 7 pm CST
50 ways to cheat your voters
If you want to prevent certain people from voting, you’ve got a lot of options. Some are legal; some are not. Most of us
Midterms: Democratic Party didn’t give people a reason to vote
It’s absolutely true that Mitch McConnell and the Republicans obstructed every Democratic initiative. On the other hand, Democrats didn’t give people a reason to