Latest Voting Stories

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- California voters pulling out their absentee ballots over the next few days and heading to the polls June 5th will be confronted with an unfamiliar ballot, and two hotly contested ballot initiatives. The newly updated nonpartisan California Choices (www.californiachoices.org) can help guide voters through the process. The nonpartisan website features comprehensive information about the statewide June ballot initiatives including...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- craigslist founder Craig Newmark has issued an infographic that illustrates the impact of voting restriction laws on U.S. citizens. The infographic was published today on Newmark's craigconnects website. It explores the extensive actions taken by states to limit the opportunities for Americans to vote in general elections. "What I learned in high school civics class is that an attack on voting rights is virtually the same as an attack on...

Survey & Ballot Systems’ (SBS) online voting system allows members of the world’s largest radiologic science organization to cast candidate selections in minutes. Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 24, 2012 Survey & Ballot Systems, a leading provider of secure Internet voting systems, announced that it was selected by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) to oversee the organization’s 2012 election. ASRT officials cited SBS’ experience and capabilities in...

NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) released a new online guide for lawyers seeking to preserve and promote Latino voting rights during the 2011 redistricting cycle. The resource, the HNBA Guide to Redistricting: Preserving and Promoting Latino Voting Rights Under Section 2 and Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, provides a step-by-step tutorial for assessing Latino voting rights under Section 2 and Section 5 of the Voting...

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today that it secured nearly 78 percent of the shares cast in favor of the union's proposal to reform SkyWest's board of director elections. The proposal calls on SkyWest's board of directors to adopt a majority vote standard for director elections. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) The company's current plurality standard only requires a director to receive a...

CHICAGO, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Civic engagement and community organizations in six Midwest states today announced they will implement a coordinated campaign to transform redistricting--the way electoral district lines are drawn--by shining an ongoing spotlight on the process, pushing for increased public participation and greater protection of minority voting rights in the creation of new political maps, and proposing alternatives to plans working their way through state...

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- If the election for the House of Representatives were held today, among those who say they are absolutely or very certain to vote, it would be a close race, with 44% saying they would vote for the Republican candidate and 43% voting for the Democratic candidate. Among the very small percentage (2%) who had already voted by October 18th, over half (53%) said they voted for the Republican candidate and 41% said they voted for the Democratic candidate. (Logo:...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Michigan computer science professor who led a successful hack of the District's new Internet voting platform for military and overseas voters will testify before the D.C. City Council in a public oversight hearing Friday morning. The D.C. Board of Ethics and Elections designed a "Digital Vote By Mail" system in which overseas and military voters could receive blank ballots and cast them over the Internet using PDF files. During...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- eVoter.com (www.evoter.com), the leading voter information website, where candidates, voters and endorsing organizations connect, announced that two Ohio political and business leaders, David Wilhelm and Jo Ann Davidson are joining the Company's Advisory Board. The addition of Wilhelm and Davidson, who recently co-chaired the campaign to renew Ohio's highly regarded Third Frontier program, coincides with the launch of eVoter in Ohio. eVoter.com...

WYCKOFF, N.J., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- TheBestWebsiteEver.com (also can be found as TBWE.com) is a revolutionary advertising and prize-winning experience where over 25% of profits go to various charities and environmental agencies. Home to 10,000+ brands and launched out of Wyckoff, NJ, the web network allows the world to decide who "The Best Evers" really are and displays live results for everyone to see, all the while guaranteeing that their users can and will win prizes simply for...