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Solving the Florida, Michigan Primary Vote Issue
Written by Dori Smith   
Friday, 25 April 2008 12:00

Apr. 25, Feature - Scenario 1 – Michigan and Florida have a re-vote. Scenario 2 – Michigan's and Florida's delegates are excluded from the convention. It's likely neither of those will happen. So, here's Scenario 3 – three little known committees with in the Democratic party must solve the party's primary problems. Dori Smith tells us more.

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Different Election Protection Initiatives In Place
Written by Karen Miller   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:00

Apr. 22, Feature - On this Pennsylvania primary day, an army of election protection volunteers have dedicated their day to make sure the Pennsylvanians have as trouble free of an election as possible.

On the 49th floor of 1650 Market Street, in the Law Offices of DLA Piper, will be the first layer of the voter protection rapid response team.

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On The Various Reform Proposals
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Friday, 04 April 2008 12:30

Apr. 4, Headlines - Rob Richie Executive Director with FairVote, has been one of the leaders of the election reform movement. He joins us to talk about Senator Bill Nelson's election reform plan.

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Florida Looks At Sweeping Voter Reform
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Friday, 04 April 2008 11:00

Apr. 4, Feature - Florida has been through some tough elections in recent years. With hanging chads in 2000 which took the election to the Supreme Court, the plague of problematic electronic voting machines, and now orphaned delegates because a state legislature decision to move up the state's primary. Disheartened and frustrated, Florida Senator, Democrat Bill Nelson, offered a sweeping reform package that he says covers the entire gamut of the electoral process.

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Democratic Primary Recount And Public Opinion
Written by Karen Miller   
Tuesday, 01 April 2008 12:00

Apr. 1, Interview - As elected officials and Democratic party leaders debate Michigan and Florida's delegates, the people living in those states might be shifting their opinions of the Democratic party. Election Unspun Producer Karen Miller spoke with Matt Grossman Political Science Professor at Michigan State University about next steps and how public opinion has been altered.

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The Michigan Florida Recount Controversy
Written by Dori Smith   
Tuesday, 01 April 2008 11:00

Apr. 1, Feature - A new proposal was offered to seat Michigan's delegates. The idea offered by Representative Bart Stupak of Michigan suggested that a portion of the delegates be sat according to the January 15th primary results. The rest would be allocated based on the national outcome. This is one of several ideas for the delegates.

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Florida and Michigan Vote Controversy
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Friday, 07 March 2008 08:45

Mar. 7, Headlines - As the Democratic primary race continues, the controversy over Florida and Michigan intensifies. They may be states that determine the nominee. Florida and Michigan held primaries in January, 1.7 million people voted in Florida and 600,000 in Michigan. Clinton won 50 percent of the vote to Obama's 33 percent in Florida. In Michigan, Clinton won 55 percent of the vote. Obama's name was not on the ballot.

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Election Reform Advocates Decry Democratic Party Debacle
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Friday, 07 March 2008 08:30

Mar. 7, Interview - To stay on the topic of Florida and Michigan and their displaced delegates, we speak with election reform proponent, Steven Hill. He's Director of the Political Reform Program at the New American Foundation about the Democratic Parties debacle in Florida and Michigan.

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Ohio Election System Tested
Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Tuesday, 04 March 2008 10:00

Mar. 4, Feature - As Ohio heads to the polls today, all eyes will be watching.

Pictures of long lines, people being turned away, and discrepancies in results are all images of 2004 much to the behest, reports reveal, of then Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell who also served as the Bush Cheney Ohio campaign chair.

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Low Income Voter Disenfranchised
Written by Yanmei Xie   
Friday, 29 February 2008 11:30

Feb. 29, Feature - A new study by two voting rights watchdog groups shows that many states failing to provide low income people the opportunity to register to vote. And it's disenfranchising millions the study says. Yanmei Xie has the story.

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