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Oregon's Education Showdowns
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 29, 2008
Oregon has a couple of interesting education-related measures on the ballot this year. Here are the details, which I've added to the ballot measure ...
Categories: Ballot Measures

South Dakota Votes on Term Limits
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 29, 2008
Since I know you love South Dakota ballot measures as much as I do, here's a quick addition to Governing's ballot measure guide: ...
Categories: Ballot Measures , State Offices

Will Republicans Turn Out?
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 29, 2008
One thing I've been wondering about regarding this election is how much Republican turnout goes down. If the polls hold steady as they've ...
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules

AP's Take on Legislatures
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 29, 2008
The Associated Press has put out its round-up of state legislative races. This is a 30,000-foot view that touches on the expected highlights -- close ...
Categories: State Offices

Daniels Snubs Palin
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 29, 2008
Josh Marshall notes about Mitch Daniels: Unlike almost every other Republican in the country this November, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels appears on track for a ...
Categories: State Offices

South Dakota Abortion Ban: The Counties to Watch
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 29, 2008
When South Dakota voted on a ballot measure to ban abortion two years ago, it fell short, receiving 44.7% of the vote. This year, South Dakotans ...
Categories: Ballot Measures , Social Issues
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The Texas House Tantalizes Democrats
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 29, 2008
If Democrats are looking for a cherry on their election night sundae, they may find it in Texas. The Republicans are clinging to a 79-71 ...
Categories: State Offices

Crist Extends Voting Hours
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | October 28, 2008
Last year, I wrote a long feature about how Republican Gov. Charlie Crist was willing to work with Democrats -- not just to be a ...
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules

Voting by Mail in Action
Posted By: Josh Goodman | October 28, 2008
SurveyUSA released a poll of Oregon yesterday that gave Obama a large lead (not very surprising) and Democratic Senate challenger Jeff Merkley a moderate-sized lead (...
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules

Chicanery in Virginia
Posted By: Zach Patton | October 28, 2008
A phony flier being distributed in Virginia tells voters that Democrats and Republicans should vote on different days. "Due to the larger than expected ...
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules

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