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...doing is trying to assist state initiatives that ask us to support efforts that reform their campaign systems. We'll help the states that want us to. We don't intend to come parachuting in and say here's what's best for you. But you'll see ballot initiatives in various states for campaign finance reform...
...with widespread reports of irregularities and intimidation. Long lines indicated insufficient numbers of polling stations, especially in urban areas where there was heavy support for the opposition candidate, former union leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Consequentially, despite the multi-day election, thousands of those who waited were unable to cast their ballot before government security forces forcibly closed polling stations on the last...
...With the recent recount of the Cambridge School Committee election, however, it has become clear that Cambridge’s voting system could have been invented by Stalin himself. In a close election like the recent one, the winners can be determined by the order in which the ballots are counted. If the top ballot were put at the bottom of the pile, theoretically, a different candidate could be elected...
Highlights from the silent auction were autographed pieces of political memorabilia, including a vice presidential desk set and presidential pen from the Clinton White House, a Florida butterfly ballot from the 2000 Presidential election, signed by Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris and a signed picture of Al Gore ’69 and his wife, Tipper, sharing a kiss at the Democratic National Convention...
...comprises a fraction of the work. And for that fraction, the HSPDS earns handsome compensation. For each round judged by a team member, the HSPDS receives compensation at a $5 premium compared to the compensation offered to independently-associated judges. The HSPDS’s compensation for running the ballot table approaches a thousand dollars. A generous and devoted alum of the policy team runs the individual events ballot table for free...