Word: precincts
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Orlando: This Time, It's Personalized, 7:45 a.m. E.T. Just how organized is Barack Obama's vaunted campaign ground operation? Consider this: Last minute door hanger campaign ads placed on homes in Central Florida by Obama operatives are personalized precinct-by-precinct. On the back of the hanger, under detailed instructions on how to vote, in a block titled "Where You Vote," is the name of the building, street address and precinct number of the resident's polling place. Getting voters to the correct precinct is no minor issue. In the close 2000 presidential election, more than a million...
Optical Scanning Problems in Ohio, 4:50 p.m. E.T. There are reports coming in from around the state that several precinct-level optical scanners are breaking down. About half of Ohio's 88 counties use optical-scanning technology, where voters fill in ovals on paper ballots that are then read by an optical scanner. The rest use electronic touchscreen machines...
...precinct-based machines are significant - they are used by voters to double-check their votes. A lack of them was the subject of an ACLU lawsuit against the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections this spring. Federal law requires voters to be given a chance to check their ballot for errors, also known as second-chance voting. (Studies have shown that mistakes on ballots lead them to be thrown out at higher rates in low-income, minority communities...
...meeting, Zafran outlines the group’s precinct captain system, which promotes personal contacts between the captains—who are in charge of certain dorms—and student supporters. The Dems are also reaching out to partner with other campus groups like the BGLTSA, the Progressive Jewish Alliance, and Harvard Supporters for Israel. A recent canvassing trip to New Hampshire was co-sponsored by the Environmental Action Committee...
...winner in the Buckeye State, and for a few long hours it seemed that the nightmare of 2000 just might repeat itself. When the results were finally tabulated, George W. Bush had won the state by just over 118,000 votes--a difference of fewer than 11 ballots per precinct...