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...good news is that Florida's current governor, Republican Charlie Crist, is driven more by common sense than by ideology. After taking office last year, he scrapped the antiquated punch-card ballots (e.g., the butterfly ballot) as well as the flawed touch-screen voting machines favored by his conservative predecessor, Jeb Bush (the President's brother, who was governor from 1999 to 2007). A big reason: in a 2006 congressional race in Sarasota County, an incredible 15% of ballots cast on touch-screen machines registered no choice at all - in a race decided by a razor-thin margin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Florida Avoid Another Election Day Meltdown? | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

Since the country's colonial days, concerns of voter fraud have inspired ever-more complicated ways to cast one's ballot. Depending on where you live, you may vote tomorrow with a lever, a punch card, a marker or a touchscreen. As election scholar Andrew Gumbel notes, the U.S. has been both a "living experiment in the expansion of democratic rights" and a "world-class laboratory for vote suppression and election-stealing techniques...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ballots in America | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...other to do better each time they race.“Claire and Jamie have been neck and neck all season long,” Saretsky said. “I’m looking forward to seeing them work together and to them being a strong one-two punch for us.”Saretsky says his team is adequately prepared for today’s race. With a cautious training regiment these past two weeks, the team feels ready both physically and mentally to run.“Pre-Nationals, we probably weren’t as sharp...

Author: By Melissa Schellberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Looks To Gain Headway at Heps | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

Social life at Harvard is like Sever 113: you’re going to have to awkwardly step over some people to find your place. Punch season is no different. Being the veterans of three unsuccessful punch campaigns, we’d like to give you some tips. From the coveted first envelope to partying on your club’s lawn with the sleaziest pre-frosh to circling the globe in your club’s private hovercraft, Prestige and Mobility will go the extra mile. For example, be conventional. Wear clothes that look like they cost...

Author: By Daniel K Bilotti and Vincent M Chiappini, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Prestige and Mobility’s | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...more expensive property probably have higher incomes, and richer people are more likely to vote. The second was the number of years the owner lived in the house. The longer you're entrenched in one place, the higher your stake in local affairs, which makes you more predisposed to punch a ballot on Election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Football Fans More Likely to Go to the Polls | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

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