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...Power Vote campaign aims to promote energy and climate issues by encouraging voters to focus on a platform that supports clean energy, green jobs, and cutting dependence on foreign oil. The pledge also commits voters to holding their representatives accountable to the platform once in office, with prepared instructions for lobbying, phone-banking, and organizing like-minded voters...
...We’re banking on the success and the weather of [Wednesday],” Zampardo said. “There is a chance that Gore may mention Power Vote in his speech, and if there is a heavy turnout at the event, it won’t be a very difficult sell...
...respectful exploration of the various conundrums that confront our future policymakers. Despite the harsh words of older critics, who have taken our generation to task over our political apathy and low turnout rates, we urge our fellow students to maintain this high level of involvement. Students who are voting for the first time have not only sought out the resources necessary to vote absentee, but have taken the time out of their busy schedules to campaign for both presidential candidates and their Congressional counterparts, even during the primary season. Similarly, veterans of the campaign trail have taken it upon themselves...
...brief moment on Friday, Albuquerque, N.M., police officers wondered if it was illegal to drink and vote. Why? A woman had passed out while casting her ballot at an early-voting site. Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver doesn't know if the woman completed her ballot - she was subsequently transported by ambulance to a local hospital, which has no record of admitting her - but said it will be counted...
...knew if this was illegal; we've never dealt with this before," says Nadine Hamby, a police spokeswoman. Lawmakers apparently didn't think drunken voting would be a problem either, figuring they addressed it by restricting Election Day liquor sales until after the polls close. They hadn't anticipated what early voters might do. Because the woman passed out before inserting her ballot into an electronic tabulator, her vote will be hand-counted. Her political affiliation is not known...