To count every race on each ballot using the same procedures, one official estimated it would have taken 100 days. “Doing something like a full hand count in a sizeable jurisdiction is not the way to put those conspiracy theories to rest," said Gowri Ramachandr...
Cusick schools vote falls on last ballot; Controversy swirls over when some of the ballots were mailedJonathan Brunt Staff writer
Who is credited with saying, “Americans will go across an ocean to fight a war, but not across the street to vote”? The full quote is, “A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election.” It is credited...
New York meant Harlem to me, and as a young man I visited it whenever I could. But many of my old haunts are gone. The Theresa shut down in 1966. National chains that once ignored Harlem now anticipate yuppie money and want pieces of this prime Manhattan real estate. So here I am o...
to war and death. Nowadays, with everything that’s going on in the world, I’m not so sure. Despite this, I’m proud of my younger self for having the confidence to stand up for what I believed in. Looking back, however, it probably wasn’t worth the backlash I received from my...
I feel I’ve done all I can do to contribute to the outcome I would like to see on Tuesday night, or whatever day the election is finally decided. I live in Colorado where registered voters receive our ballots via mail. Most people I know do not vote in person and haven’t since ba...
Mind you, the turnout was only 42%, but that’s pretty high for an election in modern times — and doesn’t include all of the ballot boxes that the Spanish police seized as they tried to prevent it (and injured hundreds of peaceful voters while doing so). It may sound as though I...
Can I still request a mail ballot? How do I vote absentee? I applied but still haven’t gotten my absentee or mail ballot. What should I do? I’ve received my absentee or mail ballot. How do I return it? Which races will I be voting on?
You may be surprised to know I came up with many ways I could commit voter fraud, but none fitted an important part of my original statement “committed at a scale that will normally make any kind of difference“. Sure I could see numerous ways I could fraudulently cast a single vote,...
I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,“My I get you something?”“A coffee would be nice.”Then I bought him a cup of coffee, we talked more,...