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Make Sure You Know Where to Vote

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2010 Whether you drink tea, coffee or Kool-Aid, it's your civic duty to vote. It's also surprisingly easy to end up in the wrong rec center casting a provisional ballot. Make sure you're registered and know where to vote by searching the election gadget after the jump. You'll find the latest poll info there as well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Early Problems Reported at the Polls

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2008 Long lines were one form of fun awaiting voters around the country as they made their way to the polls on Tuesday; early voters also reported troubles of a more potentially prohibitive nature in battleground states. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Affiliate Accused of Duping Voters to Register as Republicans

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2008 The Los Angeles Times randomly contacted dozens of voters who were recently re-registered as Republicans and found that over 80 percent of them didn't know they had joined the party's ranks. How did this happen? Looks like a GOP contractor called Young Political Majors, or YPM, had something to do with it. Update: The cops are on it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCain Was Speaker at 2006 ACORN-Sponsored Immigration Rally

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2008 "What makes America special is what's in this room tonight," says the keynote speaker in this video clip from February 20, 2006. Who was speaking that night? None other than Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Where was he speaking? At Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida, at an immigration rally sponsored by -- wait for it -- ACORN. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: Your Papers, Please

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 13, 2006 The current push to require voters to supply proof of citizenship at the voting booth has very little to do with preventing illegal voting and much more to do with keeping away from the polls those most likely to vote for Democrats. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )