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High Ga. turnout as 540,000 cast ballots early

AP — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:32:51 +0000

More than 540,000 ballots have already been cast in Georgia, including many from the Democratic strongholds of metropolitan Atlanta in what could be an encouraging sign for Barack Obama’s presidential...

Appeals court sides with Ohio secretary of state

AP — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:15:23 +0000

A federal appeals court sided with Ohio’s top elections official Friday in her running battle with Republicans over how to verify the eligibility of newly registered...

Ohio secretary of state must verify registrations

AP — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:59:31 +0000

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Ohio’s top elections official to verify the identity of newly registered voters by matching them with other government...

Early voters start casting ballots in New Mexico

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:31:23 +0000

It was only midmorning on the first day of absentee voting, but 200 people had already shown up to cast their ballots at the clerk’s office in Bernalillo County, New Mexico’s most...

Turnout light in Ohio early voting window

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:48:15 +0000

A weeklong period in which Ohioans could register to vote and immediately cast a ballot ended Monday with turnout that didn’t quite match the expectations of election officials _ or the campaign predictions that preceded...

Cable holds first practice with Raiders

AP — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:56:19 +0000

Early in Tom Cable’s first practice as Oakland Raiders interim head coach, the special teams players gathered at midfield in a huddle before they realized someone was...

Court denies GOP appeal on Ohio early voting

AP — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:09:38 +0000

A federal court has ruled against a GOP appeal of a disputed early voting window that allows Ohio voters to register and cast a ballot on the same day.

Voting for president begins in pivotal Ohio

AP — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:49:33 +0000

Five weeks before the election, Ohioans started casting their ballots Tuesday in the perennial battleground that tipped the election to President Bush four years ago and may determine his...

State, federal courts uphold early voting in Ohio

AP — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:34:22 +0000

In a defeat for Republican challenges, state and federal courts have cleared the way for a weeklong period in which new voters can register and cast an absentee ballot on the same day in...

Three courts clear way for early voting in Ohio

AP — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:26:36 +0000

In a defeat for Republican challenges, state and federal courts have cleared the way for a weeklong period in which new voters can register and cast an absentee ballot on the same day in...