Florida's 2008 Election Landscape Looking More Like 2000

AlterNet by Steven Rosenfeld | Jul. 1, 2008 (Special Report)

At issue is Florida's so-called "no-match, no-vote" law, which allows county officials to reject new voter registration applications if the names on the forms do not match other state databases. Voter advocacy groups sued the state, claiming that database errors can cause applications to be rejected -- through no fault of would-be voters.

This week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida sided with the state, saying it has ... Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: Politics, U.S.
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Election Reform
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 1, 2008 - 8:41 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Mike LaBonte (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Like | | | Comments

To:


Separate email addresses with commas.
25 recipients max.

Note:

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Member_photo_thumb
4.0
 by Mike LaBonte - Jul. 1, 2008

Excellent sources and in-depth coverage. This shows restraint in not pointing out that voter disenfranchisement probably helped change the 2000 Presidential election outcome.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
Member_photo_thumb
3.5
 by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 1, 2008
Kaizar posted this story.
See Full Review » (1 answer)
Fabportrait_smallsquare_180x180_thumb
3.5
 by Fabrice Florin - Jul. 16, 2008
See Full Review » (2 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.9

Good
from 3 reviews (30% confidence)
Quality
4.0
Facts
4.0
Fairness
5.0
Information
3.0
Sourcing
5.0
Style
4.0
Balance
4.0
Context
4.0
Popularity
3.6
Recommendation
3.3
Credibility
3.5
# Reviews
1.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!