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Committee of Seventy launching voter help hotline

Political watchdog Committee of Seventy is launching its 1-866-OUR-VOTE Election Protection Hotline to field questions about the May 21 primaries.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged commitee of seventy, elections, politics, primaries, voting | Reply
One of the problems Councilman Greenfield cites with optical scan voting is the lack of adequate privacy afforded. Credit: Natalie Keyssar.

Greenfield introduces resolution to bring back old voting machines

Councilman David Greenfield is pushing for an amendment that would bring back lever voting machines.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged city council, david greenfield, elections, us congress, voting | Reply
Rudy Giuliani, who served as mayor from 1994 to 2001, is backing Joe Lhota in this year's mayoral race. Credit: Getty Images

Giuliani praises Lhota in fundraising letter

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has begun campaigning for mayoral candidate Joe Lhota, penning a fundraising letter that praised him for [...]

Posted in Local, News
Tagged elections, fundraising, Giuliani, letter, Lhota, mayor | Reply
(Credit: Getty Images)

State senators call for return to lever voting machines

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling for old-fashioned lever voting machines to replace electronic ballot scanners. The lever voting [...]

Posted in Local, News
Tagged bill, elections, electronic, lever, local, machines, voting | Reply
Hong Kong cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun walks on St Peter's square after a pre-conclave meeting.
Credit: Getty Images

Conclave start seen delayed as Vatican muzzles cardinals

Vatican officials on Wednesday told cardinals gathered for the election of the next pope to stop speaking to the media.

Posted in International
Tagged Cardinals, conclave, elections, new pope, Vatican | Reply
George W. Bush experienced the systemic flaws of the two-party system in 2004, when he decided to pursue a previously bipartisan issue, space. Says professor Frances Lee, according to Ezra Klein: “Democrats had no position on sending a mission to Mars. [But] they suddenly began to develop one:?They began to believe it was a waste of money.

Metropolitik: Why voting third-party isn’t a waste

So long as we vote for D’s and R’s, we suffer.

Posted in National
Tagged elections, metropolitik, national
Rick Santorum campaigns in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. But does he have a real chance at seizing the momentum to win nomination? Let us know what you think at letters@metro.us.

Metropolitik: What’s next for the GOP?

It’s going to be a long, nasty election season, folks.

Posted in National
Tagged elections, gop, metropolitik, national
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign stop at the Whistle Stop cafe in Mobile, Alabama.

Campaign goes south: Pandering for the vote

You might be a redneck if you’re voting in the Deep South primaries.

Posted in National
Tagged campaign, elections, gop, metropolitik, Mitt Romney, national
Based on numbers alone, it is very unlikely that Romney does not secure 
the GOP?nomination.

Metropolitik: Ultimately the numbers will decide the nominee

No matter how well any of the not-Romneys do, the math matters, and ultimately the numbers will decide the nominee.

Posted in National
Tagged elections, metropolitik, Mitt Romney, national, rick santorum
Eric Holder wants you to trust President Obama. But what about the next guy?

Metropolitik: We can trust th next president, right?

We thought we’d take some time to discuss a figure often overlooked in
all the fevered angling to beat President Obama: President Obama.

Posted in National
Tagged barack obama, elections, metropolitik, national
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