New Hampshire Republican Primary Election

In John Fund’s reflection, the Department of Investigation went through a procedure to see how easy it was to commit voter fraud. The DOI had sent out agents to show up at 63 polling places all who “pretended to be voters who should have been turned away by election officials; the agents assumed names of individuals who had died or moved out of town, or who were sitting in jail. 61 instances, or 97 percent of the time, the testers were allowed to vote.” (Fund, pg 353) After gathering this evidence that voter fraud was possible and way easier than it seemed, they published a report which accused the city’s Board of Elections voting

Voter ID Laws, now present in some form or another in thirty states, require individuals to show government-issued identification in order to cast a ballot on Election Day. The debate over the need for such laws has never been more important. Voter ID laws were brought to the forefront of American politics in the most recent presidential election as a result of President Elect Donald Trump’s insistence that the election process in America is riddled with wide-spread voter fraud. His claims of a “rigged election” were printed, broadcast, and proliferated through social media for the majority of his campaign. Such claims, if factual, should certainly be immediately rectified. The United States is built on the integrity of its election process and maintaining that integrity is paramount. The issue at hand is: Are these claims of widespread voter fraud fact or fiction? The key driver in the debate over Voter ID laws is whether or not such laws are intended to prevent voter fraud or whether the laws themselves are a form of government-endorsed fraud intended to suppress the vote of specific populations. The fact remains that neither the President Elect nor the states implementing Voter ID laws have been able to produce evidence of election rigging or widespread voter fraud. As such, without evidence of the need for the supposed protection from fraud that these laws are intended to provide, we can only conclude that such laws are not

Armed with sworn affidavits to contest the votes counted in the election, as well as the willingness of individuals to testify in court, Carter and his lawyer Charles Kirbo filed petitions for a recount as well as a request for the Quitman County Democratic Executive Committee to throw out the entire ballot box. At first, there was little media coverage concerning these accusations made by Carter and his team, although eventually the papers began to catch up and broadcast the story statewide. Carter’s request the ballot box to be thrown out was rejected by the Quitman County DEC, chaired by Joe Hurst himself, and who all refused to hear any of the evidence Carter had come prepared with. However, Judge Crow, who presided over their request for a recount, ruled that the ballot box be thrown out after a recount found there to be 431 votes in the box, as well as a missing voter list and stubs. The throwing out of the voting results from the Georgetown precinct meant that Carter had won the election.

Berman brings the struggle over voting rights to life through meticulous archival research, radical interviews with major figures in the debate, and incisive on-the-ground reporting. In exclusive details, he takes the reader from the demonstrations of the civil rights era to the halls of Congress, to the chambers of the Supreme Court. At this important moment in history, Give Us the Ballot provides new insight into one of the most vital political and civil rights issues of our time. (Macmillan Publishers,

She brought a copy of her 14 amendment as proof to the ballot box for them to see.

In “New York Captures Presidential Race” writer Richard Cohen talks about how the presidential candidates are all campaigning in New York City. Cohen says, “New York is back –once again the mudder of presidents, in the local vernacular.” Cohen talks about how New York has always been important for the presidential candidates. Throughout the article Cohen gives us many examples about how New York is important to presidency. According to Cohen, most candidates ran for president in New York or they return to New York after their presidency is over. After Hillary Clinton and her husband left the white house, Hillary ran for senate in New York and won. Robert F Kennedy also ran for Senate in New York and won. Another example is Richard Nixon moved

On July 6, 1854 on the outskirts of Jackson, Michigan, 10,000 people turned out for a mass meeting "Under the Oaks." This meeting led to the first organized party convention in Pittsburgh on February 22, 1856. Then on June 17, 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Republican Representative announced the birth of the Republican Party as a unified political force with one mission: to create a stronger and freer America. The Republican Party was born through the blood and tears of righteous men and continues to be upheld by the belief system it so strongly stands by. This believe system was fabricated by the main principles that this nation was based upon, and still hold true today. Unlike other political parties, the Republican Party is a conservative system that puts its faith in the people of America, rather than in its government. Therefore, I’m not going to lie, but Republicans are fly.

The 2014 mid-term elections are some of the most telling that the United States has experienced within the past several decades. As President Barack Obama serves out his final term in office, many throughout the country are wondering which of the two major political parties will have the upper hand in government as America moves toward the next Presidential Election of 2016. In recent years, Florida has been considered one of the closest “battleground states” in all of the United States. The 2000 Presidential Election resulted in the votes needing to be recounted to finally give Republican candidate George W. Bush the victory over Democrat Al Gore and the last two Presidential Elections boasted narrow victories for the Democratic Party. The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election will likely feature incumbent Republican Rick Scott facing-off with Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, both a former governor of Florida and former member of the Republican Party. The contest is likely to be one of the closest races in all of 2014, and recently polling has shown the projected outcome of the race to be almost entirely unpredictable. After careful analysis of the Florida electorate, past elections, the primary candidates, public opinion polls, and projected campaign spending, I conclude that incumbent Governor Rick Scott will be re-elected to the governorship for his second term as head of the Florida

From a newspaper editorial: [The recent use of mail ballots in Oregon’s election of a U.S. senator has led some people to hail this as the wave of the future in our democratic republic].

I read an interesting article in our local newspaper, The Panolian. The article was written by the editor of the paper, John Howell. Mr. Howell is a great writer. He lives in Batesville, Mississippi some of the time, Mr. Howell’s article was about the upcoming election for several positions in Panola County. In August we will be voting for Sheriff, Supervisors, and Justice Court. In Mississippi we have an open primary. Open Primary means that Democrats, Republicans, and Independents can vote for the candidate of their choice. Voting is very important. It is a privilege to be able to vote for the person you think can best represent your views and values. Mr. Howell give us a politics 101, crash course in voting and the electoral system. Although

This lead to the exclusion of several thousands of votes that could have potentially won Gore the election, and their exclusion was enough to grant some semblance of moral high ground against the Republican opposition. The Democrats made the claim that they should have been allowed to vote under florida law, but any attempts to allow them their vote proved fruitless. After extensive decrying of the Republican party, the Democrats were soon found to be the target of several improper allegations themselves. A number of “Overvotes” had been detected on several ballots of other counties, and this lead the Republicans to accuse the Democrats of voter fraud and the inclusion of illegal votes. The continuous stream of slander from both sides dragged on ad nauseum, interrupted only by a series of supreme court decisions presumably brought about by the influence the Republican party has on them. Everything from attempts to exclude armed service votes to changing the criteria for vote counting were employed, and to great

Chapter 8 topics varies from voter’s perspectives, constitutional amendments, and candidate’s perspectives. This election has raised many concerns for voters who are deciding whether to vote or to not vote. Voting is a privilege just like driving, but everyone is not able to partake in this privilege due to law barriers. I learned that the fifteenth amendment outlawed race-based restriction on voting. Later the twenty-fourth amendment which passed in 1964 forbided the use of poll taxes in federal elections. This has also been applied to state election since the court passed this in 1966.

Compared to The Democrats, who have raised a total of $363.9 million, The Republican Party falls short $169.4 million dollars in fundraising. This does not mean that the Democrats win the online campaigning battle overall. These numbers show that each campaign value donor contributions in different ways. For example, Bernie Sanders favors donations from grassroots organizations, which made up most of his campaign donations. Most of Donald Trump’s campaign donations come out of pocket, which play a huge factor in his campaign. This goes to show that campaigns utilize plays or tactics towards their target audience to raise funds. Also, there are various factors that play into determining which party wins the online campaigning battle. The amount of funds raised within a particular party does not determine the value, effectiveness, or digital presence of said party. The

“Given that someone who is dead, is in jail, or has moved isn’t likely to complain if someone votes in his name, how do we know that voter fraud at the polls isn’t a problem?” (Fund, 1) With the amount of the general public that have been held accountable for committing voter fraud I can say that it exists. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is an organization that, while it intentions are for the good and public, has been known for participating in several cases of criminal activities, during election their members are arrested for voter

We also seriously concerned about the potential for voter fraud in elections conducted by mail. A state with Louisiana’s political history would be fertile ground for that.