Tag Archives: Elections

Nearly 2 Million Deceased U.S. Citizens Still Registered to Vote (US)

As the 2012 election nears, a report published by the non-partisan Pew Center on the States asserted that nearly two million deceased Americans are still registered to vote, while one in every eight voter registrations contains significant errors. More than … Continue reading

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Voter Rolls Are Rife With Inaccuracies, Report Finds

WASHINGTON — The nation’s voter registration rolls are in disarray, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States. The problems have the potential to affect the outcomes of local, state and federal elections. Read more: … Continue reading

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Elections leader wants probe of 900 dead voters (US)

COLUMBIA, S.C. –  State officials are calling for an investigation after records determined that more than 900 people listed as deceased also have recently voted, calling into question the integrity of the state’s election system as South Carolina’s first-in-the-South GOP … Continue reading

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Politicians, elections and missing records (US)

How Huckabee destroyed hard drives in data purge just before his 2008 presidential bid. In an controversy re-ignited today by Mother Jones magazine, it has been revealed that the computer hard drives containing records from Huckabee’s tenure as Arkansas governor … Continue reading

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