miamiherald.com - 10/29/2008
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Hoping to relieve overburdened early polling sites -- while trying to entice even more voters to cast ballots before Election Day -- Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday ordered the state's 67 supervisors of elections to extend hours at the polls.
blogs.tampabay.com - 10/28/2008
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Crist extends early voting hours
gallup.com - 10/24/2008
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PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup Poll Daily tracking data
indicate that about 11% of registered voters who plan...
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Early Voting, Now at 11%, Could Reach 30%
gallup.com - 10/29/2008
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PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup Poll Daily tracking data
collected through Monday night indicate that 18% of registered...
voters who plan to vote have already voted, and another 15% say they will vote before Nov. 4; so far the voter preferences of this early ...
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Early Voting Now Up to 18%
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Republican Voter Suppression: A Guide
TPMMuckraker —
... the system can disqualify voters based on nothing more than a missing middle initial on their voter form, and that the late date of the order could cause additional confusion. They fear the move could disenfranchise tens of thousands of legitimate voters. And in a rare case of a Republican making voting easier, Governor Charlie Crist yesterday ordered extended hours for early voting centers, after long lines were reported in many parts of the state. ...
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DownWithTyranny! —
... ). In Florida, though, Governor Crist may well have doomed McCain's chances to win the election by extending early voting hours. The earlier voters seem to be overwhelmingly ...
GOP Voter Suppression: More Miss than Hit
TPMMuckraker —
... the system can disqualify voters based on nothing more than a missing middle initial on their voter form. They fear the move could disenfranchise tens of thousands of legitimate voters. (Though even in the Sunshine State, there's a bright spot. GOP governor Charlie Crist on Tuesday ordered extended hours for early voting centers, after long lines were reported in many parts of the state.) ...
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miamiherald.com 10/25/2008 — Here are the Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe County locations and times for early voting for the Nov. 4 election: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY Hours of operation Friday: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m.Oct. 27-31: 11 a.m. to 7 ...
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