politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/4/2008
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A Federal Judge in Virginia ordered election officials to hold on to late-arriving ballots from Military members.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Virginia election officials to hold on to late-arriving absentee ballots from members of the military stationed overseas.
Republican John McCain's presidential campaign has sued the state election board, contending tens of [...]
ksax.com - 11/9/2008
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A judge ruled Saturday that 32 new absentee
ballots will be counted in the race for U.S....
Senate. Coleman's campaign learned of the new ballots Friday night after a phone call from Minneapolis elections director Cynthia Reichert. "We were actually told ...
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Judge rules new ballots will be counted in close Senate ...
blogs.usatoday.com - 10/29/2008
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A federal judge has sided with Pennsylvania voter
groups and ordered election officials to provide paper ballots...
if half the machines break down Tuesday. The state had provided paper ballots only if all machines at a polling place broke down. "We ...
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U.S. judge orders backup paper ballots in Pa. - On ...
mudvillegazette.com - 11/4/2008
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Why aren't both campaigns on this ? Republican
John McCain's presidential campaign sued the Virginia election board...
Monday, claiming absentee ballots weren't mailed on time to military members serving overseas. That's twice this year Virginia has ...
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Virginia Military Ballots
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VA Judge: Preserve Military Ballots
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... Breaking right now is a decision from a federal judge in Virginia that absentee military ballots in the Old Dominion must be preserved until a court hearing on the ballots' legitimacy can be held on November 10th. The campaign of Sen. John McCain filed suit in federal district court in Virginia yesterday seeking to compel county boards of election across the state to count absentee ballots from military members serving overseas. At least one Virginia county, Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, has been ...
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McCain campaign sues over overseas military ballots
hamptonroads.com 11/4/2008 — RICHMOND John McCain's presidential campaign filed a federal suit Monday against Virginia seeking to extend by 10 days the deadline for the state's acceptance of military members' federal absentee ballots. Word of the suit emerged Monday afternoon, ...
MPR: Challenged ballots: You be the judge
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Palin votes in Wasilla —
CNN Political Ticker 11/4/2008
Watch the event on CNN.com/live.
(CNN) – Sarah Palin has cast her ballot in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska.
She's expected to depart shortly before 2 p.m. ET to meet up with John McCain in Phoenix.
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McCain gets bad sign? —
CNN Political Ticker 11/4/2008
The Redskins loss Monday night may have predicted an Obama win.
(CNN) – John McCain may have gotten a bad sign about his White House chances only hours before voters weighed in at the polls
The Washington Redskins, whose pre-Election Day ...
A pep in voters' steps —
First Read 11/4/2008
From NBC’s Joey Bell BURKE, Va. -- The voting line started forming early at White Oaks Elementary School here. That particular poll location didn't open until 6 am ET, but by 4:30 am there were already five people in line waiting to vote. ...
Obama and McCain await voters' decision —
Reuters: Politics 11/4/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain faced the verdict of U.S. voters on Tuesday after a long and bitter struggle for the White House, with Obama holding a decisive edge in national opinion polls.
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