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usatoday.com - 11/3/2008

Study: Voter interest high, registrations up

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American University's Center for the Study of the American Electorate estimated 73.5% of citizens 18 or older have registered, compared with the previous high of 72.1% set in 1964. Curtis Gans, director of the center, said that the registration gains "could lead to a turnout of as many as 135 ...

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american.edu - 10/31/2008

Center for the Study of the American Electorate

— american.edu — The Center for the Study of the American Electorate (CSAE) is the principal source for data and analysis of civic engagement in politics in the United States. Built upon the 30 years of work of the independent, non-partisan Committee for the Study of ... (more) Center for the Study of the American Electorate

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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/8/2008

Voter Turnout: Not a Record

— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — So far, projections for overall voter turnout have not exceeded that of 1964, according to one study. (more) Voter Turnout: Not a Record

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nowhampshire.com - 11/4/2008

BREAKING NEWS - Lawsuit Being Filed Over NH New Voter Registrations

— nowhampshire.com — The New Hampshire Republican State Committee is filing a lawsuit against the New Hampshire Secretary of State, William Gardner, claiming that Republican election officials are purposefuly being kept away from new registration tables. Both Republicans ... (more) BREAKING NEWS - Lawsuit Being Filed Over NH New Voter ...

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Erik Ose: Early Voting Flood in Swing States Predicts Obama Tsunami
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... with information about each state's ballot design and down-ticket Democratic races, but to provide bottled water to voters when lines backed up. This all builds on the historic gains in Democratic voter registration that the Obama campaign has engineered in all the battleground states. Since 2004, voter rolls have surged by 946,000 in Florida (up 9%), 737,000 in North Carolina (up 13%), and 375,000 in Nevada, a 35% increase. Democratic registrations have increased the most in Nevada, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and shockingly competitive ...

Combat Vote Suppression
The Latest on Air America — ... and Minnesota have signed up more than 150,000 voters apiece since 2004. Virginia and Nevada have each registered more than 250,000 new voters since then. Nationwide, more than 3.6 million voters registered in the first three months of 2008, according to an Associated Press survey. In total, approximately 153.1 million Americans are now registered to vote (a record 73.5 percent of citizens 18 or older.) So with all these new voters on the scene, there may be some chaos at various polling places tomorrow even without the expected dirty tricks already cropping up in places ...