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[edit] Off the Kuff: Precinct analysis: CD07

19 November 2008, by unknown [He] told me yesterday that he sees the District 7 race as a "Firewall" for county wide Republicans. "I believe that if we don't get my re-election numbers into the 60s percentage, then every Republican in Harris County could lose. ...

[edit] Top Democrats urge GOP to hold off on elections bill - Columbus Dispatch

19 November 2008, by

[edit] Tax rate increases on ballots in three school districts - Houston Chronicle

19 November 2008, by

[edit] Runoff for District 17 set for December - Southeast Texas Record

18 November 2008, by

[edit] Drug court support: A request for criminal court judges to step up ... - Houston Chronicle

18 November 2008, by

[edit] First outing smooth for elections director - Annapolis Capital

17 November 2008, by

[edit] Mann's Take: "Democratic Turnout Stunk" - Greg's Opinion

16 November 2008, by unknown The Harris County Democratic Party hoped that 1.3 million voters would cast ballots. And during the early voting period, when more than 726000 people voted, Democrats seemed well on their way to hitting their turnout targets. ...

[edit] Off the Kuff: A word on voter registration numbers

16 November 2008, by unknown Kaufman's "Cumulative Report" uses a figure for voter registration in Harris County of 1892656. The actual number of persons who were registered and eligible to vote on November 4 was at least 1956000 (probably up to 10000 higher than ...

[edit] Harris County: Where Are the Swing Voters? - Greg's Opinion

16 November 2008, by unknown I think people tend to confuse voting behavior and voter turnout. Here is the deal. Na PDiddie on Harris County: Where Are the Swing Voters?: Yeah, I'm guessing the people who didn't vote for Bradford didn't do so because of race. ...

[edit] Win? Loss? Tie? Scoring the Democrats' big push in Harris County - Dallas Morning News

15 November 2008, by

[edit] Texas Lawyer Blog: Harris County squeakers settled

14 November 2008, by Colleen McGushin The votes are in, and the results are the same. The election night winners in two close district court races in Harris County kept their leads over opponents, even after some extra votes were added into the vote totals. Late...

[edit] Tally may alter 2 Harris judge race outcomes Thursday - Houston Chronicle

13 November 2008, by

[edit] Texas Lawyer Blog: Harris County ballot fight

13 November 2008, by unknown Hector de Leon, a spokesman for Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman, says he expects the ballot board to complete its work tonight and votes from any ballots deemed legitimate will be added into the vote totals on Nov. 13. ...

[edit] Houston Blogs: Prof13: What Lies Ahead for the Harris County ...

12 November 2008, by KTRK A good place to start is to analyze the shift in presidential voting from 2004 when George W. Bush carried the county by 113000 votes to 2008 when John McCain lost it by 18000, a swing of over 130000 votes. ...

[edit] Hundreds Of New Ballots Added To Harris County Vote

10 November 2008, by Several hundred ballots are ruled legitimate and added to the final Harris County voting tally after a daylong meeting of the county's Provisional and Absentee Ballot Board, KPRC Local 2 reports.

[edit] Southeast Texas Record | Harris County's judicial wipe out

8 November 2008, by unknown In all, the GOP won only four of 26 Harris County contested judicial races. In the post-election analysis, pundits and partisans alike lamented that many good judges were voted out in the Democrat sweep. The analysts noted that deposed ...

[edit] Lovett College alum wins seat as Harris County Judge - Election '08

7 November 2008, by unknown Emmett was appointed to Harris County judge in March 2007 by the Harris County Commissioner's court. In 1978, Emmett ran for the legislature and served four terms in the Texas House of Representatives. This year, Emmett spent more than ...

[edit] Bradford

6 November 2008, by I thought Clarence Bradford raised stinks over street races, not electoral ones? Democrat C.O. "Brad" Bradford's campaign still was not ready to admit defeat in the race for Harris County district attorney Wednesday, hoping he can garner enough votes from outstanding absentee and provisional ...

[edit] Battle For Harris County District Attorney Still Undecided

5 November 2008, by Voters who cast provisional ballots during early voting or on Election Day could end up deciding the final outcome in the race for Harris County district attorney, KPRC Local 2 reports.

[edit] Road Map: First 100 Days

5 November 2008, by Congratulations are in order for President-Elect Obama. While I may disagree with him on nearly every policy position, it is a truly remarkable event to behold when, just a few short decades ago, much of the nation was entrenched in shameful segregation, from schools to diners to drinking fountains. ...

[edit] Voting etiquette: no cell phones, campaign wear (River Oaks Examiner)

5 November 2008, by Worried about “Internet spam” that she said was confusing voters as early balloting was beginning, Harris County Clerk Beverly B. Kaufman issued clarification on several points of early voting procedure Saturday.

[edit] How Astronauts Vote From Space

5 November 2008, by Since 1997, US astronauts have been able to cast a vote during an election whilst not on the planet. This is how they do it:- The process of voting from space actually begins on the ground. According to the 1997 bill, astronauts in space can cast an absentee ballot from their spacecraft with ...

[edit] How Astronauts Vote From Space

5 November 2008, by Since 1997, US astronauts have been able to cast a vote during an election whilst not on the planet. This is how they do it:- The process of voting from space actually begins on the ground. According to the 1997 bill, astronauts in space can cast an absentee ballot from their spacecraft with ...

[edit] Astronauts Cast Votes From Space, But It's Only One Regular Vote For Mankind (Election 2008)

4 November 2008, by Astronauts Michael Fincke and Gregory Chamitoff did what only four other Astronauts have done in NASA's 50 years when they voted today—from space. Thanks to a Texas bill passed in 1997, NASA space cases are able to legally vote while they're out of the planet on business. But how did they cast their ...

[edit] Hunker Down People, Hunker Down!

4 November 2008, by I’m so giddy while watching the news on KHOU for the election. This is going to be pretty scattered… I giggle now every time I hear the phrase “Hunker down” thanks to the extreme overuse of it during Hurricane Ike. They just said on the news that people will be “hunkering down tonight, awaiting election ...

[edit] Hunker Down People, Hunker Down!

4 November 2008, by I’m so giddy while watching the news on KHOU for the election. This is going to be pretty scattered… I giggle now every time I hear the phrase “Hunker down” thanks to the extreme overuse of it during Hurricane Ike. They just said on the news that people will be “hunkering down tonight, awaiting election ...

[edit] Proper Voting Attire

4 November 2008, by People are finding out that you have to be careful what you wear to the polling booth. The 40-year-old Houston Realtor was wearing one of her souvenir T-shirts when she went to cast her ballot at a Cypress polling place Oct. 26. A poll worker told her she would have to change the shirt if she [...]

[edit] Vote Today in Harris County

4 November 2008, by Find your voting location . What to Bring — Any one of these will allow you to vote in Texas: Your Voter Registration Card OR The pink copy you kept from your voter registration application OR Personal Identification (driver’s license, government ID, bank statement or utility bill or pay stub or check.) Bring them. Do not bring any campaign material including caps, t-shirts and buttons, within 100 feet of the entrance to the polling location. You can electioneer all you want out

[edit] 730000-plus hit the polls early in Harris County - Houston Chronicle

1 November 2008, by

[edit] Early Voting in Texas Up One Million From 2004

31 October 2008, by According to the Houston Chronicle one million more residents have voted so far, with one day left for early voting in Texas. In Harris County (the largest district in the State) Democratic voters outnumber Republicans. Leland Beatty, a Democratic consultant, said 42 percent of early voters had voted in Democratic primaries and 20.6 percent in Republican primaries. A Republican strategist here said the reason for the higher turnout is due to huge participation during the Primary when large

[edit] Early Harris County voting rises to more than half-million - Houston Chronicle

30 October 2008, by

[edit] Voting Rights Watch: Investigation says thousands wrongly denied right to register in Houston

28 October 2008, by An unusually high number of people are having their voter registration applications rejected in Harris County, Texas -- and experts say problematic reviewing of applications is to blame. That's the finding of an investigation by KHOU TV in Houston, which turned up a number of irregularities in voter registration procedures at the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector's office. The problems included 18-year-olds being told they weren't old enough to vote and people informed that they failed to pr

[edit] More record-setting numbers reported for Harris County early voting - KHOU

25 October 2008, by

[edit] YouTube - Democracy Denied in Harris County, Texas

25 October 2008, by bklnpoet Voters disqualified for mistakes they didn't make.No one is disqualified at http://www.michaelmoore.com/

[edit] New Voters ‘Banned From Ballot Box’ @ Republican Voter Registrar (Video)

25 October 2008, by New Voters ‘Banned From Ballot Box’ @ Republican Voter Registrar (Video) October 25, 2008 in Republican, Voters Rights | Tags: ballot, Ballot Box, Banned, democracy, Election 2008, fraud, Harris County, New Voters, Obama, registration, Rep. Tom Davis, Republican, Republican Party, texas, voter, Voter Registrar, Voter Rights, Voter Suppression, voting

[edit] Early Voting: the fourth day (UPDATED)

23 October 2008, by NOTE TO READERS: This includes some weekend returns from county web sites. The Secretary of State’s web site will not be updated until Monday. I am going to use this format to update daily the number of early votes cast in the fifteen counties with the most registered voters, ranked by the Secretary of State in the order of most to least registered voters. UPDATED INFORMATION APPEARS IN ITALICS. I am also going to include the numbers for the same day (in this case, the fourth day; tomorrow it

[edit] Ballots cast in Houston using dead voters’ names

10 October 2008, by Ballots cast in Houston using dead voters’ names By Lee Ann O'Neal | Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Thousands on the rolls after death, creating potential for fraud Woodwick Street was quiet — with a few residents working in their yards and adding to post-storm brush piles at the curb — when Texas Watchdog visited on a recent Saturday to try to find Harris County voter Linda K. Hill. “I’m sorry, but she passed on [...]

[edit] Harris County Early Voting Locations

26 September 2008, by Vote early anywhere in Harris County. Here is a great map of the location s. What to Bring — Any one of these will allow you to vote: Your Voter Registration Card OR The pink copy you kept from your voter registration application OR Personal Identification (driver’s license, government ID, bank statement or utility bill) This will start soon - get ready. First Week Monday – Friday Oct. 20 – 24 8am – 4:30pm Weekend Saturday Oct. 25 7am – 7pm Sunday Oct. 26 1pm – 6pm Second Week Monday

[edit] Brains and Eggs: Harris County election details

25 September 2008, by Perry Dorrell, aka PDiddie You will obviously get to vote for a single Congressional and statehouse candidate to represent your area, but all of the judicial candidates and all of the Harris County executive races will appear on your ballot (if you're voting in ...

[edit] It’s The Ballot Count, Stupid! Florida Déjà Vu in Arizona

14 September 2008, by (Pictured L to  R: Jim March, Bill Risner, John R. Brakey of AUDIT AZ) This article appears jointly on The Vadimus Post and LA Progressive.com  Millions will soon begin early voting in the General Election. Nearly half of all US counties will use Diebold GEMS tabulation system. Election officials have the ability to print off complete election summary reports throughout voting as ballots come in. This report shows how many ballots were cast, for whom, where and preliminary totals.  Accordi

[edit] Key People for September 6, 2008

7 September 2008, by Christina Cox Sample context: "...The cable came back on right about 11 pm. AFTER I'd missed CHRISTINA COX on SGA. (Yes, I saw the repeat. My point is,..." Edna Barth Sample context: "...Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts: The Story of the Halloween Symbols by EDNA BARTH..." Kathy Mccoy Sample context: ...

[edit] Registering voters

29 July 2008, by We should have over two million registered voters for the election this fall, which would be a record high for Harris County. The question is whether that figure should be even higher. For starters, 2 million citizens older than 17, in a county of roughly 4 million people, ...

[edit] HR 676

22 July 2008, by By Gus Van Horn from Gus Van Horn,cross-posted by MetaBlog Surprise Meeting, Surprise Attack You may not be aware of this, but in January 2007, John Conyers (D-MI) introduced legislation ( HR 676 ) which will, for all practical purposes, nationalize the medical sector . Last Friday, after having attended ...

[edit] Texas blog roundup for the week of July 14

15 July 2008, by It's Netroots Nation week! Whether you'll be there in Austin or just looking for liveblogs and video feeds, you can get in the mood for the event by catching up with the Texas Progressive Alliance and its blog highlights for the week. Click on for more. South Texas Chisme got what they were asking for ...

[edit] Dallas City Council says "No loonies, please"

23 June 2008, by Got this from a reader: Dallas City Council would like certain people to please zip their lips, and they plan to do something about it. That's because time and again, council members (particularly Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway) have grudgingly tolerated or even openly battled with some of the ...

[edit] Good poll news in CD10

17 June 2008, by CD10 candidate Larry Joe Doherty has released a poll memo (PDF) with some good and interesting news. This district may have been gerrymandered to be a safe Republican seat, but it certainly does not look like one any longer. In the initial trial heat, (incumbent Rep. Mike) McCaul gets 43% of the vote ...

[edit] How To Spot E-Vote Tampering?

5 June 2008, by Precinct Election Judge writes "I am one of the Republican Party Precinct Chairs in Harris County, Texas. Since in 2006 Republican Rick Perry won the Governor's race in my precinct I will be the head election judge at my polling station this November. (My Democratic counterpart will ...

[edit] How To Spot E-Vote Tampering?

5 June 2008, by Precinct Election Judge writes "I am one of the Republican Party Precinct Chairs in Harris County, Texas. Since in 2006 Republican Rick Perry won the Governor's race in my precinct I will be the head election judge at my polling station this November. (My Democratic counterpart will be assistant election judge.) I have read with interest the stories about voting machine hacking, and I want advice from those of you who are experts on what to watch for to make sure there is no fraudulant activity

[edit] How To Spot E-Vote Tampering?

5 June 2008, by Precinct Election Judge writes "I am one of the Republican Party Precinct Chairs in Harris County, Texas. Since in 2006 Republican Rick Perry won the Governor's race in my precinct I will be the head election judge at my polling station this November. (My Democratic counterpart will ...

[edit] BlogBites for May 26, 2008

28 May 2008, by From http://haystacks.typepad.com/haystacks:" Jason and I caught the midnight showing of Indiana Jones IV Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Although, I have some issues with the movie, (I'll get to that in a second), I loved it. Nostalgia alone would grant it 3 stars. I'm an Indiana Jones fan from back ...