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Diebold Voting Machines Jam in Vista
Two Diebold voting machines in Vista experienced paper jams on the already controversial computerized format that has been challenged on local, regional and national levels.
"What happend today in Vista is an example of the continued erosion of our democracy," said Fredia Avalos, a communication lecturer at Cal State San
Marcos. Vista filmaker Mark Day commented "I ended up voting twice. Those machines make a lot of racket and sound like an old harvesting machine. The whole thing is very scary."
Klobuchar wins
Democrat Amy Klobuchar sailed to an easy victory in the U.S. Senate race Tuesday, capitalizing on voter anger over the Iraq war to become Minnesota's first elected female senator.
Klobuchar, the elected prosecutor of Hennepin County, kept an important post in Democratic hands by beating Mark Kennedy, a three-term Republican congressman from west of the Twin Cities.
Klobuchar's win was based on a statistical analysis of the vote from voter interviews conducted for The Associated Press by Edison Media Research and Mitosfky International.
Doyle wins in Wisconsin governor's race
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, won a tough reelection race Tuesday over U.S. Rep. Mark Green, a Republican who focused on state spending and property taxes.
In the U.S. Senate race, Democratic incumbent Herb Kohl easily defeated Robert Gerald Lorge, a Republican lawyer from Bear Creek.
Kohl, who used to run his family's grocery and department stores and now owns the Milwaukee Bucks, has served three terms in the Senate.
Wisconsin voters also approved Tuesday a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Similar measures banning same-sex civil
Immigrants turn out to vote in California, spurred by tech-saavy and traditional registration drives, voter guides and rights cards from Mobilize the Immigrant Vote 2006.
Mapping the Movement: WashingtonHeavy rain falls on election day. Shankar Narayan, director of the Hate Free Zone, hopes it won't keep away the 11,000 immigrant voters it's registered through canvassing and phone banking.
La Nueva Cara del Votante: Jóven y Latino
Los jóvenes latinos en San Diego conformaron más de la mitad del crecimiento del electorado latino del condado.
Black voters a poll factor
While incumbent Republican Gov. Bob Riley has a comfortable lead in polls over Democratic Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley, political observers say the outcome of other races could depend on how many voters turn out, particularly black voters.
FBI looks into voter intimidation
The FBI is looking into possible voter intimidation in Virginia's hard-fought U.S. Senate contest between Republican incumbent George Allen and Democrat Jim Webb.
Black voters a poll factor
While incumbent Republican Gov. Bob Riley has a comfortable lead in polls over Democratic Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley, political observers say the outcome of other races could depend on how many voters turn out, particularly black voters.
FBI looks into voter intimidation
The FBI is looking into possible voter intimidation in Virginia's hard-fought U.S. Senate contest between Republican incumbent George Allen and Democrat Jim Webb.
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