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U.N. Responds to Our Story

Yesterday, we published a story about a draft audit showing that the U.N. was unable to account for tens of millions of dollars sent … more…

U.N. Can’t Account for Millions Sent to Afghan Election Board

The United Nations cannot account for tens of millions of dollars provided to the troubled Afghan election commission, according t … more…

No More ‘Missing Voters’ in Alaska

It turns out, there really was "nothing fishy going on in the state of Alaska."

As of yesterday afternoon, 325,054 Alaskans voted i … more…

The Mystery of the Missing Alaskan Voters

"There's nothing fishy going on in the state of Alaska," Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, tells us.

Sin … more…

Congressmen Under Investigation? 11; Number Victorious Tuesday? 9

One was convicted of seven felony counts just days before the election. Another is under indictment for bribery after FBI agents fou … more…

Success! No Major Election Meltdown!

The verdict is in: Our election system bent but did not break yesterday, and while there were plenty of incidents (see VoteWatc … more…

Isolated Voting Problems, But (Seemingly) No Catastrophe

As you can see below and on VoteWatch, there’s been a steady stream of reports of incidents from around the country. Long lines, li … more…

GOP Complains of “Intimidation” in Philly

In a conference call with reporters this afternoon, senior advisors from the McCain-Palin campaign highlighted cases of what they c … more…

Michigan Clerk Sees Problems With Electronic Voting Machines

A county clerk in Michigan has warned that electronic voting machines used across the country have failed to correctly tabulate votes … more…

Cambridge, Mass. Voting Problem Fixed

Earlier, we noted that some voters arrived to vote in Cambridge, Massachusetts to find that their names were missing from the rolls. … more…

Political donors receive threatening letters

More than 11,000 donors to liberal causes recently opened their mailboxes to a rude surprise.

Inside was a letter warning these d … more…

Voting Machine Breakdowns a Non-Partisan Problem

The Los Angeles Times reports mechanical and paper-ballot problems from East to Midwest. (It’s still early in West.) The McCain cam … more…

Absentee Voters Left Out in Georgia

This morning, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that some voters in Gwinnett County applied for absentee ballots, but never r … more…

Good Morning from VoteWatch

Election Day is upon us, and as we’ve been doing for the past week, we’ll be posting reports of voting troubles as they come in. … more…

McCain Advisor Responds to Voter Fraud Story

Ronald Michaelson, who was the focus of our November 2 story, “McCain Advisor Says Voter Fraud is a ‘Perception’ that ‘Plants … more…

McCain Advisor Says Voter Fraud is a “Perception” that “Plants Seeds of Doubt”

This article was also published on Politico.com.

Update 11-4-2008: Michaelson's response

For weeks Republican leaders have warne … more…

“Rotten” ACORN Ad Funded by Anti-Minimum Wage Group

The New York Times ran a full page advertisement today in the front section of the paper featuring an attack on ACORN, or the Associa … more…

Mich. Foreclosure-Based Voter Challenge Ends in Political, not Legal, Agreement

Democrats and the Obama campaign yesterday dropped their federal lawsuit charging Republicans with plotting an unconstitutional schem … more…