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Sam Aanestad to run for Congress, setting up battle with fellow Republican Doug LaMalfa
February 08, 2012

AM Alert: No shortage of money in California's primary battles
February 02, 2012

Democrats edge GOP in funds
February 01, 2012

The Buzz: Schwarzenegger memorabilia still an item for fans on eBay
January 26, 2012

Capitol Alert: Republican Tony Amador to run for new 9th Assembly seat
January 24, 2012

Editorial: State deserves a 21st-century voting system
January 03, 2012

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RI voter information up for grabs
February 08, 2012 | WPRI CBS 12 Providence

Voter Registration Wikipedia Information

Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive.

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"For the first time more of our registered voters-- 51.5 percent-- requested vote-by-mail ballots than going to the polling place."

— Voter Registration on November 02, 2010

Sacramento Connect

California Democrats post fundraising, voter registration edge
January 31, 2012
California Democrats are starting 2012 with an $8.7 million fundraising advantage and 13-point voter registration edge over their rivals in the Republican Party...

Cuts to voter services could cause ‘widespread confusion,’ secretary of state says
July 19, 2011
July 19, 2011 - Buried on page 620 of the state budget bill are a few small cuts that could change the way we vote. To save $33 million, the bill [PDF] suspended...

Gov. Jerry Brown OKs online voter registration in California
October 07, 2011
Californians will be able to register to vote online for 2012 elections under legislation signed into law today by Gov. Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 397, by Sen...

Combative LA congressional race brings big spending
July 07, 2011
July 7, 2011 - Two congressional candidates are throwing down big money in western Los Angeles as they vie to succeed retired Rep. Jane Harman, one of Congress'...

Other local news reports

Yuba- Sutter Insider: Crunching voter registration statistics
February 02, 2012 | AppealDemocrat

Brown Shifts All Future Ballot Measures to General Elections
October 07, 2011 | RSS Feed: Capital Public Radio State Government News
Shark fins, ballot measures and online voter registration all bills California Governor Jerry Brown dealt with Friday as he works towards a Sunday deadline to clear his desk....

Online Voter Registration and Red Light Cameras: Rounding Up The Day's Bill Activities
September 01, 2011 | RSS Feed: Capital Public Radio State Government News
California lawmakers considered a host of noteworthy issues Thursday, including online voter registration and red light cameras. ...

From around the web

Pakistani Militant Commander Bans Census, Voter Registration
December 24, 1999 | Memri Latest Blogs Urdupashtu
Mangal Bagh, chief of the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Islam, has threatened harsh penalties to Pakistani officials and tribal people for conducting and participating in the...

Marion Co.: Presidential candidate Santorum, gubernatorial hopeful Wallace short...
February 10, 2012 | indystar.com
Cindy Mowery, Republican board member of the Marion County Board of Voter Registration, said today that Santorum has 492 signatures of the 500 he needed in the 7th District....

GOP gubernatorial candidate Wallace: I've got enough signatures to run for governor
February 10, 2012 | indystar.com
Cindy Mowery of the Voter Registration office in Marion County could not immediately be reached today. Wallace will challenge Rep. Mike Pence, R-Columbus, in the GOP primary....

Wallace fights to get on GOP ballot
February 09, 2012 | indystar.com
He said he is pondering taking the list of 200 voters he thinks were wrongly disqualified to the Marion County Board of Voter Registration and asking for a reassessment. He also...

Santorum files for Indiana despite ballot dispute
February 08, 2012 | indystar.com
However, the Santorum campaign contests that 49 signatures were wrongly disqualified by Marion County' -- s Board of Voter Registration. • LATEST POLITICAL...

E. J. Dionne: The Citizens United catastrophe
February 06, 2012 | indystar.com
How else to explain conservative legislation in state after state to obstruct access to the ballot by lower-income voters -- particularly members of minority groups -- though voter identification laws, shortened voting periods and restrictions on voter registration ...

Voter Registration on twitter

	#Politics U.S. Voter Registration Rolls Are in Disarray, Pew Report Finds: Registration in the United ... http://t.co/M6vv7IRC #HiTechCJ Twitter: @RightCenterLeft
	RT @plantgirl1958: “@txstatedemocrat: RT @houstonchron: Group sues over Texas voter registration http://t.co/8NiZuQvK” Twitter: @txmattie
	RT @gregorykorte: Some places in the U.S. have more registered voters than people. How can that be? http://t.co/SJ7alniq Twitter: @KellySKennedy
	Voter Rolls Are Rife With Inaccuracies, Report Finds http://t.co/h1HqakQZ Twitter: @nytimesfeed
	Pew study: 1 in 8 voter records flawed http://t.co/hZJlo9X0 Twitter: @Syehan_News
	Pew study: 1 in 8 voter records flawed http://t.co/X13P3NlT Twitter: @juanmuriango

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MA voter registration
February 13, 2012

Minnesota Voter Registration Investigation Uncut
February 07, 2012

Voter Registration
August 24, 2011

Voter Registration Books

The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election
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