elections

Protect your vote, avoid election machine errors

harminka — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:12:39 -0600

Of all the conceivable problems that could lead to a miscount Election Day, there's one possibility that voters can do something about – avoid making election machine-related errors, says a University of Maryland researcher who led a comprehensive study of voter problems using touch screen and paper-based machines.

Presidential candidates' television ads most negative in history

harminka — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:18:33 -0500

The 2008 presidential campaign, as reflected in candidates' television spots, has been one of the most negative campaigns in history.

Negative cues from appearance alone matter for real elections

harminka — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:10:14 -0500

Brain-imaging studies reveal that voting decisions are more associated with the brain's response to negative aspects of a politician's appearance than to positive ones, says a team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Scripps College, Princeton University, and the University of Iowa.

Are Voters Influenced by Newspaper Picks?

harminka — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:50:26 -0500

Newspaper endorsements for presidential candidates can influence voting decisions, according to new research by two Brown University economists.

Undecided voters may already have decided

harminka — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:46:04 -0500

Do "undecided" voters actually make their choices before they realize?

Economic crisis could stop citizens from voting

harminka — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:28:58 -0500

During election season, Americans are reminded of their freedoms and rights that allow them to vote for their leaders. As countless political polls try to predict how voters are being swayed, those polled may not be allowed to vote at all.

Presidential debates are mostly positive and emphasize policy

harminka — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:59:04 -0500

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are preparing for their first presidential debate this week. William Benoit, one of the nation's leading experts on political campaigns at the University of Missouri, says presidential debates have become an important part of presidential campaigns since 1960.

Voting Starts in Zimbabwe Election, Called Shameful

admin_huliq — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:52:39 -0500

The Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has called today's presidential elections "a shameful humiliation" and said it's a "tragic day in the country's history. President Robert Mugabe is the only candidate as Mr Tsvangirai withdrew following intimidation and violence. His name is still on the voting slips.

Election forecasters preparing for historic election

harminka — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:50:57 -0500

Anticipating what is likely to be one of the most interesting elections in modern history, University at Buffalo professor of political science James E. Campbell and Michael S. Lewis-Beck, professor of political science at the University of Iowa, have assembled the insights of prominent election forecasters in a special issue of the International Journal of Forecasting published this month.

Tapping computer science for more ACCURATE vote

harminka — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:57:24 -0500

Academic computer science community uses its expertise and insights to help state and local officials run more secure and accurate elections

Candidates are buying your vote

harminka — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:41:15 -0500

New paper for the Journal of Political Economy exposes the economics of election year promises

Candidates emphasize hot-button issues across party lines

harminka — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:29:12 -0500

The 2004 presidential candidates reached out to voters across the political aisle – but not in a genuinely conciliatory spirit, according to a new analysis which says that George W. Bush and John Kerry sought to peel away voters from the opposing party using hot-button issues.