Employed or not, voting ritual often the same
David Weinberg Nov 7, 2012
In many ways, the 2012 presidential election is a referendum on a number: the nation's unemployment rate of 7.9 percent. Reporters in Oklahoma City (unemployment around 5 percent) and San Bernardino, Calif., (unemployment pushing 12 percent) look behind the numbers.
Election Day: Is waiting the hardest part?
Shereen Marisol Meraji Nov 7, 2012
An economist and an engineer on the frustrations and virtues of waiting.
Electronic voting and the security of a paper trail
David Brancaccio Nov 6, 2012
Why electronic voting’s challenges, from hacking to glitches, might be best with an old fashioned analogue backup.
Buy your 'I voted' stickers now
Kai Ryssdal Nov 5, 2012
Patriotism and civic pride can be yours for just $3.80 per thousand.
Why we still can't vote online, and why that may be a good thing
David Brancaccio Oct 15, 2012
We can support candidates with a text, participate in polls, even register to vote online, but we still can't vote that way -- which might be good news.
Register to vote via Facebook?
Kai Ryssdal Jul 18, 2012
The State of Washington's elections office is working with Microsoft to allow voters to register via social networking giant Facebook.
Electronic voting 2012: Here we go again
Jeff Horwich May 11, 2012
Elections come and go and many issues change, but one seems to remain: electronic voting. Two years ago, four years ago, eight years ago -- the story's been about the same: the machines don't seem ready for primetime, but we're using them anyway.
It's the economy, stupid... right?
Patrick Anderson Apr 25, 2012
Commentator and economist Patrick Anderson puts that theory to the test.
Internet voting way too risky, say experts
John Moe Mar 5, 2012
Convenient, yes. Secure? Far from it.
Bartleby the Scrivener goes 21st century
Marc Sanchez Feb 15, 2012
"I'd prefer not to register to vote"
