Ballot News

Oscar nomination deadline extended due to problems voting online

Hollywood - Due to problems with the new online Oscar voting system, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended the voting deadline for nominations by one day.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

Oregon election worker fired for allegedly altering ballots

Salem - An election worker in Oregon is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly altering ballots in favor of Republican Party candidates. She was accused of filling in a Republican straight ticket on ballots voters left blank.

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'Yes on 37' Right to Know — organizing one million more voters Special

San Francisco - Organizing another million Californians who want the right to know what's in their food - this is the pledge made today by the California "Yes to 37" Right to Know Campaign.

Digital Journal Report by Anne Sewell

CA Right to Know GMO labeling measure is Prop. 37 on Nov. ballot

San Francisco - Due to overwhelming support for the historic GMO labeling initiative, the California Right to Know Labeling Measure will be Proposition 37 on the November Ballot.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

LA voters to decide on condom use in porn

Los Angeles - A ballot measure will allow Los Angeles County voters to decide this November whether or not porn actors should be required to wear condoms during film shoots.

In the Media by Layne Weiss

Obama's top aide Rahm Emanuel can run for mayor of Chicago

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is eligible to run for mayor of Chicago. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court after the state appellate court decided earlier to bar Emanuel on questions of residency.

In the Media by Leo Reyes

Microsoft's European browser ballot now live, Opera benefiting

Microsoft's browser ballot website, BrowserChoice.eu, yesterday went live, allowing Europeans to quickly and easily download and install browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and already Opera is seeing a surge in downloads from the EU.

In the Media by Brenton Currie - 1 comment

Will Michiganders vote for medical marijuana use in November?

On Monday a state elections panel certified petitions with 377,975 signatures on them to place a plan on the November ballot to allow the use of marijuana for medical use when prescribed by a doctor.

In the Media by Cynthia Trowbridge - 14 comments