Columbia Journalism: Elections coverage: Voting Issues

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Presidential Election U.S. Senate New York State Immigrant Vote Minority/Ethnic Vote Voting Issues Polls and Polling Get Out The Vote Ballot Bloopers Up Close and Personal

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Prof. Sig Gissler Prof. LynNell Hancock Prof. Stephen Isaacs Prof. Rhoda Lipton Prof. Laura Muha Prof. Sandy Padwe Prof. Robin Reisig

Convicted Felons Fight for Right to Vote
By Sonya Fatah
A class-action lawsuit was filed last year seeking voting rights for the more than 130,000 people in prison or on parole for felony convictions in New York State. The lawsuit ultimately could have important ramifications in elections as close as the current presidential race.

College Student Doesn’t Vote, to No One’s Surprise
By Ashley Kindergan
In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, Jennifer Ishari adamantly defended her decision to support George W. Bush. But when Election Day came Tuesday, Ishari slipped into the role of a stereotypical teenager.

Religious Beliefs Show Voters the Light in Polling Booths
By Gene Roman
Spurred by the issues of gay marriage, abortion and the war in Iraq, religious voters took on an unusually bare-knuckled political role this year in a contest that pitted a born-again Christian against the third Roman Catholic nominated for president.

Turned Away at the Polls, New Yorkers Take Their Cases to (Election) Court
By Anna Bengel
NEW YORK, Nov. 2—She just wanted to get it over with. Fania Washington planned to vote before work, so she headed to her local polling place at about 8 a.m. But after waiting in line for about an hour, the Midtown woman found her name wasn’t on the registration list.

Democracy’s Mr. Fix-It
City’s Voting Machine Technician Keeps Election Day Running Smoothly
By James Fanelli
John O’Grady is democracy’s handyman.
When a New York City voting machine’s tiny lever jams, he oversees its repair. When a voter walks out with a snapped big lever, which happened one election, he makes sure the severed stick gets mended.