Early Voting

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October 26, 2012

President Obama asked to show ID as he early votes in Chicago

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama on Thursday became the first U.S. president to cast an early vote in person.…
October 25, 2012

Why are African-Americans so dominant in early voting?

theGRIO REPORT - It might be too early to know for sure whether African-American turnout will trump 2008 numbers, but…
October 23, 2012

Voting machines in Ohio with business ties to Romney raise alarm

theGRIO REPORT - Reports are circulating there are “dubious links” between the voting machines in some counties [Hamilton and William]…
October 22, 2012

Former Florida GOP chair slams party: Voter ID a 'marketing tool' to suppress minority votes

theGRIO REPORT - The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida is currently awaiting trial for allegedly paying himself…
October 16, 2012

Supreme Court won't block early voting in Ohio

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with Democrats in refusing to block early voting in the battleground state…
October 9, 2012

Ohio appeals to Supreme Court on early voting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's election chief has appealed a ruling by a federal court that reinstates the final three…
October 8, 2012

Romney cuts into Obama's early voter advantage

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's campaign is working hard to chip away at President Barack Obama's advantage among early voters,…
October 5, 2012

Early voting reinstated but not required in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated in-person early voting in the swing state of Ohio…
September 28, 2012

Obama using voter registration to stay close in NC

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Dozens of volunteers armed with clipboards and voter registration forms gather at President Barack Obama's field…
September 27, 2012

Obama ahead of Romney in Iowa polls as vote starts

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney is struggling in swing-state Iowa at a perilous point: just as voters…
September 25, 2012

National Voter Registration Day: When does your state start voting?

theGRIO REPORT - Today is National Voter Registration Day, but it's also Election Day in more than two dozen states...
September 25, 2012

Tea Party voter intimidation alleged in North Carolina early voting

theGRIO REPORT - A report released this month by voting rights groups Demos and Common Cause says robust enforcement of…
September 25, 2012

Why Team Obama wants you to vote before Election Day

theGRIO REPORT - Voting on Election Day sometimes has complications, particularly long lines. So in key battleground states, Team Obama…
September 5, 2012

Ohio Secretary of State: Restoring early voting 'will only serve to confuse voters'

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's Secretary of State, Jon Husted refuses to reinstate early voting the final weekend before Election Day…
August 31, 2012

Judge restores 3 early voting days in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to…
August 20, 2012

Ohio Republican: Early voting should not accomodate black voters

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's Franklin County GOP Chairman Doug Preisse voted against the weekend voting process Ohio had during the…
August 17, 2012

Florida judge dumps early voting limits in some counties

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A federal court on Thursday gave five Florida counties four extra days of early voting in…
August 17, 2012

Ohio mandates the same early voting hours statewide in bid to avoid controversy

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has decided to standardize early voting hours statewide, limiting them in…
August 15, 2012

How early voting changes in Ohio will hurt Democratic, black voters

theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups, voting rights advocates, clergy and the state NAACP are among those protesting the restriction…
August 10, 2012

Ohio law expands early voting for Republicans, cuts it for Democrats

VIDEO - Ohio has made voting harder for Democrats, and easier for Republicans...