Every Vote Counts
News: A collection of Mother Jones articles on our voting system
October 12, 2004
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The Corporate Ground War
Stung by the success of unions and outside groups in registering likely Democratic voters, Corporate America is fighting back for the GOP.
By Michael Scherer
October 7 2004
The Next FLorida Could Be ... Florida
Outstanding lawsuits, allegations of fraud, uneven standards for voting. Will history repeat itself in the 2004 election?
By Jeff Fleischer
October 7 2004
Poor, Black, and Left Behind
On the fiftieth anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the United States seems to have returned to degree zero of moral concern for the majority of descendants of slavery and segregation.
By Mike Davis
September 24 2004
The New Ward Heelers
An army of volunteers is sweeping swing states to find voters for John Kerry. Just don't call it a campaign.
By Samantha M. Shapiro
September-October 2004 issue
Welcome to the Age of Consumer Politics
Both parties are aggressively applying the techniques of database marketing to electoral politics -- whether people like it or not.
By Kari Lundgren
September 9, 2004
Wild Cards: A Field Guide to the American Swing Voter
A handy guide to swing voters and how they may-- or may not-- tip the scales in November.
By Dave Gilson
September 9, 2004
Driving Votes the Democrats' Way
On the road with Driving Votes, whose volunteers drive from safe states to swing states to get out the vote for Kerry.
By Stephen R. Miller
September 9, 2004
One Woman, One Vote
Single women could swing the presidential election - but, as get-out-the-vote activists are finding, a one-size-fits-all message won't work.
By Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards
July 14, 2004
The Paperless Chase
College sophomores Nelson Pavlosky and Luke Smith rage against the electronic voting machine
By Sabrina Rubin Erdely
May/June 2004 Issue
Diebold's Political Machine
Political insiders suggest Ohio could become as decisive this year as Florida was four years ago. Which is why the state's plan to use paperless touch-screen voting machines has so many up in arms.
By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
March 5, 2004
Chad 2.0
Computer voting was supposed to revolutionize elections. But has it just updated old problems?
November/December 2003 Issue
In Touch Screens We Trust
Welcome to the wonderful world of digital democracy. Please brace for the crash.
Cartoon by Mark Fiore
February 9, 2004
