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Western States Primary
by Janice Houston
In 1988, Democrats in the southern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas held the first regional primary, later to be dubbed “Super Tuesday.” This primary was an attempt by these states to focus the Democratic Party on issues in the South as well as nominate a presidential candidate that would more closely represent southern Democrats than the front-runner from the Northeast-Michael Dukakis. While the South’s bid to unseat Dukakis ultimately failed, the importance of regional primaries has grown since 1988 and Super Tuesday is no longer strictly a southern affair. During the primary elections of 2000, which had no presidential incumbent seeking a party nomination, twelve states held their primary elections or caucuses, on Super Tuesday-March 7, 2000. This was the largest number of states participating in the twelve-year history of Super Tuesday, with approximately 16.8 million total votes cast.
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The Next Big Election Challenge
Developing Electronic Data Transaction Standards for Election Administration
http://www.cppa.utah.edu/publications/ne...
In this report, Professors Alvarez and Hall discuss the challenge of moving toward the implementation of a set of electronic transaction standards (ETS) for election administration across the nation. According to the authors of the report, such a standard would allow election management systems to communicate seamlessly and share data to create "a more accurate, cost-effective, and accessible election process and voting experience." Such a standard would enable state and local governments to adopt a modular approach to better integrate election management and voting products, make possible the development of truly integrated voter registration systems, and enhance the ability to conduct consistent and effective post-election audits of elections.
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Going Where Nobody Wants to Go
by Ken Embley
Who are the people who go to the polls to vote on primary election day? All those who answer this question with something like “people who need to get a life” are my kind of people. The last time a peer of mind voted on primary election day, it took me most of the day to realize it was an election day, which explains why she was wearing a little red, white and blue badge proudly declaring “I voted today.” What the heck, and as I said, she needs to get a life!
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