http://www.secstateproject.org/
"A modest political investment in electing clean candidates to critical Secretary of State offices is an efficient way to protect the election in 2008. It's impossible to place election observers at every precinct where voter suppression tactics may be deployed. What's more, the most significant barriers to voting are set months in advance of any election - when voter registration laws are selectively enforced, when minorities are purged from voter rolls, and when decisions are made about what kind of voting machines are purchased."
Hat tip to Oliver Willis
http://www.oliverwillis.com/...
This is where the rubber meets the road, folks. If you don't want any more reruns of Katharine Harris (Florida in 2000) and Ken Blackwell (Ohio in 2004), you have to pay attention to each of the 50 Secretaries of State and Elections Commissions.
http://www.canivote.org/
"If you don't know where to go to cast your ballot on Election Day, or...
"If you're not sure if you are registered to vote in your home state...
You've come to the right place. This site was created by the nation's chief state election officials to help make voting as simple and convenient as possible. Keep reading and you'll find a step-by-step guide to voting in 2006. Just follow the steps and vote!
"If you're planning to go to the polls on Election Day, why not consider being a poll worker? Every state needs people to work at the polls, and in most states you can actually get paid for serving. Select your state, city or county from the drop down menu below to find out how you can apply."
http://www.nass.org/...
2006 Voter Registration Deadlines by State
Hat tip to Andrew Tobias (Treasurer of the Democratic Party)
http://www.andrewtobias.com/...
Folks interested in this topic are pooling information at
http://groups.yahoo.com/...
and dkosopedia on [[Voting_Rights]] for further resources.
Please think about volunteering to be a poll worker in your local precinct
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And now for something completely different:
Amory Lovins lecturing at MIT on Winning the Oil End Game, and hour and a half of video at http://mitworld.mit.edu/...
I wish they'd videotaped the more free-wheeling smaller group session on the prospects for nuclear power that happened the next day but it's still amazing that this kind of stuff is freely available online. No excuses any more, friends. If you want to know about it, it's probably available.
Hat tip to treehugger
http://www.treehugger.com/...