9 ways you can cover tomorrow’s election.
It’s just bizarre to me to think that our elections are being monitored for problems by international observers. How low have we sunk?
Two things that everyone should do on Election Day: 1) Vote; and 2) Be watchful. If you see any abuse or misbehavior at the polls, document it. I’m not calling out for folks to randomly photograph polling places — but if there is abuse, it should be documented.
Hijinks abound already, including vote flipping on e-voting machines.
Update: Stanford Law School’s state-to-state guide for photographing polling places (in case you’re documenting)
Technorati Tags: Election 2006, e-voting, citizen journalism
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Technorati Tags: mock election, california ballot initiatives
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