http://www.newsvine.com/votesNewsvine - votesen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:20:42 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:26:36 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16271300-house-wont-vote-before-midnight-on-cliff-dealhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16271300-house-wont-vote-before-midnight-on-cliff-dealuspoliticsvotesfiscal-cliffMon, 31 Dec 2012 21:19:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14967593-america-casts-its-ballots-on-democracys-dayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14967593-america-casts-its-ballots-on-democracys-dayusnew-yorkamericavoteseast-coastus-newsnj-votingnc-onceohio-inTue, 6 Nov 2012 13:26:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Under the lights of a generator, voters wait in line outside of a tent serving as a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The original polling site, a school, was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Behind a sign barring loaded firearms in the building, people stand in line to cast their votes on Election Day as the polls opened at a precinct at the Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center in Apex, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)</p><p>Selma Friedman, 102, makes her way through the corridors of her St. Andrew Estates South retirement community on her way to cast her vote early Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. Selma, originally from East Orange, N.J., first voted for Franklin Delano Rooosevelt in 1932. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) </p><p>On this election day, as they do every day, people gather for breakfast in the Nutcracker Restaurant, a 1950's-style diner, in Pataskala, Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. From left are Ken Armentrout, Lewie Hoskinson and Jack Cruikshank. Hoskinson, center, is a retired city worker who his friends claim is the only President Barack Obama supporter in the town of 14,000. "I'm sure there are others, but I'm the only one who will admit it," he said, as his buddies laughed. His friends acknowledged that they weren't exactly thrilled with Mitt Romney as an alternative but said Obama hadn't done enough to get the economy moving. (AP Photo/Michael E. Keating)</p><p>United Auto Workers member Keely Bell, right, helps Cecilia Mealy find her polling location, while knocking on doors to remind people to vote on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Warren, Mich. For Bell, 42, this was her first up-close view of a UAW Election Day. She'd been out of work for two-and-a-half years, after losing a long-time office job, when a rebounding Chrysler hired her to a nearby assembly two years ago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)</p><p>Barber Bert Downing gives Kiel Sprawls a hair cut as they talk about their support of President Barack Obama and the election at Carter's Barbershop in Chicago on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. At right is a wall decorated with pictures of historical black leaders. The barber shop sits on the edge of a West Side ward that supported the president by a 99 percent-plus majority in 2008. And the regulars are pleased with his policies. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p><p>Amber Tuffield, 44, right, sits in her kitchen while her son Dallas, 13, watches a political advertisement on television showing Mitt Romney at their home in Lakewood, Colo. on Election Day Tuesday morning, Nov. 6, 2012. Sometime between her day job as a secretary and her second job bartending at an Italian restaurant, the registered independent voter and single mother of three plans to cast her vote. While 1.7 million Colorado voters have already cast their ballots either through the mail or through early voting, casting a vote in person on Election Day carries more substance for Tuffield. "You get into the little booth and you get to push the buttons," she said. "And my voice is heard." (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)</p><p>Members of the mariachi band "Gallos de Jalisco" play to remind California citizens to get out and cast their vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in the Sun Valley district of Los Angeles. Latinos now number about 53 million in the U.S., about 17 percent of the population, with some 24 million eligible to vote. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)</p><p>Yesenia Perez marks her ballot as her 1-year-old Eduardo Sanchez clings to her in the Weston Ranch area of Stockton, Calif. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The neighborhood was heavily affected by foreclosures in the past few years. Perez, 34, a mother of five who works at a local fruit-packing house, has had her share of hard times. After both she and her husband had their work hours cut amid the sputtering economy, they lost their home to foreclosure three years ago. Yet on Tuesday, she felt compelled to do something she had never done before: vote. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14874057-farewell-lever-and-punch-card-machineshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14874057-farewell-lever-and-punch-card-machinesusamericapoliticsvoteshowFri, 2 Nov 2012 08:25:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>People wait in line to vote at a polling place Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, Saratoga Springs, Utah, days ahead of the Nov. 6 election. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14666559-uks-cameron-to-defy-europe-over-prisoner-voteshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14666559-uks-cameron-to-defy-europe-over-prisoner-voteseubritainprisonervotesdavid-cameronworld-newsWed, 24 Oct 2012 00:58:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14141143-why-there-is-an-electoral-college-and-how-it-workshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14141143-why-there-is-an-electoral-college-and-how-it-worksusglancepoliticscountvotesmoreus-newssomeelectoral-collegeFri, 28 Sep 2012 18:41:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14140556-electoral-college-math-not-all-votes-are-equalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14140556-electoral-college-math-not-all-votes-are-equaluspoliticscountvotesmoresomecount-morevotes-countFri, 28 Sep 2012 17:27:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, sportswear bearing the name of a college that doesn't exist: the Electoral College, are seen in Glenburn, Maine, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state’s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2009 file photo, Capitol Hill Pages carry a box of the Electoral College votes to the House Chamber to be certified, on Capitol Hill in Washington. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state’s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Virginia Beach, Va. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state’s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Springfield, Va. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state’s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12048332-wal-marts-proxy-vote-shows-dissent-against-execshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12048332-wal-marts-proxy-vote-shows-dissent-against-execsbusinessuswal-martmartvotesMon, 4 Jun 2012 13:52:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Friday, June 1, 2012, file photo, Mike Duke, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. speaks during the annual Wal-Mart shareholders' meeting in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, June 1, 2012. Wal-Mart's final shareholder vote for its board of directors shows some dissent against key executives and board members, including CEO Mike Duke, in the wake of allegations of bribery in Mexico. According to results released by Wal-Mart Monday, June 4, 2012, 13 percent of the 3.4 billion shares were voted against the re-election of Duke to the company's board. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File0=)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/27/11425587-romanian-govt-falls-in-no-confidence-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/27/11425587-romanian-govt-falls-in-no-confidence-votebusinesseueuropeconfidencevotesczech-republicworld-newsno-confidenceeasternno-confidence-votesFri, 27 Apr 2012 10:28:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu waits for the beginning of a special parliament session in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, April 27, 2012. Governments in Romania and the Czech Republic on Friday face no confidence votes with opposition parties tapping into widespread public anger over biting austerity measures, cronyism and corruption.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, bottom left, waits for the beginning of a special parliament session in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, April 27, 2012, along with deputy Premier Marko Bela, bottom right, Culture Minister Kelemen Hunor, top left and Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu, top right. Governments in Romania and the Czech Republic on Friday face no confidence votes with opposition parties tapping into widespread public anger over biting austerity measures, cronyism and corruption.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, right, walks during a special parliament session in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, April 27, 2012. Governments in Romania and the Czech Republic on Friday face no confidence votes with opposition parties tapping into widespread public anger over biting austerity measures, cronyism and corruption.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu waits for the beginning of a special parliament session in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, April 27, 2012. Governments in Romania and the Czech Republic on Friday face no confidence votes with opposition parties tapping into widespread public anger over biting austerity measures, cronyism and corruption.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>Opposition leader Victor Ponta speaks during a special parliament session in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, April 27, 2012, before a no confidence vote. The Romanian government fell on Friday in a confidence vote, Ponta is the opposition alliance's proposal for the new Premier.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/08/11086619-london-nyc-top-the-cities-favored-by-the-ultra-richhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/08/11086619-london-nyc-top-the-cities-favored-by-the-ultra-richworldlondonvotesimgonly-on-msnbc-comalignleftclearallstylemarginSun, 8 Apr 2012 20:24:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The votes are in and London is the most important city in the world -- at least, according to the ultra-wealthy.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10616347-judges-reluctantly-send-first-idol-finalist-homehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10616347-judges-reluctantly-send-first-idol-finalist-homebordercastvotesimgjudgesonly-on-msnbc-comalignleftclearallstylemarginFri, 9 Mar 2012 03:21:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>While fans cast their first votes of season 11 on Wednesday night, it was up to the judges to decide which of the bottom two got the heave-ho.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/16/10170332-santorum-on-defense-over-votes-in-congresshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/16/10170332-santorum-on-defense-over-votes-in-congressusdebatepoliticssantorumvotesgoprick-santorumchild-left-behind"Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:44:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speak at the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10084916-in-dixville-notch-its-a-romney-huntsman-tiehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10084916-in-dixville-notch-its-a-romney-huntsman-tieusfirstpoliticsvotesnhnew-hampshireus-newsrepublicans-mitt-romneyjon-huntsmanTue, 10 Jan 2012 05:25:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A voter cast his vote in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary as Tom Tillotson looks on, at The Balsams Grand Resort, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Dixville, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</p><p>Donna Kaye Erwin looks at the totals for the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, at The Balsams Grand Resort, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Dixville, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</p><p>Jacques Couture, 62, cast his vote in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, at The Balsams Grand Resort, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Dixville, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</p><p>Donna Kaye Erwin looks at the totals for the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, at The Balsams Grand Resort, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Dixville, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9938766-decisive-iowa-votes-arrive-after-midnight-scramblehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9938766-decisive-iowa-votes-arrive-after-midnight-scramblepoliticsvoteslatemitt-romneyus-newsiowa-caucusesWed, 4 Jan 2012 08:34:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8718361-more-votes-cast-for-deceased-mayor-in-michiganhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8718361-more-votes-cast-for-deceased-mayor-in-michiganusmayorvotesodd-newsmoreus-newsdeceasedwest-michiganWed, 9 Nov 2011 16:12:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/16/7797266-pennsylvania-ponders-electoral-college-revamphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/16/7797266-pennsylvania-ponders-electoral-college-revamppennsylvaniapoliticspresidentialvotesrepublicanelectoral-collegeelectoralwinner-take-allonly-on-msnbc-compileggidecision-2012Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:30:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/08/7309199-gov-brown-endorses-popular-vote-bill-for-califhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/08/7309199-gov-brown-endorses-popular-vote-bill-for-califuspoliticscaliforniavoteselectoral-collegeelectoral-votesjerry-brownMon, 8 Aug 2011 21:53:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/22/7139604-veteran-republicans-keeping-options-open-on-debthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/22/7139604-veteran-republicans-keeping-options-open-on-debtusforhuntingpoliticsvotesdebtshowdownbarack-obamajohn-boehnerFri, 22 Jul 2011 07:20:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is followed by reporters after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/19/6678178-california-assembly-approves-electoral-vote-changehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/19/6678178-california-assembly-approves-electoral-vote-changeuscaliforniavotesus-newselectoral-votesxgrFri, 20 May 2011 00:22:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/03/6400769-boehner-wants-to-pass-spending-cuts-with-gop-alonehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/03/6400769-boehner-wants-to-pass-spending-cuts-with-gop-aloneuspoliticsvotesus-newsboehnerherdingSun, 3 Apr 2011 09:15:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 1, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss GOP efforts to create jobs and cut spending. The dilemma facing Boehner to pass a fast-approaching spending compromise and avert a government shutdown is to get the overwhelming majority of votes to come from fellow Republicans, even if dozens of easily attainable Democratic votes could help carry the budget bill to victory. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 1, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss GOP efforts to create jobs and cut spending. The dilemma facing Boehner to pass a fast-approaching spending compromise and avert a government shutdown is to get the overwhelming majority of votes to come from fellow Republicans, even if dozens of easily attainable Democratic votes could help carry the budget bill to victory. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 1, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss GOP efforts to create jobs and cut spending. The dilemma facing Boehner to pass a fast-approaching spending compromise and avert a government shutdown is to get the overwhelming majority of votes to come from fellow Republicans, even if dozens of easily attainable Democratic votes could help carry the budget bill to victory. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/31/6386363-idol-kicks-off-double-elimination-with-a-big-liehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/31/6386363-idol-kicks-off-double-elimination-with-a-big-lielifevotesresultsamerican-idoljudgesidoldurbinabramssingersonly-on-msnbc-comFri, 1 Apr 2011 02:40:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Michael Becker/ FOX</p><p>AMERICAN IDOL: L-R: Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia are eliminated on AMERICAN IDOL airing Thursday, March 31 (8:00-9:00- PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Michael Becker / FOX. Also pictured: Ryan Seacrest.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/18/6078458-britains-high-court-rejects-prisoner-votes-bidhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/18/6078458-britains-high-court-rejects-prisoner-votes-bideubritainvotesbehindbarsworld-newsbritain-high-courtFri, 18 Feb 2011 11:15:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/10/6023381-uk-lawmakers-vote-to-deny-prisoners-right-to-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/10/6023381-uk-lawmakers-vote-to-deny-prisoners-right-to-voteeubritainvotesbehindbarsworld-newsThu, 10 Feb 2011 10:10:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/08/5612749-blatter-fifa-not-corrupt-england-bad-loserhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/08/5612749-blatter-fifa-not-corrupt-england-bad-losersportssoccerworld-cupwcupvotesfifasepp-blatterblatterWed, 8 Dec 2010 18:49:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces Russia to host the 2018 World Cup during the announcement of the host country for the 2018 soccer World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/03/5403123-cheers-alabama-home-of-dry-oktoberfest-goes-wethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/03/5403123-cheers-alabama-home-of-dry-oktoberfest-goes-wetusvotesoddus-newsalcoholWed, 3 Nov 2010 19:11:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/02/5396179-voters-carry-anxiety-disappointment-to-the-pollshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/02/5396179-voters-carry-anxiety-disappointment-to-the-pollsusamericavotesus-newsTue, 2 Nov 2010 18:27:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A sticker is handed to a voter on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Waterville, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)</p><p>A voter arrives at the polls to cast her vote in the Indiana elections in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)</p><p>Gary Dzik prepares to cast his ballot at the Su Nueva Laundromat Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p>