politics

Pine Lake city election 2009 in DeKalb County, Georgia - Offices and Incumbents

A detailed follow-up to my entry on district-specific elected offices, this post offers a table of those offices for which DeKalb County residents will be voting in the 2009 City of Pine Lake election.

Dunwoody city election 2009 in DeKalb County, Georgia - Offices and Incumbents

A detailed follow-up to my entry on district-specific elected offices, this post offers a table of those offices for which DeKalb County residents will be voting in the 2009 City of Dunwoody election.

Doraville city election 2009 in DeKalb County, Georgia - Offices and Incumbents

A detailed follow-up to my entry on district-specific elected offices, this post offers a table of those offices for which DeKalb County residents will be voting in the 2009 City of Doraville election.

The internet and the 2008 election (Pew)

This report highlights information seeking on the internet, which is becoming an increasingly-used source for voter information. Unfortunately, at the moment, the internet is most useful for national elections. Statewide and, especially, local election information is still difficult to locate on the internet. Local voter advocacy groups would be well-served to focus on sharing their local voter information in the formats and customized for the tasks mentioned below.

Franken's relevant and well-spoken remarks/questions for Sotomayor

Check out CSPAN's 2 videos of Al Franken's initial remarks (which are hearteningly on point and civic-minded), and of Sotomayor's responses to his questions.

DocumentCloud to create open archives for investigative reporting and FOIA documents

Free, somewhat well-tagged access to documents gained by Freedom of Information Act requests and by investigative journalists.

Funny, conservative rant by SNL blonde: satire?

Is Victoria Jackson's blog about Obama killing your grandma: satire, scathingly funny conservative political commentary, or both?

Huge non-profit news coop and web 2.0: a match made in heaven

What are the technological and semantic web possibilities for the recently-formed Investigative News Network?

Chamblee city election 2009 in DeKalb County, Georgia - Offices and Incumbents

A detailed follow-up to my entry on district-specific elected offices, this post offers a table of those offices for which DeKalb County residents will be voting in the 2009 City of Chamblee election.

Avondale Estates city election 2009 in DeKalb County, Georgia - Offices and Incumbents

A detailed follow-up to my entry on district-specific elected offices, this post offers a table of those offices for which DeKalb County residents will be voting in the 2009 City of Avondale Estates election.