<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735050135454845702</id><updated>2011-04-21T16:59:29.518-07:00</updated><category term='Absentee Ballot - Utah'/><category term='June 20'/><title type='text'>StateDemocracy</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>StateDemocracy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10881482610329066714</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='34' height='8' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LTlpRDbyXrc/SOKZvenEyZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_L8iF9fJ9Ps/S220/SDCmailer_logo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735050135454845702.post-864797794672146940</id><published>2008-06-23T06:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-23T06:35:34.370-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Missouri Primary Elections</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 14px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Voter Alert&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; -- July 9th is Deadline for Missouri’s Aug. 5th Elections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;July 9th is the registration deadline to vote in the Missouri primary elections on August 5, 2008. Eligible citizens include Missouri residents who will be 18 years old on Election Day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;July 30th is the deadline to submit an Absentee Ballot for those voters who will away from home or have other specified reasons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;The official applications for both can be found at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.StateDemocracy.org/Media/Missouri-Primary-Elections.aspx"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;www.StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;. This completely FREE one-stop public service portal also offers a host of other voter tools, including:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul style="list-style-type: square; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; "&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Links to state and local Election Board&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;A Polling Place Locator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Election Day Requirements (concerning voting hours, identification, write-ins, etc.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Links to lawmakers on the federal level and in all 50 states&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;The nonprofit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy Foundation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; provides this nonpartisan website in keeping with its mission of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;“Delivering Democracy to Your Desktop!”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.StateDemocracy.org/" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; site has recently been redesigned, updated and re-launched, following eight years of service to over 130,000 citizens nationwide. As the Internet’s most comprehensive civic engagement portal, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.StateDemocracy.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; facilitates grassroots input and fosters an ongoing dialog between the government and the governed. Users can hold lawmakers accountable by comparing legislative voting records against campaign promises and public pronouncements …so that public servants pay closer attention to the public interest.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Source: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;http://www.StateDemocracy.org/Media/Missouri-Primary-Elections.aspx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7735050135454845702-864797794672146940?l=statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/feeds/864797794672146940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7735050135454845702&amp;postID=864797794672146940' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default/864797794672146940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default/864797794672146940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/2008/06/missouri-primary-elections.html' title='Missouri Primary Elections'/><author><name>StateDemocracy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10881482610329066714</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='34' height='8' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LTlpRDbyXrc/SOKZvenEyZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_L8iF9fJ9Ps/S220/SDCmailer_logo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735050135454845702.post-6335006891106848532</id><published>2008-06-23T06:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-23T06:30:30.198-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Required Board of Advisors for StateDemocracy Foundation</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);  font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;An effort is underway to strengthen the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy Foundation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; by instituting a Board of Advisors.  These Advisors would be leaders from a wide variety of fields, possessing expertise in many areas that are vital to the Foundation, including:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul style="list-style-type: square; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; "&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Government&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Computer Technology&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Fundraising&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Finance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Political Science&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Media (especially online media)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Business&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Nonprofits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Strategic Planning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Legal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Anyone interested in joining a dynamic enterprise, please email &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Ken Laureys&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; (a founding Boardmember of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy Foundation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; and its spokesperson) at: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Ken.Laureys@StateDemocracy.org" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Ken.Laureys@StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7735050135454845702-6335006891106848532?l=statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/feeds/6335006891106848532/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7735050135454845702&amp;postID=6335006891106848532' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default/6335006891106848532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default/6335006891106848532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/2008/06/required-board-of-advisors-for.html' title='Required Board of Advisors for StateDemocracy Foundation'/><author><name>StateDemocracy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10881482610329066714</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='34' height='8' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LTlpRDbyXrc/SOKZvenEyZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_L8iF9fJ9Ps/S220/SDCmailer_logo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735050135454845702.post-4164802218514112881</id><published>2008-06-20T03:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-20T03:45:48.373-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='June 20'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Absentee Ballot - Utah'/><title type='text'>Tomorrow is the last day for Absentee Ballot - Utah</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "&gt;June 20 is Absentee Ballot Deadline for Utah’s June 24 Elections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;http://www.StateDemocracy.org is the only website that provides the following applications for free:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;50 States Absentee Ballot Application&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;50 States Voter Registration Application&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;50 States Polling Place Locator&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Contact Any elected official by email/fax or snail mail&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;50 States Election office address&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;50 States Election day requirement.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.statedemocracy.org/Media/Press-Release01.aspx"&gt;Any registered voter in Utah may use an absentee ballot--but it must be submitted to your local voter’s clerk by June 20, to be valid for the state’s primary elections on June 24.&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7735050135454845702-4164802218514112881?l=statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/feeds/4164802218514112881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7735050135454845702&amp;postID=4164802218514112881' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default/4164802218514112881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default/4164802218514112881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/2008/06/tomorrow-is-last-day-for-absentee.html' title='Tomorrow is the last day for Absentee Ballot - Utah'/><author><name>StateDemocracy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10881482610329066714</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='34' height='8' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LTlpRDbyXrc/SOKZvenEyZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_L8iF9fJ9Ps/S220/SDCmailer_logo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735050135454845702.post-4114452833436620174</id><published>2008-06-18T05:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-18T05:34:15.018-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A One-Stop Voter Toolbox</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);  -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+1;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Voter Alert&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+1;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;-- June 20 is Absentee Ballot Deadline for Utah’s June 24 Elections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Any registered voter in Utah may use an absentee ballot--but it must be submitted to your local voter’s clerk by June 20, to be valid for the state’s primary elections on June 24.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But while time is short, voters can still meet the deadline by going to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.statedemocracy.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;www.StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;.  At this completely &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;FREE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; website, voters can download the application form needed to receive an official absentee ballot.  Citizens can also visit this one-stop website to obtain a host of other voter tools, including&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul style="list-style-type: square; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; "&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Links to your state and local Election Board&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Your Polling Place Locator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Election Day Requirements (concerning voting hours, identification, write-ins, etc.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Voter Registration Application (for future elections, since it’s too late for this one)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;The nonprofit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy Foundation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; provides this nonpartisan website as a public service, dedicated to the Foundation mission of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;“Delivering Democracy to Your Desktop!”  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.statedemocracy.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; site has recently been redesigned, updated and re-launched, following eight years of service to over 100,000 citizens nationwide.  Users merely enter their ZipCode… then click to quickly find the local polling place, local election board, or the state and federal lawmakers for that jurisdiction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the Internet’s most comprehensive civic engagement site, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.statedemocracy.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; connects constituents to lawmakers on the federal level and in all 50 states.  By facilitating grassroots input into government policymaking, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.statedemocracy.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; fosters an ongoing dialog between the government and the governed, covering all issues that The People find important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.StateDemocracy.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; users can hold lawmakers accountable by comparing voting records against campaign promises, public pronouncements and local needs; so that public servants pay attention to the public interest …rather than just special interests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;StateDemocracy Foundation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; was in the news recently with its latest project,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lobbydelegates.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;www.LobbyDelegates.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;.  This free site enabled rank-and-file members of the Democratic Party to communicate with the 800+ &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;“Super Delegates”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; -- so-called because they could vote as they pleased.  Tens of thousands of visitors came to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lobbydelegates.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;LobbyDelegates.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; to persuade these top party officials to back either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7735050135454845702-4114452833436620174?l=statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/feeds/4114452833436620174/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7735050135454845702&amp;postID=4114452833436620174' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default/4114452833436620174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7735050135454845702/posts/default/4114452833436620174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statedemocracyorg.blogspot.com/2008/06/one-stop-voter-toolbox.html' title='A One-Stop Voter Toolbox'/><author><name>StateDemocracy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10881482610329066714</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='34' height='8' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LTlpRDbyXrc/SOKZvenEyZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_L8iF9fJ9Ps/S220/SDCmailer_logo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
