As election nears, Hub voters look for answers
With just days remaining before the Nov. 4 general election, the city's Election Department is fielding numerous questions from voters, including droves of first-timers expected to flood polling places next Tuesday. More »
Head of Hub nonprofit takes civic duty seriously
Expecting unprecedented voter turnout for next week's elections, city officials and community activists are making efforts to ensure that every vote cast in Boston is counted. The city's Election Department has said it will likely add 200 more poll workers for Election Day on top of the roughly 1,600 people already set to work the polls, as well as more staffers for the city's new phone system, with 50 lines dedicated to receiving calls from poll workers reporting problems. More »
Black turnout is strong in early voting in South
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Blacks are already surging to the polls in parts of the South, according to initial figures from states that encourage early voting - a striking, though still preliminary sign of how strongly they will turn out nationwide for Barack Obama in his campaign to become the first African American president. More »
