Updates on Local Polling Places; NPR Election Update; Should National Elections be Federalized?
Updates on Local Polling Places
The polls are open in what should be record voter turnout. But are the polling stations ready? Word has it that some election locations may not have enough ballots. Are the locations swamped with voters? KPCCs reporters are on the scene, bringing back reports from various locations throughout the south land. Larry hears from listeners about their experiences at the polls.
NPR Election Update
Larry talks with Michele Norris and Robert Siegel, co-hosts of NPR's All Things Considered, about NPR's presidential election coverage.
Should National Elections be Federalized?
Charges of voter suppression and registration fraud have surfaced in this election, motivating election law scholars to call for reform. Larry Mantle talks with Richard Hasan of Loyola Law School and Doug Lewis of the National Association of Election Officials about ways in which the voter registration system could be improved and possibly federalized. They also examine how the 2012 presidential election rules might differ from 2008.