Jessica Valoris

VOTING DAY

The RaceWire Beat - 11.07.06

New Rules, Machines Frazzle Poll Workers
ID rules and new machines cause early problems in Indiana and Ohio

Affirmative Action, Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration—Why You Must Vote
Important issues rise to the surface as control of Congress is at stake in today’s election.

The New Face of the Voter: Young and Latino
Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the electorate nationwide, generating about 400,000 new eligible voters per year.

On the Table: A Cure for Medicare Language Gap
A new report details how Medicare could pay for medical interpreting for 2.5 million elderly U.S. residents who speak little or no English.

The RaceWire Beat is a digest of the day’s top news stories on race and politics collected by the staff at ColorLines magazine.

Posted at 10:27 AM, Nov 07, 2006 in News | Permalink | View Comments