“Voting” on The Daily Caller

Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler told The Daily Caller that the federal Motor Voter law was set up to “ensure controversy” and that the Obama administration is using it “to advance a political agenda.” (more)

Rick Santorum briefly knocked Republican front-runner Mitt Romney off his game during Monday night’s Fox News debate when the two sparred over attack ads the former Massachusetts governor’s supporters are running in South Carolina. (more)

Wired magazine reports that America’s voting system has taken a big technological step. For the first time, some U.S. voters will be using iPads to help cast ballots on Tuesday. (more)

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2010 census report coming out Tuesday will include a boatload of good political news for Republicans and grim data for Democrats hoping to re-elect President Barack Obama and rebound from last month’s devastating elections. (more)

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — GOP nominee Joe Miller won’t spend a lot of time, energy and effort fighting over ballots in Alaska’s still-undecided Senate race if the math doesn’t add up in his favor, he said Saturday. (more)

The last time I voted was in 2002. And once again, after careful thought, I decided to sit this one out. There are lots of good reasons to vote. But there are also good reasons not to vote. They deserve to be taken seriously. (more)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — State figures released Monday show Republicans slightly outperformed Democrats in early voting in Nevada, where Republican tea party favorite Sharron Angle is in a dead heat with Majority Leader Harry Reid. (more)

WASHINGTON — The number of voters who cast early ballots in this year’s primary elections increased 50% over the 2006 midterm, a USA TODAY review of key states shows, the latest uptick in a trend that is reshaping political campaigns. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation may be waiting well beyond Election Day this year to find out who won control of Congress. (more)

Florida could gain two House seats and New York could lose two seats according to a new projection of congressional districts based on population data. (more)

TALLAHASSEE — Election Day already is over for thousands of Floridians. (more)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The main Afghan election observer group said it had serious concerns about the legitimacy of this weekend’s parliamentary vote because of reported fraud, even as President Hamid Karzai commended the balloting as a solid success. (more)

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A loud explosion 20 minutes before the polls opened set the tone for election day in this Taliban stronghold, where a series of rocket attacks and bombings dampened turnout despite a heavy presence of security forces. (more)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite Taliban rocket strikes and bombings, Afghans voted for a new parliament, the first election since a fraud-marred presidential ballot last year cast doubt on the legitimacy of the embattled government. (more)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police set up extra checkpoints across Afghanistan on Friday to scan for suicide bombers and insurgents a day ahead of parliamentary polling that will test the government’s ability to hold a legitimate election after last year’s disastrous presidential vote. (more)

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turks approved sweeping changes to their military-era constitution Sunday — a referendum hailed by the government as a leap toward full democracy in line with its troubled bid to join the European Union. (more)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Backed by the Tea Party Express and Sarah Palin, a little-known conservative lawyer from Alaska became the latest newcomer to the national political stage to take down an incumbent in 2010. (more)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A shopkeeper in Kandahar city says what others are thinking: Casting a ballot in next month’s Afghan parliamentary election isn’t worth the risk. (more)

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland chose a rival of the late president over his twin brother in a vote seen as a move away from three months of shock, grief and mourning that followed the death of Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash. (more)