Recent elections news digest

On April 4, 2011, 11:00AM to 12:30PM, Bennett College, in Greensboro, North Carolina, hosts a forum focusing on the North Carolina General Assembly's current efforts to pass a Voter ID law. Learn how this proposal could suppress the vote for tens of thousands of North Carolinians. Hear students from area colleges and universities come together as one voice to speak out against the Voter ID bill.
http://local.we-r-1.org/weareone/events/show/173

Bubbling tension over a Boulder City, Nevada decision to sue the petitioners of several ballot questions on November’s ballot inspired about 30 residents to march on the front steps of City Hall on Tuesday.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/22/residents-picket-city-hall-over-ballot-initiative-

Did everyone know that today is the 40th Anniversary of 18-year-olds winning the right to vote, via the 26th amendment?
http://twitter.com/#!/RockTheVote/statuses/50549424660824064

Remember, "voting turnout and activism means spreading the word!"