http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. College students make strategic choices about where to vote, most prefer absentee ballots, and they are especially likely to vote absentee if their homes are in swing states, according to a new Northwestern University study of student absentee voting in the 2008 presidential election. http://www.physorg.com/news173623493.html Other Sciences Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:00:01 EST news173623493 German election officials Sunday said they would investigate the appearance of broadly accurate exit poll results on the Twitter microblogging site before voting had ended. http://www.physorg.com/news173295883.html Technology Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:45:20 EST news173295883 The U.S. Department of Commerce`s National Institute of Standards and Technology today opened for public comment detailed new methods for testing future electronic voting systems' compliance with voluntary federal standards. Touch screens, optical scanners and other kinds of electronic voting systems now appear at polls across the nation. http://www.physorg.com/news157822794.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:40:25 EST news157822794 (PhysOrg.com) -- In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA astronauts. http://www.physorg.com/news144350218.html Space & Earth Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:16:58 EST news144350218 Most of nine forecast models developed by political scientists predict a victory for Senator Barack Obama over Senator John McCain in the two-party contest for the popular vote in the 2008 presidential election. Obama is predicted to win an average of 52% of the vote with an 80% probability that he will gain more than half the total two-party popular vote. http://www.physorg.com/news143373023.html Other Sciences Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:50:23 EST news143373023 During election season, Americans are reminded of their freedoms and rights that allow them to vote for their leaders. As countless political polls try to predict how voters are being swayed, those polled may not be allowed to vote at all. A University of Missouri professor of law says that the current economic crisis could cause disenfranchisement, depriving citizens the right to vote. http://www.physorg.com/news142764575.html Other Sciences Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:49:35 EST news142764575