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We've got the Power
Find out the latest efforts to combat voter disenfranchisement, voting machine fraud, and how not to get turned away at the polls. This segment will also feature a discussion with Steven Rosenfeld and on-the-ground updates from Ohio's "Golden Week."

In November, one quarter of the country will be voting on paperless electronic voting machines. Yet, questions have emerged about partisan contractors programming the machines that will count the vote. And come election day, it may not be possible to conduct a recount in a number of swing states if the vote is close. Why? There will be no paper ballets to verify the vote.

Here to discuss what we can do and how we can ensure our vote is not stolen are Steven Rosenfeld, senior fellow at AlterNet and the author of Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting, Deanna Zandt, media technologist and consultant to the Hightower Lowdown, and Bo Lipari, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Verified Voting.

Registration deadlines loom and there are many obstacles. From reading tests to ID challenges, felon disenfranchisement laws and the endless purging of voter rolls the U.S. is almost alone among industrial world democracies in having no uniform federal voting law. WHY IS THAT?

As early voting begins in states across the country, we are joined by Wendy Weiser who directs the Brennan Center's work on voting rights and elections; Docia Buffington, the lead organizer for the Youth Voter Collective; renowned author and professor, Frances Fox Piven. She has written many books including Why Americans Still Don't Vote; and Dr. Divine Pryor the Executive Director of the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions.

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Voter registration deadlines are just over a week away in many states. Polls open in just over a month. In an election that could well be decided by new voters, voter registration efforts are in overdrive. But signing people up might be the easy part: after that, there's voting. As the last two elections have shown, just showing up at the polls isn't a guarantee of a smooth ride to the ballot box.

Here are the YouTube clips from part one of Live From Main Street Columbus: Will Your Vote Count? Please feel free to redistribute on your own websites and blogs!

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As Ohio kicks off its Golden Week, where voters can both register to vote and put in their early votes all at once, Live From Main Street is launching a nationally broadcast investigation week and "virtual town hall" that will expose voter suppression tactics, feature voter protection organizing and connect citizens to voting experts.

In our first panel, Bob Fitrakis, author of How the GOP Stole Americas 2004 Election & Is Rigging 2008, Donita Judge, a member of Advancement Project's Power and Democracy team and their lead attorney covering Ohio, and Stephen Hightower of the League of Young Voters discuss voter suppression and protection in Ohio and other battleground states.

We're kicking off Live From Main Street Columbus today! Today's segment is features Donita Judge and Bob Fitrakis and will begin streaming at 1 p.m. EST/12 p.m. CST/ 10:00 a.m. PT.

As Goes Ohio
As the 2008 election looms, all eyes are turning to Ohio--a swing state that has been riddled with accusations of voter fraud. Join Bob Fitrakis and Donita Judge as we discuss voter suppression and protection in Ohio and other battleground states.

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Monday September 29th:
As Goes Ohio
As the 2008 election looms, all eyes are turning to Ohio--a swing state that has been riddled with accusations of voter fraud. Join Bob Fitrakis and Donita Judge as we discuss voter suppression and protection in Ohio and other battleground states.

Tuesday, September 30th:
The Battle for the Vote