Word: access
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...press: They announced their plans to hold the nation's first binding election for public office using the Internet. The primary, which was given the final go-ahead by Attorney General Janet Reno last week, will allow registered Democrats in Arizona to log in from any computer that has access to the World Wide Web and enter their preferences for the primary...
...history of Voting Rights Act violations, most of which occurred in the 1970s. The Voting Integrity Project (a non-profit, nonpartisan civic group) has already filed a lawsuit against the state in the hopes of blocking the primary on the grounds that minorities are less likely to have Internet access than their whiter, and ostensibly more affluent, counterparts...
Under close scrutiny, the lawsuit's main argument lacks cogency. Even if there is truth to the assertion that minorities are less likely to be connected to the Internet, voting via the Web would still increase the number of minority voters because voters without Internet access at home can log on from libraries, community centers and colleges that provide free access. Voters would possibly have an even easier time finding a place with web access than getting to their appointed polling location--and keep in mind that the regular voting stations are open as well...
Because same-sex couples cannot be recognized as married, they are deprived of many legal benefits, from access to a spouse's insurance to hospital visitation rights, that have nothing to do with social mores and everything to do with personal commitment. Any two people who are committed to one another for the long term deserve to have these rights and privileges...
...said he doesn't see how ending universal access would prevent robberies like Tuesday...