19:44
6.11.2012
- By Jim Malone
Some of the early exit poll information from North Carolina and Ohio seems to suggest some good news for President Obama. Exit polls show a very close race in North Carolina. Obama won there narrowly four years ago and many Democrats expected Romney to win it back this year.
If it stays real close that should be good news for the Obama campaign. Likewise in Ohio exit polls point to a close race with possible slight advantage for the president. But again, it’s early so don’t read too much into any slivers just yet.
If it stays real close that should be good news for the Obama campaign. Likewise in Ohio exit polls point to a close race with possible slight advantage for the president. But again, it’s early so don’t read too much into any slivers just yet.
19:38
6.11.2012
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West Virginia
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19:37
6.11.2012
States where polls closed just minutes ago:
7:30 pm - 38 Electoral Votes
7:30 pm - 38 Electoral Votes
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
19:34
6.11.2012
- By VOA News
Along with choosing the next president and who will sit in Congress, voters across the United States are deciding more than 170 ballot initiatives.
From rights for illegal immigrants and abortion funding to assisted suicide and the right to hunt, these issues are as emotional and important to many voters as the presidential race itself.
Ballot initiatives generally get on the ballot when enough voters sign petitions to put them there.
Voters in three states - Colorado, Oregon, and Washington - are being asked to decide whether to legalize marijuana.
Maryland voters have three major issues to consider - legalizing gay marriage, offering in-state school tuition to illegal immigrants, and whether to allow more casinos to open.
In California, voters will decide whether to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment with no chance of parole and Florida voters must consider whether to ban the use of public funds for abortions.