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Displaced New Jersey Residents Can Vote By Email Or Fax What Impact Will It Have On The Election? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Ana Navarro, Soledad O’Brien, Christine Romans, John Berman and Zoriada Sambolin discuss displaced New Jersey residents having the ability to vote by email or fax.

ABC NEWS: Woman In Labor Stops To Vote On Way To Hospital

Source: Christina NG / ABC News A Chicago mom-to-be didn’t let being in labor stop her from doing her duty as a citizen on Election Day. With contractions five minutes apart, Galicia Malone stopped at Precinct 88 in Chicago to cast her vote on her way to the hospital, according to the Cook County Clerk’s Office. [...]

Pennsylvania Voting Machine Switches Vote From Barack Obama To Mitt Romney (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post A Pennsylvania voting machine was taken out of service on Election Day 2012 after it was filmed switching a vote for President Barack Obama to one for his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, NBC News has confirmed. Mother Jones reported that the machine was recalibrated and returned to service. “There was a single complaint, so they recalibrated [...]

EBONY: Roland Martin Has Some Choice Words For Those Who May Skip The Polls Today

Source: Ebony Magazine Election Day has finally arrived and CNN contributor and TV One host Roland S. Martin has a strong message to encourage Americans to get out and vote today.  In an interview with EBONY.com, Martin explains his ‘Vote or Shut the Hell Up’ campaign. EBONY: You’re hitting voter apathy hard with your new campaign to get [...]

Judgement Day? Will It Take Longer To Decide The Winner Of The Presidential Election? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Ana Navarro, Zoraida Sambolin, Christine Romans, John Berman and Soledad O’Brien discuss if the 2012 presidential election will end on election day or will it take longer to decide the winner?

President Obama And First Lady Michelle Obama Get Emotional During Final Campaign Stops (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Ana Navarro, Zoraida Sambolin, Christine Romans, John Berman and Soledad O’Brien discuss First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign speech when she got a little emotional. Plus, President Barack Obama’s emotional final campaign stop in Iowa.

Fourth Graders From Democracy Prep Charter School In Harlem: Vote For Somebody (VIDEO)

Fourth graders from the Democracy Prep Charter School in Harlem encourage you to vote with their remake of Call Me Maby.

Jay-Z Has “99 Problems But Mitt Ain’t One” (VIDEO)

Source: Alyssa Rosenberg / Think Progress Jay-Z, warming up a crowd for President Obama in Ohio today, rewrote the lyrics to his much-analyzed song 99 Problems to declare that he’s got “99 problems, but Mitt ain’t one”: I have to say that, if with the distraction of Mitt Romney off the table, we could end stop and [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin, Senior White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett Discuss Today's Election

Roland Martin talks with Valerie Jarrett about today’s election.

ROLAND S. MARTIN: If You Want To Change America, Don’t Complain Vote! Then Get To Work! (VIDEO)

When you read the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, it says, “We, the People.” That includes African-Americans, Whites, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans – anybody in this country. For far too long, African-Americans, frankly, were not included in “We, the People.” Congresswoman Barbara Jordan – she talked about that – what it means [...]