In a March 10th article entitled "Hurdles to Voting Persisted in 2008," the New York Times explores the results of a 2008 study conducted by the Cooperative Congressional Election Survey. While the study reveals that certain registration and administrative issues remained in 2008, it also shows that significant improvements to the voting process have been made since 2000.

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Joe Szakos, coordinator of the Viriginia c3 table through the Virginia Organizing Project, was interviewed on NPR this morning. He discussed the influence of the grassroots network created by President-elect Obama's campaign, as well as VOP's use of the Voter Activation Network (VAN) database and how it will be a powerful tool as groups tackle issues in the coming months.

Partners at Wisconsin's c3 table report key issue victories in last week's election. In Milwaukee, a paid sick leave referendum passed with 69% of the vote, making Milwaukee the third city in the nation to require that private employers provide paid sick days to employees. 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, led the effort to place the referendum on the ballot and rally support.

Young voter turnout is up, according to preliminary reports from CIRCLE, with 2.2 million more young people casting ballots on Tuesday than in 2004. An estimated 21.6 million-23.9 million Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 turned up to vote in the presidential election, making up 18% of the electorate, according to CNN exit polls.