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Call it the ultimate absentee ballot. The two U.S. astronauts onboard the international space station cast their votes today from 220 miles above Earth, and in the words of ISS commander Michael Fincke: "If we can vote from up here, so can you."

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OK, no, I'm not hungover in the post-imbibing sense but I did spend the night at a bar in Manhattan chatting with politically minded young people. And it was equal parts exhausting and enlightening. Turns out we missed a rowdy group of New York Giants fans who left just before we arrived around 5p (Super Bowl victory parade was held yesterday). Probably a good thing since they left holes punched in the ceiling and "redecorated" bathrooms in their wake! NOT that they're representative of ALL Giants fans, of course, but one wonders what would they have done if the team had lost? Anyway, I digress.

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We're working on a story for tonight's Evening News about the sense of deja vu with electronic voting machines. Ever since the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 newer touchscreens have faced increased scrutiny and concern from some security experts and academics. A few states -- including Ohio, Colorado, California and Florida are planning to abandon touchscreens and likely move towards optical scanner machines. As a Canadian (full disclosure) I'm not allowed to vote. But I can certainly understand the current problems and frustrations associated with every adult American's right to case a ballot. Where do we go from here?

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