Election results!

As I speak right now, no one has made any official announcements on who has won. But later this evening, it will be a different story, so...

For official results in Colorado go to the Secretary of State's page.

For official information on other states, go their Secretary of State.

Don't want to wait? Check out the CNN page or the Washington Post page (click on the drop down map on ther right to see states other then Colorado).

Want more election or voting information? Check out the library's subject guide.

Nov. 7 meeting

Oops, sorry about the earlier post that was here. We meant to put it on our internal blog.

Jennie

Get out and vote

Tomorrow the political attack ads stop! The polls open and we all get to vote. Here in Boulder the polls are open from 7 am to 7 pm. If you are here you can even print out a ballot, which will come in handy when dealing with those 7 amendments, 7 referendums, 2 local issues, and numerous people running for everything from county coroner to governor!

Still can't decide who to vote for? Check out our subject guide on election resources.

Saddam Hussein verdict announced

A verdict in Saddam Hussein's trial was reached today. The Iraqi High Tribunal declared Hussein guilty of massacre and sentenced him to death. President Bush praised the decision. Read more about reaction to this in the Washington Post article "Bush applauds Hussein verdict."

Want to learn more about Iraq, check out the library's subject guide.

Female Circumcision in the News

In what is thought to be the first U.S. court case involving female circumcision, an Ethiopian man in Georgia was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the genital mutilation of his 2 year old daughter in 2001.

Congress passed legislation in 1996 outlawing the practice of female genital mutilation (See Public Law 104-208, sections 644 and 645 on pages 709 and 710).

In 2001, the U.S. State Department issued a Report on Female Genital Mutilation as Required by Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-997) to Public Law 106-429.

For more information and for further research:

• U.S. Office of Women's Health: Female Genital Cutting
• World Health Organization: Female Genital Mutilation
• Center for Reproductive Rights: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM):Legal Prohibitions Worldwide
• Center for Reproductive Rights: Legislation on Female Genital Mutilation in the United States (October 2000 - Briefing Paper)

More information is available through Chinook, the University Libraries catalog.