voter suppression

  • The Las Vegas ACORN office was raided, but there have been no charges against them yet. Meanwhile, there are reports that Hispanic voters in Nevada are receiving calls that tell them they can vote over the phone, and the state GOP is trying to block voters with incomplete voter registrations who are still within the timeframe to complete their registration.

    Update: The Secretary of State's office has ruled against the GOP incomplete registrations complaint. (0) #
    10/22/2008
  • The New York Times has a somewhat horrifying article about what may be unintentional voter suppression on a wide scale, affecting six swing states including Nevada.
    Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The New York Times... apparently the result of mistakes in the handling of the registrations and voter files as the states tried to comply with a 2002 federal law...
    These errors plus overzealous voter fraud laws may lead to a frustrating election day for many. (5) #
    10/9/2008
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