The perma-stickied Voting Problems thread

[FORD]

That wouldn't surprise me in the least.... Love the Onion though. :D

Now back to our regularly scheduled voter fraud......

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Fake Letter Concerns Lake County Election Officials
Letter Claims That Some Voter Registrations Are Invalid

POSTED: 7:27 pm EDT October 28, 2004
LAKE COUNTY, Ohio -- The Lake County Board of Elections said Thursday that a letter being mailed to some of the county's newly registered voters is phony, and is not an official Board of Elections letter, reported NewsChannel5's Tracy Carloss.

The letter is printed on stationary that looks like it's from the board and tells voters that some groups registered people illegally, and that those who registered through these groups won't be able to vote on Tuesday.

Lake County officials are worried that more of these letters may be sent.

"We don't know if a bigger chunk of the iceberg is under the surface, but as of yet, a few letters have come to one residence with two people who received the actual letter," said Sheriff Dan Dunlap.

Janet Clair, director of the Lake County Board of Elections, assures voters that the letter did not come from her office and she says in her 20 years of running elections, she has never seen anything like this.

"Does it sicken me? Does it upset me? Absolutely," said Clair. "We take an oath … it's such a precious thing to have the right to vote, and I am honored to run elections."

Official letters from the Lake County Board of Elections will always have the return address on the envelope.

The stationary will not only have the board's address, but also the names of board members and phone numbers, and official letters will always be signed.

The phony letter arrived with only the address on the letter.

Carloss reported that Lake County voters are disturbed by the dirty politics.

"I've never heard of anything like that and I've been here almost 30 years," said one resident.

Lake County officials said that when the person or people responsible for sending out the letter are caught, they will be prosecuted.

If you live in Lake County and have any voting questions are concerns, you can contact the Board of Elections at (440) 350-2700.


Copyright 2004 by NewsNet5. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Originally posted by Sgt Schultz
The Daily Communist? That student hippie left wing commie rag? LEAST credible source on the planet. I'm gonna hurl..........

Must be a lot of "commies" in Wisconsin......

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Moore to Document Funny Business

This is printed in the LA Times. Link requires registration.

Moore to Have Cameras at Polling Places

By Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore plans to have hundreds of cameras outside polling places in Ohio and Florida on Election Day to watch for attempts to suppress voter turnout.

The director of the anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" announced Saturday that a total of 1,200 professional and nonprofessional cameramen, filmmakers and videographers will bring their cameras to polling places in the two presidential battleground states, especially in minority communities.

"I'm putting those who intend to suppress the vote on notice: Voter intimidation and suppression will not be tolerated," Moore said in a statement.

Moore, who was in Columbus for a rally Saturday night, planned visits to Ohio and Florida on Tuesday, his publicist Terri Hardesty said.

Polls in both states indicate the race between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry is too close to call.

There have been voting problems already in Florida, where 537 votes tipped the state and the presidency to Bush in 2000. In Ohio, Democrats are fighting Republican attempts to challenge voter registrations.



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[Warham]

Originally posted by FORD
Must be a lot of "commies" in Wisconsin......

They were all there to see the Boss.

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Misleading Calls Made to Michigan Voters

48 minutes ago


By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN, Associated Press Writer

LANSING, Mich. - Some Michigan voters have received phone calls falsely claiming that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry would make gay marriage legal, Kerry's Michigan campaign said Monday.

Both Kerry and his running mate, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, oppose gay marriage and say marriage should be limited to a man and a woman. Kerry has said he supports civil unions.

In a recording of a phone call played for The Associated Press, a young woman says: "When you vote this Tuesday remember to legalize gay marriage by supporting John Kerry. We need John Kerry in order to make gay marriage legal for our city. Gay marriage is a right we all want. It's a basic Democrat principle. It's time to move forward and be progressive. Without John Kerry, George Bush will stop gay marriage. That's why we need Kerry. So Tuesday, stand up for gay marriage by supporting John Kerry."

The calls began Sunday afternoon, according to Rodell Mollineau, spokesman for Kerry's Michigan campaign. The campaign said voters in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and Pontiac received calls.

"We're shocked and pretty much appalled that Republicans would sink to this in the last 48 hours of the campaign," Mollineau said.

Michigan Republican Party executive director Greg McNeilly said recorded phone calls have been made by former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler and by President Bush to Michigan voters, but he didn't know anything about the calls described by the Kerry campaign.

"There are so many reports of phone calls going on right now that appear to be untoward," McNeilly said.

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Originally posted by FORD
BTW, I only gave Florida to the BCE, because it's obvious with half a dozen different frauds taking place already, it's obvious that Jeb will stop at nothing to fix it for his dumbass brother.

Actually I heard on CNN this morninig that with 7% of the Flordia vote in, Kerry is ahead in early voting despite the Republican's best "keep out the vote" efforts.

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Call 866 687-8683

If Poll Workers refuse you to vote for any reason
If there is a late opening or early closing of a polling place.
If your polling place runs out of ballots or has an incorrect ballot
If you experience poll worker insensitivity or discrimination in the voting process

The civil rights community have set up a toll-free Election Day hotline. This line is
staffed now and, in addition to logging your complaint, the civil rights organizations have law
students and attorneys who can provide assistance on Election Day.

the hotline number is
866 687-8683
202 457-0473 fax

When you call the hotline, be prepared to give your name, telephone number, and note as many
details as possible, including the names of the people who are involved.

[Ally_Kat]

Man...

e-voting
I voted for the first time in my life today. My exhilaration was short-lived. My boyfriend had voted ealier in the day using a paper ballot, but I had to wait until after work to cast my vote. I was denied a paper ballot AT THAT SAME POLLING LOCATION even though a stack of about 300 blank ones were in plain view. The precinct officer claimed that those were for "emergencies." When I asked her to elaborate, she told me to just go use one of the eslate3000 voting machines manufactured by Harte-InterCivic, a known Republican campaign contributor. I told her I wanted a paper ballot, and she refused to give me one while I watched another individual fill one out. I felt queasy and decided to take down the serial number of my e-voting machine:

A03FFA

I pray that my vote actually makes a difference...

People on Michael Moore's website really need to be given a clue about the different reasons why someone should be given a paper ballot and what emercency ballots are and when they come into play.

Yes sweetheart, those ballots were for "emercencies".