Could there be riots at the polls?
"States Illegally Remove Voters from Rolls"
Gah, this is all we need...what with wingnuts already running around ranting about ACORN and how the black/brown hordes are stealing elections and making American unsafe for "real Americans."
Damn those unscrupulous ACORN workers who got paid per person, who signed up bogus names from the phone book, the Dallas Cowboys and even a cat...
But really, Republicans want to kick up as big a fuss as they can about so-called "voter fraud"...so they can cast doubt on the election results and pave the way for post-election recounts.
Yes, this kind of crap goes on in both parties...should I bring up what Kathy Harris and the GOP did in Florida in 2000 -- taking 80,000 (black) people off the voters' lists because they had the same name as a felon?
Some cheating and manipulation in a national election is inevitable. As long as the cheating happens in a fairly random manner, it doesn't affect the end result very much, as the law of averages tends to balance everything out.
The story below isn't accusing one party or the other. When I read it, it made me shudder, thinking about what could happen election day...flaring tempers...riots...
From The New York Times: "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.
The actions do not seem to be coordinated by one party or the other, nor do they appear to be the result of election officials intentionally breaking rules, but are 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, intended to overhaul the way elections are run.
[T]he screening or trimming of voter registration lists in the six states — Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina — could also result in problems at the polls on Election Day: people who have been removed from the rolls are likely to show up only to be challenged by political party officials or election workers, resulting in confusion, long lines and heated tempers.
Some states allow such voters to cast provisional ballots. But they are often not counted because they require added verification. [..]"
Folks, if this happens to you, do not accept a provisional ballot...they are often just tossed away due to the work required to process them. Demand to see an election official to remedy the situation.
If your state offers early voting, take advantage of it.
I will post this again, check your registration status, see if you are on the voter rolls:
