We have two important recommendations. Please pass this email on to your distribution lists.
Check your voter registration. For months, we have been recommending that everyone check to make sure they are registered to vote. It has recently come to light that 19 states are not following federal law; they are purging voters close to the election.
These states are: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Masachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.
But even if you live in some other state, please check your registration status right now ““ if you can. Otherwise, check on Monday. We have created a page to assist you. It’s HERE
If you have been wrongly purged from the voter rolls, don’t simply register again. Call your county election official to say you were wrongly purged and should be placed back on the rolls. If you do not get satisfaction, contact your state election officials. If you still have problems, let us know.
Don’t vote straight-party. Problems abound with straight-party voting ““ on electronic voting machines and on paper ballots. We highly recommend that, if you want to vote for the same party across all races, vote for each individual person separately, and don’t mark any “straight-party” choice at all. See today’s “Featured” article for a good reason why straight-party voting is not a good idea….
- Featured – NM: Santa Fe County – Big Presidential Vote Count Error Found and Fixed in New Mexico
http://www.alternet.org/story/101567/ - National: Opinion – Foreclosures and the Right to Vote
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/opinion/05sun2.html?_r=1&oref=slogin - National: Will Dress Code Affect Your Right To Vote?
Battles Over Voter Signups, Residency And Polling Place Etiquette May Block Your Ballot
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/04/politics/main4501531.shtml - AZ: Pima County – County hopes changes will ease vote count
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/260781 - AZ: Pima County ““ Opinion – County audit of primary vote is reassuring
Our VIEW: Many problems are identified; officials come up with possible solutions
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/260668 - CA: Early voting in Inland area returns
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_early04.16172da.html - FL: Hillsborough County – Voters Register Confusion Over Elections Mailer
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/04/me-voters-register-confusion-over-elections-mailer/ - FL: Palm Beach County – County asks company to check voting machines
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/10/03/a1a_recount_1004.html - FL: Palm Beach County voting machines pass another test in disputed election
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpmachinetest1004pnoct04,0,7574949.story - FL: State upset over Pinellas ‘no match, no vote’ plan
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article838335.ece - IL: Voters To Receive Notice About Misleading Con-Con Ballot Question
http://progressillinois.com/2008/10/04/con-con-notice-ruling - IN: Hamilton County – County leasing extra voting machines for Election Day
Extra machines will be provided; absentee voting encouraged
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/LOCAL0101/810040326/1015/LOCAL01 - IN: Johnson County – County election officials expect to get even busier
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/LOCAL0403/810040363/1023/LOCAL04 - MT: Montana GOP promises more voter challenges
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2008/10/03/news/wyoming/b5969bde6636c5bf872574d8000a5019.txt - MT: What to do with challenge letter
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/10/04/state/85st_081004_voterside.txt - OH: Elections officials tallying up costs
Expected turnout, state mandates will likely cost local governments $1M.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/04/ddn100408electioncosts.html - OH: Brunner’s office trying to make voting easier
Residents facing foreclosure might be able to still cast ballot
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/NEWS01/810040312/1002 - PA: Allegheny County – County says it can’t audit voting machines
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08278/917409-455.stm - PA: Philadelphia – False Flier Warns of Election Day Arrests in PA African-American Neighborhoods
https://bradblog.com/?p=6465 - PA: Philadelphia – Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081002_Vote-scam_fliers_target_black_neighborhoods.html - TX: Lubbock County – Highly Anticipated Election Fuels Record Number of Voters To Register
http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=9115962&nav=menu69_2 - Washington DC: Council Grills Elections Board
Panel Says It Aims to Provide Glitch-Free General Election
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100303336.html
**”Daily Voting News” is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in “Daily Voting News” may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or BradBlog.Com**
About Ohio, I noticed the targets are Republicans but I believe they make a grave error there. I closely watched Ohio, for several elections and remembered all the calls coming in to Air America during Jean Schmidts election runs, from voters screaming about “where were all the Democratic poll watchers and workers” to stop her campaign tactics at the polls on election day. Not to mention all of us from out of state who sent Ohio Dems millions of extra dollars -that seem to have not been used. Many party leaders left their position. Don’t forget the party insiders who secretly worked to keep out the anti war voice of Paul Hackett. I absolutely believe we need to search for Democratic whistleblowers, on and out of Ohio, who secretly worked with Republicans.
You might start questioning Emanuel, Reid, Schumer, McAulife and Hoyer. Tom Delay wasn’t the only using dirty tricks.