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November 2, 2006
Republicans Teach Voter Intimidation In Maryland...No Surprise There
A recently distributed guide for Republican poll watchers in Maryland spells out how to aggressively challenge the credentials of voters and urges these volunteers to tell election judges they could face jail time if a challenge is ignored.Democrats said yesterday they consider the handbook, obtained by The Washington Post, evidence of a Republican effort to block people from voting Tuesday.
"The tenor of the material is that they are asking folks, if not directing them, to challenge voters," said Bruce L. Marcus, an attorney for the state Democratic Party. "It's really tantamount to a suppression effort."Advocacy groups including the National Campaign for Fair Elections, Common Cause and the NAACP, as well as a George Washington University professor who is an expert on voter suppression, agreed with that assessment.
Barbara Burt of Common Cause said the technique, last seen in Ohio in the 2004 presidential election, is an "insidious voter intimidation tactic."
Not surprising at all. You have a group of people who thrive on dishonesty and racism and then they set out to keep people from voting by using intimidation and fear mongering. It's going to get ugly. It truly is a sad day in our country when there are those that try to take away our right as citizens to vote simply because we don't agree with their archaic view of the world. If you vote Republican you condone this type of behavior. It's as simple as that.
The Maryland Democratic party will have poll watchers to ensure that this kind of thing doesn't fly. If you are confronted about voting here in Maryland then please call 1-888-678-VOTE (8683) and let them know right away. It is your right to vote and petty individuals who wish to use intimidation to keep you from doing so must be stopped.
Found via the Washington Post.
Posted by Dianne at November 2, 2006 8:05 PM
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