10/09/2008Good morning, Good morning.
This is just a quick note to urge you to check your voter registration. The following story names Colorado as one of the states that are illegally dropping voters’ names from the rolls, and blocking some folks from registering. For Colorado residents you can go to Colorado Secretary of State Election Center, and follow the instruction to;
#1. Make sure your name hasn’t been dropped.
#2. Check that your info is correct.
#3. See where you are supposed to be on election day.
Peace!
Colorado Secretary of State Election Center:
http://www.sos.state.co.us/Voter/voterHome.do;jsessionid=0000QlBp7qrdd1E9ysKzDFyDdlc:121vl9gps
States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal
By IAN URBINA
Published: October 8, 2008
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.
Still, because Democrats have been more aggressive at registering new voters this year, according to state election officials, any heightened screening of new applications may affect their party’s supporters disproportionately. The 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.
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