Believe the Hype, it's a Sequel: Republicans are Trying to Steal the Election
It's not even Election Day yet, and the
Kerry-Edwards campaign is already down by almost a million
votes. That's because, in important states like Ohio, Florida and New
Mexico, voter names have been systematically removed from the rolls
and absentee ballots have been overlooked overwhelmingly in
minority areas. Through a combination of sophisticated vote rustling-ethnic cleansing
of voter rolls, absentee ballots gone AWOL, machines that "spoil"
votes-John Kerry begins with a nationwide deficit that could easily
exceed one million votes. Colorado Secretary of State Donetta Davidson just weeks ago removed
several thousand voters from the state's voter rolls. She tagged felons
as barred from voting. What makes this particularly noteworthy is that,
unlike like Florida and a handful of other Deep South states, Colorado
does not bar ex-cons from voting. Only those actually serving their
sentence lose their rights. There's no known, verified case of a Colorado convict voting illegally
from the big house. Federal law now bars purges within 90 days of a
presidential election to allow a voter to challenge their loss of civil
rights. To exempt her action from the federal rule, Secretary Davidson declared
an "emergency." However, the only "emergency" in Colorado seems to be
President Bush's running dead even with John Kerry in the polls. [more]
Pictured above: US
President George W. Bush is greeted by his brother, Florida Governor
Jeb Bush as Senate candidate Mel Martinez looks on at Coconut
Grove Expo Center in Coconut Grove, Florida. [more]
If you have any problems at the polling place, call the
Election Protection hotline at (866) OUR-VOTE. Election Protection is a
nationwide program run by civil rights and voting rights groups to
safeguard your right to cast a ballot on Election Day. [more]
