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To: i-node who wrote (426212)	10/14/2008 5:44:36 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573123

Check this Dave. Voter suppression is the preferred (R) method of manipulating elections, other than outright cheating. Voter suppression en.wikipedia.org "Examples of voter suppression [edit] 2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal In the 2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal, Republican officials attempted to reduce the number of Democratic voters by paying professional telemarketers in Idaho to make repeated hang-up calls to block Democrats' ride-to-the-polls phone lines on election day.[7][8] [edit] United States Senate election in Virginia, 2006 During the United States Senate election in Virginia, 2006, Secretary of the Virginia State Board of Elections Jean Jensen concluded that the incidents of voter suppression appeared widespread and deliberate. Documented incidents of voter suppression include:[9] * Democratic voters receiving calls incorrectly informing them voting will lead to arrest. * Widespread calls fraudulently claiming to be "Webb Volunteers," falsely telling voters their voting location had changed. * Fliers paid for by the Republican Party , stating "SKIP THIS ELECTION" caused was allegedly an attempt to suppress African-American turnout. The FBI has since launched an investigation into the suppression attempts.[10] [edit] 2004 presidential election In the U.S. presidential election of 2004, some voters got phone calls with false information intended to keep them from voting--saying that their voting place had been changed or that voting would take place on Wednesday as well as on Tuesday.[11][12] Other allegations surfaced in several states that the group called Voters Outreach of America had collected and submitted Republican voter registration forms while inappropriately disposing of Democratic registration forms.[13][14][15][16]. Michigan Republican state legislator John Pappageorge, was quoted as saying, "If we do not suppress the Detroit vote, we're going to have a tough time in this election."[17]. In 2006, four employees of the John Kerry campaign were convicted of slashing the tires of 25 vans rented by the state Republican Party which were to be used for driving Republican monitors to the polls. At the campaign workers' sentencing, Judge Michael B. Brennan told the defendants, "Voter suppression has no place in our country. Your crime took away that right to vote for some citizens."[18][19] [edit] 2008 United States Presidential Election Prior to the 2008 United States Presidential Election, in September 16, 2008, Obama legal counsel announced that they would be seeking an injunction to stop an alleged caging scheme in Michigan wherein the state Republican party would use home foreclosure lists to challenge voters still using their foreclosed home as a primary address at the polls. [20] Michigan GOP officials called themselves "desperate."[21] On October 5, 2008 the Republican Lt. Governor of Montana, John Bohlinger, accused the Montana Republican Party of vote caging to purge 6,000 voters from three counties which trend Democratic. These purges included decorated war veterans and active duty soldiers.[22] A review of states' records by The New York Times found unlawful actions leading to widespread voter purges.[23] A dispute between the Social Security Administration commissioner and the National Association of Secretaries of State about the use of the Social Security database to test the validity of voters led to the shutdown of the database over the Columbus Day holiday weekend.[24]" The (D)'s want as many eligible voters as possible to vote, while the (R) want the least.

To: i-node who wrote (426212)	10/14/2008 5:48:11 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573123

"Don't know but I'm not hearing about voter registration fraud on the part of organizations paid for by RNC." They mainly go for voter suppression, but it certainly has happened in past cycles. For actual voter fraud, Ohio in 2004 was really suspicious. For registration fraud, shredding is pretty common. reviewjournal.com klas-tv.com or changing their party affiliation. zimbio.com pe.com So, despite this really being a Republican only issue, they still get caught with their hand in the cookie jar. I am sure if the Democrats started watching the Republican groups as closely as the Republicans scrutinize ACORN, they'd be a whole lot more.