Thursday, October 23, 2008

Voter Suppression

The NYTimes has an editorial on voter suppression and one of the last things it says is this:

If voters find on Election Day that their names are not on the rolls, they should contact a voters’ rights group like Election Protection, at 1-866-OUR-VOTE, or a political campaign, which can advocate for them. They should not, except as a last resort, cast a provisional ballot, since it is less likely to be counted.


Really? Wow. I didn't know that and I really don't expect any trouble when Diane and I go out and vote on November 4th. We considered voting early and also by absentee ballot but decided that we wanted to actually go to the polling place on election day. We do go early so if there is trouble, we'll have the rest of the day, at least till six, to resolve any shenanigans. And, guess what? It's a horse race here in Indiana this year and that means my vote really does make a difference!

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