Voters turned away in Ames (Iowa)..and other Iowa related election news

[SoCalDem]

http://www.dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041022/NEWS09/410220382/1056


Voters turned away in Ames
10/22/2004
A long line of people, mostly Iowa State University students, was turned away from a satellite voting station in Ames Thursday, which officials said violated state regulations requiring poll workers to allow voters waiting in line at closing time to cast ballots.

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http://www.dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041020/NEWS09/410200354/1056

Iowa laws on voting may face a lawsuit
10/20/2004
Iowa's election laws are at risk of facing a legal challenge from voting-rights groups who say there are "several deficiencies in Iowa election procedures that threaten to unlawfully disenfranchise thousands of Iowa voters."

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http://www.dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041016/NEWS09/410160329/1056

Campaign event security spurs arrests, removals
10/16/2004
Tight security and screening at President Bush's campaign events in Iowa has led to at least five arrests, frightened one teenager, and caused several other people to be turned away when they failed to voice support for the president.

[Occulus]

1. This is important

:kick:

You may want to repost this elsewhere later in the day so it gets the attention it deserves.

[chicagojoe]

2. Although I'm Shocked that this is occurring in our nation...

...it doesn't surprise me that the Radical Right is pulling this kind of crap. It's time these people learn how to behave like something other than the Fascist Swine that they are, or face those of us progressives that are willing to STAND UP and fight fire with fire, or better yet, crushing blows.

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Iowa's very important -- this is disturbing --

n/t

[ISUGRADIA]

4. kick

[young_at_heart]

5. Hmm......Voters turned away (sounds familiar)

I guess someone in Iowa isn't doing their job. Let's hope some ACLU or others can help!

[proud patriot]

6. I'm so glad we are watching polling places like Hawks this time

:D

[sangh0]

8. Yep, this time, we're not gonna get caught napping

.

[kitkatrose]

7. Kick!

:kick:

[SoCalDem]

9. apparently the paper has changed the links.. just click on politics

and scroll to the stories..
http://www.dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage


politics link..(might work)
http://www.dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS09