AT LEAST 116 ELECTORAL VOTES ARE AT RISK OF BEING STOLEN

[norepubsin08]

FL (27) OH (20) MI (170 NJ (15) VA (13) WI (10) CO (9)

These are the states most likely to be targeted for voter purges and other types of electoral manipulation by the Republican Party.

Please join the MICAH Project and America in Solidarity in it's call to action by declaring this NATIONAL GUARANTEE YOUR VOTE DAY. We are asking all groups, churches, unions, blogs, organizations, student groups and individuals who take part to commit to two courses of action.

1) to either go online, phone or check in person on the status of your voter registration. Just because you think you are registered to vote doesn't mean that you are.

2) pass this information along to all your members/readers/supporters/networks via text, blog, email or phone call sometime during the business day today.

We feel this is a matter of justice and vital to the electoral process. If our elections lack integrity then we risk sinking into anarchy and becoming a third world nation. This is a growing problem folks..just recently:

In Virginia: AFL-CIO has reported that students were deliberately being misled as to where they could register and vote.

New Jersey: 300,000 people who thought they could vote found out that they had either been stripped from the voter rolls or their names had never made it there in the first place.

Michigan: Republican County Auditors had stated that anyone whose home has entered foreclosure would be purged from the voting rolls.

Wisconsin: The Republican Attorney General has sued the states elections board to remove 20% of the voters from the rolls, the vast majority in Milwaukee.

Florida: We all remember what happened there in 2000...counties are reporting the same problems again.

Colorado: Reports are coming in that voters in other states are being asked to register in this state.

New Mexico: Statistics bear out the fact that a Native American is 8 times more likely and a Hispanic person is 5 times more likely to purged from the voting rolls.

Ohio: In 2006, 303,000 people were removed from the rolls in three major urban counties and this year another 600,000 have been threatened.

Wow! Each day the list gets bigger and bigger. PLEASE: Have this election be decided by the people and not machines, manipulation or voter witch hunts!!!!

What can I do to help? This may save a few folks from finding out on Election Day that for them, it is too late to be able to vote.

Endorse our project, take part in the action...check on the link if you're still registered and spread the word. For folks at DU k and r this so others see it.

This is endorsed by: The Center for Creative Journalism-Columbus OH, "The Velvet Revolution Blog"-Washington DC, The Washington State Central Labor Council, GRE Consulting Associates-Whitefish MT, The Tacoma Dominican Sisters, Tacoma Branch of the NAACP, Washington Public Campaigns among others...we also have various union, student groups, churches, individuals and organizations taking part in 46 states.

For more info or to be able to check on your voting status, link to: www.guaranteeyourvote.org or www.americasolidarity.org

To schedule an interview: Mike Collier [phone] Todd Iverson [phone]
email: [e-mail] or americasolidarity.org

THANKS FOR TAKING PART!!! ON TO VICTORY IN NOVEMBER!!!!

In Peace & Solidarity,

Mike Collier MICAH Project Chair

[shraby]

1. Wisconsin has same day registration and voting.

If people have 2 pieces of identification on them with their address on it, they can reregister and proceed to vote. I don't see purges as a problem here.

[norepubsin08]

3. Yes, we are aware of that...

but the issue in Wisconsin is that they drop poor folks from the rolls, when they come to register, they challenge where they live. A challenged ballot in some states has a 70% higher risk of not being counted.

[shraby]

5. If they register on the spot, the i.d.

will be readily available to the challenger and the challenge would have to be dismissed and voter allowed to vote on a regular ballot.
Most people have two pieces of i.d. on them that shows their address. Drivers license and insurance card or medicare card or credit cards, etc.

[norepubsin08]

6. You'd be surprised

I did work as a poll watcher on behalf of Kerry last time and saw a lot of people with ID get fucked!!

[liberalla]

2. Important reminder! Thanks!

My absentee ballot is being mailed to me tomorrow, in the first round of mailings.

Kick & passing on!

[norepubsin08]

4. Thanks

[bdamomma]

7. they can ask for a provisional ballot. can't they?

bring back paper ballots.

if there is another stolen election watch out, I really do not think Americans would stand for it.

[norepubsin08]

9. Provisionals have been notoriously "lost"

"ruined beyond recognition" etc etc

[dhpgetsit]

8. Check to make sure you have not been purged!

I just went to http://www.canivote.org/ and verified my voter registration.

It's easy!

Thanks!

[norepubsin08]

10. that's what our site does also

but it also asks you to perform a service... that is SPREAD THE WORD!!! WWW.GUARANTEEYOURVOTE.ORG

[liberalla]

11. Good name - - - GUARANTEE your vote!

http://www.guaranteeyourvote.org

:kick:

[norepubsin08]

12. Thanks

I'm going to post this at noon and at three pacific time also!!!

[joeunderdog]

13. bump n/t

[OakCliffDem]

14. Kick

[formercia]

15. Stolen with funding from the Chamber of Commerce

and directed by Karl Rove and company.