Huge voter suppression plot exposed in Wisconsin

[proud2BlibKansan]

A massive, coordinated and illegal plan to suppress Wisconsin voter turnout in November was exposed today by One Wisconsin Now (OWN).

The plan, targeting minority voters and students, is a joint effort of the Republican Party, Americans for Prosperity, and Tea Party groups. OWN has somehow obtained both copies of the plan and a recording of a meeting at which it was discussed, both available on a new website, SaveWisconsinVote2010.org

OWN Executive Director Scot Ross said the group will request investigations by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, as well as the Wisconsin Attorney General’s Election Integrity Task Force and the Government Accountability Board, to insure the right to vote is not stolen by these plans.

xofferson's diary :: ::
The term for what the right-wing intends to do is called "vote caging,"and involves sending mail to addresses on voter lists and using returned mail to challenge voters at the polls on election day.

The result? Some voters are forced to cast provisional ballots, which require them to follow-up the day after an election for the ballot to be counted. Historically, about 35% of all provisional ballots are never counted.

more . . . http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/9/20/903538/-Huge-voter-suppression-plot-exposed-in-Wisconsin

[spanone]

1. k&r.

[blondeatlast]

2. And so it begins...

Poor Democracy must be getting exhausted having to defend herself so fiercely every two years.

Siiigh...

BIG< BIG k/r

[mediaman007]

3. You'd think they would spend more time to solve the nation's problems.

Getting elected is just a game to them.

[AtomicKitten]

4. Voter caging is against federal law. Holder better be on this like stink on a monkey.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2008/GOP_voter_purge_declared_illegal_in_1013.html

[Kablooie]

5. and he's got to be quick. After the election the issue is moot.

[AtomicKitten]

8. Absolutely. We don't want a repeat of the 2002 midterm fraudpalooza.

http://healthandenergy.com/election_fraud.htm

[The Magistrate]

10. Indeed, Ma'am: Prosecute These Crimes, And They Will Stop

We are not dealing here with people who can stand up to Federal time without a whimper....

[tabatha]

6. No-one had to dress up as a pimp to get unedited tapes.

[shraby]

7. People can register to vote the day they go in to vote. All

a person would have to do is show 2 pieces of i.d. that shows their address and they can register then vote if there is any question of their registration.

[snot]

9. The people planning the caging wouldn't bother if it didn't work.

[dragonlady]

11. Even so, there are still problems

True, one can register at the polls. But lots of people having to register will slow up the process. If that creates long lines especially at certain times of day, some people will have to leave without voting. What if you come thinking you are registered and haven't brought a state ID card or don't have one. You don't have a lease or utility bill or bank statement with you, or someone who can vouch for you. Do you have time to go and collect all that and still get to work, or pick up the kids from the sitter? If you cast a provisional ballot, can you get your paperwork in order and take off work the next day to go downtown to the election clerk's office to present it and get your vote counted? "All a person would have to do" isn't quite so easy for a lot of people the Democrats are hoping will vote in this election. That's why the Republicans are doing this.

[JoeyT]

14. Which works out really well when the poll worker is a Republican and you're a minority

and they flat out refuse to take any ID you present. Then when you raise a stink they have the cops remove you.

[elehhhhna]

16. hahahahaha! who made THAT up? ain't so.

[DemocraticPilgrim]

12. Sounds good news for Feingold if they feel this necessary, yay. :)

[Hannah Bell]

13. is this related to feingold's supposed "troubles" in the polls?

[Shallah Kali]

15. check your status if you live in Wisconsin - state link

https://vpa.wi.gov/VoterSearchScreen.aspx?Language=en-us