Anyone gotten one of the "caging list letters" or whatever they're called to challenge a voter?

[Roland99]

I received a letter yesterday from Orange County stating that Florida law re: verifying of signatures for absentee balloting has changed.

I've only voted in FL three times (moved here in 2009) and all of those were in-person (one was early voting).

Not sure if this is standard for Orange County or am I being matched up with someone....

[gopiscrap]

1. I am in Washington State

and I did once and went straight down to the Auditors office and threatened to sue the shit out of them if they didn't fix it that day and then went to the press to complain that the Republican Auditror was fucking with teh Dems registration.... they knew I was Dem because I had run for political office..got it straightened out with in an hour.

[Sherman A1]

4. That is how you fight this nonsense

you go straight back at them, hard & fast.

Good Job!

[HockeyMom]

2. I'm in Collier and haven't gotten anything

If it's a Florida law, then everyone in the state should get it. Right? I've been here since 2007 and only voted twice (President and Governor; both times in person and early voting.

[LiberalFighter]

3. You have something so we can see how the letter is worded?

[nashville_brook]

5. i'm in orange county and my SO received one, but I haven't.

at least, i don't think i have. haven't seen it in the piles of junk mail that come to the house. i've never voted by absentee ballot here, though.

i don't know what to think about this. Cowles is generally a good guy, and a friend of voters.

here's an article from the Sentinel on it:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-06-06/news/os-voter-signature-demand-20120606_1_absentee-ballots-absentee-voters-voter-registration-drives

Cowles, a Democrat, acknowledged that his effort to seek fresh signatures is tied to the new law, which requires closer scrutiny of absentee ballots. But he said the initiative was his own, not something ordered by the state.

"It does not affect their voting status at all," he said. "We just want to help make sure if they're going to vote by absentee, that their ballot will get counted properly."

[gejohnston]

6. I'm in Citrus

I haven't.

[csziggy]

7. The Orange County Supervisor of Elections website has a press release about it

That they are asking voters to update their signatures to make sure there are no problems. http://www.ocfelections.com/media_alerts/PressRelease.doc

You can check other information there, too. They have a place where you can double check that your voter registration is still valid. http://www.ocfelections.com/OrangeVotes2010/httpdocs/home_files/Voter_Query_Page.asp

Or you can call their office to see if that letter is from them: [phone]

[Roland99]

8. Thanks for that info!

I'm in a tech conference all week and haven't had a chance to read news or research this yet.

I feel a bit better now.