Greg Palast (London Observer): Voters claim abuse of electoral rolls

[Jack Rabbit]

From the London Observer (Sunday supplement of the Guardian Unlimited
Dated Sunday October 31

Voters claim abuse of electoral rolls
Students say they were conned into registering twice
By Greg Palast in New York

An Observer investigation in the United States has uncovered widespread allegations of electoral abuse, many of them going uninvestigated despite complaints of what would appear to be criminal attempts to manipulate voter lists.
The allegations, which come just two days before Americans go to the polls in one of the most tightly contested elections in a generation, threaten to plunge Tuesday's count into a legal minefield and overshadow even the elections of 2000.

The claims come as both Republicans and Democrats put in place up to 2,000 lawyers across the country to challenge attempts to manipulate the vote in swing states.

Although allegations of misconduct have been levelled at both parties recently, the majority of complaints that have been identified in The Observer' s investigation involved claims against local Republicans.

The attempt to steal a second election is underway. Don't let it be successful. The best way to combat underhanded neocon tactics is to overwhelm them with a high voter turnout.