Women's Voices Women's Votes mailings- *strikes again* in W. Va

[chill_wind]

"Women's Voices Women's Votes has another "unfortunate coincidence" in the timing of its voter registration mailings, this time in West Virginia."


Friday May 9, 2008
Secretary of State says mass mailing has caused confusion

The Secretary of State's office is reminding first-time voters that the deadline to register to vote in Tuesday's primary already has passed.

Betty Ireland said she's worried that a mass mailing aimed at getting young women in West Virginia to register to vote might cause confusion.

A group called "Women's Voices. Women Vote" sent out more than 16,000 mailers to unmarried women in the state after April 22, the last day to register in time to vote Tuesday.

People who've never voted can still register, but they won't be eligible to cast a ballot in the primary.

(more)

see links


http://www.dailymail.com/News/election08/200805090050

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/

[chill_wind]

1. Get the correct word out

Anyone with questions about their registration can call the Secretary of State's office at (866) SOS-VOTE or visit the online site www.wvvotes.com and click on the "Am I Registered to Vote?" link.

[chill_wind]

2. These are the NC Robo-call people (DU threads). Remember?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5753754

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3290936

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5733715

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5820772

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/03/AR2008050301870.html

[Zachstar]

3. Weird...

[TheWraith]

4. And these people are not being prosecuted for election tampering... how?

Once is an accident. Twice is staggering incompetance. But in EVERY MAJOR STATE?

[Kali]

5. Again?

:wtf: too many times and too many big names (with REAL experience)for this to be a mistake or a coincidence. Prosecute.

[bhikkhu]

6. The WVWV explanation makes sense:

That interest and intent to register is highest during and after a primary, so they do specifically target their voter drives to that time period.

After the last round of complaints and confusion they did say they wouldn't do it anymore, though...

[Kali]

7. they have been saying they'd stop for a lot more time than "the last round"