Voters Complain About GOP Poll Watchers In N.C. County

[one_voice]

In Wake County, N.C., elections officials have received a couple dozen complaints about intimidating Republican poll watchers at early voting locations.

The offending observers have reportedly stood behind the registration table (where they're not allowed) and taken pictures of the license plates of voters using curbside voting (also illegal), according to the director of the Wake County elections board. In other cases, director Cherie Poucher said, it's been a matter of voters finding normal, legal observing activities intimidating.

The observers who've caused problems are all Republicans, Poucher said; the Democratic Party hasn't submitted a list of registered poll watchers yet, but is expected to do so today.

As in every election, Republicans have raised the alarm of voter fraud, leading some to worry that overzealous poll watchers, intent on preventing fraud, may intimidate eligible voters.

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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/voters_complain_about_gop_poll_watchers_in_nc_coun.php?ref=fpb

[Bill McBlueState]

1. leading *some* to worry?

Intimidating eligible voters is the entire point of the exercise.

[Ian David]

2. "voter fraud" was a trending topic on Twitter this morning. n/t

[democrat_patriot]

3. I voted last night, didn't see any of that.

In Wake county...