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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatchdog: Evidence of Unlawful Voter Purge in Pennsylvania
The Election Protection Coalition, which is managing a voter protection hotline, says that eligible voters may have been unlawfully purged from the rolls in major urban areas of Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
"We suspect there has been an unreported purge of voters in Pennsylvania," said Barbara Arnwine, head of the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights. There are "too many voters being affected by this for us to think its voter error or voter confusion," Arnwine said.
The Election Protection Coalition said it had fielded at least five reports, each describing dozens of voters being turned away from their polling places because they were not registered as of this afternoon. Under federal law, states are supposed to purge the rolls only after voters have failed to vote in two consecutive general elections, and only then after notifying voters of their intent to do so. According to the Lawyer's Committee, those calling the Election Protection hotline claimed to have voted in 2008, and so shouldn't have been purged.
http://m.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/11/watchdog-evidence-unlawful-voter-purge-pennsylvania
"We suspect there has been an unreported purge of voters in Pennsylvania," said Barbara Arnwine, head of the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights. There are "too many voters being affected by this for us to think its voter error or voter confusion," Arnwine said.
The Election Protection Coalition said it had fielded at least five reports, each describing dozens of voters being turned away from their polling places because they were not registered as of this afternoon. Under federal law, states are supposed to purge the rolls only after voters have failed to vote in two consecutive general elections, and only then after notifying voters of their intent to do so. According to the Lawyer's Committee, those calling the Election Protection hotline claimed to have voted in 2008, and so shouldn't have been purged.
http://m.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/11/watchdog-evidence-unlawful-voter-purge-pennsylvania
Sorry if a dupe. I'm working the polls and just saw it was sent to me while on break.
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Watchdog: Evidence of Unlawful Voter Purge in Pennsylvania (Original Post)
Lone_Star_Dem
Nov 2012
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questionseverything
(9,631 posts)1. illegal purges
secret software in ohio,mitts cronys owning voting machine companies
femrap
(13,418 posts)2. Maybe this is the state
that KKKarl has decided to steal. Remember when RobMe went back there toward the end of the campaign and everyone was WTF????
It is a well known voting fact about PA...the 2 cities at the sides of the state go Blue and the middle votes like Alabama.
KKKarl wouldn't be stupid enough to go after Ohio or FL again.
I'm going to go check and see what party PA's SoS is from.
ETA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Aichele
She's a damn repugnant...and not even elected by the people, but APPOINTED. I hope I don't hear her name tonight.