GOP Voter Drive Accused of Tossing Cards

[lefty_mcduff]

Not sure if this has been posted before. but looks like the GOP is up to dirty tricks again

"In several battleground states across the country, a consulting firm funded by the Republican National Committee has been accused of deceiving would-be voters and destroying Democratic voter registration cards.

Arizona-based Sproul & Associates is under investigation in Oregon and Nevada over claims that canvassers hired by the company were instructed to register only Republicans and to get rid of registration forms completed by Democrats.

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"Substitute teacher Adam Banse wanted a summer job with flexible hours, so he signed up to knock on doors in suburban Minneapolis and register people to vote.

He quit after two hours. ``They said if you bring back a bunch of Democratic cards, you'll be fired,'' Banse contends. ``At that point, I said, `Whoa. Something's wrong here.'''

GOP Voter Drive Accused of Tossing Cards

[bitchkitty]

1. Link is broken -

Fixed

[lefty_mcduff]

2. Thanks.

Sloppy early morning cut-&-pasting

[are_we_united_yet]

3. I believe

this has been posted before. But great job keeping spotlight on this story.

[secular_warrior]

4. We need a complete overhaul of the electoral system

There's way too much slack in the laws for dirty tricks to be played. It almost seems impossible under the current system to have a fair election.