Be sure you're registered to vote--even if you're sure you're registered to vote.

[tzikeh]

CBS News reports mistaken, human-error-based, or just plain illegal purging of voter rolls (the voter rolls cannot be altered within 90 days of a Federal election, yet are continuing to be purged as I type this). Several of the states engaging in the illegal roll purging are battleground states. Shocking, I know. We're talking tens, if not hundreds

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[suaine]

I would be shocked, if I didn't completely expect that sort of thing. God, I feel so old and tired about this.

[lamardeuse]

May I link to this?

[lamardeuse]

Hey there - I copied most of this post instead and gave you credit. Please let me know if that's not OK. Thanks!

[tzikeh]

You can always link to my stuff, or copy it. No need to ask. :D

[lamardeuse]

Thanks, hon! I want to help get the message out there. :)

[tzikeh]

Yeah, but how come no one else has this story? This is ridiculous. I am so sick of the bullshit excuse for journalism we have now. We have freedom of the press, but no one uses it much.

I take that back -- we don't have a lot of freedom of the press. But this story was on national news, so wtf, people??? Get on it!

[pun]

In a federal election, every voter has the right to fill out a provisional ballot. Anyone who shows up at the polls and is told s/he is not eligible to vote should demand their right to a provisional ballot and continue to contest the issue until his/her ballot is counted.

[tzikeh]

You know that and I know that, but do the 10,000 disenfranchised voters in Mississippi know that? Do you think anyone at their polling place will tell them that?

[pun]

Nope and nope. I just think that any time this story gets reported that information should be included so that maybe it will make its way into the public consciousness.

[tzikeh]

You're right. I'll add it.

[gritkitty]

Thanks for the links. I checked my status - I'm good to go.