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Democrats Plan Extensive Voter Monitoring
Yahoo.com (Reuters) ^
| Oct. 8, 2002
Posted on 10/08/2002 4:28:14 PM PDT by Alissa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Party leaders said Tuesday they will launch an extensive effort to promote and monitor voters' rights on Election Day and will put "thousands" of lawyers in place to respond to voters' complaints.
After the difficulties in Florida in the 2000 election and during the Sept. 10 primary, Democrats said they will pay special attention to the Sunshine State.
"We are not going to stand on the sidelines while a third Florida election is bungled," said Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who exhibited a new toll-free call line that will allow voters to register problems and have their calls logged with local election officials and party workers.
After the bitter Florida recount battle in the 2000 presidential election, the state spent more than $30 million installing electronic voting and replacing punch-card systems.
But it still experienced widespread problems in September with new voting machines and voters who were turned away from late opening or early closing polling stations.
McAuliffe said the party will have monitors at problem polling sites. He said "thousands" of lawyers would be on notice to respond to complaints so "no one is intimidated into foregoing their rights."
TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mcauliffe; voterfraud
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The fox watching the hen house comes to mind.
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:28:14 PM PDT
by
Alissa
To: Alissa
Democratic Party leaders said Tuesday they will launch an extensive effort to promote and monitor voters' rights on Election Day and will put "thousands" of lawyers in place to respond to voters' complaints. THE FIX IS IN...
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:32:07 PM PDT
by
NorCoGOP
To: Alissa
While you're at it, make sure you check IDs.
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:32:57 PM PDT
by
Drango
To: Alissa
Yep. Settin' up for a whole lotta "I been disenfranchised" claims--but only where the Rats lose, of course. Gotta keep the hate alive...
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:33:53 PM PDT
by
eureka!
To: NorCoGOP
Going to tie up close elections until enough votes are "found".
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:34:24 PM PDT
by
chnsmok
To: Alissa
...will put "thousands" of lawyers in place to respond to voters' complaints. Great...just what we need. Lawyers everywhere. Pathetic.
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:35:23 PM PDT
by
Wphile
To: Alissa
Democratic Party leaders said Tuesday they will launch an extensive effort to promote and monitor voters' rights on Election Day and will put "thousands" of lawyers in place to respond to voters' complaints. Lawyers??? ... I thought you weren't allowed to stake out inside polling places??
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:36:16 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Alissa
Are you sure this headline doesn't read: "Democrat-bastards Planning Massive Voter Fraud."?
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:36:53 PM PDT
by
45Auto
To: Wphile
And who is going to monitor these lawyers???
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:37:36 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Alissa
"Democrats Plan Extensive Voter Monitoring fraud"
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:37:36 PM PDT
by
FreePaul
To: NorCoGOP
I think this is a "counter" to our efforts to keep the elections honest. I think these guys are lurking here at FR.
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:37:50 PM PDT
by
timydnuc
To: Wphile
Pathetic.This gives me a chill up my spine.
The dems are emboldened by their success in NJ.
I cannot begin to imagine what they're going to come up with, but they are up to something and it does not bode well for a fair election.
Not at all.
To: Alissa
Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who exhibited a new toll-free call line that will allow voters to register problems and have their calls logged with local election officials and party workers.
"Dey only let me vote twice!"
Owl_Eagle
Guns Before Butter.
To: Alissa
The word "lawyers" should be now and forever synonymous with "criminal fraud."
Honest elections are the last thing on earth that you will get from thousands of arrogant, thieving, loathesome, corrupt, traitorous, unethical, narcissistic white collar sociopaths.
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:43:42 PM PDT
by
friendly
To: Alissa
I was thinking the same thing!
So...let me get this straight...the Democrats are going to place Democrats into polling places run by Democrats, to monitor Democratic voters, and will provide Democrat Lawyers on the spot, should a Democrat voter feel disenfranchised in one fashion or another? Boy, you gotta love them DemocRATS...
</sarc>
To: Alissa
There is no way that the Democrats will have "thousands" of lawyers doing this. That is ludicrous.
This is another lie to encourage base turnout, and nothing more.
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:45:22 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Alissa
After the bitter Florida recount battle in the 2000 presidential election, the state spent more than $30 million installing electronic voting and replacing punch-card systems. This 30-million dollar electronic voting system that replaces the "punch card systems" is a "paperless ballot system".
That should be the Democrats dream! Machines the Dems can have some "hacker" mess with to their advantage.
No paper ballot, no record of who and how many voted and for who they voted for...
Also, no paper ballots, no re-counts either.
Out of the pan and back into the fire...they never learn.
To: Alissa
"voter monitoring"
Is THAT what they call it...
To: Alissa
Democrats Plan Extensive Voter Monitoring Tampering
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:45:41 PM PDT
by
CaptRon
To: cyncooper; Howlin; Miss Marple
They are going to get hammered over this ........dumb move.
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posted on
10/08/2002 4:46:59 PM PDT
by
Dog
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