AFL-CIO Mounts Voter Protection Operation In Six States

[Omaha Steve]

http://208.185.252.177/laborradio/node/4430

AFL-CIO Mounts Voter Protection Operation In Six States

By Doug Cunningham

The AFL-CIO is working in six key states to protect voting rights. The labor federation is training union and voting rights activists on their state’s elections laws and will deploy them to monitor the polls on election day. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney says it’s an effort to make sure every eligible voter has an opportunity to vote and have the vote counted. AFL-CIO poll monitors will also have a network of lawyers available to handle voting problems to try to prevent the kinds of violations that have happened in past elections. The AFL-CIO’s Voter Protection Program will target Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Washington.

[babylonsister]

1. Wonderful news! The NAACP is also doing this; read it today! nt

[seafan]

7. Yes! NAACP will monitor Md., Bama, GA, FL, LA, MI, MS, OH, Penn, TX

See this thread.

[MadMaddie]

2. Right on....this is what should happen..

voters must be protected....

Holy Cow...after writing that I just felt like we were in a third world country....this is sad.....

[banana republican]

8. Welcome to the Banana Republic.....

[kster]

10. Absolutely... If I

see these PUNK BASTARDS, I will go and vote, and then I will go and harrass these m*th*r F*ck*rs ACCORDINGLY, they will wish they never came to challenge the voters.

[rwheeler31]

3. thank you

from Missouri.

[sandnsea]

4. Virginia and Tennessee

Nobody is monitoring those two states, I hope somebody notices and addresses it.

[OhioChick]

5. Glad to hear it! n/t

[williesgirl]

6. Finally a worthwhile use of union dues. recommended

[texpatriot2004]

9. K & R for Transparent Democracy nm

[olddad56]

11. who will monitor the tallying of the votes?

[vanboggie]

12. My concern also

While I'm delighted to hear voter intimidation will be monitored, I'd feel better if Republican machines were not counting the votes.

Nonetheless, I am happy to see my state on the list! Every effort to stop the cheating is appreciated.