RNC mails Florida senior citizens, Dems, :"We have you registered as a Republican"...

[npincus]

The bastards are at it in Florida... trying to confuse and supress the senior (Dem) vote. BASTARDS.


http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article814237.ece#email

TALLAHASSEE — A new pitch for John McCain's presidential campaign aimed at older Democratic voters is causing complaints by Democrats and concern by elections officials.

The piece, paid for by the Republican National Committee and authorized by McCain, tells voters it is seeking to double-check their "unconfirmed" party affiliations while asking for money. A letter signed by McCain tells the Democrats: "We have you registered as a Republican."

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Two top Florida elections officials, both Republicans, faulted the GOP mailing, calling it "confusing" and "unfortunate" because of a potential to undermine voter confidence by making them question the accuracy of their registrations.

"It is unfortunate, because it does put a lot of doubt in people's minds," said Secretary of State Kurt Browning, the state's top elections official.

After his office received dozens of calls, Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland issued a media alert that his office had nothing to do with it. "They were upset folks and they were very concerned," said Holland, a Republican. "They mainly said their party (listing) was different than it was."

Some Democrats suspect a motive beyond raising money. The first-class GOP mailing has a "Do not forward" instruction on the envelope, meaning they will be returned to the GOP if a recipient has had mail forwarded, perhaps to a summer address, or has moved.

Letters returned as undeliverable can be compiled into "challenge lists" of unverifiable addresses and can be used to challenge voters' eligibility during early voting or on Election Day. The vote suppression technique is known as "vote caging."

"That postcard is a little disconcerting," said letter-recipient Steve Hemping of Naples, chairman of the Collier County Democratic Party and a state party official. "You don't know if they're going to use it to challenge somebody's right to vote."

The letter asks recipients to note changes on an "RNC File Card" and return it to the party by Sept. 26. The card shows a nine-digit "voter ID" number, but the supervisor of elections in Jacksonville's Duval County said the numbers are wrong and do not match the state's voter database.

[Botany]

1. We need some "muscle" w/ baseball bats

to help fix up the offices of the people doing this shit ....

these people know they are cheating and yet go right ahead
and do it.

[NotThisTime]

2. Why and How do the Democrats let them get away with this EVERY election?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. How do they stop it?

With a complicit Secretary of State and Attorney General in Florida, how do you go about stopping something like this?

[Ian_rd]

6. Ads

It mystified me in 2004 and continues to again that the Democrats are not making ads in the form of public service announcement to inform people of their voting rights and warn them of fraudulent vote suppression.

Imagine an ad for each state, noting what each citizen needs to vote and preparing them against disenfranchisement techniques. "I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message." Dynamite. All but impossible to criticize, and repairing the vote count would be a huge benefit to Democratic numbers.

[stillcool]

8. That's a great idea..

[lonestarnot]

10. Yes why aren't there ads Florida!????? Why not?

[WinkyDink]

14. Well, we DO have 2 men with access to NATIONAL MEDIA......

[SoonerPride]

22. Jail sentences or baseball bats

whichever comes first

[medicswife]

3. Dirty bastards! God I wish I was free to travel to some of these

swing states and work for the campaign. McCain has more than sided with the dark-side.

[Jennicut]

5. Florida is a lost cause, way too corrupt to ever vote Democratic

Thats okay, we have other states in play.

[AllexxisF1]

11. Maybe.

But you can bet your ass that I will be out in blue screaming "Fired up!" "Ready to go!" to every single person at the polls here on the Treasure Coast.

[L0oniX]

12. Maybe not. For the first time in over 20 years this county has a majority of registered Dems.

http://www.votepinellas.com/

[Jennicut]

15. I hope that we find a way there but I still have scars from 2000.:(

[Birthday]

7. This is sick. n/t

[Sugarcoated]

9. Repubslimin's

Always cheat. They can't win on the issues, but lying isn't enough. They also have to cheat. They have no honor or integrity.

[seafan]

13. Go directly to Greg Palast's page below, and send him the info, if you have received one of these.

As discussed in this thread by berni_mccoy


Greg Palast and RFK, Jr. are leading a wide-ranging investigation on these caging attempts (flyers, letters sent to trick voters). Go to Greg's site and leave him a message at the bottom of the page at this link:

http://www.gregpalast.com/robert-kennedy-greg-palast-the-final-investigation/


He wants to hear from you if you have received these deceptive mailings from GOP operatives.



Like this one:

Democrats, Florida elections officials criticize GOP mailing, St. Pete Times, September 16, 2008

[npincus]

18. good idea.

[tbyg52]

16. Stealing it - the only way they have a chance in hell of winning. Jerks. nt

[codjh9]

17. They're no better than the scummiest politicians/parties in the scummiest countries

- they just THINK they are. Bastards!!! I hope people are just as wary of their shit as they are of con men, phone scammers, spam, etc.

[dgibby]

19. How about an injunction to cease and desist? nt

[progressoid]

20. After Obama gets sworn in, he needs to set up a department of election fraud.

and lock them up.

[Laelth]

21. They deceive at will, and there is no recourse.

Various Court rulings have undermined the civil tort of fraud. It used to be the case in this country that you could hold someone liable if they lied to you, you relied on their lie, and were damaged by their lie. Now, it's nearly impossible to win a fraud case. People are, with few exceptions, free to lie at will, and if you are injured by their lie, then that's too bad for you. You have no recourse.

The Republics know this, and that's why they're willing to do it. Anything to win, of course.

:puke:

-Laelth

[nc4bo]

23. What you need is a stooge in the post office. When they see this shit coming off the trucks

he/she can make a quiet alert call.

[dave123williams]

24. Of course! They're cheating! For Jesus! And America!

Whose votes would Jesus cage, I wonder?