Democrats: GOP clerk discouraging Colorado students from voting

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Democrats: GOP clerk discouraging Colorado students from voting
By Greg Gordon | McClatchy Newspapers


WASHINGTON — Colorado Democrats accused a Republican county clerk Wednesday of falsely informing Colorado College that students from outside the state could not register to vote if their parents claimed them as a dependent on their tax returns.

At a news conference in Colorado Springs, Democrats also charged that county clerk Robert Balink took several steps to dampen voter registrations among college students, who are likely to favor Democrat Barack Obama. Balink was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

"When election officials spread false information about who is eligible to vote and remove, not add, polling places, we need to be concerned that eligible voters will be denied their right to vote," said Pat Waak, chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party.

Balink's actions marked the second time in recent weeks that local election officials have sought to discourage college students from voting. Democrats recently have made a series of accusations that Republicans are attempting to suppress the Democratic voter turnout in the November presidential election.

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[LiberadorHugo]

1. There is one only approrpriate penalty for this level of vote fraud...

Hint: Marie Antoinette

[Arugula Latte]

4. I was thinking of a public hanging

but I like your idea, too.

[DevonRex]

2. And you know why? Colorado College is a very liberal college

right in the middle of Colorado Springs. One of my sons went there. The students are treated like pariahs by the RW nutjob locals, including many in the police department.

[eleny]

3. Our Secretary of State, Mike Coffman, is a Repuke :(

[voteearlyvoteoften]

5. Ultimately benefits Obama...Fire up those college kids