Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
2 days until Election Day. I recommend that everyone watch the video that is our 'Feature' article this morning. This is what our election officials think of the voters? How can this woman compare standing on line to vote with standing on line for an I-Pod or baseball tickets? Amazing!
Lines for early voters in Georgia were reported to be 8 to 10 hours long last week. Lines in other states were hours long with thousands of voters standing in those lines. And now election officials across the nation are warning that lines will be long on Tuesday. What do the long lines do? They serve to turn voters away from voting. How many of those voters who stood on line during early voting or who will be standing on line on Tuesday will lose wages from jobs they are not working at so they can vote? Is this not a type of poll-tax? Is it not voter suppression and disenfranchisement? Our nation cannot allow this to be the norm. Investigations need to be held to find what are the causes of the bottle-necks and what can be done about them. If federal law needs to written and passed then that must happen so never again do voters have to stand on line for hours and hours so their voices can be heard. It is amazing that voters feel so strongly about exercising the franchise of voting that they would be willing to suffer as they have but they should never have to make that choice again....
Feature - PA: Video - Chaos Looms Over Pennsylvania Vote LINK
National: If Tuesday's Vote is Close, Get Ready for a Slow Count LINK
National: What if ... a record turnout? LINK
National: Swelling voter rolls raise fears of Election Day chaos
Observers say polling places might not accommodate crowds LINK
National: SysTest Labs: Why it matters to you as a voter, as a conspiracy. LINK
National: Long lines might deter some voters, election watchers say LINK
National: PA and NJ - With a record number of registered voters in some places, residents in Warren and Hunterdon counties might be in for a crush at the polls on Election Day. LINK
National: PA and NJ - With record numbers of registered voters, Lehigh Valley residents can expect a crush at the election polls. LINK
National: Now It's Clear Why Some People Are Scared of Early Voting: Because It Empowers People LINK
National: Prosecute Election Officials Involved in Stripping Legitimate Voters of the Right to Vote LINK
National: What could go wrong on Election Day? LINK
National: Are Our Voting Machines Safe? LINK
National: Paper ballots: the new killer app LINK
International: Why Is Voting Overseas So Difficult? LINK
International: Troops may run out of time to cast ballots LINK
International: Some Military Votes May Not Be Counted LINK
International: Making the Expat Vote Count LINK
AL: Cullman County - Many checks, balances in voting security procedures LINK
CA: Heavy Calif. turnout could mean lengthy vote tally LINK
CA: Orange County adds convenience to voting LINK
FL: What happens to your ballot after you vote? LINK
FL: Record-breaking early voting turnout continues LINK
FL: Florida's early voting may presage tsunami LINK
FL: Brevard County - Ballots are option if problems arise LINK
FL: Duval County - Let The Games Begin - 709 Ballots Rejected So Far LINK
FL: Highlands County - Steady voting continues LINK
FL: Palm Beach Co. Ballot Creases Cause Chad-Like Blunders LINK
FL: Seminole County's early voting ends today; voters face long lines LINK
GA: Early voter turnout called 'unbelievable' LINK
GA: Fulton, Clayton may extend voting hours on Tuesday LINK
GA: Ready or not, time to vote
Likely surge in turnout could test the system even without any major bungles. LINK
GA: Lawyers plan to keep eye on voting procedures
U.S. attorney, FBI will be on lookout for fraud, abuses LINK
IL: Anxious voters hurry up and wait
19 percent of Peoria voters cast ballots ahead of Tuesday election LINK
MN: Editorial - State should permit more early voting LINK
MS: One voter, one ballot
Wave of absentee ballots, registrations scrutinized LINK
NH: NH recounts no check and balance for its privatized corporate-controlled elections LINK
NJ: Provisional ballot request has pitfalls, say watchdogs LINK
NJ: Big voter turnout could test election system in NJ LINK
NJ: Passaic County - Short-staffing could delay casting of ballots LINK
NY: On Election Day LINK
NY: Broome County - Opinion - New voting machines could turn off older voters LINK
OH: Editorial - For credibility's sake, Ohio must change to a non-partisan election authority LINK
OH: Tracking Ohio vote on election night: what counties to watch LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Some Ohio voters receive multiple absentee ballots LINK
PA: Opinion - Count Every Vote LINK
PA: Lebanon County - 75 percent expected at county polls LINK
PA: Monroe County - Some precincts destined to have long lines at polls LINK
SC: Absentee ballots predict record turnout
Shocked by crowds, Richland officials say S.C. should allow early voting LINK
SC: Spartanburg County - Elections chief: Don't fear new voting machines LINK
TN: Voters must not flinch at poll-place challenges LINK
VT: Ready for the count?
Vt. towns divided over vote-tabulating machines LINK
VT: Vermont towns split over voting machines LINK
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