Back in September, we talked about the process of purging voter rolls because of mismatched information. This is the process being used in several swing states to match a voter’s registration info against computerized personal identification info, like social security info or driver’s license info. As we mentioned then, if a data entry person, keying [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘voter suppression’
October 6, 2008
It comes earlier every time
Doesn’t it seem like Halloween gets here earlier every year? I swear that as I get older, each holiday gets here before I feel like I’m ready for the last one. You know what else seems to happen earlier every time? Political cycles. We’ve never seen a Presidential election cycle run this long. And I don’t [...]
September 18, 2008
Voter Suppression Wiki
The good folks (Jack Turner) over at Jack and Jill Politics have launched the Voter Suppression Wiki. If you register, you’ll be able to edit and update pages and report incidents. The piece they posted explaining the new Wiki is excellent. Please go read it and then visit the Wiki and get registerd. There’s a short [...]
September 18, 2008
November 4?
Will the election really be decided on November 4? We talked here and here about voter suppression efforts and new rules and regulations that could cause headaches on election day. This morning, MSNBC is carrying this piece: Election Day Could Be a Mess . Their article echoes some of the concerns mentioned here, namely matching voter information, [...]
