Protect Voting Rights
Oct. 21st, 2008 10:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithAre you unhappy about the flurry of news relating to voter suppression and harassment? The ACLU is working to ensure that all eligible voters will be able to vote in the upcoming election.
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PROTECT THE RIGHT TO VOTE
The right to vote is protected by more constitutional amendments than
any other right we have -- the 1st, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th.
And yet, as history shows, it is threatened by misleading campaigns
providing false election information, malfunctioning voting machines,
unfounded accusations of fraud and more.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=v9-VvdqJXsOSHa51ESN0Dg
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Dear ACLU Supporter,
We are on the eve of one of the most historic elections of our time.
And the last thing America needs right now is another election that
leaves us uncertain of its legitimacy.
Unfortunately, there are enough shenanigans going on to raise serious
concerns.
The biggest of them all: Attorney General Mukasey and the Department
of Justice (DOJ) are walking away from their sacred responsibility to
guarantee smooth and fair elections.
While the government is engaged in a highly-publicized attempt to
raise the specter of voter fraud against groups who have been working
hard to register poor and minority voters, the DOJ is doing little, if
anything, to deal with the real problem -- hundreds of thousands,
maybe millions, of registered voters who may turn up on Election Day
just to be turned away.
Election officials should concentrate their limited resources on
expanding access to the ballot box and protecting voters. Demand that
the Department of Justice act to protect voting rights.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=fCpkh3T-9qehPEfp4iwSPA
The ACLU and other civil rights groups have repeatedly warned Justice
Department officials that high-profile, partisan voter fraud
investigations before Election Day have a chilling effect on voter
turnout. Despite this feedback, the Department of Justice and the FBI
continue with these highly publicized and partisan efforts prior to
this historic election rather than stopping unlawful behavior in
states all over the country where eligible voters are being improperly
purged from the rolls.
For example, despite the ACLU's request to DOJ to intervene to
stop states from purging eligible voters, DOJ was silent when Michigan
engaged in two statewide voter purge programs that could have
disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters in advance of the
November 4th election. The voter removal programs were operating in
direct violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
(NVRA), a federal law DOJ is supposed to enforce. By state
officials' own admissions, these programs were impacting
hundreds of thousands of voters.
The ACLU -- along with the Advancement Project -- fought these
programs in court to protect the integrity of this year's
election. And just last week, a federal judge found both programs to
be illegal.
As Election Day fast approaches, help us keep the pressure on the DOJ
for a fair election. Demand that the Department of Justice acts to
protect voting rights.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=7NGGaW9PIIFXDuzUeTsLfA
If the 2004 election is any indicator, we can expect many more voter
suppression tactics to pop up between now and Election Day -- things
like voter intimidation masquerading as "poll watching,"
misleading campaigns providing false election information, additional
unlawful purging of voter rolls, racially motivated voter suppression
tactics, unfounded accusations of fraud and much, much more.
The right to vote is protected by more constitutional amendments than
any other right we have -- the 1st, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and
26th. The Supreme Court has repeatedly declared that the right to vote
is protective of all rights. Yet, in practice, that precious right is
too often trampled upon.
Make sure the Department of Justice takes decisive action before
Election Day to protect this sacred right.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=z54-3vPx-mtLQ1Y-Bly53w
Thank you for all you do,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
ACLU
P.S. Do you know the voting rights in your state? Get your own voter
empowerment card and learn about the voting rights in your state.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=3B40yfDyV999J_WLyAiwJA
************************************************
PROTECT THE RIGHT TO VOTE
The right to vote is protected by more constitutional amendments than
any other right we have -- the 1st, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th.
And yet, as history shows, it is threatened by misleading campaigns
providing false election information, malfunctioning voting machines,
unfounded accusations of fraud and more.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=v9-VvdqJXsOSHa51ESN0Dg
************************************************
Dear ACLU Supporter,
We are on the eve of one of the most historic elections of our time.
And the last thing America needs right now is another election that
leaves us uncertain of its legitimacy.
Unfortunately, there are enough shenanigans going on to raise serious
concerns.
The biggest of them all: Attorney General Mukasey and the Department
of Justice (DOJ) are walking away from their sacred responsibility to
guarantee smooth and fair elections.
While the government is engaged in a highly-publicized attempt to
raise the specter of voter fraud against groups who have been working
hard to register poor and minority voters, the DOJ is doing little, if
anything, to deal with the real problem -- hundreds of thousands,
maybe millions, of registered voters who may turn up on Election Day
just to be turned away.
Election officials should concentrate their limited resources on
expanding access to the ballot box and protecting voters. Demand that
the Department of Justice act to protect voting rights.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=fCpkh3T-9qehPEfp4iwSPA
The ACLU and other civil rights groups have repeatedly warned Justice
Department officials that high-profile, partisan voter fraud
investigations before Election Day have a chilling effect on voter
turnout. Despite this feedback, the Department of Justice and the FBI
continue with these highly publicized and partisan efforts prior to
this historic election rather than stopping unlawful behavior in
states all over the country where eligible voters are being improperly
purged from the rolls.
For example, despite the ACLU's request to DOJ to intervene to
stop states from purging eligible voters, DOJ was silent when Michigan
engaged in two statewide voter purge programs that could have
disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters in advance of the
November 4th election. The voter removal programs were operating in
direct violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
(NVRA), a federal law DOJ is supposed to enforce. By state
officials' own admissions, these programs were impacting
hundreds of thousands of voters.
The ACLU -- along with the Advancement Project -- fought these
programs in court to protect the integrity of this year's
election. And just last week, a federal judge found both programs to
be illegal.
As Election Day fast approaches, help us keep the pressure on the DOJ
for a fair election. Demand that the Department of Justice acts to
protect voting rights.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=7NGGaW9PIIFXDuzUeTsLfA
If the 2004 election is any indicator, we can expect many more voter
suppression tactics to pop up between now and Election Day -- things
like voter intimidation masquerading as "poll watching,"
misleading campaigns providing false election information, additional
unlawful purging of voter rolls, racially motivated voter suppression
tactics, unfounded accusations of fraud and much, much more.
The right to vote is protected by more constitutional amendments than
any other right we have -- the 1st, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and
26th. The Supreme Court has repeatedly declared that the right to vote
is protective of all rights. Yet, in practice, that precious right is
too often trampled upon.
Make sure the Department of Justice takes decisive action before
Election Day to protect this sacred right.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=z54-3vPx-mtLQ1Y-Bly53w
Thank you for all you do,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
ACLU
P.S. Do you know the voting rights in your state? Get your own voter
empowerment card and learn about the voting rights in your state.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=3B40yfDyV999J_WLyAiwJA
