Absentee Votes Worry Officials as Nov. 2 Nears

[Rose Siding]

As both major political parties intensify their efforts to promote absentee balloting as a way to lock up votes in the presidential race, election officials say they are struggling to cope with an array of coercive tactics and fraudulent vote-gathering involving absentee ballots that have undermined local races across the country.

Some of those officials say they are worried that the brashness of the schemes and the extent to which critical swing states have allowed party operatives to involve themselves in absentee voting - from handling ballot applications to helping voters fill out their ballots - could taint the general election in November.............

http://nytimes.com/2004/09/13/politics/campaign/13vote.html?hp

[In Truth We Trust]

1. Perhaps this is how they plan to steal the election again. They will

use their politicos at the state level to put forth a shrub win based on ballots submitted prior to the "October Surprise".

Or it will be a bbv theft along with absentee manipulation either way surely they are planning a theft again.

[leesa]

2. Well, you can't trust the times. Perhaps they are trying to scare people

away from absentee voting. The NYT is NOT to be trusted.

[LincolnMcGrath]

3. I have personally sent ABRs to hundreds of Iowa voters.

I have NO WAY of knowing how they will vote. Some dillholes refuse ABRs when they find out I am a Kerry volunteer. DUH HELLO You can vote how you want spazz!
Everything in the article could be applied to your tax return!
Where is the outrage?? not

[jwirr]

4. I am a Democrat

and I recieved a absentee ballot form from the Republicans here in Minnesota today. They just do not get it. Here we have a paper trail!!!!!!! Oh well they got to spend some money for nothing. They can send me a whole bunch more and I will put them in the dumpster.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Don't put them in the dumpster...

put them to use.

Give them to voters that support us

[TahitiNut]

6. It might be wise to check your voter registration records.

They don't waste the time and effort on people whose registration shows DFL.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. I'm really worried about the counting of votes in this election...

both computerized and the old-fashioned way. I'm wondering if there'll be utter mayhem all across the country.

[Panda1]

8. Sounds like a fear tactic

I've voted absentee for years. This year, the difference will be that I'll be following up with my elections office to make sure my vote has been counted. Perhaps we should all request that step too? Please prove to us that our vote was counted. I'll have my stub. I'd like them to look it up this year.

[Pachamama]

9. Excellent Idea Panda1! We should ALL keep our voting stub and request

to have them look it up....We all know that the election is going to be challenged (and surely for one or more reasons that are already obvious) so making our elections officials verify that our vote was counted will help us not only be sure it got counted but might point out problems....

:kick:

[Panda1]

10. Links that could help us.

The sooner we start contacting these groups the more they will realize we mean business and will NOT have another coup.

Some useful CA links:

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