Republicans End Swing-State Voter Sign-Up After Firing Company

[TroyD]

The Republican National Committee ended efforts to sign up new voters before the deadline in key states for the presidential race because of questions raised over registration applications tied to the party.

Republican parties in Florida, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina and Virginia -- all states that both campaigns view as competitive -- fired Glen Allen, Virginia-based Strategic Allied Consulting, the company in charge of registrations, said Kirsten Kukowski, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee. The national committee also canceled its contract with the company, its only vendor signing up new voters, Kukowski said.

The five states have registration deadlines from Oct. 6 to Oct. 15. Stopping efforts before then could hurt Republican nominee Mitt Romney in his bid to unseat Democratic President Barack Obama, said Lance deHaven-Smith, a Florida State University political science professor in Tallahassee.

“In any swing state that’s going to be significant because these elections are so close,” deHaven-Smith said. “This gives an advantage to Obama.”

More:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-01/republicans-end-swing-state-voter-sign-up-after-firing-company.html

[nc4bo]

1. So this asshole says - ending illegal registrations by the GOP will give Obama an advantage??!!

Imagine that.

[TroyD]

2. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Launches GOTV for GOP Congressional Candidates

Now we know why the RNC wasn't worried about ending voter registration - looks like the Chamber is picking up the slack. Vile organization.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/01/1138338/-RNC-Cancels-All-Swing-State-Voter-Registration-Drives

P.S. Scott Brown keeps boasting about the support he gets from this organization - Elizabeth Warren needs to hit him with it in the debate tonight. He claims they are 'independent', but in reality they are Republican.

[Tippy]

3. BEST CHECK THIS OUT

They may not need to register more people to vote....Romneys company ownes voting machines...Knoxville TN has them not sure how many there are and in what states...

I do know when our primary was held one voting place registered more votes for Romney then there was people in that county...

I wonder just how wide spread this is...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1442380

On Edit: Remember in 2004 Ohio votes were changed via a computer in Chattanoga TN

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Republican_IT_consultant_subpoenaed_in_case_0929.html

The man responsible died in a plane crash just before he was to give testimony.....