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Related: About this forumVIDEO: GOP Caught Training Poll Challengers in Illegal Voter Suppression Tactics
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/05/1140231/-VIDEO-GOP-Caught-Training-Poll-Challengers-in-Illegal-Voter-Suppression-TacticsUndercover video recorded by ProgressNow New Mexico shows the Republican Party training poll challengers in illegal tactics that could potentially restrict the voting rights of as many as 1-in8 New Mexicans in November.
A recording of the September 26th official "Poll Challenger Training" conducted by the Republican Party shows a GOP & Tea Party leader giving false and/or misleading information about voting rights and regulations to the training's attendees. The training was replete with misinformation about ID requirements, the use of provisional ballots, assistance for Spanish-speaking citizens, change of address requirements, and the rights of the disabled at the polls.
The group even created it's own poll challenger guide complete with instructions on how to demand ID and force legal voters to vote by provisional ballot in blatant contradiction with election law
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VIDEO: GOP Caught Training Poll Challengers in Illegal Voter Suppression Tactics (Original Post)
eridani
Oct 2012
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IT'S ILLEGAL, but we should STILL do it because we have to ..... man is a CRAZY congress critter
Tigress DEM
Oct 2012
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Tigress DEM
(7,887 posts)1. IT'S ILLEGAL, but we should STILL do it because we have to ..... man is a CRAZY congress critter
CAN he be recalled for endorsing an illegal tactic?
NMDemDist2
(49,313 posts)2. don't I wish..
he's as dumb as a box of rocks, but the oil guys keep him in pocket quite well
as a long time poll worker here, challengers would be unwelcome at our polls. all a voter has to do is speak his/her name and supply registered address and year of birth
no ID required UNLESS it is a newly registered voter who did not register either at MVD or a Clerk's office, we will ask for proof of address (a utility bill will do) and some form of picture ID. this is to confirm someone who was registered by a 3rd party group. the 3rd party groups are VERY well regulated here BTW