Complaint sheets in hand, army of volunteers watches over Florida's voting

[maddezmom]

~snip~
The poll monitors are also on the lookout for "challengers" who approach voters, telling them they are not eligible to cast a ballot. Democrats claim many of those individuals are sent out by the Republicans to intimidate voters.


Mitchell claimed a sheriff's deputy in West Palm Beach, "at the instigation of a certain party," challenged voters waiting in line. The group was considering filing a lawsuit because police officials are not allowed in the immediate vicinity of polling stations unless there is a disturbance.


In another incident, a deputy tackled, punched, handcuffed and arrested a journalist who took photos of the line of voters outside a West Palm Beach polling office on Sunday, local media reported.


Police claim Palm Beach County electoral authorities have banned journalists from talking to or photographing voters, though this had not been previously announced.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1506&ncid=696&e=3&u=/afp/20041101/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_florida_monitors

[Demeter]

1. Challengers Aren't Even Supposed to TALK to Voters

amateurs!

[quiet.american]

2. DUVAL COUNTY, FL -- Jim Crow in Full Swing!

A friend working as a poll watcher in Duval County, Florida just phoned me with the news that in Duval County, it's just been ruled that (Republican) challengers do not have to sign an affadavit holding them accountable for possible perjury when challenging voters, BUT the challenged voter has to sign an affadavit under threat of consequences for perjury when responding to the challenge!

In other words, any low life can walk up to a voter and verbally challenge them without any cause whatsoever, but the voter must respond in writing under threat of perjury.

This cannot stand.

[TrogL]

5. Tell the Kerry campaign

time to get the lawyers on the planes

[CottonBear]

6. Call the # below and see the "report voting problems forum."

Election Protection Hotline
1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)

[cubsfan forever]

3. Glad to hear people are standing up to

the Brownshirts. The fascists will do ANYTHING to keep the vote down; they are terrified.

Professor 2

[mongo]

4. I will be in the army on Tue in Columbus, Ohio

I really hope I have a boring day - but I'm prepared for the worst.

[seafan]

7. Michael Moore wants reports of "funny stuff" sent to him (LINK)

http://www.michaelmoore.com/electionwatch/index.php

He has multiple film crews ready to document this. Use this e-mail link to join his "keyboard army"!

Let's make as many contributions for his next documentary as we can!