Palast said 1 in 9 New Mexico Democrats provisional

[RedCloud]

Does anyone know if the info in the Rolling Stone article (1 out of 9 New Mexico democrats had to fill out a provisional ballot in the Primaries.)is still applicable as there is potential for fraud if 12% of the Democratic vote can be suppressed?

[nightrain]

1. Hopefully more people will do early voting so as to avoid

the provisional ballot issue. I think during early voting a potential voter would find out in person the status of their voting registration. Or that's how it's supposed to work. I voted early on Thursday and it was a simple, quick process.

[SheilaT]

2. That's a reason I voted early

yesterday. What I'd like to know, though, is if a voter is offered a provisional ballot at early election, would it be possible to refuse it, leave the polling place, and try to get one's registration cleared and reinstated correctly before returning to vote?

[nightrain]

3. Me too. Yes, I think so about contesting the provisional.

That's the advantage to voting early. The voter gets more personal detailed information about their voting status. You might check with the S Fe County Clerk's office though.... or perhaps an informed person with the Obama campaign.