Wade Norris writes on The Daily Kos that “Secretary of State of Colorado, Mike Coffman is engaging in activities that would make it easy to steal Colorado’s votes, and the national election, for McCain.” It all comes down to a technicality that a little dubious and far, far from the spirit of the law. It affects many people voting for the first time ever, particularly in the black community.
I’m shocked by this, but not surprised. If you are in Colorado, you have exactly till the end of Monday to make sure you’re properly registered to vote. Even if you think you’re fine, double check your Colorado voter registration by clicking here.
Read more about the travesty in action here »
—UPDATE 10/8/2008—
Hallelujah! The New York Times’ Ian Urbina reported this on the saga:
Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The New York Times.
States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal on New York Times »
—UPDATE 10/10/2008—
Double huzzah! More from Ian Urbina of the New York Times:
Colorado election officials said Thursday that they would review the way the state removed voters from the rolls and in the meantime encouraged voters to check their registration information to ensure its accuracy. …
The announcement came in response to an article in The New York Times describing how election officials in Colorado and eight other states were screening voter registration applications or removing people from the voter rolls in ways that seemed to violate federal law.
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