Block the Vote: GOP's Attempts to Prevent Democrats from Voting

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I've heard people say that a black person in America has to work twice as hard to get half as far as a white person. The idea has been around as long as I can remember. And while things may not be all that bad anymore, Barack Obama may be facing a similar situation. But it may not have anything to do with race.

Democrats in this country currently outnumber Republicans by fairly large numbers. I've said here before that to win this election, all we Democrats need to do is show up. I still think that's true. But we've got to hope that margin exceeds the number of Democrats who are not allowed to vote, or whose votes are thrown out.

Does that sound paranoid? Then read this article, by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and get paranoid right along with me.

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Block the Vote
Will the GOP's campaign to deter new voters and discard Democratic ballots determine the next president?

. . .In state after state, Republican operatives — the party's elite commandos of bare-knuckle politics — are wielding new federal legislation to systematically disenfranchise Democrats. If this year's race is as close as the past two elections, the GOP's nationwide campaign could be large enough to determine the presidency in November. "I don't think the Democrats get it," says John Boyd, a voting-rights attorney in Albuquerque who has taken on the Republican Party for impeding access to the ballot. "All these new rules and games are turning voting into an obstacle course that could flip the vote to the GOP in half a dozen states. . ."

Read more at: Rolling Stone

Nevada Blocks GOP Vote Suppression Tactic

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For all the talk of "voter fraud" trumpeted by the right, precious few actual cases have been brought to light. But the GOP's efforts to suppress the vote are legion. Thankfully, one of them here in Nevada has been thwarted. Good.

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Nevada Secretary of State Rebuffs Latest GOP Effort To Suppress Vote

Question: If a county clerk/registrar of voters determines that an application to register to vote is incomplete or incorrect, does Nevada law provide an opportunity for the applicant to submit a corrected application after the close of registration?

Answer: Yes. Nevada law provides the manner in which an in-person and mail-in applicant may update or correct the voter information, and may do so without losing his right to vote.

Read more at: TPM Muckraker