GOP's Cheating Ways Resurface n Michigan

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Registered: 09-08-2008
GOP's Cheating Ways Resurface n Michigan
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Tue, 09-23-2008 - 12:07am

I received this email and it's about time the GOP answers for their low down tactics that cheat voters out of their right to vote.

...For years, Republicans have engaged in "caging"--challenging the eligibility of voters on election day to suppress turnout and intimidate voters.2 They'll often try to reject voters by claiming they don't live at the address where they're registered. This year, they've taken it to a new low--the chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County, Michigan said last week, "We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren't voting from those addresses."3

In other words, they'll target every voter whose house is on a foreclosure list, and challenge their voting rights on election day. But just because your name is on a list, it doesn't mean that you've lost your home or moved. In fact, many homeowners stay in their homes for months after the foreclosure process has begun, and some people are able to catch up on their payments and reverse the process.4

So why are Republicans illegally targeting homeowners who've had a tough time under Bush's economy? Because they know they're likely to vote for Democrats, and for Obama for President. People who've been hit hard by the economy are less likely to vote for Republicans. This tactic won't just affect struggling homeowners--it will cause longer lines and delays at the polls for everyone that lives in a neighborhood with a high number of foreclosures. And that's the point.

After making the plan public, Michigan Republicans are backtracking and claiming they were misquoted.6 But everything indicates that these are exactly the kinds of tactics they'll use,7 and they're just trying to squash an embarrassing story.8

Similar tactics are being used across the country, but the McCain campaign simply sits in the background, quietly benefiting from voter suppression. The Obama campaign is fighting against this plan in the courts,9 but they need our help to expose these dishonorable tactics and make this a national story.

Calling on McCain to publicly reject these tactics is just the first step in our campaign to shame the Republican Party for attacking the voting rights of struggling homeowners.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 7:19am

nite, people are required to register and vote where they live. If you've been foreclosed, and you no longer live at an address, you are not legally allowed to vote from that address.

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Registered: 08-17-2005
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:33am

Well, maybe those people might want to vote Republican, because the Democratic leadership in Michigan hasn't done much to help the situation.


Anyways, one must live at the address they are registered at in order to vote, simple as that.

Susan


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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 10:58am

<<nite, people are required to register and vote where they live. If you've been foreclosed, and you no longer live at an address, you are not legally allowed to vote from that address.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 11:15am

it may be legal, but i certainly wouldnt call it right


What a wonderful liberal mantra.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 11:18am
I live in Georgia but vote in Arizona, I guess I am special. It would be fair if they were doing this on all the foreclosed homes NOT just the ones in African American neighborhoods.


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Registered: 09-15-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 11:45am

<< it may be legal, but i certainly wouldnt call it right>>


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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 12:19pm

i forgot to comment on the second half of the post!


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A significant issue with colleges (also with snowbirds down in FL) is that they register at their college campuses but still get absentee ballots from home.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 1:59pm

If a home is on a list, and you still live there, you can still vote there.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 3:37pm

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 4:13pm
I live in Georgia but vote in Arizona, I guess I am special. apparently you just haven't changed your voting status/state of residence

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