Believe the Hype, it's a Sequel: Republicans are Trying to Steal the Election

A Done Deal?

• Believe the Hype, it's a Sequel: Republicans are Trying to Steal the Election

It's not even Election Day yet, and the Kerry-Edwards campaign is already down by almost a million votes. That's because, in important states like Ohio, Florida and New Mexico, voter names have been systematically removed from the rolls and absentee ballots have been overlooked overwhelmingly in minority areas.  Through a combination of sophisticated vote rustling-ethnic cleansing of voter rolls, absentee ballots gone AWOL, machines that "spoil" votes-John Kerry begins with a nationwide deficit that could easily exceed one million votes. Colorado Secretary of State Donetta Davidson just weeks ago removed several thousand voters from the state's voter rolls. She tagged felons as barred from voting. What makes this particularly noteworthy is that, unlike like Florida and a handful of other Deep South states, Colorado does not bar ex-cons from voting. Only those actually serving their sentence lose their rights. There's no known, verified case of a Colorado convict voting illegally from the big house. Federal law now bars purges within 90 days of a presidential election to allow a voter to challenge their loss of civil rights. To exempt her action from the federal rule, Secretary Davidson declared an "emergency." However, the only "emergency" in Colorado seems to be President Bush's running dead  even with John Kerry in the polls. [more]

• Pictured above: US President George W. Bush is greeted by his brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush as Senate candidate Mel Martinez  looks on at Coconut Grove Expo Center in Coconut Grove, Florida. [more]
• If you have any problems at the polling place, call the Election Protection hotline at (866) OUR-VOTE. Election Protection is a nationwide program run by civil rights and voting rights groups to safeguard your right to cast a ballot on Election Day. [more]
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