Red Flag On Purging Voter Rolls - CBS

[helderheid]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/eveningnews/main4490682.shtml

CBS Evening News Investigates Little-Known, Problem-Ridden Process That Could Endanger Your Vote

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2008

(CBS) This story was written by Investigative Producer Pia Malbran.

With Election Day rapidly approaching, a new report, obtained exclusively by CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian, raises serious questions and exposes flaws in the way states maintain their voter registration rolls.

States and counties regularly update their voter registration rolls for accuracy, removing people who have moved, died, or committed a felony. It is known as "voter purging."

But, the new report by the non-partisan public policy and law institute, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law provides troubling new insight into the process. There are no national standards and as a result, the cleaning up of voter rolls is not as precise as it should be and eligible voters are often wrongly removed.

The Brennan report calls the nationwide process "chaotic," "shrouded in secrecy", "riddled with inaccuracies", "prone to error" and "vulnerable to manipulation."

"What's wrong with the process is it's happening in secret. It's happening with no accountability," Michael Waldman, the center’s executive director, told CBS News.

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[99th_Monkey]

1. HOT DAMN!!! The M$M awakens at the 11th hour, to blatent voter caging that's been going on

now for probably a year by the ReThugs.

I guess I should feel grateful they're covering it at all, but geeezz... talk about a belated response.

[helderheid]

4. CBS seems to be growing a spine!

[progressoid]

9. Shit, in a lot of states you only have a couple days to re-register.

This isn't going to help them.

[helderheid]

2. Thursday kick

[helderheid]

3. By the way, what is up with CBS lately??!?

[hogwyld]

5. I'm going to have to start giving CBS some ratings lovin'

Because they're the only ones covering the real news anymore.

[helderheid]

6. I'm with you. By the way, I love your pic!!

[helderheid]

7. k

[central scrutinizer]

8. Important to not allow the Repugs to spin this to "voter fraud"

They constantly try to conflate "vote fraud" with "voter fraud" The former is the systematic attempt to manipulate the vote by purging, suppression, intimidation, or through software. The latter is when somebody buys or sells votes, votes as a dead person, etc. They say that when they do the former, they are trying to stop the latter from happening.

[helderheid]

10. ABSOLUTELY. This is crucial.

[helderheid]

11. I apologize for self kicking but this is hugh. Series. Elevens.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. CBS, do me a favor next time wait16 years instead of 8 and publish the story

on November 1st. These people are fucking useless but I guess it's better than a big bowl of nothing.

[helderheid]

13. Seems like lately they're coming around. I fear it's too late!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. At this point I don't know what plan B is. I guess this election has to

end up in a complete electoral ass whupping so that it's more difficult for repigs to pull a fast one.

[helderheid]

15. Massive turn out and far ahead enough in the polls - that's what I'm hoping for.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. I'm hoping ofr that and I'm also hoping McCain goes ape shit on one of the

debates. I mean I'm talking about ripping his shirt off "a la" Hulk Hogan and crossing over to Obama's podium to choke him. Shit I'll even settle for McCain talking back to the voices in his head in public.

[helderheid]

18. That wouldn't surprise me!!

[secondwind]

17. I remember they also said THAT IF YOU DO NOT GET TO VOTE, ASK TO FILL OUT A

PROVISIONAL BALLOT..........but don't just walk away.