voter protection

Obama Incites Republicans With New North Carolina Black Voters

By Heidi Przybyla

Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The North Carolina waterfront community of Elizabeth City witnessed an early skirmish in a high-stakes political battle over registering new black voters, which may help decide the outcome of the presidential election.

NCDP Chair Jerry Meek announced today that state Democrats would participate in an unprecedented 50-state election protection program to prepare for the 2008 election.

North Carolina will participate in an in-depth nationwide survey to collect critical data on the often confusing and complex sets of administrative practices and decisions governing our nation’s elections. We will work with election officials throughout the state to help identify potential issues so they can be resolved well in advance of the 2008 election.

More specifically, we will work with local election officials to answer critical questions about voter registration, centralized voter databases, voting systems and absentee voting, provisional balloting, polling place procedures and Election Day preparation.

Data collected from the survey will be analyzed to determine the needs of each election locality and the next steps for strengthening the election process in that locality.

“North Carolina Democrats will not rest until every single eligible North Carolinian can register to vote, cast their ballot without fear of intimidation or harassment, and have confidence that their vote will be counted fairly and accurately,” said NCDP Chair Jerry Meek.

“Our commitment stands in stark contrast to what we’ve seen from Republicans both here in North Carolina and across the country,” Meek said. “From false reports of voter fraud and restrictive voter ID proposals to voter purging and voter intimidation tactics, Republicans want to place a variety of roadblocks that keep countless Americans from exercising their right to vote."

The NCDP just put up a diary on kos asking for help putting kissel over the top. Please take a moment and visit the thread and recommend it
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/11/13/145821/97

I won't bother cross posting the appeal here so head on over and read it. if any one can kick in even $5.00 it would be so worth it to get rid of the evil Hayes

Thanks
Max in Raleigh

Hey y’all. With reports coming out of Virginia that the Republicans are using voter intimidation and suppression tactics, we’re not taking any chances here at the State Democratic Party. We have a team of volunteer lawyers on hand both here and across the State (particularly in highly competitive districts) to assist voters who encounter problems with voting.

But we need your help. Please make sure voters know of our voter protection hotline, 888-DEM-VOTE. Callers to the hotline will be transferred directly to the State Party for assistance.

In addition, if you witness or know of voter intimidation or suppression tactics being used, or of other voting irregularities, feel free to email me directly at jmeek@ncdp.org.

Thanks. In a little over 9 hours, let’s celebrate.