SOCIAL: FW: How we can stop the attack on voting rights
Jen
schradie at hotmail.com
Thu Oct 23 21:11:41 PDT 2008
I'm forwarding an e-mail from a very solid, amazing progressive org in the
South that is monitoring the poll violations that are threatening the rights
of "likely Democrats" to vote. If anyone is so inspired, they are
fundraising for this critical work. I've worked with them in my previous
life - and know the ED very well.please forward widely.
Regards,
Jen
j e n s c h r a d i e
graduate student
department of sociology
university of california, berkeley
schradie at berkeley.edu
"What do I think of Western Civilization?
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From: Chris Kromm [mailto:chris at southernstudies.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:58 PM
To: schradie at hotmail.com
Subject: How we can stop the attack on voting rights
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News, trends and politics in the changing South
October 23, 2008
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We can stop the attack on voting rights ... but we need to act now
Dear Friend:
I urgently need your help.
As you know, we are 12 days away from one of the closest elections in
history. In Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and other battleground states,
races from the president to statehouse could be decided by a razor-thin
margin.
Every vote will matter. But across the South, the right to vote is under
attack -- and thousands could be denied a vote and voice:
Just this week, African-American
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harassed at the polls -- and officials stood idly by.
Over 40% of new voters in Virginia are 25 or younger -- but students
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still battling to have their campus registrations accepted.
Questionable voter
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Florida, Georgia and Louisiana -- including thousands of recent hurricane
victims.
We can't let these threats to our voting rights and democracy be swept under
the rug, unreported and unchallenged.
Not this time. Not this year. Too much is at stake.
The Institute launched Voting Rights Watch to make sure our voting rights
are protected. Our 3-part plan is simple:
1. Voting Rights Watchdogs: We're setting up rapid-response teams in each
state to monitor elections and publicize voting rights threats.
2. Hard-Hitting Investigative Reporting: Our award-winning reporters are
reporting each day on critical voting and election issues.
3. Voter Education: We're informing thousands of voters in key Southern
states about their rights at the polls and how to get help.
Now, we need you.
Voting Rights Watch is almost entirely supported by small donors -- and
demand for our hard-hitting reports and useful resources is growing every
day. Our goal is to raise $15,000 by November 4 to meet that sky-rocketing
need.
Can you make
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What we do -- or don't do -- in the next few days could make the difference.
Please, join me today to protect the right to vote and defend democracy in
the South.
Thank you,
Chris Kromm
Executive Director
P.S. -- We're getting swamped with calls and emails about voting problems
across the South -- your
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the votes get counted this historic election year!
If you would prefer to contribute by mail, please send your check payable to
Institute for Southern Studies to ISS/Voting Rights Watch, P.O. Box 531,
Durham, NC 27702. Thank you!
Join Our 3-Step Plan to Protect the Vote
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1 - <mailto:vote at southernstudies.org?subject=VotingRights> Join a Voting
Rights Watchdog Team in your state to monitor and publicize voting problems.
2 -
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