2 days until Election Day.

I recommend that everyone watch the video that is our ‘Feature’ article this morning. This is what our election officials think of the voters? How can this woman compare standing on line to vote with standing on line for an I-Pod or baseball tickets? Amazing!

Lines for early voters in Georgia were reported to be 8 to 10 hours long last week. Lines in other states were hours long with thousands of voters standing in those lines. And now election officials across the nation are warning that lines will be long on Tuesday. What do the long lines do? They serve to turn voters away from voting.

How many of those voters who stood on line during early voting or who will be standing on line on Tuesday will lose wages from jobs they are not working at so they can vote? Is this not a type of poll-tax? Is it not voter suppression and disenfranchisement?

Our nation cannot allow this to be the norm. Investigations need to be held to find what are the causes of the bottle-necks and what can be done about them. If federal law needs to written and passed then that must happen so never again do voters have to stand on line for hours and hours so their voices can be heard. It is amazing that voters feel so strongly about exercising the franchise of voting that they would be willing to suffer as they have but they should never have to make that choice again....

• Feature - PA: Video - Chaos Looms Over Pennsylvania Vote
  http://newsproject.org/videos/166
• National: If Tuesday's Vote is Close, Get Ready for a Slow Count
  http://www.alternet.org/..._ready_for_a_slow_count/
• National: What if ... a record turnout?
  http://www.startribune.c...c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
• National: Swelling voter rolls raise fears of Election Day chaos
  Observers say polling places might not accommodate crowds
  http://www.baltimoresun....g02nov02,0,4572684.story
• National: SysTest Labs: Why it matters to you as a voter, as a conspiracy.
  http://www.opednews.com/...ey-Brown-081101-237.html
• National: Long lines might deter some voters, election watchers say
  http://www.latimes.com/n...008nov02,0,5421291.story
• National: PA and NJ - With a record number of registered voters in some places, residents in Warren and Hunterdon counties might be in for a crush at the polls on Election Day.
  http://www.lehighvalleyl...44278100.xml&coll=3
• National: PA and NJ - With record numbers of registered voters, Lehigh Valley residents can expect a crush at the election polls.
  http://www.lehighvalleyl...55278100.xml&coll=3
• National: Now It's Clear Why Some People Are Scared of Early Voting: Because It Empowers People
  http://www.alternet.org/...ause_it_empowers_people/
• National: Prosecute Election Officials Involved in Stripping Legitimate Voters of the Right to Vote
  http://www.casavaria.com...rs-of-the-right-to-vote/
• National: What could go wrong on Election Day?
  http://www.freep.com/art...0081102/NEWS07/811020465
• National: Are Our Voting Machines Safe?
  http://progressive.stanf...ticle.php?article_id=247
• National: Paper ballots: the new killer app
  http://arstechnica.com/n...-the-new-killer-app.html
• International: Why Is Voting Overseas So Difficult?
  http://www.time.com/time...e/0,8599,1855717,00.html
• International: Troops may run out of time to cast ballots
  http://www.dallasnews.co...opballots.16fd98bc9.html
• International: Some Military Votes May Not Be Counted
  http://www.npr.org/templ...ory.php?storyId=96437123
• International: Making the Expat Vote Count
  http://www.american.com/...ing-the-expat-vote-count
• AL: Cullman County - Many checks, balances in voting security procedures
  http://www.cullmantimes....cal_story_306202939.html
• CA: Heavy Calif. turnout could mean lengthy vote tally
  http://www.mercurynews.c...breakingnews/ci_10881249
• CA: Orange County adds convenience to voting
  http://www.latimes.com/n...008nov02,0,7958729.story
• FL: What happens to your ballot after you vote?
  http://www.orlandosentin...t-110208,0,1849047.story
• FL: Record-breaking early voting turnout continues
  http://www.sun-sentinel....oting1101,0,280940.story
• FL: Florida's early voting may presage tsunami
  http://www.tampabay.com/...ctions/article885947.ece
• FL: Brevard County - Ballots are option if problems arise
  http://www.floridatoday....01/811020331/1006/news01
• FL: Duval County - Let The Games Begin - 709 Ballots Rejected So Far
  http://jacksonville.inju...ar-.aspx?googleid=250608
• FL: Highlands County - Steady voting continues
  http://www.newssun.com/n.../1102-ct-election-update
• FL: Palm Beach Co. Ballot Creases Cause Chad-Like Blunders
  http://www.wpbf.com/poli...ics/17868488/detail.html
• FL: Seminole County's early voting ends today; voters face long lines
  http://www.orlandosentin...208nov02,0,7131778.story
• GA: Early voter turnout called 'unbelievable'
  http://onlineathens.com/...0108/ele_350512660.shtml
• GA: Fulton, Clayton may extend voting hours on Tuesday
  http://www.ajc.com/chero...ayton_voting_extend.html
• GA: Ready or not, time to vote
  Likely surge in turnout could test the system even without any major bungles.
  http://www.ajc.com/servi...ies/2008/11/02/vote.html
• GA: Lawyers plan to keep eye on voting procedures
  U.S. attorney, FBI will be on lookout for fraud, abuses
  http://www.ajc.com/servi.../2008/11/02/lawyers.html
• IL: Anxious voters hurry up and wait
  19 percent of Peoria voters cast ballots ahead of Tuesday election
  http://www.pjstar.com/ne...voters-hurry-up-and-wait
• MN: Editorial - State should permit more early voting
  http://www.startribune.c..._Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU
• MS: One voter, one ballot
  Wave of absentee ballots, registrations scrutinized
  http://www.clarionledger...WS04/811020369/1001/news
• NH: NH recounts no check and balance for its privatized corporate-controlled elections
  http://www.democracyforn...shire.com/node/view/6206
• NJ: Provisional ballot request has pitfalls, say watchdogs
  http://www.courierposton...02/NEWS01/811020370/1006
• NJ: Big voter turnout could test election system in NJ
  http://www.newsday.com/n...102nov02,0,1742108.story
• NJ: Passaic County - Short-staffing could delay casting of ballots
  http://www.northjersey.c...icpolitics/33710134.html
• NY: On Election Day
  http://www.nyvv.org/bobl...8/10/31/on-election-day/
• NY: Broome County – Opinion - New voting machines could turn off older voters
  http://www.pressconnects...811020358/1004/LIFESTYLE
• OH: Editorial - For credibility's sake, Ohio must change to a non-partisan election authority
  http://www.cleveland.com...63214040.xml&coll=2
• OH: Tracking Ohio vote on election night: what counties to watch
  http://www.cleveland.com...34547620.xml&coll=2
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Some Ohio voters receive multiple absentee ballots
  http://toledoblade.com/a...0081102/NEWS09/811020367
• PA: Opinion – Count Every Vote
  http://www.pittsburghliv...sts/guests/s_596362.html
• PA: Lebanon County - 75 percent expected at county polls
  http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_10877133
• PA: Monroe County - Some precincts destined to have long lines at polls
  http://www.poconorecord..../20081102/NEWS/811020329
• SC: Absentee ballots predict record turnout
  Shocked by crowds, Richland officials say S.C. should allow early voting
  http://www.thestate.com/local/story/575207.html
• SC: Spartanburg County - Elections chief: Don't fear new voting machines
  http://www.goupstate.com...fear_new_voting_machines
• TN: Voters must not flinch at poll-place challenges
  http://www.tennessean.co...OPINION01/811020389/1008
• VT: Ready for the count?
  Vt. towns divided over vote-tabulating machines
  http://www.rutlandherald...0081102/NEWS04/810300285
• VT: Vermont towns split over voting machines
  http://www.boston.com/ne...it_over_voting_machines/

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