Why is it that some election officials in swing states have decided to discourage voting by college students? The answer seems obvious: they know how a majority of them will vote and they don’t want that.

According to our “Featured” article today one Colorado county election official sent information to one Colorado College and asked that it be promulgated to all students. The information falsely claimed that students from outside the state could not register to vote if their parents claimed them as dependents on their tax returns. When faced with the truth the official tried to claim that his office had misinterpreted state law and “mistakenly published information that was incorrect.” This same misinformation drive has also taken place in Virginia and South Carolina, amongst others...

• Featured: National: Election officials telling college students they can't vote
  http://www.mcclatchydc.c...omepage/story/53024.html
• National: Some voters aren't waiting until election day to cast ballots
  Some states have begun early balloting, and the presidential campaigns are using it to their advantage by encouraging the process in an effort to win votes before Nov. 4.
  http://www.latimes.com/n...008sep25,0,2456026.story
• National: Election officials target younger poll workers
  http://news.rgj.com/apps...03/809250329/1232/NEWS19
• National: Voting Concerns Persist as Election Nears
  http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/top/?p=400
• National: Open source could fix e-voting flaws, California secretary of state says
  Proprietary software hides flaws from public, Bowen says
  http://www.networkworld....e-electronic-voting.html
• National: Voting in America: Let the Pre-Game Mess Begin!
  http://blogs.discovermag...the-pre-game-mess-begin/
• National: As Homes Are Lost, Fears That Votes Will Be, Too
  http://www.nytimes.com/2...#038;hp&oref=slogin
• National: Doh! Voting Machine Attacks Homer!
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6427
• National: My Vote, My Right Voter Protection Action Across the Nation
  http://blog.aflcio.org/2...action-across-the-nation
• National: Make sure this election is not stolen
  http://www.wschronicle.c...8;id=1643&Itemid=40
• National: How About Bailing Out The Election System?
  http://www.huffingtonpos...ng-out-the_b_129237.html
• National: Officials say voting system will be stressed in November
  http://www.nextgov.com/n...gov/ng_20080925_7010.php
• National: EmTech 08: Audits, Open Source Needed With E-voting
  http://www.pcworld.com/b...needed_with_evoting.html
• AR: Benton County - Election official: Make sure you are eligible to vote
  http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/66103/
• AR: Benton County - Preparing for the election : Election Commission on track for November’s vote
  http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/66077/
• CO: Fraud in the forecast
  Colorado watchdogs expect corrupt Nov. 4 election
  http://www.durangotelegr.../08-09-25/coverstory.htm
• CO: El Paso County - Issues of oversight
  John Gardner returned to the county clerk's office with baggage. Now, additional questions about his honesty arise
  http://www.csindy.com/gy.../Content?oid=oid%3A30419
• FL: State election officials, swamped by surge of registrations, seek local supervisors' help
  http://www.palmbeachpost...038;cxsvc=7&cxcat=0
• FL: Republicans, ACORN feud over suspicious voter cards
  http://www.miamiherald.c...lorida/story/700310.html
• FL: Applications Mount In Florida Voter Registration Crush
  http://www2.tbo.com/cont...oter-registration-crush/
• FL: Provisional ballots draw scrutiny
  http://www.orlandosentin...508sep25,0,1291514.story
• FL: Palm Beach County - Voter groups to hover over PB County on Nov. 4
  http://www.palmbeachpost.../24/0924votingprobs.html
• GA: Fayette County - Fayette’s early voters turning out in droves
  http://www.fayettedailyn...article.php?id_news=2211
• HI: Behind the Scenes of the Primaries
  http://honolulumagazine....Scenes-of-the-Primaries/
• HI: Hawaii voters breezed through primary with few ballot errors
  Even with concerns over new design, just 257 were invalidated
  http://www.honoluluadver...0378/1001/LOCALNEWSFRONT
• MS: Lincoln County - Election work moving ahead despite ballot delay
  http://www.zwire.com/sit...ept_id=172922&rfi=6
• MS: Madison County - Record numbers predicted in election
  http://www.onlinemadison...D=20651&TM=18678.28
• NY: Disabled Voters Demand Better Access To User-Friendly Polls
  http://www.ny1.com/conte...endly-polls/Default.aspx
• OH: ACLU Asks Court To Allow All Ohio Registered Voters Access To Absentee Ballots
  http://www.aclu.org/voti...en/36927prs20080925.html
• PA: Pa. counties expecting more voters, order more machines
  http://www.phoenixvillen...dept_id=17915&rfi=6
• PA: Allegheny County - Call for election volunteers
  http://newpittsburghcour...on-volunteers/Page1.html
• PA: York County - Party's colors OK at polls
  The county board of elections said voters can wear political T-shirts and buttons when they vote.
  http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_10551908
• RI: Alves files election appeal
  http://www.kentcountytim...m/content/view/130452/1/
• WA: Exclusive: Washington SoS Candidate Unveils Mac-style 'Paper Ballot v. Touch-Screen' Ad Campaign
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6426
• WI: Voter check ruling weeks away
  Chance of resolution to Dane County case before November election is dim
  http://www.jsonline.com/...ory/index.aspx?id=799011

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