According to today’s ‘Featured’ article: With record voter turnout expected at the polls this November, the Election Protection coalition, which includes the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and Rock the Vote say they have prepared the largest and most comprehensive election watch effort ever undertaken.

"We’re confident that we can help millions of Americans overcome obstacles to make sure their votes count," said Jonah Goldman, director of the National Campaign for Fair Elections, part of the Lawyers’ Committee.

The primary tool will be a toll-free phone number, 1-866-OUR-VOTE (and its Spanish counterpart 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA), a nonpartisan confidential voter services hotline. ...

• Featured - National: Nation's Largest Election Protection Coalition Launches Hotline, Website
  http://www.alternet.org/...unches_hotline,_website/
• National: GAO report: e-voting vendors causing problems for states
  http://arstechnica.com/n...problems-for-states.html
• National: 2008 election results to be routed to private middlemen in Illinois, Colorado & Kentucky
  http://www.opednews.com/...ev-Harris-080929-93.html
• National: MIT E-Voting Project To Analyze Experience Of Voters in Election
  http://tech.mit.edu/V128/N43/evoting.html
• National: Counting On Computers To Count The Votes
  http://www.cbsnews.com/s...answer/main4488162.shtml
• National: Democrats Guard Against GOP Voter Intimidation
  http://wilmingtonjournal...NewsID=91518&sID=12
• National: Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story
  http://www.opednews.com/...y-Ananda-080929-771.html
• National: Election panel: Odds of e-voting fraud low
  But one dissenting member says voting machines make fraud more likely.
  http://www.statesman.com...al/09/30/0930voting.html
• National: Protecting The Vote
  http://www.huffingtonpos...g-the-vote_b_130590.html
• National: Security Expert Warns Of Rigged Election
  http://www.securityprone...rnsOfRiggedElection.html
• CA: Los Angeles County Overseas and Military Voters Instructed to Use Sample Ballots as Official Ballots - Overseas Vote Foundation Offers Back-up “Vote-Print-Mail” Ballot
  https://www.overseasvote...y_OVF%20Voter%20Alert%20(30Sep08).pdf
• CA: Group accused of voter fraud in San Bernardino County also gets trouble in Ventura County
  http://www.insidesocal.c...ed-of-voter-fraud-i.html
• CT: Downsizing Newspaper Recommends Downsizing Registrars
  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=734
• FL: Hillsborough County - Critics say Hillsborough elections chief using education fliers to campaign
  http://www.tampabay.com/...ctions/article832315.ece
• FL: Volusia County - McFall has 'no comment' for Beacon reporter who donated to Pynchon campaign
  http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/1140
• MN: Networks sue Minnesota over exit poll limits
  Several major news organizations sued the State of Minnesota for its law restricting pollsters access to voting places.
  http://www.startribune.c...V_eDc87DUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
• OH: Voting for students
  http://uweekly.com/newsmag/10-01-2008/9264
• OH: Voting begins today in Ohio
  http://www.vindy.com/new...ng-begins-today-in-ohio/
• OH: Will Mike Connell Avoid Testifying on Cyber Rigging Until after the 2008 Election?
  http://thejournal.epluri...ion-until-after-november
• OH: GOP Consultant Subpoenaed in Case Alleging Tampering with 2004 Election
  http://www.alternet.org/...ring_with_2004_election/
• OH: Cuyahoga County voting-equipment check continues after delayed start
  http://www.cleveland.com...12174911.xml&coll=2
• PA: Bucks County - Election director points finger
  http://www.phillyburbs.c...13-09302008-1598504.html
• TX: San Patricio County - San Patricio OKs polling compromise
  Early voting sites now scheduled for longer, later
  http://www.caller.com/ne...-oks-polling-compromise/

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