http://www.voteforchange.com/index_obama.php#
**UPDATE**
Dale brought up a good point in his comment on Part 2.
I felt a bit embarrased that I hadn't ever heard of "vote caging" before and needed to look it up. But this article "What the Heck is Vote Caging" states that "Last week was the first time most of us heard about vote caging. It shouldn't be the last."
So - what is this voter caging stuff?
"Vote caging is an illegal trick to suppress minority voters (who tend to vote Democrat) by getting them knocked off the voter rolls if they fail to answer registered mail sent to homes they aren't living at."
"The Bush-Cheney operatives sent hundreds of thousands of letters marked "Do not forward" to voters' homes. Letters returned ("caged") were used as evidence to block these voters' right to cast a ballot on grounds they were registered at phony addresses. Who were the evil fakers? Homeless men, students on vacation and—you got to love this—American soldiers. Oh yeah: most of them are Black voters.
Why weren't these African-American voters home when the Republican letters arrived? The homeless men were on park benches, the students were on vacation—and the soldiers were overseas."
This info was used to block/contest absentee ballots - actions that can have quite an affect on an election's result.
Now - I'm not sure if by following the link I provided above could lead to vote caging. Yes, you provide your mailing address. But you also must enter your driver's liscence number or the last 4 didgets of your social security number. So there should be no letters sent unrequested or to faulty addresses.
To avoid all of this just grab your phone book - look under the "quick reference guide" for the heading "voter registration". Walk, ride, drive, call or mail your information to the address provided and voila! You can vote for whichever candidate you feel best represents your views!
2 comments:
I didn't know you supported Obama.
Jill, are you implying that supporting vote caging is somehow ok if one is republican?
I think she was trying to tell us that we need to register, and to find a way to foil either side's intent to achieve it's desired "results" by whatever means necessary.
I considered voting for Obama. I considered voting for McCain. I really don't like or support either one. I'm not sure yet who I will vote for. But one thing I CAN tell you is that I'm registered to vote. And I will be voting.
KC
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