Racist Republican Vote Tampering In SC

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/1/04 at 10:42am

This is one of the ways they've been doing it since the days of Jim Crow. They send out a bogus letter--supposedly from the NAACP--telling black voters that if they show up to the polls they'll be arrested for parking tickets or child support.

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NAACP, election officials caution voters of bogus letter

JENNIFER HOLLAND Associated Press Posted on Fri, Oct. 29, 2004

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Charleston County election officials cautioned South Carolinians on Friday to steer clear of a fake letter that threatens the arrest of voters who have outstanding parking tickets or have failed to pay child support.

"I'm outraged," said Jill Miller, director of the Charleston County Board of Election and Voter Registration. "This is so bogus."

The one-page letter poses as a message from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

The Rev. Joe Darby, vice president of the state NAACP chapter, said he received the letter at his home in Charleston. It had Columbia postmark with no return address.

He said the letter was an attempt to scare minorities from voting Tuesday because the author of the message assumes black people are in trouble with the law.

"This is old South Carolina politics," said Darby. "I don't think anybody will fall for this."

Darby said he wants the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate.

The letter says voters must have a credit check, provide two forms of photo identification, a Social Security card, a voter registration card as well as a handwriting sample.

"None of that is true," said Miller. "I certainly hope no voter would be taken in by this."

All voters need is one of the following: a voter registration card, a South Carolina driver's license, or a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles-issued photo identification card.

Miller said she has heard of other voter scams that try to corrupt the process. Many people have complained about a door-to-door campaign, where the person encourages voters to cast "early ballots," she said.

People can vote absentee if they qualify, such as being out of town on election day or kept from the polls because of work.
NAACP, election officials caution voters of bogus letter

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 11/1/04 at 10:45am

Well, gee, Rodney didn't post all weekend. I'm not saying he was in South Carolina, I'm just saying.

Posted: 11/1/04 at 10:52am

lol (laughing at Namo's new icon)

"Charleston County election officials cautioned South Carolinians on Friday to steer clear of a fake letter that threatens the arrest of voters who have outstanding parking tickets or have failed to pay child support."

Even I think that's out of line... damn. This is the kinda **** that is going to fuel all the Wednesday morning lawsuits and keep the results of the election from being final until December sometime.

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 11/1/04 at 1:44pm

I would say I was shocked, but I live in SC. I know how they operate here, so not a surpise.

Posted: 11/1/04 at 2:02pm

OK...

Every day the Chicago Police makes rounds in the long term parking lots at O'Hare. If they find you have outstanding parking tickets, they boot your car and since it's city property, your car is basically impounded. PLUS once you've settled the parking tickets, you have to pay the full parking rate for airport parking even if it weeks extra just because your car was booted.

The city justifies this by saying "by parking your car in a city lot, you left yourself open to this"

If a person has not payed Child Support and there is a warrant for his/her arrest and he/she gets pulled over for rolling through a stop sign, the cop will arrest the person due to the outstanding warrant.

So...dare I say..... if you KNOW the authorities are "out to get you" for whatever reason, and you PRESENT yourself to a county official (voting official) then..... dare I say.....MAYBE this thing in South Carolina is legal.... I'm not saying it's right, I'm just trying to figure how, if this is true, they would jsutify it.


I think ANYONE who thinks this thing (the election) is going to be decided tomorrow is living in Fantasy Land.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/1/04 at 2:43pm

If Kerry is elected with this kind of clear electoral win, Bush will be forced to concede.

November 1, 2004 Electoral Vote Predictor: Kerry 298 Bush 231
Electoral Vote Predictor 2004