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Provisional Ballots
Introduced by federal law in 2002 as part of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the provisional ballot was designed for voters whose registration was in question. Initially proposed by the Congressional Black Caucus, it was to save the rights of those wrongly purged from voter rolls.
HAVA provisional ballot law allows election officials to give provisional ballots to any persons who:
- show up at the polls on Election Day but find that, for whatever reason, their names are not on the voter rolls; or
- have their right to vote challenged by an election official. (Note: In many locations it’s not just election officials, but also partisan observers who challenge voters).
ACTION: Check with www.CanIVote.org to see if you are registered. They also need to ensure their ID matches the voter registration name exactly. Voters can be challenged over minor things, such as a middle initial on their ID while the voter roll has a full middle name listed. Next, check to be sure your polling place has not moved.
Read The Truth About Provisional Ballots.
New Voter Identification Laws
Many states have passed laws that require citizens to provide a photo identification piece proving that they are indeed citizens. A driver’s license and a birth certificate are inadequate because the former doesn’t prove citizenship and the latter doesn’t provide a photo. A passport does qualify. As the state supreme courts review these new laws, many have already been struck down as unconstitutional because they are barriers to voting.
ACTION: All citizens should check with their Secretary of State’s office to ensure what the current requirements are. If a photo ID is required, a protest should be lodged as to the unconstitutionality of the law.
Join the Transparency Project
http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=6389
November 4, 2006
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_5117573,00.html
Voting cards missing; no alarm Republican fears are groundless, says Election Commission
Memphis Commercial Appeal
SHELBY COUNTY, TN --But election officials say the missing cards pose no threat of poll fraud for next week's long-anticipated election, contrary to reports by the Tennessee Republican Party and the Internet news site, The Drudge Report.
"These cards can't be reused," said Shelby County Election Commissioner Nancye Hines, who confirmed Friday that a small number of cards turned up missing during early voting that ended on Thursday.
Drudge and the GOP created a nationwide stir by reporting that voting cards disappeared in Shelby County, the state's largest election district, just days before the upcoming U.S. Senate face-off Tuesday between Republican Bob Corker and Democrat Harold Ford Jr. More...
For a daily update of election news in your state go to www.votersunite.org, click on "Daily Voting News" for the appropriate date and a set of news articles will come up listed alphabetically by state.
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