Saturday, October 18, 2008

Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations

The Republicans can’t win on issues
They can’t win on personality
I think that they have only one path left for winning in the 2008 Elections-cheating.
I beleive that here in Chester County Pennsyvania they have a Century of practice.
Jim

Washintonpost.com
Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations
In New Databases, Many Are Wrongly Flagged as Ineligible


By Mary Pat Flaherty
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 18, 2008; A01


Thousands of voters across the country must reestablish their eligibility in the next three weeks in order for their votes to count on Nov. 4, a result of new state registration systems that are incorrectly rejecting them.

The challenges have led to a dozen lawsuits, testy arguments among state officials and escalating partisan battles. Because many voters may not know that their names have been flagged, eligibility questions could cause added confusion on Election Day, beyond the delays that may come with a huge turnout.

The scramble to verify voter registrations is happening as states switch from locally managed lists of voters to statewide databases, a change required by federal law and hailed by many as a more efficient and accurate way to keep lists up to date.

But in the transition, the systems are questioning the registrations of many voters when discrepancies surface between their registration information and other official records, often because of errors outside voters' control.

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