Your Help is Needed

Lincoln University voters ~many of whom were students supporting Barack Obama~ were forced to stand in line for approximately 5 1/2 to 11 hours to vote on Election Day according the newspaper reports.

"The County Democrats had tried to have the polling place moved from a cramped community center to the gymnasium on campus.
The university agreed to open its doors.
But, the county commissioners, who also serve as the election board, rejected the move 2 to 1.The two Republicans, Carole Aichele and Terrence Farrel, casting the no votes."-WPVI-TV News

This situation is unacceptable for any voter anywhere in Chester County!

Please stop by Fonzie's Store in Coatesville

(Fonzie's,215 East Lincoln Highway,Coatesville,PA,19320,(610)384-8595)

between now and Monday, November 10 at 5:00 pm.
to sign a Petition to have the Polling Place moved back to Lincoln University gymnasium.

The petition will be presented to the County next Tuesday.

p.s. If you can get signatures over the next few days, I have included a copy of the petition (or can get a copy to you). Please drop off all signatures that you might collect by 5:00 pm on Monday, November 10. (I can also pick up your completed petition of you need a pick-up.) Thanks so much!

LINK TO PETITION BELOW

Kathleen Hood- Coatesville, PA



The video below is from:
Video the Vote
http://videothevote.org/video/1313/



There is more at:

WPVI-TV Philadelphia, PAHOME
Students wait hours for cast vote
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 | 7:45 PM
By David Henry
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. - November 5, 2008 (WPVI) -- Voting problems will always be a part of election day, but students at historically black Lincoln University say there's no excuse for what happened there last night.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6490963&rss=rss-wpvi-article-6490963