Update on Lincoln University Polls in Oxford Twp. Pennsylvania

Update on Lincoln University polling place in Oxford, PA:

There will be a special meeting of the Chester County Board of Elections concerning the Polls atLincoln University and other issues. The time and day has not been announced.

Students were forced to wait in line, in the rain for 51/2 to 11 hours to vote in a cramped polling place beside a highway in Oxford Township, Chester County, PA.

See previous post concerning Lincoln University Election Day.

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

A tip of the hat MoveOn.org;

Their members were some of the best campaign workers in Chester County. They helped put Barack Obama over the top in Pennsylvania.

I believe that the Republican Party of Eisenhower, country clubs, Cadillacs, patriots and civic responsibility that once was one of the pillars of Democracy in the United States has long been dead. I think that it has been usurped by a Kleptocracy of white collar criminals that uses fear and prejudice as a cover for theft.

Those of us who believe in Democracy and not the Kleptocracy of white collar criminals that I believe now constitutes the bulk of the Republican Party card carrying members are grateful for the tremendous contribution to Democracy of MoveOn.org.

It’s my understanding that Move On has 4.2 Million members that’s about 700,000 more members than the National Rifle Association.

http://pol.moveon.org/10years/

No ordinary politician

Thursday, March 20, 2008

When a politician achieves a certain level of national recognition; someone from his past that is an embarrassment and can lead to the loss of an election sometimes appears. The general response in modern campaign management is to toss that person aside and move on.

But Barack Obama is no ordinary politician.

Barack Obama took the words of a person close to him that some were saying was campaign ending and used it as an opportunity. I believe that it is correct to say that in the days after President Lincoln gave that short speech as a memorial to those who had given their lives at the Battle of Gettysburg; no one realized that speech would become a cornerstone of our Nation. It is too early to know if the speech at the Constitution Center can reach the level of the Gettysburg Address. But it is a speech of historical significance. All men are created equal. It is a continuum that began with God like inspiration in the early days of our nation and proceeded by trial and error to today.

In the near future the United States and the World will face challenges of a magnitude that the human race has never before seen. We have proven that we can aspire to the promise of a nation of free people. When we work together for the common good we can achieve greatness. I believe that the people of our nation are longing for someone who can bring our nation together.

I think that our prayers are about to be answered.

Jim Pitcherella