Elections and Voting

November 4, 2008 - We just passed the mid-day mark, and from our reports here at Facing South/Voting Rights Watch, one thing is clear: dirty tricks aimed at deceiving voters and suppressing their vote are alive and well in certain quarters of the South.

November 4, 2008 - The Election Protection Coalition held a conference call for reporters earlier today in which they offered details on the widespread voting problems occurring around Virginia.

November 4, 2008 - The Election Protection hotline 1-866-OUR-VOTE is reporting that more than 1,000 voters have called in about voting and election problems. From EP's OurVoteLive website:

November 4, 2008 - The celebrity-watching website TMZ, of all places, has this important piece of news from Florida, about half an hour north of Fort Lauderdale:

November 4, 2008 - Election Protection is reporting getting calls from South Florida about broken optical scan machines in some two dozen polling places, reports of voters being turned away from the polls for incomplete registrations, and long lines.

November 4, 2008 - Someone hacked into the e-mail system at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.

November 4, 2008 - Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, has called on voting hours in Virginia to be extended by two hours.