Voter Suppression in Midterm Elections: Electronic Glitches, ID Confusion, Voter Roll Purges

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Mon, Nov 6, 2006 7:00AM

A day before the 2006 midterm elections, we speak with New York Times editorial writer Adam Cohen about voter suppression in the United States and discuss some of the key races across the country. In his latest article, Cohen writes, "Six years after the 2000 election meltdown, voting machines are still unreliable, and there are an array of other obstacles to voters who want their votes to count. Voting is a right and a responsibility, but it is also, unfortunately, a challenge."

On Tuesday, millions of voters will cast their vote in the mid- term elections. Many are calling this the most high-stakes election in recent years with the possibility of a Democratic takeover of Congress. But some are warning that voters could be subject to intimidation and a variety of suppressive tactics meant to keep them from casting a ballot. Some of these tactics have been mandated by the government like new rules requiring government-issued voter identification cards. Others have been perpetrated by unofficial sources such as the bogus letters sent to thousands of Latino voters in California telling them it was illegal to vote.

* Adam Cohen, an editorial writer for the New York Times. His piece in today's paper is titled, "Protecting the Right to Vote"

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