"Block The Vote" supposed to be on PBS tonight; check your

[babylonsister]

local listings.

Block the Vote
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/235/index.html

Across the nation, states have enacted new laws supposedly designed to prevent voter fraud and avoid election-day debacles. But qualified voters may also be left out in the cold, especially minorities, the poor, the elderly and the disabled.

This week NOW looks at several states where these new rules may keep voters away from the polls in November.

Critics charge that the Bush administration is part of the problem as the U.S. Department of Justice, which is charged with protecting the rights of all voters, has signed off on a number of the new regulations.

In Florida, new penalties that can reach up to $5,000 for registration delays or problems, which forced traditional registration advocacy groups, like the League of Women Voters, to avoid registering voters for a crucial primary.

"The law has done harm because the League of Women Voters, as well as other organizations, were not able to register voters before the primary," said Dianne Wheatley-Giliotti, the president of the LWV in Florida.

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[RevCheesehead]

1. Thanks! It's on here now in WI. n/t

[babylonsister]

2. Hi, Rev.

I'm getting the 60's Experience; apparently the powers that be in Houston thought better of airing it. It was on the schedule earlier today, and this makes me pissed off! :grr:

[RevCheesehead]

3. Really?

Call them, and tell them you're so angry, you're not going to pledge!!
That seems to be the only thing that gets their attention. :(