Dirty tricks started already in Colorado

[benddem]

this came from http://www.dailykos.com
I got a phone call today at home telling me that I would receive an absentee ballot and to be sure to vote absentee to make sure my vote counted.
I called the Boulder County Clerk's office and verified that I had not requested an absentee ballot and she said that they had been receiving calls all day.


YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT UNLESS YOU MAKE A SIGNED REQUEST FOR ONE. Don't wait for an absentee ballot. If you are told that you requested an absentee ballot when you get to the polling place, ask for a provisional ballot. No one can be turned away from the polls this year!

You do not HAVE to vote absentee, although if you might feel intimidated by anyone at the polling place or may not be able to make it to the polling place on Election Day I strongly encourage you to do so.

There was no identification on the caller ID and the caller did not identify themselves.

Don't let the Republican Bastards steal this election in Colorado. Donetta Davidson has already set herself up as this years Katherine Harris by attempting to deny or intimidate hundreds of Latino/a voters.

UPDATE: I called home to get messages, so I can't do the *69 thing. I did contact local papers and PFAW. Somebody in my office suggested it might have been the local "black box voting" group. Could be, but I can't imagine they would have said what they said.


Like Kerry said "this is the worst bunch of crooks and liars."

[rfranklin]

1. Republicans Republicans Republicans....

This is a vote suppression technique. Hoping you will wait for your absentee ballot until Nov. 3.

[mahina]

2. I think Nov. 3 is the day Republicans are supposed to vote.

We are supposed to go on the 2nd. That way the lines are shorter.


just kidding...I want everyone to vote. really.

[Pirate Smile]

3. I can see it because if you have received an absentee ballot and you

show up to vote (and don't have all the absentee ballot documents to turn back in to them), they would tell you to forget it. Like you said, you would have to request to do it by provisional ballot and they would have to figure it out later.

Big time dirty trick.

[haydukelives]

4. dirty trick

I got one of those calls too. It was a recorded message. I hung up, didnt relize what it was.

[CO Liberal]

5. Me, Too

They're doing it in Pueblo County, too.

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

6. Provisional Ballots are for Presidential only??

This does not bode well with the following information that says there are those pushing that provisional ballots will only count the votes for president and not the others on the ballot....

Email and make your voice heard! We cannot let this happen.

Colorado is a swing state and can use every vote....please take a look at www.dailykos.com for the folllowing info. Please drop an email and let them know you want all votes counted...colorado does not want to be another Florida.

Stealing the Senate in Colorado
by Drew
Wed Sep 29th, 2004 at 17:32:23 GMT

(From the diaries -- kos)
From Colorado Luis: Another Republican Secretary of State is stealing votes from Democratic candidates.

In Colorado, Donetta Davidson has ordered that on a provisional ballot, the only vote counted will be the vote for president. Votes for Senate and Congress will not be counted. Given the competitive Senate race and a number of competitive House races, this could destroy the Democrats chances of winning control of the Senate and the House:


If this rule had been in effect in 2002, no provisional ballots would have been counted, and Beauprez' narrow win over Mike Feeley in CO-7 would have been more comfortable -- provisional ballots, usually cast by people who moved shortly before the election (or who forgot to bring photo ID), heavily favored the Democrat in that race.
This could hobble Democratic efforts to win a majority in Congress.

Colorado Common Cause is suing to stop Davidson's order. You can act as well:

Contact Donetta Davidson. Tell her how you feel about this decision.
PHONE [phone], Option 3
FAX [phone]
EMAIL [e-mail]


Contact Colorado newspapers and Colorado television stations. Ask them to report on this issue. The Denver Post already has; ensure that the rest do, too.

If anyone has the contact information for county election offices, post it in comments, and I'll post it here.

Thanks for your help with this.

[politicat]

7. Colorado Victory 2004 (pro-dem/Kerry) has been making calls and telling

people; when we get an answering machine, we say that we're sending out an application for an absentee ballot.

The only people we call are strong or sporadic Dems. For every 25 calls I make, I send about 8 applications.

Please make sure that that's not what you were hearing.

Pcat