are you on the purge list?
say electoral fraud and americans look as if one were from another planet and something in the water here naturally immunised the country against it. well, many a dead man has voted here before (chicago, anyone?) and gerrymandering has not yet been relegated to the history books. so anybody thinking that republicans and the current administration would not "steal the election" were it to be close enough again best not place any bets on the subject or have discovered the most effective method to date to get out the democratic vote.it's not surprising to learn that the state of florida has issued a list containing forty-seven thousand names of «potential felon matches» it claims may be purged from the voter rolls which so far contains more than 2100 people wrongfully listed, as reported by the miami herald. the state has even admitted errors could include the listing of individuals who have never even committed a crime.
the list is now a public document available as a result of the 01 july decision by leon county circuit court in cnn v florida department of state. following the ruling, the people for the american way foundation obtained a copy to allow people to see if their name is on the list and to take the necessary steps to ensure their right to vote if their name does not belong there.
if voters want to find out if they are on the list, they can search by last name here. any voter whose name is on the list in error can contact the county elections supervisor or call the election protection freephone hotline at 1.866.OUR VOTE for help.
think this is far-fetched or a bit ridiculous? allow mr samuel heyward to illustrate the matter for you...
«sam heyward has voted in almost every election for the past decade or so. but according to the florida division of elections, he's a possible felon who should be struck from the voter rolls. heyward appears on an infamous list - a list of 47,687 that is drawing national attention after possibly thousands of eligible voters like him were turned away from the polls in the election that gave george w bush the presidency. some may have been purged from the voter rolls because of mishandled paperwork or a typing mistake. some may have been law-abiding citizens who just had the same name as a criminal.»
