kjcanon
10-26-2008, 02:03 PM
This is very disturbing... As we all know, voter registration fraud is happening nation wide. It's everywhere. It started in the caucuses, and hasn't let up yet. They're registering dead people, mickey mouse, the starting lineup of the Dallas Cowboys... you name it. But, I've been asking myself this question all along - What's the point in registering all of these names/people, if the voter rosters on election day are going to force those very same people to be assigned a "provisional" ballot at their precincts? And why all the rush to vote early? To avoid long lines? That sounds reasonable. To avoid a possible chance of not making it in time on election day to the polling place (i.e., accident or family emergency, bad weather, road blocks, or whatever)? Ok, that sounds reasonable too, right? Well, apparently, there's ANOTHER reason that people are NOT wising up to... a secret that the democrats DON'T want the "mean ol' evil republicans" to figure out. (Trouble is, they already DID.)
All of this concern about fraud prompted me to also vote early, so that I, in turn, could sign up to be a poll watcher for the republican party. (I felt I had to do SOMETHING, right?) I went to a poll watching training session yesterday, which was very informative. Here's what the polling folks are trained to look for at the precinct's voter sign-in table in TEXAS:
If there is a discrepancy between the ID and the List of Registered Voters, determine which of the following situations applies and follow the steps to resolve it.
Registration Issues:
Situation #5: Expired Voter Registration Certificate
Situation #6: Name Not on the List of Registered Voters
Situation #7: Incorrect Precinct on the Registration Certificate
Situation #8: No Evidence of Registration
Early Voting Issues:
Situation #10: Early Voting Cancellation
Situation #11: Notice of Defective Delivery
Residency Issues:
Situation #3: Voter Moved
ID Issues:
Situation #2: No Voter Registration Certificate
Situation #4: First Time Voter without a Texas Driver's License or Social Security Number
Situation # 9: No ID
All of the above situations require an ID. What caught my attention was "Situation #9". It states as follows:
Provisional Voter:
A voter who cannot produce acceptable ID may vote a Provisional Ballot, but it will not be counted. Generally, the following two categories of voters may vote a provisional ballot:
#1 - Voter with no ID
#2 - Voter not on the List of Registered Voters and not confirmed by the Voter Registrar.
* Have the voter complete the "Provisional Voter Affidavit". (a copy of this form goes to the DA's office, they told me)
* In the Poll List next to the voter's name, indicate the voter was accepted as a provisional voter.
* Provide the voter with the "Notice to Provisional Voter" which explains the provisional process to the voter. Tell the voter that the Voter Registrar will investigate their situation and that they will be notified as to whether or not their ballot was counted, and why or why not.
* Have the voter sign the Signature Roster.
* Enter the voter's name on the List of Provisional Voters.
* Direct the voter to pick up a ballot marked "provisional" and proceed to the voting area.
*Direct the voter to put his/her paper provisional ballot into the white secrecy envelope and seal it before putting it in the ballot box.
Provisional ballots are specifically designated as such, to flag the ballot, and call it to the attention of election officials, for possible invalid information, or worse - FRAUD. (i.e., stuffing the ballot box!) THEY ARE NOT COUNTED AMONG THE REST OF BALLOTS. (This very thing is what the democrats are all up-in-arms about, as you will soon see. Keep reading...)
I finish the training yesterday, and come away thinking to myself, "Cool. Safeguards for fraud are in place. No need to worry". WRONG. A little voice in my head told me to keep digging. Why the push by ACORN to register so many freaking people? WHY?? Is it a simple numbers game to them? And why the push for early voting? I did a little google search on "provisional ballots, and fraud" in the search window. It didn't take me long to get my answer...
The folks over at MSNBC have been very busy, along with good ol' Bobby Kennedy Jr himself! This video may have already been posted before, but it bears watching again. Go to the 8:00 mark! Here we have Robert F Kennedy Jr - The nephew of an AMERICAN PRESIDENT - basically telling voters to CHEAT, by instructing them, "Don't accept the provisional ballots!"
YouTube - Rachel Maddow & Robert Kennedy Steal back your vote!!
Wow... Just wow.
Another link I stumbled on to in my google search, was this movie promoted by Rolling Stone (http://www.gregpalast.com/sbyv/download-the-movie.html) from the site, "http://stealbackyourvote.org/". Funny website name huh? "Steal"?
Apparently, to democrats, it's ok let convicted felons vote? It's also ok for them to vote twice, or more? If provisional ballots are NOT used, whats to keep these same people from "poll hopping" to several counties??? These guys just don't get it.
Bottom line? Provisional Ballots are hopefully going to save us from potential fraud, but it could get VERY DICEY on Nov 5th. Thankfully, the state of TEXAS (by historical data) has always been a republican state. The democrats, however, are trying to CHEAT the system at a national level, to win at all cost. We've already seen it happen in the primaries, and are STILL waiting for the authorities to prosecute these thugs!
My challange to all of you: Do what I did. Go to your election offices in YOUR countys/states and demand to know how they will be handling these types of situations. MAKE SURE THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS to protect this election from the unthinkable. :mad:
All of this concern about fraud prompted me to also vote early, so that I, in turn, could sign up to be a poll watcher for the republican party. (I felt I had to do SOMETHING, right?) I went to a poll watching training session yesterday, which was very informative. Here's what the polling folks are trained to look for at the precinct's voter sign-in table in TEXAS:
If there is a discrepancy between the ID and the List of Registered Voters, determine which of the following situations applies and follow the steps to resolve it.
Registration Issues:
Situation #5: Expired Voter Registration Certificate
Situation #6: Name Not on the List of Registered Voters
Situation #7: Incorrect Precinct on the Registration Certificate
Situation #8: No Evidence of Registration
Early Voting Issues:
Situation #10: Early Voting Cancellation
Situation #11: Notice of Defective Delivery
Residency Issues:
Situation #3: Voter Moved
ID Issues:
Situation #2: No Voter Registration Certificate
Situation #4: First Time Voter without a Texas Driver's License or Social Security Number
Situation # 9: No ID
All of the above situations require an ID. What caught my attention was "Situation #9". It states as follows:
Provisional Voter:
A voter who cannot produce acceptable ID may vote a Provisional Ballot, but it will not be counted. Generally, the following two categories of voters may vote a provisional ballot:
#1 - Voter with no ID
#2 - Voter not on the List of Registered Voters and not confirmed by the Voter Registrar.
* Have the voter complete the "Provisional Voter Affidavit". (a copy of this form goes to the DA's office, they told me)
* In the Poll List next to the voter's name, indicate the voter was accepted as a provisional voter.
* Provide the voter with the "Notice to Provisional Voter" which explains the provisional process to the voter. Tell the voter that the Voter Registrar will investigate their situation and that they will be notified as to whether or not their ballot was counted, and why or why not.
* Have the voter sign the Signature Roster.
* Enter the voter's name on the List of Provisional Voters.
* Direct the voter to pick up a ballot marked "provisional" and proceed to the voting area.
*Direct the voter to put his/her paper provisional ballot into the white secrecy envelope and seal it before putting it in the ballot box.
Provisional ballots are specifically designated as such, to flag the ballot, and call it to the attention of election officials, for possible invalid information, or worse - FRAUD. (i.e., stuffing the ballot box!) THEY ARE NOT COUNTED AMONG THE REST OF BALLOTS. (This very thing is what the democrats are all up-in-arms about, as you will soon see. Keep reading...)
I finish the training yesterday, and come away thinking to myself, "Cool. Safeguards for fraud are in place. No need to worry". WRONG. A little voice in my head told me to keep digging. Why the push by ACORN to register so many freaking people? WHY?? Is it a simple numbers game to them? And why the push for early voting? I did a little google search on "provisional ballots, and fraud" in the search window. It didn't take me long to get my answer...
The folks over at MSNBC have been very busy, along with good ol' Bobby Kennedy Jr himself! This video may have already been posted before, but it bears watching again. Go to the 8:00 mark! Here we have Robert F Kennedy Jr - The nephew of an AMERICAN PRESIDENT - basically telling voters to CHEAT, by instructing them, "Don't accept the provisional ballots!"
YouTube - Rachel Maddow & Robert Kennedy Steal back your vote!!
Wow... Just wow.
Another link I stumbled on to in my google search, was this movie promoted by Rolling Stone (http://www.gregpalast.com/sbyv/download-the-movie.html) from the site, "http://stealbackyourvote.org/". Funny website name huh? "Steal"?
Apparently, to democrats, it's ok let convicted felons vote? It's also ok for them to vote twice, or more? If provisional ballots are NOT used, whats to keep these same people from "poll hopping" to several counties??? These guys just don't get it.
Bottom line? Provisional Ballots are hopefully going to save us from potential fraud, but it could get VERY DICEY on Nov 5th. Thankfully, the state of TEXAS (by historical data) has always been a republican state. The democrats, however, are trying to CHEAT the system at a national level, to win at all cost. We've already seen it happen in the primaries, and are STILL waiting for the authorities to prosecute these thugs!
My challange to all of you: Do what I did. Go to your election offices in YOUR countys/states and demand to know how they will be handling these types of situations. MAKE SURE THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS to protect this election from the unthinkable. :mad: