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*LA: voter purges, motor voter registration issues
 
*MI: foreclosure purges, house judiciary requesting an investigation
 
*MI: foreclosure purges, house judiciary requesting an investigation
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*Montana: attempted foreclosured voter purge fails, state party head steps down
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*OH: voter caging, eligibility challenges
  
 
For a complete list, see [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=2008_voter_purges 2008 Voter Purges]
 
For a complete list, see [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=2008_voter_purges 2008 Voter Purges]

Revision as of 16:26, 6 January 2009

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Introduction

Election Protection in the primaries

  • Caucus issues
  • Closed vs. open primaries
  • Primary election dates set by the states: consequences
    • Florida, Michigan stripped of delegates

In the news

  • ACORN
  • Seating of Florida and Michigan Delegates
  • Voter caging from foreclosure lists
  • massive voter registration drives
  • early voting
  • high turnout

In the states

  • CO: voter purges
  • FL: no-match no-vote
  • GA: citizenship challenges, voter purges
  • LA: voter purges, motor voter registration issues
  • MI: foreclosure purges, house judiciary requesting an investigation
  • Montana: attempted foreclosured voter purge fails, state party head steps down
  • OH: voter caging, eligibility challenges

For a complete list, see 2008 Voter Purges

Issue summaries

  • Voter purges
  • Voter suppression/deceptive practices
  • Voter caging
  • Inequality in election day resources

Ongoing controversies

  • Minnesota?
  • Oversight of recounts in other states?

Election Reform proposals

Looking ahead

Articles and resources

Related SourceWatch articles

References


External resources

External links