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(excerpt from OpEd News)
Drinking the ACORN Kool-Aid: How cries of voter fraud cover up GOP elections theft
By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast
…Contrary to Mr. McCain’s assertions, the real threat to democracy is from the GOP itself. ACORN has served as a good distraction from Republican efforts to steal the vote from hundreds of thousands of legitimate voters, a genuine threat that has received almost no media attention.
They’re stealing your vote, but you can steal it back. Here are some steps you should take to protect your vote. First, avoid the November 4th minefield. Voters, wherever possible, should vote early and in person…
At the polling station, should you find yourself one of the 2.7 million purged, or your ID rejected, then do your best to resist a “provisional” ballot–one third of which are not counted. Return with proper ID, or call 1-800-OUR VOTE for legal assistance [OR, 1-866-OUR VOTE]. And never just walk away discouraged. That’s just what they want you to do…
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(Don’t know about elsewhere, but) [i]n some Nassau polling places there will be a Poll Coordinator….an extra employee of the Board of Elections to help voters get to the correct line and assist if a name is hard to locate, such as calling the BOE to double-check their voting site. We need to urge people to persevere. if there really is a problem, voters should go to the available judges for a court order that will allow them to vote on the machine. But if an affidavit or an emergency ballot is required….please remind people to only mark the name of ONE candidate per race; NOT to sign the ballot. ANY extraneous mark on a paper ballot will invalidate the ballot.