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Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:22 AM

Bush campaign plan to disrupt voting in Florida African-American voting

districts

 

 

TONIGHT BBC TV TO REVEAL NEW FLORIDA VOTE SCANDAL - REPUBLICAN " CAGING LIST "

Posted Oct 26, 2004 03:49 PM PST

Category: VOTE FRAUD

 

A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in Florida

suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt voting in the

state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight investigation

reveals.

 

http://www.gregpalast.com/

 

 

 

Tonight BBC TV to Reveal New Florida Vote Scandal

Republican " Caging List "

 

BBC Television News On-Line

 

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

 

Greg Palast, reporting

 

A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in Florida

suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt voting in the

state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight investigation

reveals.

 

Watch it now .

 

Two e-mails, prepared for the executive director of the Bush campaign in Florida

and the campaign's national research director in Washington DC, contain a

15-page so-called " caging list " .

 

It lists 1,886 names and addresses of voters in predominantly black and

traditionally Democrat areas of Jacksonville, Florida.

 

An elections supervisor in Tallahassee, when shown the list, told Newsnight:

" The only possible reason why they would keep such a thing is to challenge

voters on election day. "

 

Ion Sancho, a Democrat, noted that Florida law allows political party operatives

inside polling stations to stop voters from obtaining a ballot.

 

Mass challenges

 

They may then only vote " provisionally " after signing an affidavit attesting to

their legal voting status.

 

Mass challenges have never occurred in Florida. Indeed, says Mr Sancho, not one

challenge has been made to a voter " in the 16 years I've been supervisor of

elections. "

 

" Quite frankly, this process can be used to slow down the voting process and

cause chaos on election day; and discourage voters from voting. "

 

Sancho calls it " intimidation. " And it may be illegal.

 

In Washington, well-known civil rights attorney, Ralph Neas, noted that US

federal law prohibits targeting challenges to voters, even if there is a basis

for the challenge, if race is a factor in targeting the voters.

 

The list of Jacksonville voters covers an area with a majority of black

residents.

 

When asked by Newsnight for an explanation of the list, Republican spokespersons

claim the list merely records returned mail from either fundraising

solicitations or returned letters sent to newly registered voters to verify

their addresses for purposes of mailing campaign literature.

 

Republican state campaign spokeswoman Mindy Tucker Fletcher stated the list was

not put together " in order to create " a challenge list, but refused to say it

would not be used in that manner.

 

Rather, she did acknowledge that the party's poll workers will be instructed to

challenge voters, " Where it's stated in the law. "

 

There was no explanation as to why such clerical matters would be sent to top

officials of the Bush campaign in Florida and Washington.

 

Purging soldiers

 

At least 50 persons on the list are in the military, most stationed at the Naval

Air Station in Jacksonville. They now face challenge because some, like Randall

Prausa of Atlantic Beach, have been shipped overseas.

 

Private detective

 

In Jacksonville, to determine if Republicans were using the lists or other means

of intimidating voters, we filmed a private detective filming every " early

voter " - the majority of whom are black - from behind a vehicle with blacked-out

windows.

 

The private detective claimed not to know who was paying for his all-day

services.

 

On the scene, Democratic Congresswoman Corinne Brown said the surveillance

operation was part of a campaign of intimidation tactics used by the Republican

Party to intimate and scare off African American voters, almost all of whom are

registered Democrats.

 

Greg Palast reporting. The film will be broadcast by Newsnight tonight, Tuesday,

26 October, 2004 at 2230 BST (5:30pm New York time).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Can this be happening??? In fact, there's absolutely no doubt that it's

happening on a vastly greater scale than Palast is revealing. The problem

is that Democrats simply react too slowly, and when they react, they react

too mildly. The Republicans know this; it's part of the calculation to

cheat and steal our votes. They know we won't do anything effectively about

it. Do you or anyone you know, see any effort from the Dem party to

organize a demonstration against this evil? There's not a whimper, not a

sound from the Dem party on a matter that could throw the election to Bush.

This is what is astonishing, the passivity, the surrender of the Dem party

to any treachery the Rove gang wish to inflict on us.

JP

 

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" Nora Gottlieb " <nwgott

 

Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:53 AM

Fw: Bush campaign plan to disrupt

voting in Florida African-American voting districts

 

 

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>

> can this be happening???/

> -

> J

> N

> Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:22 AM

> Bush campaign plan to disrupt voting in Florida African-American

> voting districts

>

>

> TONIGHT BBC TV TO REVEAL NEW FLORIDA VOTE SCANDAL - REPUBLICAN " CAGING

> LIST "

> Posted Oct 26, 2004 03:49 PM PST

> Category: VOTE FRAUD

>

> A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in

> Florida suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt

> voting in the state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight

> investigation reveals.

>

> http://www.gregpalast.com/

>

>

>

> Tonight BBC TV to Reveal New Florida Vote Scandal

> Republican " Caging List "

>

> BBC Television News On-Line

>

> Tuesday, October 26, 2004

>

> Greg Palast, reporting

>

> A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in

> Florida suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt

> voting in the state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight

> investigation reveals.

>

> Watch it now .

>

> Two e-mails, prepared for the executive director of the Bush campaign in

> Florida and the campaign's national research director in Washington DC,

> contain a 15-page so-called " caging list " .

>

> It lists 1,886 names and addresses of voters in predominantly black and

> traditionally Democrat areas of Jacksonville, Florida.

>

> An elections supervisor in Tallahassee, when shown the list, told

> Newsnight: " The only possible reason why they would keep such a thing is

> to challenge voters on election day. "

>

> Ion Sancho, a Democrat, noted that Florida law allows political party

> operatives inside polling stations to stop voters from obtaining a ballot.

>

> Mass challenges

>

> They may then only vote " provisionally " after signing an affidavit

> attesting to their legal voting status.

>

> Mass challenges have never occurred in Florida. Indeed, says Mr Sancho,

> not one challenge has been made to a voter " in the 16 years I've been

> supervisor of elections. "

>

> " Quite frankly, this process can be used to slow down the voting process

> and cause chaos on election day; and discourage voters from voting. "

>

> Sancho calls it " intimidation. " And it may be illegal.

>

> In Washington, well-known civil rights attorney, Ralph Neas, noted that US

> federal law prohibits targeting challenges to voters, even if there is a

> basis for the challenge, if race is a factor in targeting the voters.

>

> The list of Jacksonville voters covers an area with a majority of black

> residents.

>

> When asked by Newsnight for an explanation of the list, Republican

> spokespersons claim the list merely records returned mail from either

> fundraising solicitations or returned letters sent to newly registered

> voters to verify their addresses for purposes of mailing campaign

> literature.

>

> Republican state campaign spokeswoman Mindy Tucker Fletcher stated the

> list was not put together " in order to create " a challenge list, but

> refused to say it would not be used in that manner.

>

> Rather, she did acknowledge that the party's poll workers will be

> instructed to challenge voters, " Where it's stated in the law. "

>

> There was no explanation as to why such clerical matters would be sent to

> top officials of the Bush campaign in Florida and Washington.

>

> Purging soldiers

>

> At least 50 persons on the list are in the military, most stationed at the

> Naval Air Station in Jacksonville. They now face challenge because some,

> like Randall Prausa of Atlantic Beach, have been shipped overseas.

>

> Private detective

>

> In Jacksonville, to determine if Republicans were using the lists or other

> means of intimidating voters, we filmed a private detective filming every

> " early voter " - the majority of whom are black - from behind a vehicle

> with blacked-out windows.

>

> The private detective claimed not to know who was paying for his all-day

> services.

>

> On the scene, Democratic Congresswoman Corinne Brown said the surveillance

> operation was part of a campaign of intimidation tactics used by the

> Republican Party to intimate and scare off African American voters, almost

> all of whom are registered Democrats.

>

> Greg Palast reporting. The film will be broadcast by Newsnight tonight,

> Tuesday, 26 October, 2004 at 2230 BST (5:30pm New York time).

>