Multiple reports of voter intimidation across Brockton during mayoral race

[Ian David]

I'm afraid I don't have time to go into detail (especially without risking getting details wrong) but I'm going to take a few moments to "jot some notes" here.

We've already made some phonecalls to get people looking at this.

At one polling place, a first-time voter was turned away at the polls and sent home to get more identification. The young lady had a driver's license and a passport, and her name was already on the list. She was treated rudely and threatened with arrest.

Does anyone want to speculate about the skin colors of the people involved?

This is not an isolated incident. There have been other calls from other polling stations around the city.

Again, I'm writing quickly and from my own fallible memory and posting my own observation and opinion as an un-official stander-by.



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[orleans]

1. thanks for the heads up! n/t

[Ian David]

2. You're welcome. I want to make sure someone smarter than me looks into it

I figured this was the place to come!

Cross posted in Election Reform Forum

Multiple reports of voter intimidation Brockton, Mass. mayor's race
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=400587&mesg_id=400587