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02 August 2012

Romney suppressing votes in Virginia? 2AUG12

VIRGINIA is critical to re-electing Pres Obama, and because the romeny campaign can't win Virginia on the issues they are trying to do it through voter suppression. Please sign on to this Citizens complaint being filed by MoveOn.org with the VA State Board of elections demanding that valid voter registration forms be accepted.
 
Virginia is the latest front in the fight for the right to vote.
Can you sign our "Citizens' Complaint" to the Virginia State Board of Elections? The Complaint says:

"Don't give in to political pressure. Acceptall valid voter registration forms."

Sign the Complaint!
The Attorney General of Virginia has received a request from Mitt Romney's presidential campaign to "investigate" the voter registration applications of more than 15,000 Virginians—many who are people of color, young people, and single women. But it's up to the Virginia State Board of Elections to decide whether that "investigation" happens.1
The State Board of Elections, which oversees all aspects of voting and elections, must not buckle under pressure from the Romney campaign. That's why we're submitting our own "Citizens' Complaint" to the Board. We need a massive public outcry to make sure that it doesn't deny these legitimately, legally registered voters access to the polls. Will you add your name to our complaint?
Here's what's happened: A nonpartisan group called the Voter Participation Center found an effective method of registering voters from Virginia communities that vote at historically low rates. The VPC got permission from the Virginia State Board of Elections to mail these people registration forms with some basic information, like name and address, already filled in. Recipients who were eligible could then register to vote by completing the form and mailing it in. It's simple, and it works.
But now Mitt Romney is calling those lawful registrations into question, demanding a sham investigation into every single voter registration form submitted in the last two months. Virginia's State Board of Elections must not acquiesce to these demands. They need to hear from Virginia voters that every voter's right to lawfully register must be protected. Will you add your name?
Republicans across the country have put in place policies that make it harder for millions of Americans to vote.2 Their motivation is not a secret—they're doing it so Mitt Romney wins in November. In Pennsylvania, GOP House Majority Leader Mike Turzai said his state's super-restrictive voter-ID law will "allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania."3
The Virginia State Board of Elections must now allow the Romney campaign, or any outside political forces, to bully it into a sham investigation or throwing out valid voter registration forms. Add your voice to this "Citizens' Complaint" and help protect voting rights in Virginia.
Thanks for all you do.
–Garlin, Emily, Mark, Stefanie, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "UPDATE: Romney camp asks Va. to probe voter forms," Richmond Times-Dispatch,July 25, 2012 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=278139&id=47800-17549061-l4TlTax&t=6
"Romney Letter to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli," Richmond Times-Dispatch,accessed on August 1, 2012 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=278178&id=47800-17549061-l4TlTax&t=7
2. "Voting Law Changes in 2012," Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, accessed on August 1, 2012 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=274212&id=47800-17549061-l4TlTax&t=8
3. "Mike Turzai, Pennsylvania GOP House Majority Leader: Voter ID Will Allow Mitt Romney To Win State," The Huffington Post, June 25, 2012 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=277154&id=47800-17549061-l4TlTax&t=9
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