Long Lines on Election Day: A Form of Voter Suppression?

Common Dreams, Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA) by Sam Husseini | Oct. 22, 2008 (Press Release)

Fogel is the director of FairVote. He said today: "FairVote surveyed 96 out of 134 Virginia city and county election officials and found that the state does not have a standardized method for allocating poll booths, which may cause long lines on Election Day. Long lines are often caused by an inadequate number of poll booths and have plagued voters, particularly in lower-income neighborhoods, in the past several election cycles."

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Election Reform, Midterm Elections
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The 50-state report card link includes much detailed evaluation of each state and it's readiness. The warnings from FairVote and Save Our Votes are worthy of note and perhaps corrective action.

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