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Tomorrow is election day, and one of the MOST IMPORTANT elections we’ve ever had.  Finally!  I think most of us are more than ready for it to be over. I’m a nervous wreck already and I have that nervous pit in the stomach feeling that I get when I’m waiting at the dentist’s office (which is why I don’t go to the dentist nearly often enough). 

So the big thing on my mind tonight is election fraud. Not that you or I would deceive anyone. But there are groups out there who might try to pull some of the cheap tactics that we saw with the 2004 election. Many voters, including myself, were frustrated and discouraged about the 2004 election. Aside from the fact that there are trained volunteers that will be working areas that are more susceptible to fraudulent voting tactics, we also have resources available to help fight these anomalies. I wish these resources had been available during the last election, where I personally witnessed disappearing registrations. You see, I had driven a friend of mine down to the registration office, watched her fill out her paperwork and hand it to the clerk. Yet the day of the election, mysteriously, they could find no record of her registration — along with 3000 other people in her city. A coincidence?  I think not.

So here ya’ go. Numbers to plug into your cell phone for tomorrow’s big day.

Election Protection:  1-866-OUR-VOTE

Fraud Tips: 1-888-VOTE-TIP

Also, if you have had any voting related problems, please report this to Report Voting Problems, your local news, Twitter vote Report, the Obama voting problems site, the CNN voting problems hotline and Voter Story.  Even if you don’t have voting problems, these are some cool sites just to check out. 

There is some great information at the Wall Street Journal about how to head off election day mishaps.

In  fact, if you live in a high risk area (and you know which states you are), you may want to print out this article and take it with you. Please, make sure you arrive early and arrive prepared. 

AND

1. Make sure you bring your ID with you (age, identity & address).

2. Make sure you’re really registered to vote. Check here.

3. Check to see if early voting is available to you.

4. Expect long lines.

There’s plenty of great information at the Huffington Post.

For those of you who love polls, stats and electoral projections, you might enjoy these sites:

fivethirtyeight.com

realclearpolitics.com

Good luck tomorrow and happy voting!

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Tags: Democrat, Politics, Republican, Voting, voting fraud