In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations.

In swing-state Florida, the state is refusing to accept about 85,000 new registrations from voter drives - overwhelming Black voters.

In swing-state New Mexico, HALF of the Democrats of Mora, a poor and overwhelmingly Hispanic county, found their registrations disappeared this year, courtesy of a Republican voting contractor.

In swing-states Ohio and Nevada, new federal law is knocking out tens of thousands of voters who lost their homes to foreclosure.


What can you do?

Make sure you are a registered voter - verify it
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Vote early - if it turns out you are listed as an inactive voter you will     have time to correct it

Do not send your ballot by mail - in 2004 around 750'000 mailing     ballots were not counted

Take a valid ID with you
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Be a poll worker on election day - contact your county elections official     or Secretary of State office for details

Be a vote count observer - if you are a poll worker, you can observe     and record how the ballots are treated after the polls close

Learn your voter rights

Calendar

Voter registration closes on October 7, 2008 at 5:00 PM (NM)

Absentee voting will commence on October 7, 2008 (NM)

Early voting will begin on Saturday, October 18, 2008, and end on November 1, 2008 (NM)

The General Election will be on November 4, 2008

>> Election calendar in your state


Read the articles

  - "Block the Vote" - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast
  - "Three key ways YOU can help protect the 2008 election" by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman
  - "Was the 2004 Election Stolen?" - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  - "What Barriers Stand in Your Way to the Polls?" by David Rosenfeld