[EL] great and disturbing piece on voter intimidation

[Peter Overby]

Expanding the topic slightly... also in Wisconsin, recall-petition signatures were used as political ammunition. Here's a recent This American Life story with two examples: A judge who was then unseated, and a college student - actually a fan of Walker's - who got an appointment in the Walker admin, then was un-appointed. And disappointed.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/509/it-says-so-right-here?act=3

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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Kogan, Vladimir
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Subject: Re: [EL] great and disturbing piece on voter intimidation

During the Walker recall in Wisconsin, the mailings warned: "After the June 5th election, public records will tell everyone who voted and who didn't."

http://blog.heritage.org/2012/06/04/union-backed-group-publicizes-wisconsinites-voting-records/

Similar efforts by Americans for Limited Government last year said, "As a further service ,we will be updating our records after the expected high turnout for the Tuesday, November, 6, 2012 election. We will send an updated vote history audit to you and your neighbors with the results." http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/11/01/Woman-is-told-group-has-audit-of-neighborhood-elections-activity.html

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Subject: RE: [EL] great and disturbing piece on voter intimidation

I remembered that they studied it and it was effective (http://www.apsanet.org/imgtest/apsrfeb08gerberetal.pdf ); what I wasn't sure about was whether the tactic had become a regular part of GOTV practice.


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