I don’t expect any problems like we’ll be seeing in many other states, where tea party followers are being deployed to challenge the rights of blacks, hispanics, or others they decide look inherently shifty to vote. Nevertheless it is true that Vermont’s tea crowd is planning to deploy poll watchers in defiance of the Secretary of State’s reading of the law on this issue.
All of which is to say there’s the potential for friction, and friction at the polls can lead to nastiness (by which I mean more nastiness than the teabaggers come preloaded with by merit of the 50 pound chips attached to their shoulders).
SO on the off chance there is a problem, readers should be aware of www.866ourvote.org. This is the online home of “Election Protection,” which is standing ready to help voters who are feeling intimidated at the polls. Keep ’em in mind, just in case.
The help number is 1-866-our-vote (1-866-687-8683). Here’s a link to information on using twitter to report anything untoward.
Aren’t there more towns in Vermont than there are teabaggers? They don’t have enough people.
Love to see ’em try it on me, though. Maybe I’ll speak with a Spanish accent and see what happens.
Odum, I completely saw this headline at the beginning of your post. As if it was really there. “Blink” I think the teabaggers are getting to me. I am so looking forward to voting tomorrow. I will spread the phone number around. Thanks.
Any idea where they will be tomorrow? What polling stations? The we could be ready for them.