Republicans Want to Cage Votes Based on Home Foreclosures?

by Deb Cupples |  Time Magazine reports:

"On afternoon conference call, Obama and Michigan Democratic officials say they’re seeking an injunction to block alleged 'caging' by the state GOP — using home foreclosure lists to seek to block residents from voting.

"Obama counsel Bob Bauer: 'It is an absolute attack on their right to vote' and a 'completely false and completely illegal basis' to challenge votes."

I suppose that's one way to purge the voter rolls of people who don't have a lot of money (and likely vote for Democrats).  This is not the first odor of shenanigans we've caught a whiff of as we head toward the November elections.

Last week, Capital Times reported that Wisconsin's Attorney General (a Republican who serves as state co-chair of John McCain's campaign) is suing to force election officials to cross check and purge voter rolls (like Florida did before its 1998 and 2000 and 2002 and 2004 elections).

There's nothing wrong with cross-checking Wisconsin's voter rolls.  In fact, the law requires it. The problem is that the Attorney General waited until fewer than 60 days before the nation's presidential election to bring suit -- and there just isn't enough time to adequately cross check the voter rolls.

The likely result: voters will be cross-checked at the polls, which will create huge lines and long waits -- which will likely inspire many voters to leave without voting.

Less than two weeks ago, Miller-McCune reported that roughly 600,000 Ohio voters might fall prey to vote caging by Republican operatives.  That article was updated with information that Ohio's Secretary of State acted to reduce the chances of vote caging.

Apparenlty, some people don't care how they win.

Memeorandum has commentary.

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