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FACING SOUTHNews, trends and politics in the changing SouthOctober 23, 2008
* Join Our 3-Step Plan to Protect the Vote
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We can stop the attack on voting rights ...
but we need to act now
Dear Friend:
I urgently need your help.
As you know, we are 12 days away from one of
the closest
elections in history. In Florida, North
Carolina, Virginia and other battleground
states, races from the president to
statehouse could be decided by a razor-thin
margin.
Every vote will matter. But across the South,
the right to vote is under attack -- and
thousands could be denied a vote and voice:
<blockquote>Just this week, African-American
voters in Fayetteville, North Carolina were
heckled and harassed
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at the polls --
and officials stood idly by.
Over 40% of new voters in Virginia are 25 or
younger -- but students
are still battling to have their campus
registrations accepted
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Questionable voter
purges could disenfranchise thousands of
voters
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in
Florida, Georgia and Louisiana -- including
thousands of recent hurricane
victims.</blockquote>
We can't let these threats to our voting
rights and democracy be swept under the rug,
unreported and unchallenged.
<blockquote>Not this time. Not this year. Too
much is at
stake.</blockquote>
The Institute launched Voting Rights
Watch to make sure our voting
rights are protected. Our 3-part plan is simple:
<blockquote>1. Voting Rights
Watchdogs: We're
setting up
rapid-response teams in each state to monitor
elections and publicize voting rights
threats.
2. Hard-Hitting Investigative Reporting:
Our award-winning reporters are reporting
each day on critical voting and
election issues.
3. Voter Education: We're informing
thousands of voters in key Southern states
about their rights at the polls and how to
get help.</blockquote>
Now, we need you.
Voting Rights Watch is almost entirely
supported by small donors -- and demand for
our hard-hitting reports and useful resources is
growing every day. Our goal is to raise
$15,000 by November 4 to meet that
sky-rocketing need.
<blockquote>Can you make
a special, tax-deductible gift to the
Institute today
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What we do -- or don't do -- in the next few
days could make the difference.
Please, join me today to protect the right to
vote and defend democracy in the
South.
Thank you,
Chris Kromm
Executive Director
P.S. -- We're getting swamped with
calls and emails about voting problems across
the South -- your
gift of $25, $50 or more today
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will help us make sure ALL the votes get
counted this historic election year!
If you would prefer to contribute by mail,
please
send your check payable to Institute for
Southern Studies to ISS/Voting Rights Watch,
P.O. Box
531, Durham,
NC 27702. Thank you!
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Join Our 3-Step Plan to Protect the Vote
1 - Join a Voting Rights
Watchdog Team (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) in your state to
monitor and publicize voting problems.
2 - Learn
about your rights
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and call
1-866-OUR-VOTE if you have problems or
see questionable election activity.
3 - Support
Voting Rights Watch today
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with a
tax-deductible contribution to ensure free
and fair elections in the South.
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Thank you!
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