[Q] - Are you a college student seeking to register to vote? Barack Obama’s website makes it easy. But does the site follow the law? Let’s take a look.
First the site asks, “Where will you be living on Election Day, November 4th?” Next it asks, “Is there another state where you might be registered?” Presumably, many college students who attend school in one state but live with their parents in another will answer this question in the affirmative. The answers to these two questions prompt curious suggestions from the Obama website. If the respondent states that she is registered to vote at her parents’ home in Pennsylvania (a “battleground” state) but will be in her dorm in New York (a safe Obama state) on Election Day, the website recommends that the student vote by absentee ballot in Pennsylvania. No problem there — that is the legal solution in most cases. But if the respondent says she is registered in New York but studying in battleground Pennsylvania, Obama recommends that she register to vote in Pennsylvania (and presumably de-register in New York)! Clearly, Obama is trying to switch voter registration of Democrats (who are, of course, more likely to go to his website than are Republicans) to battleground states such as Virginia, where I work. This campaign tactic raises legal and ethical questions. Is Sen. Obama’s campaign encouraging voter fraud? Is it encouraging college students to take actions that may be harmful without informing them of relevant risks? If so, what does this say about the integrity of the campaign? - http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MWRjYjllZTgxZTk3Zjg5NjkyYmRmYzU3YTJjOTk3NDg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
