Legal Commentary

Republicans: Lose Your House, Lose Your Vote

By Jeralyn

The Republicans are leaving no dirty stone unturned in their attempt to win in November.

The chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County Michigan, a key swing county in a key swing state, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting in the upcoming election as part of the state GOP’s effort to challenge some voters on Election Day.

“We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses,” party chairman James Carabelli told Michigan Messenger in a telephone interview earlier this week. He said the local party wanted to make sure that proper electoral procedures were followed.

There are no words for how low they will sink.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 11, 2008 (boomark / email).