[HCCN] Maine teabaggers take over Republican Party Platform

[Dexter Bellows]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/11/865594/-Maine-Tea-Baggers-Gain-Power,-Target-Voting-Rights


  " ....What is interesting for the voting rights community to note  
about the Maine GOP’s fascinating new battle plan is the menu of  
things they would like to do away with. Nestled between calls for the  
elimination of "political correctness," the Fairness Doctrine, and the  
entire Department of Education, the new platform wants to "eliminate  
motor voter and other voter fraud mechanisms." (This is under the  
guise of "restoring integrity to the electoral process.")

The federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) is commonly  
called the "motor voter" act because it allowed citizens to register  
to vote through DMV offices. Nearly 32,000 Mainers took advantage of  
this convenience to register to vote in 2007-2008, according to the  
U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Has anyone reading Maine  
newspapers heard their motor vehicle department has been fabricating  
fake voter registrations?.... "