SEIU, AFL-CIO, ACLU and other ready
attack against voter integrity
Townhall – Katie Pavlich –
10/19/2012
Ranking Member of the
House Oversight Committee Elijah Cummings is using intimidation and bully
tactics to threaten voter integrity group True the Vote. As I also mentioned, he
isn't alone in his attacks.
On October 10, AFL-CIO
Florida attorney Alma Gonzales sent a letter to local True the Vote leader,
private citizen and volunteer Kimberly Kelly, threatening legal action should
the group continue their efforts to get voter rolls cleaned up and to train poll
watchers for Election Day. Gonzales also accused the group of violating the
rights of voters.
"According to press
reports, True the Vote plans to train poll watchers who may challenge voters at
polls. Please be informed that federal law prohibits all forms of intimidation,
threats and coercion with-respect to individuals exercising their rights to
vote. The Voting Rights Act makes voter intimidation, coercion, and threats that
interfere with the right to vote criminal offenses punishable by fines and up to
one year in prison. In addition, under Florida Stat. 104.0615 it is a third
degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine to
'directly or indirectly use or threaten to use force, violence, or intimidation
or any tactic of coercion or intimidation to induce or compel an individual to
vote or refrain from voting.' Organizations seeking to protect individuals
exercising their Constitutional rights to vote will be on hand at polling places
on Election Day. Poll watchers, poll monitors and attorneys will be on site to
educate individuals of their legal rights to vote and collect information if
improper challenges are filed of if individuals feel threatened or intimidated.
Information regarding such conduct will be submitted to authorities
immediately," Gonzales wrote in the letter.
Gonzales failed to
disclose her position as treasurer for the Florida Democratic Party and her high
ranking position in the national Democratic Party.
On October 17,
attorney Judith Scott of the SEUI sent a letter to the IRS demanding True the
Vote be stripped of its tax exempt status, claiming the group "attempts to
influence political campaigns and engages in excessive
lobbying."
In September, a letter
was sent on behalf of far left groups by progressive attorneys threatened legal
action against True the Vote should they continue submitting requests for voter
roll cleanups prior to the November 6, 2012
election.
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