Fake fliers passed out at Bates College in apparent voter suppression effort
Source: Bangor Daily News
LEWISTON, Maine Sometime Saturday, orange fliers appeared at a number of Bates College dorms and at the schools dining hall claiming to be a Legal Advisory for Bates students.
The fliers told students, falsely, that to register and vote in Lewiston, you must pay to change your drivers license to Lewiston, Maine, within 30 days and pay to re-register any vehicle you have in Lewiston.
They also pointed out that registering a vehicle requires passing an inspection and usually costs hundreds of dollars.
Theyre all over the place, said senior Meghan Lynch, though students had ripped most down by Sunday afternoon.
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still_one
(92,394 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)They are the lowest of scum on the planet.
eppur_se_muova
(36,289 posts)... but the townies are more typical Mainers. Guess they didn't want those liberal college kids messing up their election.
jpak
(41,759 posts)Hope they catch the asshole(s).
Astraea
(468 posts)Sounds official to me.
lapfog_1
(29,223 posts)I hate all republicans. They are scum of the earth. If I could I would banish them all to another planet.
Tarc
(10,476 posts)Once the cover is blown on this bullshit car registration scam, it will pass around social media within the hour. This is the kind of thing that might have made a dent 20 years ago when word-of-mouth might not have been so quick to get the word around.
Some Cheetos-tinted Hitler follower, white,early-to-mid-50s actually thought this would work...
royable
(1,266 posts)part of the statement:
Further guidance from the Office of Maines Secretary of State clearly states that you can establish a voting residence at your Maine school address if you have a present intention to remain at that address for the time being, whether that residence is a dorm, apartment, house or even a hotel. Maine law expressly provides that you will not gain or lose residency solely because of your presence in or absence from the state while attending school, and this provision may not be interpreted to prevent a student at any institution of learning from qualifying as a voter in the town where the student resides while attending that school.
In other words, many Bates students are eligible to register and vote in the City of Lewiston. Any unofficial communications that suggest otherwise are contrary to the ideals of American democracy. You may review official election information issued by the State of Maine at http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/resident.html.
Participation in the electoral process is a right and a civic duty. If you are eligible to vote, I strongly encourage you to do so on Tuesday.
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Clayton Spencer
SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)Nitram
(22,877 posts)I doubt that's true of Trump.