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4bucksagallon

(975 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:27 PM Nov 2012

Voters challenged in Auburn allowed to vote

Source: Sunjournal

AUBURN – A pair of Somali immigrants had their right to vote challenged at the Ward 1 polling place at Washburn School Tuesday, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine said.
A male poll watcher from the Republican Party challenged the women's citizenship, questioning whether they were legal to vote, but did not go through with a formal challenge, according to Alisha Melnick, an attorney with the ACLU.

Read more: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/aclu/0001/11/30/voters-challenged-auburn-allowed-vote/1276893

So it begins...............

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Voters challenged in Auburn allowed to vote (Original Post) 4bucksagallon Nov 2012 OP

Lewiston-Auburn Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #1

The mayor said that he was disgusted with the Republican Party's tactics. yardwork Nov 2012 #2

I think these challenges will have serious blowback for the GOP The Blue Flower Nov 2012 #3

Anthony McCarthy

(507 posts)

1. Lewiston-Auburn

Reply to 4bucksagallon (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:38 PM

Nov 2012

is an epicenter of racism in Maine.

yardwork

(61,650 posts)

2. The mayor said that he was disgusted with the Republican Party's tactics.

Reply to Anthony McCarthy (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:46 PM

Nov 2012

From the article at the link:

In a Facebook post Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte criticized the practice of challenging without proof and the GOP for installing poll challengers.

"Auburn is better than this and all of our citizens deserve respect. Period," LaBonte wrote. "The Republican Party better learn some class and respect in its handling of voting laws and regulations. I'm disgusted."

The Blue Flower

(5,442 posts)

3. I think these challenges will have serious blowback for the GOP

Reply to yardwork (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:25 PM

Nov 2012

No American could accept being challenged by some asshole who has no authority. We all deserve better.

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