ACLU gives 'info cards' to voters

By Gig Schlich
October 09, 2004

In an effort to avoid a repeat of the controversial voting errors in the general election of 2000, the American Civil Liberties Union announced this week that it is distributing "voter empowerment cards."

The pocket-sized cards intended to help educate voters about their rights at the polls are available in eight states, including Washington. They contain information that may help voters resolve any problems at the polls, said Doug Honig, communications director for the ACLU's Washington chapter in Seattle.

"A lot of concern was raised after the 2000 election about people who were eligible to vote being denied their right," Honig said. "(The ACLU) thought it would be valuable to have easily understood handouts telling people some of their basic rights."

The ACLU has aimed the cards primarily at low-income and minority voters in response to allegations of fraud and deception these groups raised in the 2000 race, Honig said. <snip>

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My ACLU membership dues at work! Thanks for the post!

but it seems to be for people in Florida, and I live in California.