If you live in FL or have relatives who do and you will contact, please ACT NOW.

The ACLU of FL is fighting to have the "No Match" law overturned for the election. Go to this link and help if you can.

https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr001=zd0udfpxs1.app25a&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1029


Enforcing Florida's 'No Match, No Vote' Law Begins

With the court battles solved and the dust settled, Florida has begun to enforce the "No Match, No Vote' law that was passed in 2006, stayed by injunction in 2007, with the state winning on appeal in 2008. On September 8, 2008, enforcement began.
The "No Match, No Vote" law requires Floridians to have their identification match up with state or federal databases in order to be able to register to vote.

The Miami Herald reports that on September 5, 2008, Kurt Browning, Secretary of State, notified the 67 state supervisors of elections, telling them the 2006 law would start being enforced as of September 8, 2008.

If a Florida voter's identification does not match the state or federal databases, they will be given a provisional ballot and two days to prove their identity in order for their ballot to count.

Proponents of the law maintain this will help prevent voter fraud on election day and opponents of the law assert this will disenfranchise voters.

Floridians wishing to register, under the "No Match, No Vote" law will have to provide their drivers license number or the last four digits of their social security number to election officials, who then match those numbers up with their databases. If no match is found, the person registering will be asked to provide more information.

Changes were made to the law this year to accommodate the opponents of the law, where county elections officials will scan all voters registrations and if there is not a match with the databases, it will then be reviewed by the Bureau of Voter Registration. If no obvious errors are found on the application, then applicants will be asked for further information.

The law was not enforced during the primaries, according to Browning, to give election officials time to make the appropriate changes to the computer systems and registration had already closed by the time the court order became final.


Voters whose information doesn't match the databases may still show up to vote on Election Day, but they will be given a provisional ballot. Their vote will then be counted only if they verify their identity by showing a valid identification card, a social security card or a Florida driver's license to election officials within two days of casting the vote.
http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2008/09/enforcing-floridas-no-match-no-vote-law.html

my family is card-carrying members!

This petition does not explain exactly when the "no match" was passed or supposed to be implemented. I have not received any new guidance on identifying voters.

So, either somebody from the ACLU needs to give some context to the petition or I suggest everybody stay away from it.

I think you'll get more information than you can absorb in one sitting. Please reconsider your advice. This is no hoax...take it from me as a "Card Carrying Member" of the ACLU.