Over the weekend, a voter in Northern Virginia received a message from someone claiming to BE an Election Board representative. This caller said that the voter is registered in New York and that if he comes to the polls in Virginia on Election Day, he will be criminally prosecuted.
The problems with all of this? I'm not even sure where to begin, but for a start, the recipient of this call says that he has been a registered Virginia voter for six years!
With less than twenty-four hours until the polls open in Virginia, the voter-protection stakes are higher than ever. If you or someone you know has an experience like the one described above, try to get all the information you can. If someone calls, try to get their name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Preserve any recorded version of the call (such as answering machine messages). Sometimes the warnings come as leaflets dropped at the door, or in the mail. If you receive such a leaflet, SAVE IT! Above all, document any incident in as much detail as possible. Then, call 1-(888) DEMVOTE. There is a team of people eager to protect your vote!
We will not allow these baseless threats to intimidate or discourage Virginians from coming to the polls. After weeks of hard work, we hope you will remember that there are scores of people out there dedicated to making every Virginian's vote count.
