GOP Already at Work to Keep Obama Voters From the Polls

But if Obama -- or any Democrat -- is going to repeat his higher-than-expected turnout in other states, their supporters may have to surmount significant new voting rights barriers as the campaign moves through the primaries and into the fall election.

That is because the new voters, young people, minorities and the poor who turned out for Obama in Iowa are the very voters targeted by numerous Republican-led "ballot security" laws that have been adopted across the country since 2004. While some of these laws have been overturned, they include tough new voter ID requirements, restrictions on registering voters and even penalties for helping people with absentee ballots.

"Any mobile population are the ones that are most affected by election laws," said David Rosenfeld, national program director for Student Public Interest Research Groups, which tracks student voting. "The most mobile populations are young people and poor people."

more at:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_steven_r_080106_gop_already_at_work_.htm

should be a top priority of the democratic party. there needs to be a national campaign by the leadership to educate everyone on their voting rights and any law pertaining to voting.

:evilgrin: