Everyone please get this phone number on auto before you go vote:

[Geechie]

[phone]

This number connects to the DOJ civil rights division that handles real time reports of voter intimidation & other form of suppression. If you don’t think the wingnuts will fuck with you at the polls, think again.

(cross posted from GD)

[Silent Type]

1. You can also look for Democratic poll watchers and officials. We have them too.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Thanks, added to my cell. I was just thinking about this before I logged on this a.m. and you read my mind!!

[lpbk2713]

3. Bookmarked

Thanks. You never know.

[Westcoast4life]

4. I had a run in with a racist poll watcher.

About 20yrs ago I got into line to vote and met eyes with a poll watcher staring at me. He stood directly behind 3 poll workers handing out ballots. As I got to the front of the line and approached the table. I saw him bend over and whisper in the poll workers ear. "May I see some ID" she asked me. In California it's not required to show ID and being Hispanic I felt a surge of anger at the question. But not knowing, for sure, if it was necessary I took out my wallet and showed her my drivers license. He of course, bent over for a stare. I then received my voters card and moved on.

Its been over 20 years and I'm still mad at myself for allowing that guy to manipulate the little old lady poll worker and me. I've thought many times of all the things I wished I'd done but didn't. Ever since, I've been prepared and ready for a similar encounter.

[Geechie]

5. Thanks for the reminder --

Some are privileged not to have had to fear that type of targeting, but I think the number of targets just grew exponentially during the last four years. We have to be brave.