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Flier Tells Virginia Dems To Vote On Wrong Day

Published: Wed 29 Oct 2008 02:03 PM
Misinformation campaign tells VA Dems to vote on wrong day
Filed by Nick Juliano, The Raw Story
10/28/2008 @ 11:45 am
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Misinformation campaign tells VA Dems to vote on wrong day
A forged flyer going to voters in a closely fought Virginia congressional district seems aimed at suppressing Democratic turnout on Election Day.
Purporting to come from Virginia's Board of Elections, the flyer says "All Democratic party supporters and independent voters supporting Democratic candidates shall vote on November 5th." That's one day after Election Day.
Whoever is circulating the flyer seems concerned with electing Republicans. The phony information tells "Republican party supporters and independent voters supporting Republican candidates" to vote on Nov. 4, the real day of the election.
The flyer's circulation was first reported in the Virginian-Pilot. The somewhat official-looking flier - it features the state board logo and the state seal - is dated Oct. 24 and indicates that "an emergency session of the General Assembly has adopted the follwing (sic) emergency regulations to ease the load on local electorial (sic) precincts and ensure a fair electorial process."
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Misinformation campaign tells VA Dems to vote on wrong day
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