With a record number of Americans now registered to vote, AFGE has taken the lead of a voter protection campaign with Andrea E. Brooks, National Vice President for Women's and Fair Practices, as the coordinator. The objective of the voter protection campaign is to have the nation’s citizens successfully get to the polls and cast ballots in this year’s presidential election. There is no reason that a registered voter should be turned away from the polls. Each state has rules and regulations for voting that should suffice in keeping the polls organized and under control. Only those set rules should determine what occurs at the polls, including who is turned away from voting.
This election season, new voters (i.e. college students) will play a major role in deciding who our next president will be--only if, however, they are treated the same as other voters. Blacks, whites, democrats, republicans, seniors and the youth (to name a few) all deserve the same respect in this election process. If you are registered to vote, you have a right and a duty to cast a ballot! AFGE wants your vote to be protected and counted!

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AFGE will continue to focus on:

• Collecting information on occurrences of voter fraud.
• Concentrating on multiple demographics; keeping them informed of rules and responsibilities as voters.
• Establishing resources and contacts that can be acquired by voters if problems arise at polls.
• Helping to ensure that every registered voter is permitted to cast a ballot and that ballot is counted!
• Working closely with the LCC Election Coordinators union lawyers who coordinate legal election-related support.

Recent News

• October Surprise: Goverment Computers To Go Offline During Voter Registration Peak

Important Links:

• Voter Protection Radio Ad [English]
• Voter Protection Radio Ad [Spanish]
• Vote Issues, not Race/Gender

• For Students

• MySpace.com/AFGEVoterProtection
• Facebook + login + Search: “Voter Protection”
• Rock the Vote

• For Older Americans

• Article: Older Americans Suffer Serious Access Limitation to Exercise Their Right to Vote
• Article: Elections Department Begins Senior Voting Outreach

• For Everyone

• AFGE Women's and Fair Practices
• It's Our Turn 2008
• AFL-CIO Voting Rights Protection
• Election Protection 2008
• NVP Andrea Brooks Discusses Voter Protection on National Radio Program
• If you have any further questions please direct e-mail to voterprotection@afge.org

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