A friend of my went to a polling center (in Florida) on friday at 3:55PM. They told her she couldn't vote, because the polling center closes at 4PM. BOTH Lies ~ If you go to a booth before it closes, whether it be five minutes before or 1 minute before...as long as you are in line, you have a RIGHT to vote. Also, ALL polling centers close at 7PM in Florida. Govenor Christ extended times for early voting.
Anyway, she threathened to call the voter protection number, and the man at the door immediately let her through. She clearly looks like a student, and I guess the man thought she wouldn't know any better.
This is crazy! I've heard stories, but I never thought it would happen to someone I know. She still called the voter protection number to make a report. The number is
1-877-874-6226. Please pass it out to your friends or have it in your cell phones in case you run into any problems on election day! Voter suppression is a sad REALITY
ETA: I guess I cannot change the title of this thread... I definitely "miss-typed". It should probably be worded as "Voter Suppression"... oops!
