Republicans Use Voter Suppression Tricks - Voters Beware

I had a feeling things were going to get dirty in the hours leading up to this election. Or should I say dirtier? In a despicable attempt to reduce the number of democrats who turn out to the polls, some folks on the Republican side of the fence are using some dirty tricks for voter suppression.

In some cases, they are sending out bogus flyers to tell people there are "overflow" elections to accommodate large crowds. These flyers claim that Republicans will vote on Tuesday and Democrats on Wednesday. In truth, there are no elections being held on Wednesday. It is a despicable attempt at voter suppression aimed at reducing the number of Democrats who turn out to vote on Tuesday. If they fall for this trick and go to their polling station on Wednesday, they will find it to be closed ... and they will have been tricked out of their vote!

There are other voter suppression tricks being used by the Republican party, and you can read all about them in this MSNBC article.

Do not let anyone scare or confuse you away from voting. This election is far too important for you to lose your vote due to voter suppression tactics. You can find your polling station and voting times at Vote411.org or through your county or state website.

CNN has also set up a voter hotline to help with polling questions and problems: "If you have a problem registering or voting or see a problem, call the CNN Voter Hotline at 877-GOCNN-08."

Voter suppression is a disgusting practice, but it's nothing new. In recent years, it has been most frequently used by the Republican party. They are experts at voter suppression and, unfortunately, their tactics sometimes have an effect. You can protect yourself by using trusted information sources (such as those I've provided above), along with a healthy mixture of common sense and skepticism.