Voter Suppression in Virginia?

[street spirit]

Daily Kos broke the story: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/11/6/1717/68014

 

But ABC's picked it up and confirmed that the FBI are investigating:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/20...nia_intimi.html

 

ABC News' Jason Ryan Reports: The Virginia Board of Elections has confirmed to ABC News that the FBI is looking into claims of voter intimidation and polling place misdirection surrounding the bruising Senate race there.

 

ABC News has obtained an audio wave file of a phone message left for resident and registered Virginia voter Tim Daly in which the caller claims to be from the Virginia Bd of Elections and informs Daly that he is not registered in VA and that if he shows up at the polls to vote he would be criminally prosecuted.

 

The James Webb Senate campaign is claiming that voters are being misdirected to the wrong polling stations.

 

GOP state spokesman Shawn Smith told ABC News that the Virginia GOP and the Friends of George Allen committee "are only engaging in activities encouraging supporters to vote." He said was skeptical of the claims being made but said he would nonetheless condemn such activities if they are being conducted by outside organizations.

 

On a bright note, Board of Elections analyst Clay Landa reports to the AP that turnout could reach 65% and there have been no reported problems with touch screen voting.

 

and an mp3, if you're so inclined: http://www.msgeek.com/mediastuffs/GOP-VA-V...ressionCall.mp3