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From: Jim Griffin <griffin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 26, 2004 12:37:16 PM EDT
To: Gene Gaines <gene.gaines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: Re: [IP] Polling Place Violation of Law

Gene:
Thanks for making the call. I am considering revisiting the polling place with a state trooper and citing the relevant law and the facts: Influencing 
the vote in ANY manner is illegal, and this placement was deliberate.

What Mr. Ables did not tell you: The pictures of the other elected state
officials -- and he did not include them all, by the way -- are below the tops of the voting booths and so are not visible. The color photographs of 
the Republican candidates on the ballot are visible as they are on top,
centered directly above the voting booths.

Neither was his decision neutral: The pictures do not merely hang in the
office. He chose to center them above the voting booth.

I leave this to the Democratic Party for the time being, but this is the
registrar's office, not some gymnasium, and it is outrageous that he now
confesses he chose the placement deliberately.

Jim


On 10/26/04 11:16 AM, "Gene Gaines" <gene.gaines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


David,

I just spoke with Mr. Ables, Voting Registrar of Fauquier
County, Virginia, telephone 540-347-6972.

He confirmed to me that he chose the placements of the
two voting booths in his office so that the color portraits
of the president and vice president are prominently
displayed over the booths.

He informed me that he is justified in taking this action
because he also has placed on the wall photographs of all
elected state officials.  Mr. Ables then stated that he
was outraged that I would question him, and hung up on me.

LESSON FOR EVERYONE:  Any questionable election activity,
phone the nonpartisan "Lawyers Committee for Election
Protection" 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) or 202-347-1835.

Gene Gaines
gene.gaines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Loudoun County, Virginia


On Monday, October 25, 2004, 7:22:51 PM, David wrote:




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From: "David A. Ulevitch" <davidu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 25, 2004 6:37:39 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fwd: [SL] FW: Polling Place Violation of Law



 From the Strangelove.cc list.



Thanks,
David A. Ulevitch




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From: Jim Griffin <griffin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 25, 2004 3:25:16 PM PDT
To: <talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [SL] FW: Polling Place Violation of Law


------ Forwarded Message
From: Jim Griffin <griffin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:36:51 -0400
To: <registrar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Polling Place Violation of Law

Alex Ables
32 Waterloo Street #207
Warrenton, Virginia 20186-3219

Dear Mr. Ables:

I voted today (I will be out of the country on business on election
day) at
32 Waterloo Street in a voting booth with a few color pictures directly above it, the top ree of them pictures of candidates on my ballot, one 
of
them bearing the words, "Thanks, Dick Cheney". The two voting booths
in the
room were located directly underneath these photographs, the
photographs
literally inches above the voting booths, centered between them.
I note that under Virginia law "It is unlawful for any (person to) ... 
In
any manner attempt to influence any person in casting his vote."
In my opinion, viewing a color photograph of a candidate on the ballot 
is in
a manner part of an attempt to influence a person casting his vote,
and it
is illegal to do so in ANY manner.
If you doubt that my opinion is shared by your office or the judges of 
this
state, what might be your opinion should a voter wear a button with the picture of the other candidates into the polls? May a poll worker wear 
such
a button with pictures including the words, "Thank you, John Kerry"?
May
there be handed out at the polls such photographs? If not, why permit
this
one directly above the voting booth?

James H. Griffin
7493 Enon Church Road
The Plains, Virginia 20198

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