September 30, 2004

Preventing Voter Fraud

First, concerned citizens have to be aware of what's happening at their polling place. If the place is packed and filled with brand new voters, red flags should spring up in their minds. Local and state election officals need to be contacted and given as much information as possible so they don't think the citizen is just a partisan crank.

The second thing is for citizens to put pressure on their District Attorneys to fully investigate and prosecute those accused of vote fraud. McCann's a lost cause, but the prosecutors in Racine should know that the public won't stand for a lax defense of the vote.

Third, suspicious citizens should call local media. Like contacting election officials they should have good, plausible information to back up their suspicion that individuals or groups are attempting to rig the election. Initial contact may not cause a story to get into print or on the air, but it may inspire further investigation. If no reporters listen then contact a weblogger, like me, or start one up yourself. The New Media revolution offers many more ways to get a story out.

These ideas were just from some brief thinking. E-mail me or leave a comment if you have some of your own.