Here We Go Again - How Can We Protect the Integrity of Our Vote?

You probably remember where you were as the last two elections were decided, just as you remember where you were when you heard about the 9/11 attacks, if you are young, and the JFK assassination, if you are my age. I won't go into the particulars of my own memories but I know that yours are seared into your psyche just like mine are. Now, the polls look pretty clear and we know what the candidates have to offer (or not), and we are a month away from voting.

Here are three articles related to election integrity and voting, and some suggestions for how to preserve your right. Please let others know. Also be aware of the deadline for registration and help others to register, if you can. Each state is different, but we are winding down. New registrations have been phenomenal. Yet danger lurks. (I could add some Brad Blog, Mark Krispin Miller, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast but I think I'd rather slit my wrists than read through all of it.)

Raw Story - Nonprofit Offers $100,000 Reward for Info About Rove Election Rigging

Are You Registered To Vote? by Senator Ted Kennedy

New Questions About Voter Purging - involves 19 states, battleground ones!

What You Can Do:

1. Confirm that you're correctly registered at www.CanIVote.org, a website maintained by the National Association of Secretaries of State. If you are properly registered, print out a copy and take it with you to the polling place when you vote. (It's also a good idea -- and law in many places -- to also bring a photo ID that shows your address, and a bank statement, utility bill, tax notice, or other document that shows where you live.)

2. If you live in one of the 31 states that allow early voting (basically, absentee voting without having to prove you'll actually be gone on Election Day), then vote as early as possible -- that way, you'll have time to fix any problems before Nov. 4. (Plus, your local party will be able to focus their get-out-the-vote efforts on other people.)

3. Refuse to vote a "provisional ballot" unless you've exhausted every other option. If there's confusion about the spelling of your name, whether you live in the precinct, etc., work to resolve the problem (bring in more paperwork, re-register, demand to see the chief elections officer, contact your Secretary of State's office and ask for help) so that you can vote a REAL ballot by Nov. 4.

Homer Simpson Uses Electronic Voting Machine