( - promoted by Dean Barker)
The Attorney General and the Secretary of State are posting a voter suppression alert. According to the alert, voters are receiving phone calls encouraging them to go to an internet web site to vote on line. Of course, New Hampshire does not have internet voting.
As stated in the alert, this type of activity constitutes a felony, thanks to an amendment passed by the Democratic majority legislature. Until 2008, RSA 659: 40 was limited to bribing or intimidating a voter. In 2008, the law was expanded to include both bribery and suppression, including trying to deter another person from voting or registering to vote, or providing false information with respect to the date, time, place or manner of the election. Sad that we need these laws, but past election activity by you know who's prompted the legislation. A historical footnote - RSA 659:40-a, the anti-phone jamming statute, was enacted in 2003, but it was not until 2006 that it was made a felony.
The AG's office is taking this very seriously, and an investigation into this is ongoing. If you receive a call like this, please listen to the whole call, document what you are being told, the caller id of the number calling you, and the website address you are given, and then call the AG voter hotline at 271-3650 or 1-866-868-3703.
Link to voter suppression alert:
http://www.sos.nh.gov/internet...
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