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JOHNMATYI.COM: Six Alabama counties have more enrolled voters than people of voting age

Six Alabama counties have more enrolled voters than people of voting age

Friday, October 17, 2008

KIM CHANDLER

News staff writer

MONTGOMERY - Six Alabama counties have more people on their voting rolls than they do people of voting age, according to voter registration numbers and U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

The curious statistic could be the result of a surge in new registrations added to voter rolls that have not been purged of people who moved, said local election officials. But the state's top elections chief said Thursday she's concerned that bloated rolls could leave opportunity for Election Day fraud.

"I can't say it's impossible that 100 percent of adults in five or six counties are registered to vote. But it is improbable," Secretary of State Beth Chapman said.

[John K. Matyi] Like most of my readers I am frustrated and fearful that this type of news (heard now all over the country) could mean that there will be substantial voter fraud in this election. I initially volunteered to be a Poll Watcher for the Alabama GOP, but when I continued to ring a bell of alarm by contacting the voter fraud office for the GOP and would not get an answer, I finally went to the Shelby County Judge of Probate's office to find out if they shared my concerns. I was very impressed with the people I met there.

I found that there was a great need for Poll Workers as some of the present workers had actually been doing this work for over 50 years! The 'shift' for a poll worker is from 7am until 7PM. This would be quite exhaustive for the best of us, imagine working this well into your eighties. Please check with your county officials to see if there is a need for poll workers (or poll watchers) in your area.

I submitted my name as a prospective volunteer for my location and I found out recently that I have been accepted as an Assistant Poll Worker. Training will be held October 27, 2008. As you can imagine I am excited about this. I will certainly be reporting more about this for our readers as things progress.