Voter suppression: Sorting rumors, allegations

BY KATHLEEN GRAY • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • October 13, 2008 Rumors and allegations about efforts to suppress the voting in the Nov. 4 presidential race are swirling. Here's a look at what's being said and how it stands up: ALLEGATION: Republicans will use foreclosure lists to try to prevent people from voting. WHAT WE FOUND: In Michigan, worries about this began with a report in a liberal blog that the Macomb County Republicans were planning to use foreclosure lists to challenge voters using the address of a foreclosed home. Republicans consistently have denied that they made the statement or plan to have their challengers use foreclosure lists. A foreclosure list is not proof that a person isn't living in the home where he or she is registered to vote and can't be used to challenge without other evidence that a voter isn't... [read full story]