one caller threaten a likely voter with being reported to the FBI and returning to demo if he

voted. version hotel worker called the police, who came but did nothing.292

Phone calls incorrectly informed voters that their polling place had changed.293

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The Cleveland Plain Dealer found that several Lake County residents received an

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official-looking letter on Board of Elections letterhead informing them that their polling

place had changed or that they were not properly registered to vote.294

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On election day, a fake voter bulletin from Franklin County Board of Elections was

posted at polling locations, and fliers were distributed in the inner city, telling

Republicans to vote on Tuesday and Democrats to vote on Wednesday due to unexpected

heavy voter registration.295

In Cleveland, the Washington Post reported that unknown volunteers began showing up

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at voters' doors illegally offering to collect and deliver complete absentee ballots to the

election office.296

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The Election Protection Coalition testified that in Franklin County, voters received fliers

informing them that they could cast a ballot on November 3.297

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In Franklin County there were reports that about a dozen voters were contacted by

someone claiming to be from the county board of elections, telling them their voting

location was changed.298

Judiciary Democratic 2004 Election Forum (Dec. 13, 2004) (statement of Prof. Robert

Fitrakis); see also Fitrakis et al., supra.

Jo Becker & David Finkel, Now They're Registered, Now They're Not, WA S H . PO S T ,

Oct. 31, 2004, at A22.

Grant Segall, Voters Told to Ignore Hoax, TH E PL A I N DE A L E R, Oct. 29, 2004.

Bob Fitrakis, None Dare Call it Voter Suppression, TH E FR E E PR E S S, Nov. 7, 2004.

See Becker & Finkel, supra.

See Judiciary Democratic Forum (Dec. 8, 2004) (statement of Jon Greenbaum,

Director, the Voting Rights Project).

See Judiciary Democratic 2004 Election Forum (Dec. 13, 2004) (statement of Prof.

Robert Fitrakis, Editor, The Free Press).

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