Thursday, January 12, 2012

Election Videos

Two interesting videos have surfaced in the days following New Hampshire's first in the nation Primary elections.
James O'Keefe's surreptitious recording of voting station volunteers handing ballots to a person claiming to be a resident has caused renewed debate in voter identification laws. Someone with name and address details of recently deceased NH voters announced to the staff that they were that individual and without much question were given a ballot. Video here: O'Keefe video
Some outraged participants in this debate cite a law in NH that prohibits wire recordings of individuals without their permission. Others submit this as evidence that voter ID laws are needed.
The second video, recorded by a different group on the same day at the Hudson, NH police department, shows the officer agreeing to the videographers claim that the NH law was recently overturned. Video here: Hudson Police

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