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From U.S. Newswire Releases:
An aggressive voter education campaign launched by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), and its Unity '06 Campaign, resulted in a more informed and determined Black Electorate casting ballots in the Mid-Term Election Cycle.
While numerous instances of voting machine malfunctions, inadequate supplies of ballots and voter registration errors were reported by poll watchers and calls to national election hotlines, Black voters countered by knowing their rights and taking action to protect their vote.
Participants included national Black leaders representing the Black Leadership Forum, National Urban League, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, A. Philip Randolph Institute, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, National Education Association, AFL-CIO, The Peoples' Agenda, Black Youth Vote, Common Cause, National Labor College, Harvard University Law School and NCBCP affiliates in several states.
Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League, Unity '06 co-chair and War Room monitor stated, "E-voting irregularities and machine malfunctions seemed to be the number one barrier voters experienced.
According to Kirk Clay, Director, ECR for Common Cause, callers to the 1-866- MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline reporting voting machine malfunctions increased to 20 percent this election cycle from the 3 percent reported in 2004.
------The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of over 80 member organizations and affiliates in 12 states dedicated to enhancing the full participation of the Black community in all levels of civil society.
Over its 30-year history, NCBCP has served as an effective convener and facilitator at the local, state and national levels of efforts to address the disenfranchisement of African Americans and other marginalized communities.
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ncbcp.org.
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Posted on November 9, 2006 12:50 AM
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