Are True the Vote’s Poll Watching Activities Illegal?

colorlines.com — Between the shenanigans uncovered by GOP operative Nathan Sproul and Strategic Allied Consulting with falsified voter registration forms, and the ongoing voter challenges waged by tea party groups “empowered” by True the Vote, Rep. Elijah Cummings had seen enough to believe voter suppression might be in the queue for Election Day. Last week he sent a letter to True the Vote’s founder Catherine Engelbrecht requesting documents that would explain the ballot security organization’s operations. The letter in many ways was also a categorical rundown of recent True the Vote (or True the Vote-inspired) actions that suggest suppression if not intimidation are their modus operandi.

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