Did Women's Voices, Women Vote Sabotage African American Voters?

Voter registration drives are such an essential aspect of a democratic society that I hesitate to share this story.

But in recent days and weeks, the advocacy group Women's Voices, Women Vote has been bombarded by accusations that it was behind a series of 'robocalls' (automated calls) received by African Americans in North Carolina in the days preceding the primary.

Messin' With Their Heads

No big deal, you're thinking? Many were told confusing information that suggested they weren't registered to vote, which many were. They were also told that forms would be sent in the mail. Yet it was already past the deadline for mail-in registrations.

No group was identified in the calls which seemed to originate locally. But it appears that Women's Voices, Women Vote, a non-profit group based in Washington, D.C. that promotes voter registration among unmarried women, was responsible for the calls.

Possible Widespread Tampering

There's a lot of finger-pointing, and evidence unearthed by the Institute for Southern Studies strongly suggests North Carolina is not the only state in which WVWV has done some shady stuff.

Barely Legal

Anyone who follows political campaigns knows that a phalanx of lawyers are always involved, and that every time some new scheme or plan is considered by campaign operatives, lawyers give the final ruling as to whether or not it violates existing campaign laws. Candidates and political parties come as close to the edge as they can, and in some cases, these activities border on the unsavory. But it's a part of the political process that doesn't get front page coverage every day.

Did Women's Voices, Women Vote cross the line? See what you think.