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Mas Freedom & League Of Women Voters Hold Election - Muslimah - 10-05-2004
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
<<October 5, 2004 ALERT>>
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MAS Freedom & League of Women Voters Hold Election 20004 Workshop in Santa
Clara
MAS Freedom & Mainstream Civil Rights Groups to Monitor Polling Places for
Voter Intimidation
The Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation and the Santa Clara Chapter
of the League of Women Voters presented a workshop at the Muslim Community
Center in Santa Clara, CA, covering the following topics:
. Civic Participation Overview
. The Muslim Vote and Recommended Strategies
. Critiquing Candidates and Their Positions
. Dynamics of Presidential Elections
. Local and State Elections
. Muslims and Political Alliances and Coalitions
. Maintaining Islamic Integrity While Being Politically Active
. Voter Registration
. Voter Mobilization
. Voter Education
The presenters were Mahdi Bray, Executive Director of the Muslim American
Society Freedom Foundation and Virginia Holtz, President of the Santa Clara
League of Women Voters.
Both Bray and Holtz expressed concern that due to the projected highly
competitive nature of upcoming presidential and local elections, coupled
with the large amount of new voters - especially Muslims, African American,
and Hispanics - that there might be efforts to suppress votes through
dilatorily tactics. Hence, emphasis was placed on independent poll
monitoring, voter ID, advance registration checks, absentee ballots, and how
to challenge if one is not allowed to vote through the use of the
provisional ballot and formal complaint.
MAS Freedom is working with the NAACP, the Civil Rights Round Table, the
ACLU, organized labor and other major civil organizations in seeking to
protect and defend minorities' voting rights on November 2.
MAS Freedom Foundation is seeking volunteers to assist in monitoring the
polls, especially in battleground states.
Also, please report any and all election violations or voter intimidation to
MAS Freedom Foundation.
For more information, or to get involved, please contact MAS Freedom at:
202-496-1288.