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With states like FL, NC and VA hot battlegrounds, this is a big day in the South -- and we need to make sure the elections are free and fair!
Facing South is doing up-to-the-minute coverage of voting rights and election issues across the South through our Voting Rights Watch project.
* Below is breaking voting and election news from 13 Southern states -- This post will be updated every 30 minutes.
* Also, please report on voting problems and critical election issues in Southern states in the comments below or contact us at vote [at] southernstudies.org -- helps us make sure these issues get bigger coverage!
States we cover are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Thank you!
10:54 AM EST - Voter protection group urges extension of Virginia voting hours due to massive problems
10:21 AM EST -- Problems discovered in Louisiana "motor voter" registration
10:14 AM EST - In Alabama, with no early voting provided, long lines the way of the day
9:43 AM EST - Election 2008: Final Southern Swing State Rankings
9:21 AM EST - Virginia officials warn of bogus calls about polling places
9:13 AM EST - Urban GA counties don't ask feds for longer hours
8:09 AM EST - New problems in Virginia, Florida, and Mississippi
11/3/08 5:48 PM EST - Florida 'no match' list at 10,556 voters; rule inconsistently applied
11/3/08 4:58 PM EST - Federal judge rejects Virginia NAACP lawsuit
11/3/08 4:34 PM EST - No charges will be filed over bogus Virginia elections flier
11/3/08 4:29 PM EST - Chris Kromm on WBAI, KPFK and KCRW to talk about Southern elections
11/3/08 3:25 PM EST - In Florida, thousands of former felons are still without the vote
11/3/08 2:45 PM EST - GA's inconsistent application of Voting Rights Act clouds elections
11/3/08 2:31 PM EST - Louisiana Democrats question massive voter purge
Visit Facing South for earlier coverage.