Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Aides To GOP Governor Indicted For Trying To Suppress Black Voter Turnout In 2010 Campaign | ThinkProgress

Aides To GOP Governor Indicted For Trying To Suppress Black Voter Turnout In 2010 Campaign | ThinkProgress

"The indictment, handed up by a Baltimore City grand jury, came after an eight-month investigation by State Prosecutor Emmet Davitt into tens of thousands of robocalls that went out late on Election Day. A caller instructed voters in Democratic areas to stay home and “relax” because Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley had already won. In fact, the polls were still open. [...]

The indictment describes a document titled “The Schurick Doctrine” and says that it was “designed to promote confusion, emotionalism, and frustration among African-American Democrats.”"