Get your neighbors voter ID, courtesy of the Obama Campaign

mybarakobama.com ^ | 9/20/08 | Dianna

[Dianna]

The Obama Campaign is giving out names, phone numbers, voter ID numbers, gender and age information to any yahoo who signs up at their web site. I got all the above information for 50 people in the 502 area code.

Here is a quote from that portion of Obama's web page.

In all states, you'll be able to immediately start calling potential supporters. Once you select a campaign on the right, you'll get a list of voters either in your state or in an important battleground state. You can pick up the phone and get calling immediately. Or if you'd prefer to call while you're away from your computer, you can print your list and come back to enter your results.

[Dianna]

I've done phonebanking for candidates and I don't think I've ever been given voter ID#'s.

[rocksblues]

What is a Voter ID #. Your name and address is not enough?

[RandallFlagg]

HUH?!?!

Is this his attempt to make the vote counting process as chaotic as possible?

Shades of ACORN here.

[caseinpoint]

I wonder if this is why my husband is getting a lot of phone calls lately. He’s registered as an independent but he always votes Republican. I am registered as a Republican and no one asks for me—except obnoxious polling groups.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The Obamanoids don’t seem very concerned about the old “privacy” gig they are always whining about.

[bayliving]

Is that even legal?

I wonder how easy it would be to commit voter fraud with that information?

[the Real fifi]

What’s to stop Obama haters from getting those lists and calling people at inconvenient times asking them to vote for Obama?

[LakeLady]

I imagine these so called “potential supporters” of his would NOT be too happy with Øbama if they knew this was happening!! Perhaps we could let them know?

[BuckyKat]

I don’t even let ‘em get that far - if it says “unknown caller” and they don’t speak within the first 3 seconds after I answer, they get hung up on.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Come on over I'm tired of walking key battle gound counties and finding that everyone is voting for McCain, has a wrong # or is volunteering to "help" nObama, if they over 80+ years of age. :oP

[Dianna]

Is that even legal?

Beats me! But I just looked up an address using the name and phone number.

If I were these people, I'd be pissed!

[Ole Okie]

Braaack (ptui) really means to get in your neighbors face, doesn't he?

I would think age, voter ID, and gender would be illegal to pass along indiscrimately.

Fortunately, my caller ID works well. No 800 numbers, blocked numbers, or names I don't recognize. And I hang up gently but authoritatively.

[Dianna]

I was shocked to find they were giving this information out! That's why I posted it in a different thread. I tried to call my local victory office and no one answered.

I'm trying to get the word out.

[caseinpoint]

“Shades of ACORN here.”

The problem with the ACORN community organizer tactic of getting in peoples’ faces is that it only works if you have power to impose some consequences on their failure to cooperate. The in-your-face tactic works well with politicians who must face the voters in future elections but I don’t see it working very well with individual voters who vote in private. In fact, I should think it would cause the individual voter to do the exact opposite of what the in-your-face harassing crowd wanted. (But let’s not tell Obama’s minions that, all right?)

[Dianna]

I imagine these so called “potential supporters” of his would NOT be too happy with Øbama if they knew this was happening!! Perhaps we could let them know?

I'm seriously thinking of calling these people to let them know, but I'm slightly gutless about calling complete strangers.

[mbraynard]

It's all public information. I can get all that information legally one way or another from your state or your county.

One part that isn't readily available is the phone number, so the OBama campaign took the public info (your voter registration info) and paid to have your phone number appended, and then released it.

Nothing to see here; move along.

[TornadoAlley3]

What’s to stop Obama haters from getting those lists and calling people at inconvenient times asking them to vote for Obama?

Nothing, or calling them and asking them to vote McCain...use it against them:)

I need area codes of swing states please, so I can get a list. Thanks:)

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Call your local county registar and file a complaint.

[weegee]

The left is already boasting that they (illegally) have Sarah Palin’s social security number (this has been the case for at least a week before the email hack).

[weegee]

“I want you to argue with them (friends, neighbors, Republicans) and get in their face” - Barack Obama in a speech, September 2008

[tioga]

my husband is either independent or right to life party......and I am republican....all I get are the pubbies calling to request donations.......it’s enough to make you want to gag.......after the amnesty sham I told them off, politely of course.....NOT one phone call polling me, ever.

[Bailee]

LOL Yea starting calling them 2am-3am. Be overtly obnoxious rude and loud calling every one a racist bigot if he don't vote BHO. If there already voting BHO wont be after the call.

[pelicandriver]

I can only speak for CA. A campaign can provide walk and phone lists for their campaign workers (paid or volunteer) to use to contact voters. It’s illegal to use the info for anything other than campaigning.

The voter ID number usually isn’t included in walk or phone lists. It’s not useful for anything other than sorting and filtering lists.

Even if legal, this isn’t a smart campaign tactic since the campaign has no control over message or timing.

BUT, it may enable voter fraud to be committed by people with no direct connection to the campaign.

[pelicandriver]

The California voter files have a field for the phone number. It’s not mandatory and plenty of people leave it blank.

[Cindy]

NEWS BUSTERS.org - blog: "WHY IS MEDIA ALLOWING JOE BIDEN TO LIE ABOUT DRUNK DRIVER KILLING HIS FIRST WIFE?" by Warmer Todd Huston (September 20, 2008, 3:48 ET)

WCBSTV.com: "Sources: Intense Pressure Led To Palin UN Snub CBS 2 HD HAS LEARNED DEMOCRATS THREATENED TO ATTACK JEWISH GROUPS' TAX EXEMPT STATUS OVER VP NOMINEE INVITE" -Reporting Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) (September 19, 2008, 8:10 pm US/Eastern)

AMERICAN THINKER - blog: "OBAMA's FOUL WEATHER FRIENDS" by Scott Swett and Roger Canfield (September 16, 2008)

HypeMove.com: "HYPE The Obama Effect"

THREATS WATCH.org: "PAWNS AND POLITICS" by Steve Schippert (September 15, 2008, 10:15 am)

Video: "Devastating Video, Obama Talks About Job Ayers Gave Him" (Added September 14, 2008)

AMERICAN THINKER - blog: "OBAMA COVERS HIS TRACKS" by Ed Lasky (September 11, 2008)

HOTAIR.com - blog: "TRIBUNE-REVIEW: THE COMPANY OBAMA KEEPS" by Ed Morrissey (August 26, 2008)

DISCOVER THE NETWORKS.org: "ACORN"

FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (online.WSJ.com): "A TOP OBAMA FUND-RAISER HAD TIES TO FAILED BANK" (July 21, 2008)

[Post no. 7] - ARCHIVES - Topic: BIDEN & OBAMA (aka B & O) (September 13, 2008 -- Click Here.)

[Maelstorm]

Yep it is all there. :-)

[DrewsMum]

I just went and signed up and got a list of names. I’m gonna call them and tell them. What can they do to you?

[Stayfree]

Does his list include the dead and all their relatives?

[DrewsMum]

Oooooh I like your ideas.

[LakeLady]

I wish the media would cover this. It needs more exposure that the few people we could contact.

[lovesdogs]

BUT, it may enable voter fraud to be committed by people with no direct connection to the campaign.

Ding Ding Ding. You win the prize! Please everyone, email and call your supervisor of elections office in your respective counties. Make them aware that this information is out there. If they are currently seeing patterns in registration that seem out of whack, this may explain it.

[linn37]

If they call keep them online as long as possible.

[LakeLady]

Oh, and I forgot to mention...Keep in mind that most people have caller ID. You wouldn’t want to get into a war with them.

[xrmusn]

...its illegal to use the info for anything...etc...
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Isn’t that like having a ‘p section’ in the swimming pool?

[NoLibZone]

The same that were against the Patriot Act have no issue with this or the Email hacking of Sarah.

[longtermmemmory]

If this is true:

THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP US FROM USING OBAMA’S resources.

Now we can call the same people he is calling.

[Royal Wulff]

Tell them to be sure to vote because the Obama campaign is putting the info out so that someone can vote in their place.

[dr_who]

From “community organizing” to “pyramid marketing”. Great. Can’t wait to see this prick lose.

[PhiKapMom]

First time I have heard of info being put on line for anyone to get. Usually you need a password to get into the lists and even then the Voter ID# is usually blacked out by the campaigns because it is not something that is needed.

If they paid Aristotle, then phone numbers will show up on their lists, but with so many people with cell phones and no landlines the numbers are usually out of date.

[lilycicero]

*67 is your call blocking friend.

[caseinpoint]

I made a contribution this year to McCain right after the Obama Germany Heil Hitler speech. What frosts me is when small contributors like me get tons of calls for more money. I feel as though they have taken my contribution and turned it over to phone solicitors to harass me for more money, as if I’ve paid for my own torture.

[bert]

At some time, he gave money

[xcamel]

also:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086662/posts

[tioga]

I gave with the flood of money pouring in the day he announced Sarah.......not one phone call, he isn’t sharing with the RNC as they gave up awhile ago when I theatened to leave the party if they didn’t stop calling me.

[LakeLady]

Do you mean it blocks your number from caller id or that it blocks calls from coming in to a phone that activates it?

[finnsheep]

Duh. Anybody can go to the County Election Board and get a list of registered voters, listed by party. That is what we do. There are names and addresses. You have to look up the phone numbers yourself. Our Township Republican Party has always done this as have all the candidates.

[redhead]

"Is this his attempt to make the vote counting process as chaotic as possible? Shades of ACORN here."

Has anybody thought to report this to the National election authorities?

[Dianna]

Has anybody thought to report this to the National election authorities?

I've tried my local authorities, but at this time on a Saturday, there is no one around.

[RandallFlagg]

Has anybody thought to report this to the National election authorities?

Last go-round, there was a thread listing the contact information for all of the election commission authorities. Don't know where it could be, though.

We could start out with a thread telling folks to post contact email and phone numbers for their areas. Then, ask Jim Robinson to put a link to the main thread for reporting and contact info on the top of the page.

What do you think, Jim? You know our strength here. We could make a difference and put a swift end to their illegal voter fraud.

[Seattle Conservative]

“Is that even legal?”

I’m almost postive it is not under Privacy laws, unless, 1) it is considered public information and/or 2) when someone registered, they checked a box and/or otherwise provided consent that their personal info be shared with others.