Last week, the Supreme Court handed down a solid victory to the Ohio Secretary of State.  Even though it was decided on a standing rule, it still provides some  comfort to those of us who are concerned about fair elections -- and who want to be assured that all qualified citizens will be able to cast a ballot.

But the fight in Ohio, unfortunately, is only one of many.  Now there are reports of voting machines in West Virginia that won't register the voter's choice correctly.  Intimidation at the polls in North Carolina.   And continuing concerns about voters being kept from casting a regular ballot in Colorado because of technical problems with their registration forms. 

We know that these aren't isolated incidents because in Michigan Republican operatives finally admitted that they did have an illegal scheme to deny the vote to individuals who had lost their homes.  If they will admit to this scheme in Michigan, what could they be hiding elsewhere? 

We obviously can't wait until Election Day to address the problems - we need to do it now.  And at least one of these schemes - the Montana effort to challenge 6,000 legitimate voters -- was stopped at least in part by ongoing public pressure .

 So between now and Election Day we should be telling political operatives around the country to stop these improper attempts to undermine our democracy.  Let them know that we are watching them and we won't tolerate it.  Progressive Future has a great petition that you can use to help send them this message -- please check it out.