Report: aggressive voter challenges in Hennepin County

AP is reporting that Hennepin election judges are having to dress down poll watchers.

November 2, 2010 at 3:59PM

The Associated Press is reporting that Hennepin County election judges are confronting poll watchers who are going overboard in their effort to stop voter fraud. The AP quotes the county elections manager as saying that poll watchers were "wandering into secure areas and challenging voters for the wrong reasons." If you see these sorts of confrontations, send me an email.

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