From: "Robert G Lewis" 



From the article

Before launching the program, Williams' staff consulted with Republican
Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman, the county's top election official,
who offered support provided that the initiative complied with applicable
laws.

Kaufman's spokesman, David Beirne, said erroneous media reports might have
fueled the perception that voting was related to receiving something of
value, which could violate the law. "It's not tied to the voting
practice, which is a critical element," he said. "We did not see
anything on its face to indicate that it would be a clear violation of
election law."

Scott Haywood, a spokesman for Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams,
also a Republican, said in an e-mail that "there is nothing wrong with
a health clinic being located at the same site that voting is taking
place," provided that people weren't required to vote to get the
service.

Stephen Williams, the city health chief, and White said the terms of the
Amerigroup grant required a tie to polling places in medically underserved
areas where populations are less likely to get vaccinations.


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> Its the law.  Giving somebody booze, cigarettes, money, gold, or a flu
> shot is paying for somebody to vote and violated a very specific statute
> applicable to that region.
>
> Its also bullshit they were trying to reach medically undeserved areas.
> They were trying to pay people to come vote.
>
> Gary
>
>
> Phil Payne wrote:
>> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/4304540.html
>>
>> "Mayor Bill White ordered a halt Wednesday to the city health
>> department's
>> privately funded drive to offer flu vaccinations at early voting sites in
>> predominantly Hispanic and black neighborhoods, amid conservative
>> criticism
>> that the effort would boost Democratic turnout.
>>
>> About 1,300 flu shots were given to people age 50 or older in the past
>> three
>> days under the program, which didn't require the recipients to vote.
>> Health
>> officials said they were only trying to reach people in medically
>> underserved communities."
>>
>>

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