From: "Mark" 

They can prove their altruistic intentions by sending a big old medically
equipped RV down into those underserved areas on 11/8 with free flu shots
-- any bets on that happening?

"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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