Michael Moore's video cameras poised to focus on dirty tricks

Michael Moore's video cameras poised to focus on dirty tricks

Movie maker declares war on intimidation

Oliver Burkeman
Monday November 1, 2004
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/story/0,13918,1340556,00.html
The filmmaker Michael Moore has announced a large-scale effort to combat dirty tricks during tomorrow's US election by stationing hundreds of people with video cameras outside polling stations.

"I'm putting those who intend to suppress the vote on notice: voter intimidation and suppression will not be tolerated," Mr Moore said in a statement, wading into a controversy in which Democrats accuse Republicans of planning to reduce turnout, especially among ethnic minorities, by employing thousands of people to stop voters at the polls and challenge the validity of their registrations.