First-Hand Reports from GOP partisan bloggers are starting to come in about MoveOn.org representatives setting up shop at polling places.

From RedState :

I got up early to go vote in order to avoid waiting online at Ward 3 in Manchester NH. I was the 5th person there.  Just before the polls opened I saw a woman with a `Kerry’ - `MoveOn. Org’ and `Bush lies’ buttons on her coat.

Another person was quick to point out to her that she was not allowed to be wearing them in the polling place. She thanked them for the reminder and walked away. On my way out I see the same women at a table set up next to the door. It has a MoveOn.Org poster hanging from it.

I went right back inside and found the person wearing the `election moderator’ ribbon and complained to her. Initially she agreed with me that they had no business being inside the polling place. When we got out to where the table was she changed her mind saying that they are a non-partisan group and could be set up inside the polling place.

Non-partisan??? I asked “How can you say they are non-partisan? Have you ever been to their web site?” The reply I got was “As long as they are just signing people up and not politicking they are allowed to stay there.” I came home and called the Bush-Cheney campaign they took down my information.

Shortly after that I got a phone call back from who I believe was a lawyer. The caller ID showed he was in Missouri. I also called the NH Attorney Generals office. I ended up leaving a message after making 3 calls and giving up talking to a person. The local Bush-Cheney Campaign called me back and told me that they have contacted the Attorney General office and that this is a top priority for them.

From Powerline :

I’m writing from the Bush-Cheney ‘04 command center in downtown Minneapolis, led by BC ‘04 Minnesota chairman Ben Whitney. The phones are manned by several of the most outstanding conservative attorneys in the state. We are fielding calls from Republican poll watchers around the state. The phones have been ringing hot and heavy since the polls opened at 7:00 a.m.. MoveOn.org is out in force and testing the limits of legal behavior at polling places around the Twin Cities. At least in Minnesota, the BC ‘04 team has organized a sophisticated defensive operation.