Someone told me that the RNC is paying people in OH $100 to work at
polling stations and specifically 'ensure' that people aren't voting
illegally by making sure that IDs are checked, etc.  The description
he gave bordered on harassment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/23/politics/campaign/23vote.html

I want to make sure that people in OH (and other states) are not being
intimidated from voting, are not excessively being asked for IDs if
they are not required and are not turned away from the polls if they
are registered.  I was considering flying to a swing state this
weekend to help with this task but a friend pointed out to me that the
money I would spend on the trip might be better spent by hiring people
in those states to work at the polls.

I could donate money to the DNC, ACLU or MoveOn, but I want to make
sure my money is actually going to go specifically to this cause (and
not some general pool).  My question is twofold:

1.  Are there any groups specifically concerned with illegal
disenfranchment (especially but not exclusively of minority groups)
that are paying people to work at the polls for this cause?  Do any of
them have specific donation pools designated for this cause (ie if I
give money, will it directly affect how many workers they hire or how
many people they can help?).

2.  Would it be legal for me to call up a career center at a school in
a swing state and offer to pay students $100 a day to work on election
day (most likely as a 'volunteer') for the DNC or another
organization?

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Clarification of Question by electionquestion-ga on 29 Oct 2004 10:03 PDT

Skip question 2.  I'd be happy though if anyone had an answer to question 1.