Numerous groups have set up 1-800 hotlines for voters who experience problems at the poll. The hotline run by the Election Protection Coalition, 1-866-OUR VOTE, has already received 50,000 calls since mid-October. More reports of pre-election day dirty tricks have also emerged. In Michigan, an unknown group has been placing automated phone calls to heavily populated African-American areas around Detroit. The recording on the call says, “When you vote this Tuesday, remember to legalize gay marriage by supporting John Kerry. It’s what we all want. It’s a basic Democratic principle.” Kerry, in fact, opposes gay marriage. The Republican party denied being behind the calls.