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Florida has proposed numerous changes to its election laws that, if permitted to go forward, will have retrogressive effects on minority voters, including: (1) reductions in Florida’s early voting period; (2) new provisional ballot requirements for registered voters who move across county lines; and (3) new restrictions with significant penalties on third party organizations engaged in independent voter registration efforts.
LDF issues joint letter urging the Attorney General to reject proposed changes to Florida's Election Laws.
Seeded on Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:10 PM EDT
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“It is curious that the State would adopt changes intentionally designed to make voting harder so soon after the historic election of 2008, when African Americans and other minority voters registered and turned out in record numbers.”
Not really as other states will probably follow in the same steps as FL to suppress votes that will not vote republican.
This is only the beginning!
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#2 - Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:28 PM EDTI'm afraid your right, DS12. Since they've run out of options and don't have anyone to put forward to beat President Obama, they, again, have to take the low road.
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I am still waiting to be wrong and then USA reported on this issue today:
http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2011-06-20-Voting-requirementsART_ST_U.htm
from the article:
Opponents say they are designed to stifle turnout among students, poor people and minorities, who are more likely to vote for Democrats but might lack government-issued IDs, such as driver's licenses and passports.
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