Judge dismisses lawsuit over Dodge City polling site
Source: Associated Press
Updated 9:46 am CST, Wednesday, January 30, 2019
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a western Kansas county after the only polling site in Dodge City was moved outside of town before the November election.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Wednesday granted an unopposed motion filed last week by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to voluntarily dismiss the litigation.
The decision was made after Ford County Clerk Debbie Cox announced plans to open two voting sites in Dodge City for future elections.
The ACLU sued Cox in October, arguing that moving the polling site made it more difficult for the city's majority Hispanic population to vote. Cox said she moved the site because of construction at the traditional polling site at the civic center in the mostly white part of town.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-Dodge-City-polling-13573339.php
(Short article, no more at link.)
BumRushDaShow
(129,491 posts)"by ACLU request".
SunSeeker
(51,712 posts)The judge didn't dismiss the suit, the ACLU did, after getting what they wanted by way of their litigation.
bluestarone
(17,043 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,491 posts)That suggestion would have made a much better headline!
Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)ACLU gets the last laugh.
TlalocW
(15,391 posts)I think there was a fax of the ACLU demand she sent to Kobach during this issue where she had written, "LOL," on it. Dodge City is heavily Hispanic so I'm sure Kobach was happy with anything that would make it difficult for them to vote.
At least the racist asshole still lost.
TlalocW
onenote
(42,767 posts)the County caves in and the headline and first two sentences make it sound like the ACLU was defeated.