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Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 02:20 PM Jan 2019

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



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Judge dismisses lawsuit over Dodge City polling site (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2019 OP
Ack. Wish the AP headline had added a couple more words like BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #1
Exactly. It should say "ACLU suit forces Kansas town to open 2 polling sites." SunSeeker Jan 2019 #2
EXACTLY!!!!! bluestarone Jan 2019 #3
THIS BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #5
I remember on Rachel's show that Debbie Cox laughed about the ACLU possibly suing Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #4
Cox was pretty much a Kobach minion TlalocW Jan 2019 #6
Talk about burying the lead onenote Jan 2019 #7

SunSeeker

(51,712 posts)
2. Exactly. It should say "ACLU suit forces Kansas town to open 2 polling sites."
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 02:34 PM
Jan 2019

The judge didn't dismiss the suit, the ACLU did, after getting what they wanted by way of their litigation.

TlalocW

(15,391 posts)
6. Cox was pretty much a Kobach minion
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 06:01 PM
Jan 2019

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)
7. Talk about burying the lead
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 06:31 PM
Jan 2019

the County caves in and the headline and first two sentences make it sound like the ACLU was defeated.

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