Judge throws out Florida voting law

Source: Miami Herald

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"A federal judge ordered state election officials to stop enforcing a 2-year-old voter registration law, ruling Tuesday that there is already proof that the change put in place by the GOP-controlled Florida Legislature has resulted in ``actual harm to real individuals.''

About 14,000 people have not been able to register because of Florida's ''no match'' law that requires a citizen's name on a voter registration form be matched with a Social Security number or driver's license number. The law has been challenged by the NAACP and other groups that say the law unfairly blocks blacks and Hispanics from being able to register to vote.

Many of those who had their registration rejected since January 2006 when the law took effect are from South Florida. The groups that filed the lawsuit told the court that 35 percent are from Miami-Dade County and 8 percent from Broward.

U.S. District Judge Stephan Mickle rejected arguments from the state that the law is needed to deter possible voter fraud, pointing out that the state has not been able to prove that the 14,000 voters now in limbo engaged in voter fraud. He said the requirements put in place by Florida lawmakers apper to conflict with federal voting rights laws."

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/349183.html

Voter fraud is virtually nonexisten in FL, as elsewhere. Election fraud is endemic if FL, as we have seen since 2000.

He said the requirements put in place by Florida lawmakers appear to conflict with federal voting rights laws.

Floridians, take note.


Court hears suit over voter roll glitches, December 12, 2007



And the money quotes from today, after the judge's ruling:

Judge throws out Florida voting law, December 18, 2007





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One decision at a time, we are taking back our voting rights.

Hers was a fraudulent voter registration; she was never banned from voting because of this law.

drivers license, or a suspended/revoked/expired one, and although you've resided in the state longer than the Northern Immigrants, you were told you were less than American. Jeez.

However, if you are a RW fanatic with ice for blood and a heart the size of a peanut you can just waltz in and do what you want, even to the point of committing a criminal act, and just walk away like nothing happened...:grr:

"no taxation without representation" comes to mind as a slogan.

Do you think we can convince the GOP to give up their voting rights in order to eliminate taxes for them?

Didn't work. :(

dg

on the government.

Yet one more ulcer for Mr. Rove's stomach!!! I can only hope the ass hole's stomach ends up looking like a collander! :kick:

really great news

Isn't that the main GOP Party Platform?

Like most Americans! :hippie:

14,000 people can't be matched to a social security number or driver's license? 14,000? How is that possible?

The article was sketchy as to what steps the state took - but I thought everyone had to have a SSN. I almost hate to take the contrary position here, but is it possible Florida is finding a higher population of illegal immigrants?

Really, in a state the size of Florida, a few hundred errors wouldn't surprise me. But 14,000 has me wondering just what is going on down there.

R. Garrett

After all, these are the same people who removed 5000 guys named "Bill Smith" because Bill Smith has been convicted of a felony in the last 50 yrs.