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U.S. tells Fla. to cease voter roll purge
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/05/31/US-tells-Fla-to-cease-voter-roll-purge/UPI-52521338504587/?spt=hs&or=tnTALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department Thursday told Florida the state's purge of voter rolls is illegal under federal law and ordered state officials to cease the purge.
In a letter to Florida officials Christian Herren, the head of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, said the state's search for non-citizens on voters rolls is being carried out in a manner that violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the National Voter Registration Act, The Miami Herald reported.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/05/31/US-tells-Fla-to-cease-voter-roll-purge/UPI-52521338504587/#ixzz1wWYaS5vf
I have to confess, I did not think the DOJ would act...now we need to keep the pressure up!