County elections chiefs to state: We won’t resume voter purge program

[Swede]

Florida’s noncitizen voter purge looks like it’s all but over.

The 67 county elections supervisors — who have final say over voter purges —are not moving forward with the purge for now because nearly all of them don’t trust the accuracy of a list of nearly 2,700 potential noncitizens identified by the state’s elections office.The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered the state to stop the purge.

“We’re just not going to do this,” said Leon County’s elections supervisor, Ion Sancho, one of the most outspoken of his peers. “I’ve talked to many of the other supervisors and they agree. The list is bad. And this is illegal.”

So far, more than 500 have been identified as citizens and lawful voters on the voter rolls. About 40 people statewide have been identified as noncitizens. At least four might have voted and could be guilty of a third-degree felony.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/07/2838176/county-elections-chiefs-to-state.html#storylink=cpy

[pinto]

1. "The list is bad. And this is illegal."

[bluestateguy]

2. Good news, but stay vigilant!

We forget that a similar purge took place in 2000 under the radar screen and few people knew about it until it was too late. The Clinton Administration certainly did not lift a finger.

This time is different. There is a governor who is very unpopular, unlike Jeb Bush, who was popular, and local politicians didn't have the courage to stand up to him. This time, the county officials have nothing vested into Rick Scott. You also have a Justice Department that has brought these practices to light, making them hard to defend.