Florida voting rules discriminate, Justice Dept says

[steve2470]

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-21/news/sns-rt-us-usa-voting-floridabre85k1ul-20120621_1_early-voting-voting-rules-voter-fraud

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New rules in Florida that cut back on early voting hours unfairly burden the state's minorities, U.S. Justice Department lawyers argued on Thursday.

A three-judge District Court panel in Washington, D.C., heard nearly six hours of arguments from the Justice Department and Florida, which last year passed a series of measures its attorneys say will stave off voter fraud.

The changes would require people who moved counties to file provisional ballots, allow counties to adjust voter precinct hours and reduce the number of early voting days.

During the 2008 election, about 55 percent of black voters cast their ballots during the early voting period that would be reduced under the law, according to data from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

[rocktivity]

1. And the GOP is going after DOJ with both barrels -- coincidence?

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Anyhoo, cue the Vonage theme!



rocktivity

[sakabatou]

2. Well duh!

That's what the GOP wants!

[hrmjustin]

4. took the words out of my mouth.

[polichick]

3. How about some arrests?