Judge: GOP's voter caging 'illegal'

[kpete]

Judge: GOP's voter purge a 'violation of federal law'
Stephen C. Webster

The American Civil Liberties Union is trumpeting a judge's decision in Michigan which brings to a halt the practice of eliminating voters from rolls if their mailing address is found to be invalid.

Recently, the GOP chairman in Macomb County, Michigan, detailed a plan to use a list of foreclosed homes to challenge voters. His pronouncement drew an immediate backlash, with predictions that the plan would "backfire."

It has.

The suit, filed by ACLU national and ACLU of Michigan, along with the Advancement Project, aimed to protect voters whose registration cards were returned to government offices by post as 'undeliverable.' Judge Stephen J. Murphy of the U.S. District Court of Michigan's Eastern District concluded that the program of eliminating these voters from rolls is in violation of federal law.

The voter purge program, better known to elections integrity experts as 'voter caging,' is a long-storied GOP tactic employed against minority, student and low-income voters. In September, the Obama campaign filed a lawsuit in Michigan challenging the illegal tactic.

more at:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/GOP_voter_purge_declared_illegal_in_1013.html

[zbdent]

1. As I understand it, it's not that the "address is found to be invalid", it's that

the registration office used an incorrect address, and used that as "evidence" ...

[MadMaddie]

2. This is good news! I am glad that the ACLU and other

organizations are jumping on these practices as they pop up. I think this was missing the last time around!

[NightHawk63]

3. After reading Palast's Armed MadHouse...

...I've been terrified of vote caging. I'm glad that its being challenged so strongly.

[azmouse]

4. K&R