Court rejects Florida GOP voter-registration restrictions
Source: MSNBC
Court rejects Florida GOP voter-registration restrictions
By Steve Benen - Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:31 PM EDT
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But in Florida, GOP officials have also placed sweeping restrictions on voter-registration drives. As Laura explained overnight, new Republican-imposed rules have made it almost impossible for progressive groups to register new Democratic voters. This isn't an accident.
And according to a federal court this morning, the law is simply unacceptable.
A federal judge said Wednesday he would permanently remove harsh restrictions on third-party voter registration groups that have handicapped registration efforts in Florida this year. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle said he would grant a motion to permanently remove the restrictions once he receives confirmation that a federal appeals court has dismissed the case (the state of Florida has agreed to dismiss their appeal).
The suit was originally filed back in December by the League of Women Voters of Florida, Rock the Vote, and the Florida Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. The Justice Department opposed the restrictions in a separate lawsuit.
Read more: http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/08/29/13550934-court-rejects-florida-gop-voter-registration-restrictions
proud patriot
(100,700 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)The assault on voting rights has many fronts, and they have already won the purging voters battle, as you can see above.
a kennedy
(29,406 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Does this mean it's back to the original systems?
Can Gov. Medicare Fraud, now invoke office restrictions or office closures or whatever type of bullshit that the Thugs and Baggers might try?
Man oh Man...there needs to be some massive mobilization in FL for registration stuff.
Coexist
(24,542 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)murielm99
(30,617 posts)when new voters, primarily the young and minorities, get to the polls? Will they be nitpicked to death, and their votes thrown out? We will need many poll watchers and election watchers.
Good luck, Florida!
deafskeptic
(463 posts)Let's hope there's some teeth to this ruling. No American should be barred from voting simply because they're considered one of the "undesireables."
Qutzupalotl
(14,200 posts)thanks to the attempt. But at least now we have a good chance of winning Florida and the presidency.