Justice Dept. sues Florida over voter purge
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Florida over its move to purge what it claims are ineligible voters from its voter roll — a strategy that unfairly targets Latinos and Democrats, according to critics. Using data that reportedly included outdated driver's license information, Florida assembled a list of 182,000 registered voters who appeared to be non-citizens. Federal authorities say the purge violates federal voting laws, and several of Florida's 67 counties have already stopped removing the targeted voters from their rolls.
By The Week Staff | June 12, 2012
Nevadans register before voting in February's GOP presidential caucuses: Some 2.8 million Americans are registered in more than one state, and nearly 69,000 are registered in three states.
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he U.S. Department of Justice is suing Florida over its move to purge what it claims are ineligible voters from its voter roll — a strategy that unfairly targets Latinos and Democrats, according to critics. Using data that reportedly included outdated driver's license information, Florida assembled a list of 182,000 registered voters who appeared to be non-citizens. Federal authorities say the purge violates federal voting laws, and several of Florida's 67 counties have already stopped removing the targeted voters from their rolls. 
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