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Nov. 1st, 2004 01:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingFinally, some sanity. Ohio federal judge bars "independant" voter challengers from state polls.
According to the judge's ruling, Republicans in Ohio filed "for hundreds of challengers to be physically present in the polling places in order to challenge voters' eligibility."
In her ruling, Dlott said that there are sufficient safeguards against voter fraud in place with precinct election judges appointed by county election boards and that "disruption of this system by over 1,100 lawyers who have no experience in the process" would impede voting.
The Summit County Democratic Party had filed suit, saying the law allowing registration challenges is unconstitutional because disqualified voters wouldn't get a chance to appeal in time before voting, the AP reported.
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There's an appeal going on today, but it looks like a major portion of the minority-targeting "bring down the vote" campaign to make sure the people with the wrong colour of skin don't start thinking they have rights might get stopped in Ohio, this time.
According to the judge's ruling, Republicans in Ohio filed "for hundreds of challengers to be physically present in the polling places in order to challenge voters' eligibility."
In her ruling, Dlott said that there are sufficient safeguards against voter fraud in place with precinct election judges appointed by county election boards and that "disruption of this system by over 1,100 lawyers who have no experience in the process" would impede voting.
The Summit County Democratic Party had filed suit, saying the law allowing registration challenges is unconstitutional because disqualified voters wouldn't get a chance to appeal in time before voting, the AP reported.
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There's an appeal going on today, but it looks like a major portion of the minority-targeting "bring down the vote" campaign to make sure the people with the wrong colour of skin don't start thinking they have rights might get stopped in Ohio, this time.
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Date: 2004-11-01 12:37 pm (UTC)