Oct 30 2008
Voter Purging in Florida
Voter Purging is a huge problem
Florida voting rolls contain dead people, duplicates, ineligible felons
Multiple registrations. Dead people. A growing number of felons. A Sun Sentinel investigation finds more problems with our voting rolls.
By Peter Franceschina, Sally Kestin, John Maines, Megan O’Matz and Dana Williams
October 29, 2008
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections
Red Flag On Purging Voter Rolls
http://www.cbsnews.com
Judge: GOP’s voter purge a ‘violation of federal law’
Stephen C. Webster
Published: Monday October 13, 2008
http://rawstory.com/news/2008
Voter Purging Allegations Arise as November Election Nears
September 23, 2008
In Florida, the “No-Match, No-Vote” law is causing voting rights advocates to fear that thousands of voters will be disenfranchised
http://www.ombwatch.org
Florida Law May Cause Thousands of Votes to Be Tossed Out
September 16, 2008
Under Florida’s “No-Match, No-Vote” law, individuals who have registered to vote and displayed valid ID at the polls may still have their votes invalidated. On September 8, Florida’s Secretary of State decided to enforce the controversial law.
http://www.ombwatch.org
Florida AG: “No excuse” not to purge voter rolls of felons
Megan O’Matz and Josh Hafenbrack, Sun-Sentinel
Originally published 09:25 p.m., October 14, 2008
Updated 09:26 p.m., October 14, 2008
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s attorney general said Tuesday there is “no excuse” for the state’s failure to purge tens of thousands of convicted felons from the voter rolls in time for Election Day.
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008
Some voters ‘purged’ from voter rolls
By Abbie Boudreau and Scott Bronstein
CNN Special Investigations Unit
Story Highlights
- Kyla Berry got a letter saying to vote, she must prove she’s a U.S. citizen
- She and others like her have been flagged for mismatched information
- Experts say lists of people with mismatches are being purged from voter rolls
- Cases like Berry’s raise fears of potential vote suppression in crucial swing states
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — College senior Kyla Berry was looking forward to voting in her first presidential election, even carrying her voter registration card in her wallet.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS
Florida Law May Disenfranchise New Voters
Strict Rules Aimed At Preventing Fraud May Keep Recently Registered Voters From Casting Ballots
LARGO, Fla., Oct. 6, 2008
(CBS) It’s crunch time for volunteers looking to register new voters. In Florida, Democrats and Republicans alike have registered more than 130,000 new voters in the last month alone, leaving election workers scrambling to get them all on the rolls by Election Day.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008
