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October 31, 2008

Colorado to Reinstate Thousands of Purged Voters
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In voting news, voter rights activists have won another major victory,
this time in Colorado. State officials have agreed to reinstate tens of
thousands of people whose names had been removed from the rolls.
Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman said he had removed up to
30,000 voters because they appeared twice on the rolls or had moved out
of state. But in a lawsuit against Coffman, the civil rights group the
Advancement Project accused of him of an illegal purge. Under a
settlement, the removed voters will be able to cast provisional ballots
that will be counted unless officials can prove their ineligibility.



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