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June 4, 2012

Florida Election Supervisors Suspend Voter Purge 
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All 67 of Florida's election supervisors have suspended a controversial
effort to remove thousands of registered voters from the rolls. Florida
launched the effort last month using an outdated driver’s license
database to ostensibly identify non-citizens registered to vote. But
large numbers of U.S. citizens have been caught up in the purge,
primarily Latino, Democratic and independent-minded voters. On Thursday,
the Department of Justice stepped in to demand Florida cease its voter
purge, saying the process had not been cleared under the Voting Rights
Act. Although Florida Gov. Rick Scott failed to respond, the Florida
State Association of Supervisors of Elections announced on Friday it
would halt the effort in response to the Justice Department's orders.

 

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