Reply #5: Here's what gets me about the list.... [View All]

[Hailtothechimp]

It was listed by name (first, last, and sometimes middle initial) and county ONLY. This means, unless there are other materials I didn't hear about, that having a common name could bar someone altogether from voting. There were no addresses, no birthdays, no ID numbers, or anything else to specify who was supposed to be barred. I found 2 counties in Florida where my first and last name were enough to get me disqualified, and 2 more where my first & last names with my middle initial were enough.

So maybe that was the deal to have africans Americans on the banned list and hispanics off the list (and thus able to vote republican). I suspect that a name like Martinez on the list would create problems for someone wanting the Latino vote. On the other hand, a name like Washington could disqualify a lot of african american voters, especially if no other qualifying information is given. It all makes sense to me now. Divide and conquer. That's their way.