Democrats File 9 Different Lawsuits in FL

[BayStateBoy]

The Washington Times today reports 9 different Democratic litigations

...The suits say Republican officials refused to count provisional ballots, improperly disqualified incomplete voter registrations, established overly restrictive rules to disproportionately hurt minority voters and actively sought to disenfranchise blacks.

...The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has successfully challenged a ruling on how counties with touch-screen voting should conduct manual recounts. The state had banned the recounts, but an administrative-law judge agreed with the ACLU challenge and tossed that rule in August.

... Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe has accused Republicans of engaging in "systematic efforts" to disenfranchise voters, imposing unlawful identification requirements on voters, throwing eligible voters off the rolls and depriving voters of their right to cast a provisional ballot.

...The DNC has 10,000 lawyers on call, including six "SWAT squads" that are ready to deploy on the orders of Mr. Kerry and his campaign staff. The team is headed by Steven Zack, whose law partner, David Boies, argued for former Vice President Al Gore before the Supreme Court in 2000.

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20041027-123332-5663r.htm

[demosincebirth]

1. Seems like the ol' south, all over again.

The repugs might want to have the poll tax back next.

[CatWoman]

2. dupe

[Bridget Burke]

3. Do you have a problem with this?

Sources other than the Moonie Times point out that Republicans are filing suits as well.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041020/ap_on_el_pr/voting_lawsuits

Let's remember that Bush won office because his people went running to the Supreme Court.

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate topic--Please continue discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x935670